THE NAVAL TEMPLE: CONTAINING A COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE BATTLES FOUGHT BY THE NAVY OF THE UNITED STATES. FROM ITS ESTABLISHMENT IN 1794, TO THE PRESENT TIME; INCLUDING THE WARS WITH FRANCE, AND WITH TRIPOLI, THE LATE WAR WITH GREAT BRITAIN, AND WITH ALGIERS. WITH ELEGANT ENGRAVINGS, REPRESENTING BATTLES, &C.

Published by Boston [MA]: Published by Barber Badger, 1816.

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Second edition (as stated upon title page; preceded by a 258 page edition also published by Barber Badger in Boston in 1816). [4], i-viii, 9-322 pages. Hardcover: H 22cm x L 13.75cm. Contemporary full leather; boards rubbed/scuffed with some stains; board edges abraded with corners worn and gilt tooling barely evident along fore-edges only; maroon title label chipped but retains bright gilt lettering; some losses and dulling/flaking to spine's gilt bars and compartment centerpieces. Small chips to front free endpaper; antiquarian ink ownership inscription written with stylistic flourish on ffep along with less elegant and somewhat illegible pencil signature; foxing/toning throughout with some stains and creased corners; two short fore-edge margin tears to pages 299-302. Binding is firm. Old newspaper clipping (circa 1818) laid-in between pages 52-53. Total of eight b/w plates: {#1} frontispiece "Triumphant return of the American Squadron . . ." opposite b/w engraved title page which is followed by text title; {#2} "Capt. Sterrett in the Schr. Enterprise . . . " printed by Samuel Maverick and opposite page 17; {#3} "Battle of Erie" printed by Samuel Maverick and engraved by Peter Maverick opposite page 159; {#4} "Battle of Erie, 2d View" by Samuel Maverick and Peter Maverick opposite page 160; {#5} "Naval Action on Lake Champlain" opposite page 179; {#6} "U.S. Sqadron [sic] Before the City of Algiers" opposite page 216; {#7} "Battle of Plattsburgh" opposite page 245; {#8} "Bombardment of Fort McHenry" opposite page 260. Includes a section "Naval Poetry" (pages 228-243) and an extensive Appendix section (pages 245-322) includes "Battle of Plattsburgh," "Attack on Baltimore," "Battle of New Orleans," "Privateer Prince of Neufchatel" (a topsail schooner), various correspondence to the Secretary of Navy, etc. Title page does not cite an author but Library of Congress catalog attributed authorship to Horace Kimball. Bibliographical reference: Howes U.S.IANA #K-135.…

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THE NAVAL TEMPLE: CONTAINING A COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE BATTLES FOUGHT BY THE NAVY OF THE UNITED STATES. FROM ITS ESTABLISHMENT IN 1794, TO THE PRESENT TIME; INCLUDING THE WARS WITH FRANCE, AND WITH TRIPOLI, THE LATE WAR WITH GREAT BRITAIN, AND WITH ALGIERS. WITH ELEGANT ENGRAVINGS, REPRESENTING BATTLES, &C.
Author
Kimball, Horace (attributed author). Barber Badger, 1792-1854 (publisher). Samuel Maverick, 1789-1845; Peter Maverick, 1780-1831 (contributing illustrators).
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Boston [MA]: Published by Barber Badger, 1816.
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