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At 12 Mr Byng was shot...

POPE, Dudley (1925-1997).

London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1962. [Naval Narrative History] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.xvi; 338; [2]. With eight double-sided black and white plates, and several other maps and illustrations in-text. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine. Top edge light blue. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Francis Russell Flint, priced at 30s. Some spotting to edges. Jacket toned to spine with spotting to the reverse. Very good. A fully researched narrative concerning the execution of Admiral John Byng in 1757, complete with index and appendixes. Presented in the form of a novel with sequential chapters. Item #52505

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