Papers Relating to the Loss of Minorca in 1756 (Publications of the Navy Records Society, Vol. XLII)

Language: English

Published by Navy Records Society, 1913

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Account of the fall of Minorca to French forces during the Seven Years' War from contemporary sources in the British Admirality. The defeat of a British naval relief expedition led to the court martial and execution of its ill-fated commander, Admiral John Byng. Quarter blue cloth with gilt spine title and cream cloth gilt-trimmed and decorated boards. Deckle-edged pages. Lightly edgeworn and soiled. Binding firm. Previous owners bookplates. Toning to front and rear endpapers. Contents clean and very good with black and white fold-out map of naval Battle of Minorca between the French and British navies.

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Title
Papers Relating to the Loss of Minorca in 1756 (Publications of the Navy Records Society, Vol. XLII)
Author
Richmond, Captain H.W., editor
Publisher
Navy Records Society
Publication year
1913
Condition
Very Good
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
Dimensions
8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall

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