Sheridans Hendersons Practical Method Reading (5 results)

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

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xii, 264pp; 12mo. Small stain to outer edge of final leaves, paper flaw to pp261-2 with sl. loss, missing words being supplied in margin in a neat contemporary hand. Excellently rebacked in half calf, gilt ruled spine, orig. marbled boards. Ownership label of Rear Admiral Saumarez with a note presenting the book 'to his dear Grand Daughter May Sowdon'. ESTC T90540; Roscoe A537. FIRST EDITION. Referenceing the actors Thomas Sheridan and John Henderson as models. This copy was owned by James Saumarez, 1st Baron de Saumarez, 1757-1836, a Guernsey-born Royal Navy officer with an illustrious career. He was made Rear Admiral of the Blue in 1801, at which point this bookplate was likely produced. During his long career, Saumarez fought valiantly (and successfully) in battles of the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War, the American Revolutionary War, the French Revolutionary Wars, and the Napoleonic Wars. Though his relationship with Nelson was reported to be somewhat strained, Nelson referred to him in a letter as a 'gallant and excellent' commander. In 1830, Saumarez was promoted to the rank of Admiral of the Red, at the time the second highest rank in the Navy below only the Admiral of the Fleet. He and his wife Martha le Marchant, d.1849, had three sons and four daughters, presumably his granddaughter May Sowdon was by descent through a daughter.

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 292. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1796 edition. 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. 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. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. 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. Language: English Pages: 292.