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Naval Chronology of Great Britain

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16.06.2023 16:00UTC -04:00
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Lot 66 | Naval Chronology of Great Britain
Naval Chronology of Great Britain
James Ralfe, 1818-1819
RALFE, James (fl. 1820-1829). Naval Chronology of Great Britain. Or, An Historical Account of Naval and Maritime Events, from the Commencement of the War in 1803, to the End of the Year 1816. London: Whitmore and Penn, 1818-1819.

First edition, in original parts and with original hand-coloring. Depicts naval battles during the Napoleonic Wars and also the Capture of the Chesapeake in the American War of 1812. According to the publisher's conditions, "The Whole of the Designs will be taken from Sketches made by Officers who were present in the several Actions." Part Three includes the "Capture of the Chesapeake, June 1, 1813" after the painting by Thomas Whitcomb. Individual parts of the Naval Chronology were offered both uncolored for 10 shillings, 6 pence and colored, as here, for 15 shillings. We trace no other hand-colored copies in original parts at auction since 1959. Abbey Life 342; Bobins 1290; Howes R-21; Sabin 67602; Tooley 392.

Three volumes in original 12 parts, octavo (265 x 170mm). Partially unopened. With 60 aquatint plates, all hand-colored except two of the frontispieces, one of these printed in two colors, as issued (with occasional tiny marginal wrappers, pl. 20 supplied [trimmed and with faint inkstamp], intermittently bound tight obscuring the captions or top margins), many captions printed in blue. Publisher's slip present in part 6. Original printed wrappers (backstrips renewed, wrappers of parts 1, 7, 8 and lower wrapper of part 2 in facsimile, pl. 6 loose). Provenance: Baroness Burdett-Coutts, 1814-1906 (ownership inscriptions to front wrappers of nos. 9-12).James Ralfe
Great Britain
Place of origin:Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom
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