Courts of Admiralty in Colonial America The Maryland Experience, 1634-1776
by Owen, David R. and Michael C. Tolley
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Fine in a Fine Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Annapolis, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Durham: Carolina Academic Press, 1995. First Edition. Full cloth. Octavo. xxxvi, 421 pages. Fine in a Fine Dust Jacket. Black and White Photographs, Illus.. Study of the admiralty system as it was transmitted from England to America, with an emphasis on Maryland. Based on extensive manuscript research on both sides of the Atlantic. Includes appendices on Nicholas Greenberry, Daniel Dulany, Sr. , Governor Horatio Sharpe's "commission" as Vice Admiral, and much more. Excellent bibliographical essay included as well. Bound in dark blue cloth over boards with gilt-stamped spine titles.. Jacket in Mylar protector.
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- Bookseller
- Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11425.180
- Title
- Courts of Admiralty in Colonial America The Maryland Experience, 1634-1776
- Author
- Owen, David R. and Michael C. Tolley
- Illustrator
- Black and White Photographs, Illus.
- Format/Binding
- Full cloth. Octavo. xxxvi, 421 pages
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in a Fine Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Carolina Academic Press
- Place of Publication
- Durham
- Date Published
- 1995
- Keywords
- Maryland, Colonial History, Ships, Nautical & Maritime, Daniel Dulany, Nicholas Greenberry, Horatio Sharpe, Maritime Law, Prizes And Piracy
- Bookseller catalogs
- Regional;
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About the Seller
Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2006
Annapolis, Maryland
About Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
We buy and sell quality used and out-of-print books, with an emphasis on Americana, Military and Naval History, and Nautical material. But we have many good books in a variety of subjects. We are located in historic Annapolis, Maryland.
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