1757 The Trial of the Honourable Admiral John Byng First Edition Rebound Leather

Description: Click here to see our other books! The Trial of the Honourable Admiral John Byng Mr Charles Fearne 1757 Printed for R. Manby, J. Whiston and B. White, W. Sandby, J. Newbery, and W. Faden : London 15.5" by 10" 130, 19pp SUMMARY The first edition of this uncommon publication of the trial of Admiral John Byng complete with five folding maps. First Edition,Folding Maps,Leather Binding,Rebound,Uncommon Overall Condition: Very Good This book weighs 1.5 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 23.99 EU Postage: £ 18.99 European Postage: £ 19.99 Asia Postage: £ 31.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 32.99 DESCRIPTION First edition of The Trial of the Honourable Admiral John Byng at a Court Martial as taken by Mr. Charles Fearne.Rebound in half morocco binding.Published by order of the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, at the desire of the Court-Martial. Byng entered the Navy in 1718 when he was just fourteen years old. In 1756 he failed an attempt to relieve Minorca largely as a result of under manning, and was brought back to England under arrest. He was acquitted of cowardice or disaffection but found guilty of neglect of duty and condemned to death. Scarce to find this document with the five folding maps to the rear in tact. CONDITION In rebound half morocco binding. Externally, very smart. There is some minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. There is some slight wear to the leather on the spine. Internally, firmly bound. The pages bright and clean, and are slightly edge worn and with have some slight aging and spotting. Overall Condition: Very Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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