Samuel Pepys, the saviour of the navy / by Arthur Bryant
1947, Reprinted. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press. Near fine copy in the original publisher's gilt-blocked cloth, edges very slightly toned. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Item #307764
Provenance; from the library of West Wick House with its library bookplate. Physical description; x,452 p. : ill., ports. ; 23 cm. Notes; Bibliography: p. [402]-432. - Includes index. Contents; Voyage to Tangier. African adventure. Spanish holiday. The great storm. Recall to the Admiralty. A new reign. The special commission. The great secretary. His orders hold. Recreations of a virtuoso. The gathering storm. Invasion. The glorious revolution. The Interregnum. Defeat. Subjects; Pepys, Samuel (1633-1703). Pepys, Samuel (1633-1703) Biography. Great Britain. Navy History 17th century. Great Britain. Royal Navy. Great Britain. Royal Navy history 17th century. Writers Biography. Statesmen Great Britain Biography. Authors, English Early modern, (1500-1700) ; Biography. Great Britain History Charles II, (1660-1685). Great Britain History, Naval Stuarts, (1603-1714). Great Britain History Stuarts, (1603-1714). Genre; Biography.
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