J Ralfe (14 results)

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Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - A vivid and gripping account of the life and times of one of Britain's greatest naval heroes. Drawing on a wealth of archival sources and personal testimony, this book offers a compelling portrait of a man who epitomized the virtues of leadership, courage, and sacrifice in an age of conflict and upheaval.

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J. Ralfe, Historical Memoir of Sir Robert Waller Otway, Bart., K.C.B., Vice-Admiral of the Red, etc. Extracted from The Naval Biography of Great Britain by J. Ralfe. Privately Printed by Robson, Levey & Franklyn, London. 1st thus, 1840. 43 pp. with three engravings. Leather binding with title and tooling on spine, edges and boards, marbled endpapers; 10" x 8" , some small scuffs. Beautiful shipment not determined. In good condition. Bart. London, Robson, Levey et Franklyn, 1840. In-4 veau glace bleu d'époque, dos lisse orné, deux filets dorés sur les plats, tranches dorées (reliure anglaise de l'époque, qq. petites épidermures) Rare tiré à part de " The Naval biography of Great Britain ", illustré.Bel envoi non déterminé . Français.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Ralfe, J. [James]. The naval biography of Great Britain : consisting of historical memoirs of those officers of the British Navy who distinguished themselves during the reign of His Majesty George III. In four volumes. London: Published by Whitmore & Fenn, 1828. Hardback, VG internal contents with fair covers in need of repair and restoration. Half-leather, bumped to corners with small marks and blemishes. Spines decayed, the hinges cracked, with rubbing and significant areas of loss. Bindings still strong. Bookplate of Parker D. Bingham [1799-1850, an officer in the Royal Navy] to front pastedowns. vipp. + 428pp. + 528pp. + 400pp. + 542pp. + xiiipp., with two engraved frontispieces and 11 plates, some folding. Volume IV with errata pages, and an extra half-page errata slip tipped in. Occasional light tanning/foxing but generally the contents exceptionally clean and bright. Edges of the page block marbled. James Ralfe (fl. 1820 1829) was a British writer on naval history. Ralfe was first the author of The Naval Chronology of Great Britain; an Historical Account of Naval and Maritime Events from the commencement of the War in 1803 to the end of the Year 1816. He afterwards wrote The Naval Biography of Great Britain, which was originally certainly published in parts, as appears from the reprint of the Memoir of Admiral Charles Stirling (12mo, 1826), and an appendix to the Memoir of Sir James Athol Wood, containing a criticism on it by Sir Charles Brisbane, dated 29 December 1827. The appendix also contains an account of the battle of Navarino, and in the following year, 1829, Ralfe issued a pamphlet in justification of Sir Edward Codrington's conduct. The matter of the several memoirs in the Naval Biography seems to have been for the most part contributed by the subjects of them, and may be accepted as correct as to facts. The inferences are less certain, and the style is stilted and verbose to an extreme degree. As a pecuniary venture, it is said to have been unsuccessful, and in 1829 an attempt was made by some of the senior officers of the navy to raise a fund for the author's benefit. The set is now very scarce in any condition. RightWayUp Books aims to provide accurate and detailed descriptions. All images are of the actual book for sale - no stock images are ever used. Thank you for looking at this listing.

Leather. Condition: Fine. T. Sutherland et al. (illustrator). First edition. A very fine first edition set bound by Bayntun of James Ralfe's sought after chronological history of the Royal Navy, looking at the years of the Napoleonic Wars. Illustrated throughout with beautiful aquatint plates. The first edition of this work.Certainly the best copy of this work we have ever seen.In a fine early twentieth century crushed morocco binding by Bayntun.Complete in three volumes.Collated, complete.Volume I with a monochrome frontispiece, and eighteen aquatint plates.Volume II with an aquatint frontispiece, and fourteen aquatint plates.Volume III with an aquatint frontispiece, twenty-five aquatint plates.This work is an quarto. The signatures for Volume I run as a4, b1, B-Z4, AA-OO4. The signatures for Volume II run as [a1], B-Z4, AA-NN4, OO2. The signatures for Volume III run as [a2], B2, C-Z4, AA-SS4, TT1.'The Naval Chronology of Great Britain' is a useful compilation of naval historical facts and memoirs of significant events between 1806 to 1815. It is an invaluable reference work looking at the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars, important shaping years for the Navy.This is a unique work filled with many first hand accounts of officers who were involved in the events being recounted in this work. This period between 1806 to 1815 was an important one for the Royal Navy, showing them at their full efficiency during the Napoleonic Wars, when they were dominating over the navies of the rest of the world. Napoleon was trying to reverse the power of the British Navy and their supremacy on the sea, and closed European ports to British trade. Originally issued in parts.Written by James Ralfe, who was best known for this work. He also wrote 'The Naval Biography of Great Britain'. He wrote this work intended as an extension of Captan Isaac Schomberg's 'Naval Chronology'.Illustrated by various artists, many of which are based on drawings by people who had seen the battles first hand and participated in them.A fine first edition of this important work on the British Navy. In a signed full crushed morocco binding by Bayntun. Externally, smart. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, though with the odd light spot. A few plates are closely trimmed, occasionally cropping text, and a little shaving to the images of just a few plates of Volume III. Two plates in Volume II misbound, with plate 26 facing page 125 and not page 87 as stated to the list of plates, and with plate 20 facing page 124 and not 126 as stated to the list of plates. One plate misbound in Volume III, with plate 28 facing back 63 and not page 65. Fine. book.

