THE FLEET THAT JACK BUILT: Nine Men Who Made a Modern Navy
by William Scarlett Jameson
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/n/a
- Seller
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West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
This is a first edition of The Fleet That Jack Built: Nine Men Who Made a Modern Navy, published in 1931. Copies of this book are rare; most of the ones available are from the 1962 US printing.
It was written by Rear-Admiral Sir William Scarlett Jameson (1899-1966).
It is the story of the nine brilliant men whose efforts created the Royal Navy that dominated the 19th century, the Far East and two world wars—in spite of opposition from politicians: Admirals Wilson, Beresford, Fisher, Scott, Jellicoe, Beatty, Tyrwhitt, Keyes and Keppel. 'Jack' in the title refers to Admiral Fisher.
The front endpaper is first signed by the woman who owned it in 1962, then it was given to someone in memory of Jameson, in or after 1966, apparently by one of his relatives (see photo).
344 pages, no jacket—it likely never had one. The cover could use cleaning—you can do that with a little Absorene. The inside is perfect.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Louise Aird (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 517
- Title
- THE FLEET THAT JACK BUILT
- Author
- William Scarlett Jameson
- Format/Binding
- Perfect
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- n/a
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Rupert Hart-Davis
- Place of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 1931
- Pages
- 344
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Admirals Wilson, Admiral Beresford, Admiral Fisher, Admiral Scott, Admiral Jellicoe, Admiral Beatty, British Navy, Admiral Tyrwhitt, Admiral Keyes, Admiral Keppel
- Bookseller catalogs
- War Stories; Rare; Military History; British History; World History; Maritime, Ships, Boats; Biography, Autobiography, True Stories;
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Glossary
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...