The Barrington Papers Selected From Letters and Papers of Admiral The Hon. Samuel Barrington by Samuel Barrington; D. Bonner-Smith (ed.) - 1937

1937 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First edition.. A complete two volume set of this first edition copy of 'The Barrington Papers'; consisting of the letters, papers, and correspondence of Samuel Barrington. These works are volumes LXXVII and LXXXI of the 'Publications of the Navy Records Society'. The Navy Records society publish rare and original documents on naval history. It was established in 1893 and has to this day published over 160 volumes. Sir John Knox Laughton and Admiral Sir Cyprian Bridge were the key leaders who organised the society. This work was edited by the renowned historian of the Royal Navy David Bonner-Smith, who served as the Admiralty Librarian from 1932 to 1950. Samuel Barrington was a renowned British admiral who served as the commander-in-chief of the Leeward Islands Station from 1788. He entered the Royal Navy at the age of eleven (and before the age of twenty was promoted to post captain), and had a long and illustrious career in the Navy during the Seven Years War. This work contains an array of Barrington's papers: order books , a private letter book, his journal and three bound documents relating to the Leeward Islands command, some loose correspondence, general sailing and fighting instructions, two signal books, and instructions. Unfortunately none of Barrington?s public letter books survives. With a portrait frontispiece and a folding plate to volume I, and a folding map to volume II. Condition: In a quarter navy blue cloth binding with white buckram over boards. Externally, excellent with minor shelfwear to extremities and slight bumping to head of spines. Slight fading to spine, more severe to volume I. The odd light mark to boards. Internally firmly bound. Pages slightly age toned to extremities but bright and clean with only the odd spot, heavier to first and last few pages. Slight offsetting to endpapers. Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed.