Lives of the Admirals, and Other Eminent British Seamen, 4 vol., FIRST EDITION, bookplate of William Clayton, tree calf gilt by Zaehensdorf, gilt morocco spine labels with Clayton arms, 8vo, J. and H. Pemberton, and T. Waller, 1742-1744
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Finely bound set of the scarce first edition of a classic account of British naval history.
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