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The NAVAL HISTORY OF GREAT BRITAIN!
From the Declaration of War by France in 1793,
To the Accession of George IV.

A New Edition,
with Considerable Additions and Notes,
and an Account of the Burmese War and the Battle of Navarino!!

With New Content appearing for the FIRST TIME!

Complete in 6-volumes.

London, Richard Bentley.
Printed in 1837!
This set is well OVER 150 YEARS OLD!!

Complete in 6 volumes.
Bound in quality leather bindings!
Raised hubs in the spines!

Ornate gilding!

Fully illustrated with engraved plates and NUMEROUS FOLD-OUTS!!
With 24 portraits, 38 battle-plans in the text, and 28 huge folding tables!!

This set is complete and intact but it is in only good condition, with wear typical of that book grade, but intact. There is a lot of general rubbing and signs of usage, but the set is intact and complete. Hinges are attached, although there is some professional archival restoration. Some overextended pages and gatherings but still tightly bound. Bound in quality morocco leather bindings. Printed on quality paper that will last. Some foxing and some staining to the frontisplates. No writing, or previous signs of ownership but an early bookseller stamp. 8 3/4 inches tall! these are large books.

A "monument of accuracy - it has stood the test of time and remains the best account of the naval side of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars" (Kemp, The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea, p. 425).

First conceived of when he was held prisoner in America during the War of 1812 the Naval History is a remarkable work. Working under the motto "Verite sans Peur", James set himself standards of inclusiveness and accuracy extraordinary for the 19th century. His aim was to compile "... an exact account of every operation of naval war during the period named. He consulted not only published works, especially the official narratives, both British and French, but also the logs of the ships, and, whenever possible, the participants themselves" (DNB).

Successively mined by Forester and O’Brian for incident and colour, this well-written history is not only essential reference for the period, but makes excellent reading. NMM, V, 2158.

Although William James’s work was criticized "on the grounds of prejudice" (NMM Catalogue of the Library, Vol. V., # 2158) it stands as one of the major naval studies of the period and a useful source of reference on sea-fights, battles and biographies of officers during the 1793 to 1815 wars. The idea to write such a history came to James in 1813 while he was being held prisoner in the United States during the War of 1812. He examines all the battles, expeditions and single-ship actions of the Royal Navy from the outbreak of war with France in 1793 - covering the Nelson era in great detail. The work is embellished with diagrams and folding tables. JAMES’S HISTORY OF THE ROYAL NAVY 1793 TO 1827.

This is a valuable, and highly desirable set, priced up to $2500.00 elsewhere.
This is a gorgeous set, and displays beautifully!