Cyril Northcote Parkinson

Edward Pellew Viscount Exmouth Admiral of the Red

London, Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1934 . First edition. Cloth. A presentation copy of the first edition of this extensive and illustrated biography of Edward Pellew in the original dust wrapper. First edition of Edward Pellew Viscount Exmouth Admiral of the Red by Cyril Northcote Parkinson in the original publisher's cloth binding and unclipped dust wrapper. A presentation copy, inscribed and signed by the author to the first free endpaper and dated 1937. A lovely biography of the 1st Viscount Exmouth, a British naval officer who fought during the defining wars of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, including the American War of Independence, the French Revolutionary Wars, and the Napoleonic Wars. By the well respected naval historian Cyril Northcote Parkinson, best remembered for establishing 'Parkinson's Law' as an essay in The Economist in 1955. Illustrated with a portrait as the frontispiece, and thirteen maps and diagrams. Collated, complete.  In the original publisher's cloth binding and unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart. There is some minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and slight bumping to the extremities. There is some spotting to the fore edge. To the dust wrapper, there is some slight wear to the extremities, a few small tears and creases, some light marks and fading. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with the odd spot. Near Fine . Ill.: Various. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 852W22

Catalogue: History & Culture

Keywords: Cyril Northcote Parkinson Edward Pellew Naval History Dust wrapper Edward Pellew Various

Parkinson, Cyril Northcote:

Favoriten und Aussenseiter : Eine Studie über d. Erfolg in Wirtschaft u. Gesellschaft. C. Northcote Parkinson. [Aus d. Engl. übertr. von Horst Jordan.] Ill. von Osbert Lancaster, rororo-Taschenbuch , Ausg. 968

[Reinbek b. Hamburg] : Rowohlt, 1968. 134 S. , 8, Taschenbuch Gewicht/weight ca. 250 gr. In-laws and outlaws , Lizenz d. Econ-Verl., Düsseldorf u. Wien

Buchantiquariat Clerc FreminProfessional seller

Book number: 23994

Catalogue: Roman

PARKINSON, CYRIL NORTHCOTE

The Fireship

United States, Houghton Mifflin. 1975, First Edition. (ISBN: 0395204283). Hardcover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book, Front free endpaper roughly removed, otherwise very good. Good+/Very Good-:VG.

Caerwen BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 010680

Catalogue: Nautical Fiction

Keywords: 0395204283 DELANCY RICHARD FICTITIOUS CHARACTER FICTION

Parkinson, Cyril Northcote.

Oost en West.

Rotterdam: Lemniscaat, Cop. 1965. 294 p. Omslag versleten aan randen. Boekblok goed en schoon. Geillustreerd met kaartjes. [Geschiedenis]. Garenloos. Goed+.

Utz BoekenProfessional seller

Book number: 25251

Catalogue: Geschiedenis