1934 1st Edition book C Northcote Parkinson Edward Pellew-Signed-Naval History

Edward Pellew by C Northcote Parkinson. Signed by Author with personal message to my late Aunt Joan. Viii, 478 pages, size 8.75 inches tall by 5.5 inches with an index. Illustrated black and white portrait frontispiece and 13 maps and diagrams. The biography of a Cornish seaman of Nelson's days, and a book which will interest all lovers of the sea.

The man who struck the first blow in the French Wars, the hero of the Battle of Algiers, perhaps'the greatest Sea Officer of his time,' Lord Exmouth has been too little remembered. The story of his life, never before fully told, is a real addition to Naval History. Book - Very Good bright black boards with gilt lettering - light marking to the boards but only in certain lights. Contents, light browning -clean, bright and tightly bound.

Dust Jacket - Very Good.

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