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Livres anciens et modernes

Kitson, Frank

When Britannia Ruled the Waves : The Heyday of the Royal Navy : The Life and Paintings of Vice Admiral Sir Henry Kitson, KBE, CB 1877-1952

Halsgrove, 2007

9,95 €

Godley Books

(Hyde, Royaume-Uni)

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Détails

Année
2007
ISBN
1841145971
Lieu d'édition
Wellington, Somerset
Auteur
Kitson, Frank
Éditeurs
Halsgrove
Format
9.5 x 10.25 inches
Edition
First Edition
Thème
Royal Navy, Art, Paintings, Biography
Description
Near Very Good
Description
Hard Cover
Jaquette
Oui
Etat de conservation
En excellent ètat
Reliure
Couverture rigide
Dédicacée
Non
Premiére Edition
Oui

Description

Book in mint condition. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked with two small repaired tears to upper edge and light creasing to upper and lower edges. 112pp. This is a story about a youth who joined the Royal Navy in 1891 and left it at sixty-five in 1942. In addition to being a successful officer who rose to high rank he was from his early days a beautiful artist. The book is a written account of his career illustrated extensively by his photographs and a wealth of his paintings. The author, his elder son, retired in 1985 as Commander-in-Chief UK Land Forces.