Autograph Letter Signed ‘Chas. Napier’, while on leave following service in the Mediterranean and the successful siege of Acre, to Mrs. Waldegrave, saying he has “given up all idea of joining Powerful again”, and therefore Waldegrave, “the senior Captain now in the Mediterranean”, should apply at once by NAPIER, Admiral Sir Charles

London: Brassey's (U.K.), 1995. A life of Admiral Sir Charles Napier KCB 1787-1860. Pp. cii+246, 8 plates, index; med. 8vo; blue boards, spine lettered & ruled in gilt, lower board slightly scuffed; dust wrapper, a couple of small chips in back flap fold; edges of leaves lightly foxed; Brassey's, London, 1995. First English edition..

London: John & Daniel A. Darling,, 1851. First Thus. . Hardcover. Fair. 8vo ex plymouth naval library rebound in library cloth. Title page torn & taped, inner margin some pages taped

Wilby, Norwich: Michael Russell, 1995. A life of Admiral Sir Charles Napier KCB 1787-1860. Pp. [xiv]+238, frontispiece, 3 text maps, select bibliography, index; med. 8vo; dust wrapper; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedown, endpapers very slightly offset; Michael Russell, Wilby, Norwich, 1995. First edition.

1851 In a series of letters. Paper browned. 250pages. Spine weak. Not disbound. original covers little worn and faded. Original title label to spine worn. top of spine cover torn.

John & Daniel A. Darling,. Used - Acceptable. Used - Acceptable. 1851 Complete including errata slip. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less (usually same day). Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library with wear and barcode page may have been removed. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks, rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry.

GB: John & Daniel A. Darling, 1851. Not dated but about 1851. Frontispiece. Fairly clean tight text but lacks front endpaper. A previous owner has written a neat short biography of the autho rin ink on the front pastedown. Black half leather over dark brown cloth. The N from NAPIER has been chipped off spine title label. . 1st Edition. Hardback. VG-/No DW.

London: John & Daniel A. Darling, 1851. Cloth. Near Fine. 9" by 6". None. An interesting collection of letters by the esteemed Royal Navy Officer Charles Napier, describing the history and present state of the Royal Navy. This work is an interesting history of the Royal Navy, looking at how the Navy had evolved by the time that this book was first published. The work comprises of a series of letters written by the author to Lord Melville, Lord Althorp, Earl Minto, Lord John Russell, Robert Peel, and more esteemed individuals. Charles Napier was a British Royal Navy officer, who spent sixty years in the service of the Navy. His career spanned the War of 1812, The Syrian War, the Crimean War, and the Napoleonic Wars. Rebound in a full cloth binding. Externally, smart. Only a very little marking to the rear board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with the odd scattered spot mostly to the first and last few pages. Prior owner's ink inscription to the title page. Near Fine

London: Richard Bentley, 1857. 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. xlvi, [2], 622 pages. contents clean and tight .School price inscription to front blank to Thomas Bryden from the headmaster of Lincoln grammer school 1860. Bound in full contemporary green calf, gilt shield to front and rear board gilt tooled spine with dark red title label. Very occasional light surface rubbing to edges, binding clean and tight with no staining splits or chips.Napier's apologia for the Naval conduct of the Crimean War. Napier directed the blame at the Admiralty, whilst most looked to him