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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, Regno Unito)

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Anno di pubblicazione
2007
ISBN
1841145971
Luogo di stampa
Wellington, Somerset
Autore
Kitson, Frank
Editori
Halsgrove
Formato
9.5 x 10.25 inches
Edizione
First Edition
Soggetto
Royal Navy, Art, Paintings, Biography
Descrizione
Near Very Good
Descrizione
Hard Cover
Sovracoperta
Stato di conservazione
In ottimo stato
Legatura
Rilegato
Copia autografata
No
Prima edizione

Descrizione

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.