Gascoigne's Path to Naval Fame, The Second Edition, With an index of Nautical Terms & Phrases, Respectfully Dedicated to The Officers of His Majesty's Royal Navy, Marines, and Land Forces. By Henry Barnet Gascoigne Lieut. Royal Marines; invalided on Active Service, and placed on the Retired Half Pay list in 1808. With The Author's Poetic Petition to his Majesty [Second Edition Half Leather Binding]

Henry Barnet GASCOGINE

Published by Warwick: Printed for the author, by E. Foden, 1825

About this Item

Warwick: Printed for the author, by E. Foden, 1825, Second Edition. Beautiful half leather binding, with gilt decorated spine, and engraved frontispiece, two further engraved plates, a separately paginated Author s Petition (16pp) and four leaves of terminal advertisements. This work includes an extensive list nautical terminology explained in an 18 page dictionary (pp 163-180). Henry Barnet Gascoigne, sometime Lieut. Royal Marines who was invalided on Active Service and placed on Half-Pay in 1808, composed several slight works of a naval nature as well as others on poverty, many of which are included in the 7pp list of advertisements to the end of this title. A scarce work, no copies of the first edition appear on Worldcat and JISC, and this second edition is rare; COPAC locates only three libraries with copies (under the full title, six libraries with the title G s Path to Naval Fame . x, 180, 16, 7, [1]pp. Approximately 8 ½ inches tall. Condition Report Externally Spine very good condition gilt titles to red label, four broad raised gilt bands, gilt decorated compartments. Joints very good condition. Corners very good condition. Boards good condition marbled boards leather quarters, worn and marked. Page edges good condition page edges tanned, some corners turned over. See above and photos. Internally Hinges very good condition sound. Paste downs good condition tanned and foxed. End papers good condition tanned and minor foxing. Title good condition tanned and gently foxed. Pages good condition tanned and gently foxed. Binding good condition attractive. See photos. Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1825 Binding: Hardback.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Gascoigne's Path to Naval Fame, The Second Edition, With an index of Nautical Terms & Phrases, Respectfully Dedicated to The Officers of His Majesty's Royal Navy, Marines, and Land Forces. By Henry Barnet Gascoigne Lieut. Royal Marines; invalided on Active Service, and placed on the Retired Half Pay list in 1808. With The Author's Poetic Petition to his Majesty [Second Edition Half Leather Binding]
• Publisher: Warwick: Printed for the author, by E. Foden
• Publication Date: 1825
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Good