lieutenant commander being autobiobraphical sketches von hall captain basil (1 Ergebnisse)

Cloth. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1862 1st edition. 382pp + 4pp catalogue to rear. Good/None. Brown cloth boards with minor rubbing/bumping to edges/spine, minor splitting/fraying to spine ends, very minor scuffing. Contents generally clean and tight but for minor soiling/spotting. Owner's inscription to ffep. Basil Hall (1788-1844) was a British naval officer who served aboard many vessels involved in exploration, and scientific & diplomatic missions. This volume contains a collection of autobiographical sketches providing and insight into naval life in the mid 19th century. Scarce in this early edition.