The Life and Services of Captain Philip Beaver, Late of His Majesty's Ship Nisus
Smyth, Captain W.H.
Published by John Murray, London, 1829
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8vo. [5], vi-xv, [2], 2-340, [2] pp. Half later smooth brown calf over marbled boards, spine in six compartments with a brown morocco label lettered in gold. Cornewall, University of Toronto, British Armorial Bindings, "Velters, Sir, 4th Baronet (1824 -1868)". Armorial bookplate of Sir Velters Cornewall on the front pastedown. Oxford DNB J. K. Laughton, revised by Andrew Lambert, "Beaver, Philip (1766-1813)". Captain Beaver saw action in the East Indies while under employment with the British Navy. He began his service at age 11. He would go on to attempt to colonize an island off the coast of Sierra Leone before he would die en route back to England a few decades later, after participating in the capture of Mauritius and fighting against the French. Rubbing to the corners and a small chip to the spine's crown, a modern bookplate and an ink note on the free front endpaper. Seller Inventory # 000012561
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Title: The Life and Services of Captain Philip ...
Publisher: John Murray, London
Publication Date: 1829
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Edition: First edition.
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The Life and Services of Captain Philip Beaver, Late of His Majesty's Ship Nisus
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Hard Cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Recent leather spine with gilt title to label. Marbled paper covered boards. xv, 340pp. 1st edition 1829. Binding a little rubbed. Previous owners' details written and stamped to front free end-paper, with annotations to bottom margin of page 1. Some occasional foxing to contents. A rather pleasing copy. (q22). Seller Inventory # Q22GLTBRN17G
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The life and services of Captain Philip Beaver, late of His Majesty's Ship Nisus.
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HLd. (Ecken und Rücken Leder, Rest mamorierter Papierbezug), Lesebändchen, 5 Bünde, 340 S., 22 x 14 cm, Rücken 4 cm aufgeplatzt, keine losen Seiten, Buchschnitt und auch im inneren Buch stockfleckig, ehemaliges Büchereiexemplar, Kanten teilweise aufgeplatzt, sonst sehr guter Zustand, spine damaged, foxed, ex-library, apart from that very good condition, 1. Aufl. 580 gr. Seller Inventory # 2046
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The Life and Services of Captain Philip Beaver, Late of His Majesty's Ship Nisus.
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John Murray,, Londonn, 1829
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Seller: EmJay Books, Bradford., United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. xv, 340pp, appends. Began a naval career aged 11 under the patronage of Capt. Joshua Riley, witnessed the Arethusa-Belle-Poule fight, involved in the Ushant action, part of the Bulama colonisation scheme, servrd on the Stately in the East Indies, involved in th bombardment of Genoa and the surrender of Massena. saw service in the Egyptian blockade, then in 1806 was appointed to the Acasta and then in 1809 the Nisus, died 1813 on the return journey from the East Indies. Lether has one small shave, marbling is light wear, contents very clean. A previous owner bookplate has been erased but without too much spoilation. 900g. Seller Inventory # 003187
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