John c dalrymple hay (10 resultados)

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condición: New. Print on Demand. This book explores a fascinating chapter in history, when piracy ran rampant in the China Sea. In the mid-19th century, the author recounts the British Navy's mission to suppress piracy in these waters and the extensive efforts needed to eliminate this menace. From Borneo to the Gulf of Tongkin, the author describes the battles and strategies employed by the British to restore order and safety to the region. The book provides valuable insights into the challenges faced by naval forces in combating piracy, the geopolitical complexities of the time, and the resilience of those who fought to protect trade and lives. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. First Edition. 412 pages. Bound in the original publisher's blue cloth gilt. Superficial silverfishing to front and rear covers. 8vo. Illustrated (ilustrador).

Hardcover. Condición: Good. A clean, hardcover first edition in good condition; bumped corners, rubbing, cloth slightly worn at extremities.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. 1st Edition. First Edition, viii + (iv) + 412pp, well illustrated with 10 illustrations and a coloured map, hardcover, 8vo, bound in blue cloth, gilt medal motif on front board, gilt lettered, corners a little bent and o/w good condition, David Douglas, Edinburgh, 1898. * Dalrymple-Hay had a long career in the Royal Navy and saw service in the Crimean war and the Opium Wars. ILLUSTRATED (ilustrador). …

Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. (Ref. U2) Blue cloth boards with gilt titles. Spine is a little darkened with rubbing to head and heel. A few small marks and light scuffs to boards. Front endpaper detached at top part and hinge cracked at contents page but still holding firm. A little yellowed with some very faint fox traces at prelims otherwise good and unmarked internally.…

Hb original blue cloth,gilt titles ix,412pp Frontisplate, title page illustration , illustrations. Autobiography of Victorian Admiral in the Royal Navy Service in India and China during the opium wars A Vg bright copy.