Brassey Set (1 results)
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. five volumes, original embossed and decorated blue cloth as issued, binding a little dull, spines of two volumes with neat repairs. (1) Shipbuilding for Purposes of War. 1882, xxxvii + 621pp, colour litho frontis, 24 illus, 14 folding plates at end (some tinted in colour), 311 text figs, spine neatly…repaired. (2) Miscellaneous Subjects Connected with Shipbuilding for the Purposes of War. 1882, xvi + 419pp, 2 plates, 111 text figs, a good copy, with a Navy League stamp on front endpaper. (3) Opinions on the Shipbuilding Policy of the Navy. 1882, xii + 586pp, internally good, slight wear to spine. (4) Dockyard Reserves, Training, Pensions. Being a Reprint of Parliamentary Speeches, Letters, Papers and Addresses, with Additions. 1883, xiii + 617pp, front endpaper ruffled with some marks. (5) British Seamen. 1883, viii + 324pp, a good copy. Hanham, entry 2840: A comprehensive encyclopedia, strong on shipbuilding and naval administration (see other entries also in this bibliography). AJS: A standard text on the Royal Navy of the late 19th century with complete sets being uncommon now. We do have some individual volumes available separately, do ask about these. Sandler: Brassey is an invaluable source for the British Navy in the mid- nineteenth century. Plans, particulars, and armament of British and foreign ironclads are extensive. Brassey may be considered in many ways to have been the British Mahan, the first writer to deal with the major questions of the ironclad age in detail. Brassey, Thomas, First Earl (1836-1918), was the leading Liberal naval spokesman. His monumental compilation was given a favourable reception in the Edinburgh Review by Laughton. It remains invaluable as an introduction to contemporary naval thinking, provided the strongly 'liberal' character of the selection is recognised.
