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Auction #115 begins on 30 May 2024

Crowe (George)

THE COMMISSION OF H.M.S. "TERRIBLE" 1898-

Published: George Newnes Limited, London, 1903

Edition: First edition

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370 pages, illustrations, blue pictorial cloth gilt, a very good copy. 

Appendices pages 357-370 : List of all commissioned, warrant, and subordinate officers who have served in H. M. S. "Terrible" during the commission; List of officers and men belonging to H. M. S. "Terrible" who landed with the naval brigade in South Africa and China; List of officers and men belonging to H. M. S. "Terrible" mentioned in despatches.  

Mendelssohn (Sidney) South African Bibliography, volume 1, page 396: ‘An account of the part taken by the crew of the Terrible in the South African War, with a narrative of the attempt to relieve Ladysmith: there is a full account of the naval defence of Durban, with an almost complete account of the Natal campaign, with many portraits and illustrations.’

  • Binding Condition: Very good
  • Overall Condition: Very good
  • Size: 8vo (220 x150mm)
  • Sold By: Clarke's Africana & Rare Books
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  • Country: South Africa
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