Beaufort of the Admiralty: The Life of Sir Francis Beaufort, 1774-1857.
[1977] · New York
by Friendly, Alfred.
New York: Random House, [1977]. Octavo, brown clothhh & gold boards (hadcover), gilt letters, 362 pp. Very Good+, with foxing (age darkening) to page edges, in a Very Good dust jacket with edgewear. Deeply researched, this narrative of his life, personal and professional, is an absorbing account of a truly singular man, one of the most accomplished and important figures in the nineteenth century Navy. (Inventory #: 17668scs)