Author: LAVERY, BRIAN
Title: Nelson's Navy - the Ships, Men and Organisation 1793-1815
Description: London, Conway Maritime Press. 1989, First Edition. (ISBN: 0851775217). Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with dustjacket which has a little wear to lower edges and a little creasing to top edge and is price clipped. A large format volume of 332 pages. Illustrated throughout with contemporary illustrations and maps. Foreword by Patrick O'Brian. The author is one of the world's leading authorities on the sailing navy and has produced a book which is truly encyclopaedic in its scope and at the same time eminently readable. Derived from considerable original research, the book is the first single-volume to cover in such depth this vast and complex subject, and give a clear and authentic picture of the Senior Service as a whole. An important resource for the naval historian. NOTE : A LARGE HEAVY VOLUME OF 1.88 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST 25. Fine/Very Good.

Keywords: Admiral Nelson's Navy, 18th Century English Naval History 0851775217


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