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DIVINE, A.D KEYES, Roger, Sir. Deeds that Held the Empire At Sea. in dj.
John Murray, 1939,
DIVINE, A.D. Deeds that Held the Empire At Sea. With a foreword by Admiral of the Fleet Sir Roger Keyes. London: John Murray, (1939). First Printing (stated). Pp. (6),vii-xii,1-339,(1), frontis., + 7 leaves of plates, including textual maps. Illustrated. 8vo, grey cloth with light blue lettering to spine, top edge dyed light blue. A popular demonstration of the value of sea power in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, presented through representative actions: the bombardment of Algiers in 1816; the fight against slavers; the laying of transatlantic cables; the great Tea Races; the development of the submarine; the Battle of Jutland; the evacuation of Gallipoli. The shadow of impending war falls throughout. Small sunned spot to head of spine, else vg in browned, spine-chipped, unclipped dj. From the library of Admiral Hugh Francis Pullen (no marking). Uncommon. 60.00
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