Author: KITSON, FRANK
Title: When Britannia Ruled the Waves : The Heyday of the Royal Navy : The Life and Paintings of Vice Admiral Sir Henry Kitson, KBE, CB 1877-1952
Description: Wellington, Somerset, Halsgrove. 2007, First Edition. (ISBN: 1841145971) Hard Cover, 9.5 x 10.25 inches. Book in mint condition. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked with two small repaired tears to upper edge and light creasing to upper and lower edges. 112pp. This is a story about a youth who joined the Royal Navy in 1891 and left it at sixty-five in 1942. In addition to being a successful officer who rose to high rank he was from his early days a beautiful artist. The book is a written account of his career illustrated extensively by his photographs and a wealth of his paintings. The author, his elder son, retired in 1985 as Commander-in-Chief UK Land Forces. Fine/Near Very Good.
Keywords: Royal Navy, Art, Paintings, Biography 1841145971
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Title: When Britannia Ruled the Waves : The Heyday of the Royal Navy : The Life and Paintings of Vice Admiral Sir Henry Kitson, KBE, CB 1877-1952
Description: Wellington, Somerset, Halsgrove. 2007, First Edition. (ISBN: 1841145971) Hard Cover, 9.5 x 10.25 inches. Book in mint condition. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked with two small repaired tears to upper edge and light creasing to upper and lower edges. 112pp. This is a story about a youth who joined the Royal Navy in 1891 and left it at sixty-five in 1942. In addition to being a successful officer who rose to high rank he was from his early days a beautiful artist. The book is a written account of his career illustrated extensively by his photographs and a wealth of his paintings. The author, his elder son, retired in 1985 as Commander-in-Chief UK Land Forces. Fine/Near Very Good.
Keywords: Royal Navy, Art, Paintings, Biography 1841145971
Price: GBP 9.95 = appr. US$ 14.21 Seller: Godley Books
- Book number: 006154
- Book number: 006154
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