Full Calf. Condition: Very Good. The Naval Chronology of Great Britain or an historical account of the Naval and Maritime events from the commencement of the War in 1803, to the end of the year 1816. Also particulars of the most inportant Courts-Martial, votes of Parliament, Lists of Flag Officers in Commission and of promotions for each year. A work of invaluable reference on the British Navy during the period of the Napoleonic Wars, and remarkably detailed, using, amongst others, the first hand accounts of officers and sailors involved in the engagements. Many of the plates record events based on the drawings of officers participating in the battles depicted. "The object of this work is, more particularly, to perpetuate the names of those individuals who have, by their talents, courage, and professional abilities, increased the honour and reputation of the British Navy, and secured the peace and independence of the country." 60 coloured plates with plate list at the end of volume three, collated and complete. The plate page headers are printed in blue, confirming that they were contemporarily coloured at issue, and distinguishing them from later coloured copies (Tooley). Contemporary full calf with gilt and blind, recently rebacked to a high standard. Slight worm ingress to page peripherals in volume two but not affecting print areas, otherwise very good throughout. A superb set and very scarce in this form. Size: 250x165mm.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 3 Volumes. royal 8vo. pp. x, 288; 1 p.l., 284; 1 p.l., 318, [2]plate list. engraved & aquatint frontis. portrait of the Prince Regent by R.Cooper after H.Bone & 59 aquatint plates by T.Sutherland, F.C.Lewis, D.Havell, & others after paintings & sketches by T.Whitcombe, J.Beresford, W.A.Armstrong, J.Gore, W.Hill, &c. (1 partly coloured). A handsome set, bound in contemporary calf, covers with wide gilt-tooled borders, expertly rebacked, spines tooled in gilt, endpapers preserved (some minor wear to covers). armorial bookplate of James Aylmer Paynter, Rear Admiral. First Edition. Attractive aquatint plate book on the naval operations of the war, 1803-16, including events in America, reprinting in full or in part official letters and reports and transcripts of important courts-martial, and with particulars on votes of parliament, lists of flag-officers in commission, promotions for each year, and biographical memoirs of officers of distinction. The aquatint plates, based on drawings made by participating officers, include depictions of the defeat of Admiral Linois by Commodore Dance, the capture of La Didon, the Battle of Trafalgar, capture of the Pomona, capture of the Island of Curaçao, destruction of the Sewolod, capture of La Furieuse, capture of the U.S. frigate Chesapeake, bombardment of Algiers, and other important engagements. Two show designs for commemorative monuments. The work was issued with plain and coloured plates. Abbey, Life, 342 (in original parts, with coloured plates). Howes R-21 (incorrectly calling for 61 plates). Prideaux p. 348. Sabin 67602. & Tooley 392 (in original parts, with coloured plates).

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LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1826 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 102 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 102 Language: English.

Four volumes quarto; full calf, with raised bands and gilt spine titles and decorations in compartments, gilt board decorations and marbled endpapers; 1,917pp. [vipp. + 428pp. + 528pp. + 400pp. + 542pp. + xiiipp.], with marbled edges and wide margins, two engraved frontispieces and 11 plates likewise, 8 folding. Rebacked: A and A2 signatures are missing; boards lightly scuffed and edges mildly cracked; text offset; mild scattered foxing throughout; previous owner's contemporary ink inscriptions on all title pages; retailer's bookplate on the front pastedown of Volume I; a small hole in the front free endpaper of Volume III. Withal, a very good set. Postage quoted is for a standard format octavo book. Final charges may vary depending on size and weight. Printed for a subscription list, as was the nature of these types of publications, this set of splendidly-bound volumes contains potted histories of all the leading ship's captains and naval officers serving under King George III and IV, with specific details of their engagements during the wars that buffeted those reigns. A wonderful feature of these books are the folding charts that outline various tactical confrontations which highlighted the careers of some of these officers. The volumes have all been sympathetically re-backed in order to restore them to their original lustre, meaning that their task as a pleasing shelf adornment for a private study - not to mention as the guardians of the information which they contain - is assured into the future.

Leather Bound. Condition: New. Language: English. Language: English. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2024, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1826. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - English, Pages: : - 102, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 102 102.