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ADAMS**, MAX: : ADMIRAL COLLINGWOOD: NELSON'S OWN HERO.**

LONDON.HEAD of ZEUS LTD.,2015.

ISBN 9781784081942.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus.[Originally and first published (UK) Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2005.This edn with new,extra material and illustrations,so 1st edn thus Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE+/FINE+.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,matt,montage'd colour paintings illustrated front panel of dw/dj (subject's portrait and sea-battle scene - Cape St. Vincent) with gilt,black+white lettering,rear panel with continuation of Cape St. Vincent sea-battle illustration/painting to rear panel,and white lettering to spine/backstrip; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog- ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain navy blue paper-covered boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt decoration,letters and publisher's device to spine/backstrip,a gold+ cream striped headband,a sewn in black silk bookmark ribbon and immaculate plain cream endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus,pp7+13- 367pp [paginated] includes acknowledgements,an introduction,11 chapters each with a b/w woodcut engraved chapter-head illustration by Thomas Bewick,3 b/w region maps (Home+Atlantic waters and the Mediterranean),16pp of colour+b/w contemporary 18/19thC illustration reproductions and modern photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp160/1 and pp208/9 respectively, source notes,appendices (1+2),a bibliography and an index; plus [unpaginated] thumbnail b/w woodcut illustrated half-title page with potted biography of author,title page,a dedication with an 'About the 2015 edn' note to its reverse,Sir Henry Newbolt poem 'Northumberland.' with a Thomas Bewick woodcut engraving to reverse - all engravings by Thomas Bewick throughout the book - and a contents list/table. Since the book's original first publication there has been a revival of interest in Collingwood's career - there is now a Collingwood Society.Two portraits,previously unknown to this author have surfaced,along with two new log books - one belonging to the brother Wilfred,from his command of HMS Rattler,the other from Cuthbert's in HMS Diamond. Also the dates of the two brothers' lieutenants' examinations are now known,in the spring of 1772.A number of new letters have also appeared. Admiral Lord Collingwood,the eldest son of a Newcastle merchant,went to sea in 1761 at the age of thirteen.In his nearly fifty years in the Navy he rose to become a fine seaman,a master of gunnery,and a battle commander the equal of his friend - and rival in love - Nelson.He was also an accomplished writer and wit,doting father, inveterate gossip and consummate diplomat and strategist. Collingwood's service took him to Boston,where he lived and fought during the American War of Independence; to Antigua,where he and Nelson both fell in love with Mary Moutray; and to Corsica,Sicily and Menorca,where he began as a young midshipman and ended his career as the effective viceroy of the Mediterranean. 'Admiral Collingwood' is an intimate portrait of a forgotten British naval hero and a thrilling portrait of the glory years of the age of sail - the same world of fictional admirals Jack Aubrey,Horatio Hornblower and Richard Bolitho - see my MODERN FIRSTS,MODERN FIRSTS2 and SIGNED catalogues for examples of these. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus.
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ADAMS**, MAX: : Admiral Collingwood: NELSON'S OWN HERO.**

LONDON.WEIDENFELD & NICOLSON,2005.

ISBN rja906920

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE+.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy,subject's colour portrait painting (by Howard Henry) front panel+spine with white lettering,rear panel and rear inner flap with colour painting: Nelson mortally wounded on upper deck of HMS Victory (by J. M. Turner) with white lettering; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread - apart from my on collation. Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, publisher's original dadk blue cloth boards/covers with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate dark green endpapers.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,7-333pp [paginated] includes acknowledgements,an introduction,3 b/w regional maps: Home waters,The Atlantic and The Mediterranean,11 chapters each with b/w woodcut illustration by Thomas Bewick,chapter headpiece,24pp colour+b/w contemporary 18/19thC illustration reproductions,b/w maps and modern colour photographs in 3 blocks of 8pp apiece, between pp96/7,pp176/7 and pp 240/1 respectively,source notes,appendices One+ Two,a bibliography and an index,plus [unpaginated] b/w vignette illustrated half-title,title page,a dedication,a Sir Henry Newbolt poem 'Northumberland' with Bewick woodcut illustration to its reverse,a contents list/table,and 2pp blank at rear. This new biography,is the first book on Admiral Collingwood for forty years (then 2005). Admiral Lord Collingwood,the eldest son of a Newcastle merchant,went to sea in 1761,at the age of thirteen.In his nearly fifty years in the navy,keeping a diary throughout,he rose to become a fine seaman,a master of gunnery,a battle commander the equal of his friend - and rival in love - Nelson.He was also an accomplished writer and wit,a doting father,inveterate gossip,and consummate diplomat and strategist. Collingwood's service took him to Boston, where he lived and fought during the American Revolution; to Antigua,where he and Nelson both fell in love with Mary Moutray,and drew each other's portraits; to Corsica; Sicily; and Menorca,where he began as a young midshipman and ended his career as the effective viceroy of the Mediterranean,dealing with beys and pashas,kings and queens and an eighty-strong fleet.He was 'England's prime and sole minister acting upon the sea.' Max Adams,archaeologist,writer and broadcaster,fascinated by the story of the unjustly little known Newcastle hero,the admiral who defeated Napoleon Bonaparte in battle,paints a vivid,engrossing and often moving portrait in this debut biography. Based on Collingwood's letters and log-books,here is an intimate view not just of the man himself,but of his life and times,of shipboard ways and all too brief periods on shore with his family.Max Adams travelled extensively around the Mediterranean and Caribbean to research this story of a man who gave his life to the navy in the glory years of the age of sail: the world of Jack Aubrey and Horatio Hornblower made real. Author's debut biography,resulting after being awarded a Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Fellowship in 2003 to travel and research Collingwood's life. Please contact seller,because of the weight and the value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

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Not SIGNED.

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