Breaking the line. . Statement of facts, in the nature of memoir, leading to and connected with the great battle, of the 12th of April, 1782, between the fleet of Great Britain, commanded by the late Lord Rodney, and that of France, under the Compte de Grasse. By an old naval officer, who served under Lord Rodney, ...
Old Naval Officer (fl.1830)
Category
Books
Date
1830
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Bateman's, East Sussex
NT 3139141
Summary
Bibliographic description
xv, [1], 52, xxxv, [1]p. . 22 cm.. Bound with: C.H. Knowles. Observations on naval tactics (1830). Previous shelfmark: 9A. Printed letter (folded), attached to final page: headed "Breaking the line"; addressed "To the editor of the Advertiser"; signed "Tarpaulin". Provenance: Pictorial bookplate (6.7x5cm): Ex Libris Rudyard Kipling AD 1894. Possible inscription on title page, but illegible. Binding: Nineteenth-century half calf, with marbled paper on boards; gilt lettered on black spine-label.
Makers and roles
Old Naval Officer (fl.1830)