27th Oct, 2010 12:00
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[M] Ekins, Rear-Ad. Charles, Naval Battles from...
Ekins, Rear-Ad. Charles, Naval Battles from 1744 to the Peace in 1814, critically reviewed and illustrated, London, 1824
seventy-nine plates, mostly illustrating battlefleet formations and movements, stout modern library binding of light brown buckram
This fascinating work actually continues until 1816, with 10 pages, plus one plate, on the Algiers expedition of that year. As a pioneering opus, the book is the first really professional British study of fighting tactics, characterised by attention to narrative detail and close analysis.
seventy-nine plates, mostly illustrating battlefleet formations and movements, stout modern library binding of light brown buckram
This fascinating work actually continues until 1816, with 10 pages, plus one plate, on the Algiers expedition of that year. As a pioneering opus, the book is the first really professional British study of fighting tactics, characterised by attention to narrative detail and close analysis.
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Ekins, Rear-Ad. Charles, Naval Battles from 1744 to the Peace in 1814, critically reviewed and illustrated, London, 1824
seventy-nine plates, mostly illustrating battlefleet formations and movements, stout modern library binding of light brown buckram
This fascinating work actually continues until 1816, with 10 pages, plus one plate, on the Algiers expedition of that year. As a pioneering opus, the book is the first really professional British study of fighting tactics, characterised by attention to narrative detail and close analysis.
seventy-nine plates, mostly illustrating battlefleet formations and movements, stout modern library binding of light brown buckram
This fascinating work actually continues until 1816, with 10 pages, plus one plate, on the Algiers expedition of that year. As a pioneering opus, the book is the first really professional British study of fighting tactics, characterised by attention to narrative detail and close analysis.
Auction: Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Audacious), 27th Oct, 2010
