The Royal Navy: A History from the Earliest Times to the Present.

London: Sampson Low, Marston and Company, 1897-1903. The standard history of the Royal Navy, and of great use. With contributions by eminent authorities, including Americans such as Mahan and Theodore Roosevelt. Minor cover wear, wear to spine ends, some damp staining to lower corners of front boards, not affecting text, which is clean. 7 hefty volumes of a classic set - one to which I still refer. A few minor snags to spine ends. Very good condition.. Seven volumes, 18 x 25.5 cm. 698; 609; 593; 624; 623; 592; 627 pp. plus indices. b/w line ills., plates.