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Complete Set of Milford Haven's Medallic History of Navies
Milford Haven (Louis Alexander Mountbatten), Admiral the Marquess of. BRITISH NAVAL MEDALS: COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, NAVAL REWARDS, WAR MEDALS, NAVAL TOKENS, PORTRAIT MEDALLIONS, LIFE-SAVING MEDALS, ENGRAVED PIECES, &C., &C. London, 1919. xii, 498, (2) pages; fine frontispiece medallion of the author; fine collotype illustrations of medals throughout the text; errata slip tipped in. [with] NAVAL MEDALS: COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, NAVAL REWARDS, WAR MEDALS, NAVAL TOKENS, &C. OF FRANCE, THE NETHERLANDS, SPAIN AND PORTUGAL. (I.). London, 1921. xvi, 400 pages; fine collotype illustrations of medals throughout the text; three errata slips tipped in. [with] NAVAL MEDALS: COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, NAVAL REWARDS, WAR MEDALS, NAVAL TOKENS, &C. OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES. (II) EUROPE (PART II), NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA, JAPAN AND CHINA. London, 1928. Fine frontispiece portrait medallion of the author; xvi, (4), 518, (2) pages; fine collotype illustrations of medals throughout the text. Three volumes, complete. Folio [41 by 27 cm], original matching white cloth; dark blue leather spine labels, gilt; red page edges. White cloth bindings discolored and smudged, as usually seen; spine labels mostly a bit worn; text blocks a little shaken, with first volume cracked. Very good. Very scarce and most important. In the Introduction to each volume, the author writes that "The object of this work is to describe and give the history of all medals which have been produced at different times to commemorate naval events and the deeds of seamen in war and peace. To this end all public and the principal private collections have been searched, and casts obtained of the rarer pieces to complement the medals in my own collection." [Online description truncated: for the full description, see the printed or PDF cataloge.]
Milford Haven (Louis Alexander Mountbatten), Admiral the Marquess of. BRITISH NAVAL MEDALS: COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, NAVAL REWARDS, WAR MEDALS, NAVAL TOKENS, PORTRAIT MEDALLIONS, LIFE-SAVING MEDALS, ENGRAVED PIECES, &C., &C. London, 1919. xii, 498, (2) pages; fine frontispiece medallion of the author; fine collotype illustrations of medals throughout the text; errata slip tipped in. [with] NAVAL MEDALS: COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, NAVAL REWARDS, WAR MEDALS, NAVAL TOKENS, &C. OF FRANCE, THE NETHERLANDS, SPAIN AND PORTUGAL. (I.). London, 1921. xvi, 400 pages; fine collotype illustrations of medals throughout the text; three errata slips tipped in. [with] NAVAL MEDALS: COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, NAVAL REWARDS, WAR MEDALS, NAVAL TOKENS, &C. OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES. (II) EUROPE (PART II), NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA, JAPAN AND CHINA. London, 1928. Fine frontispiece portrait medallion of the author; xvi, (4), 518, (2) pages; fine collotype illustrations of medals throughout the text. Three volumes, complete. Folio [41 by 27 cm], original matching white cloth; dark blue leather spine labels, gilt; red page edges. White cloth bindings discolored and smudged, as usually seen; spine labels mostly a bit worn; text blocks a little shaken, with first volume cracked. Very good. Very scarce and most important. In the Introduction to each volume, the author writes that "The object of this work is to describe and give the history of all medals which have been produced at different times to commemorate naval events and the deeds of seamen in war and peace. To this end all public and the principal private collections have been searched, and casts obtained of the rarer pieces to complement the medals in my own collection." [Online description truncated: for the full description, see the printed or PDF cataloge.]