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Auction 105, Lot 621

"New England Blockaded in 1814 - The Journal of Henry Edward Napier Lieutenant in H.M.S. Nymphe", Whitehill (ed), Walter Muir

Subject: History Books

Period: 1939 (published)

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7.2 x 10 inches
18.3 x 25.4 cm
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Interesting account of the extremely effective British blockade of the New England coast during the War of 1812. Described in a spirited journal by a young British lieutenant. 88 pp., with 8 illustrations, notes and 3 appendices. Limited Edition of 1200. Hardbound in blue buckram with illustrated dust jacket.

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Condition: B

Contents very good, endpapers with a little scattered foxing. Dust jacket torn, now in Mylar protective cover.

Estimate: $40 - $50

Sold for: $30

Closed on 12/3/2003

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