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Condition: Poor. Capt. Jack Broome (illustrator). and Some Naval Fragments.
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Language: English
Published by William Kimber, London, UK, 1974
ISBN 10: 0718303733 ISBN 13: 9780718303730
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. A collection of poetry, verse and witty comments related to the WREN's the women's Royal Navy service, most illustrated. 128pp. DJ protected by removable plastic cover. DJ as several nicks to the edges.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Capt Jack Broome (illustrator). Reprint. Reprint 1959 very good hardback, foxing and browning to page edges and endpapers, top and bottom of spine edge sunned, some neat annotations to some page margins, in a fair dust wrapper, corners and edges rubbed with a little loss to corners, edges browned inside and outside cover, pieces missing top and bottom of spine, small closed tears. Protected by clear removable archival covering. Owner's Nameplate. Inscription at the top of rear cover. Not price clipped. 292 pages. Illustrations by Capt Jack Broome.
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FABULOUS ADMIRALS and some naval fragments : being a brief account of some of the froth on those characters who enlivened the Royal Navy a generation or two ago. KING CHARLES ( Prince Charles ) Association Copy Book BUCKINGHAM PALACE Signed LETTER ROYAL NAVY interest ( In 1973 the book was lent to Prince Charles, Now King Charles III ) who read and thoroughly enjoyed the book. Prince Charles was serving in the Royal Navy himself at the time.
Language: English
Published by Putnam, London, 1957
Seller: Andrew Cox PBFA, Shropshire, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
First Edition
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Add to basketQuarter Leather. Condition: Good. Capt. Jack Broome. (illustrator). 1st Edition. Published in 1957, this is the First Edition of this work on some of the Admirals in the British Royal Navy bound in a quarter leather binding. In good condition. This copy originally belonged to Barrie Harcourt Kent (1922-2007) who was a Royal Navy Captain, and part of the Armed Forces Intelligence Services, with his armorial bookplate to the front pastedown. In 1973 it appears he lent the book to Prince Charles ( Now King Charles) who read and thoroughly enjoyed the book. Prince Charles was serving in the Royal Navy himself at the time. Loosely inserted is a letter from Buckingham Palace dated 9th January 1973 which reads Dear Barrie, Prince Charles has returned your book to me and asked me to send it on to you, with his thanks for the kindness in lending it to him. He thoroughly enjoyed it. Do hope you will give me a ring sometime and come and have lunch at the Senior, Very intrigued about your new job and inquisitive enough to try and wheedle out of you what it's all about! Yours Brian A LEATHER BOUND EXAMPLE OF THIS BOOK THAT WAS ONCE LENT TO AND READ BY KING CHARLES III.
