Memoirs of the Count de Forbin, Commodore in the Navy of France: and Knight of the Order of St. Lewis. containing: His pleasant Narrative of the Voyages he made to the East Indies, etc., and of the great Honors paid to him at the Court of Siam, where he was preferr'd to be the King's High Admiral, Generalissimo of his Troops, and Governor of the Tower of Bancock. His particular Account of the Battle at La Hogue, and other Fights that he was engag'd in, during forty-four Years that he spent in the Sea-Service: and his Secret History of the Chevalier de St.George's Expedition in 1708, from Dunkirk to Scotland; in which he had the special charge of the Chevalier's Person. Translated from the French, in two volumes.

Claude de Forbin

Published by J. Pemberton, at the Golden Buck against St. Dunstan's Church in Fleet-street, London, 1731

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Two clean, tight, calf-skin hardcovers in very good condition; gilt ruled with raised bands; expected rubbing and shelf wear, lightly bumped corners.

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• Title: Memoirs of the Count de Forbin, Commodore in the Navy of France: and Knight of the Order of St. Lewis. containing: His pleasant Narrative of the Voyages he made to the East Indies, etc., and of the great Honors paid to him at the Court of Siam, where he was preferr'd to be the King's High Admiral, Generalissimo of his Troops, and Governor of the Tower of Bancock. His particular Account of the Battle at La Hogue, and other Fights that he was engag'd in, during forty-four Years that he spent in ...
• Publisher: J. Pemberton, at the Golden Buck against St. Dunstan's Church in Fleet-street, London
• Publication Date: 1731
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good Plus