Naval Yarns: Letters and Anecdotes; comprising Accounts of Sea Fights and Wrecks, Actions with Pirates and Privateers, &c., from 1616 to 1831

LONG, W.H. (ed) ( William Henry Long ) 1st Edition

Published by Gibbings and Co., Ltd, London, 1899

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Rare 1st Edition of 1899, with 327 + xi Pages & 9 illustrations ( frontis by (Sir) Frank Brangwyn ) Original Blue binding with decorative gilt spine good, tiny corner knocks. .Contents Fair/Good , no inscriptions some foxing, rough cut pages, a few edge tears from pages being parted when new. . contents include Action between " The Dolphin" and Five Turkish Men of War (1616) ,Directions for a Naval Action in the XVII. Century (1652) , journal of a Naval Surgeon (1758-1763), The Remarkable Rescue of the "Anson" Cutter (1759) ,Surrender of the Dutch Squadron in the Texel (1799) ,Loss of H.M.S. "Repulse" (1800), Letter from a Sailor on board the "Royal Sovereign" (1805), Action between H.M. Brig "Dominica" and a French Privateer (18o8),Escape of H.M.S. " Talbot" and Wreck of H.M. Frigate "Saldanha" (1811),A Brush with Greek Pirates (1825),Capture of the Spanish Slaver, " Marinerito " by the "Black Joke" (1831) to name just a few. .& from the preface; A great many narratives and letters comprised in this collection are now for the first time printed; the remainder were collected from many unusual sources by my father, the late W. H. Long , 13 x 19.5cm Approx.

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• Title: Naval Yarns: Letters and Anecdotes; comprising Accounts of Sea Fights and Wrecks, Actions with Pirates and Privateers, &c., from 1616 to 1831
• Publisher: Gibbings and Co., Ltd, London
• Publication Date: 1899
• Binding: Hard Back
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Good
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