by Adm. G.A. Ballard
Nautical Publishing Co., 1980.
large format hardback. (33x25cm). 261 pages. well illustrated with photos & drawings. ISBN 0245530304 .
very good condition in a slightly creased dust-jacket.
an excellent study of the mid-Victorian navy and its sailors. expanded from a series of articles that appeared in the "Mariner's Mirror".
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