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KNIGHT, FRANK: : REBEL ADMIRAL: The Life and Exploits of Admiral Lord Cochrane,Tenth Earl of Dundonald

LONDON.MACDONALD,1968.

ISBN 0356023788.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.NFINE/VG++.Neat, black ink Christmas gift inscrptn to top edge of ffe,with price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,oval vignette artwork illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Miniscule rubbing with reciprocal creasing to head of spine/backstrip, publisher advert to rear wrap.Top edge minimally dust-soiled and lightly aged+ spotted,fore-edge brighter and cleaner; contents bright,tight and near pristine. Bright,clean,plain dark grey cloth boards with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and clean,plain white endpapers.UK,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,7- 172pp [paginated] includes b/w line illustrated half-title page,b/w line illustrated double-page title page - all illustrations by John Lawrence,contents list/table,20 chapters,and an index. The Napoleonic wars produced a group of the most brilliant young naval officers in England's history.Even in such company,Tom Cochrane proved himself outstanding, second,perhaps,only to Nelson in daring, vision and success.Yet because he would not tolerate the almost universal corruption of his day - the enormous sums paid to officials who did nothing and the pittances paid to men who had lost arms or legs in battle - he won the tireless hatred of those in charge of the Admiralty and of the country's affairs.Although his exploits as a frigate captain quickly became legendary,he was thwarted at every turn both in his naval service and in Parliament.Eventually his involvement in a Stock Exchange scandal for which he was not really to blame,was used as the excuse to bring about his downfall.Dismissed from Parliament and the Royal Navy and stripped of his honours,he was thrown into prison. Yet this experience only served as the start of a new career in which he was to lend his services as an admiral to three South American countries,playing a major part,with negligible forces under his command,in liberating them from their Spanish rulers.Then,returning to England as a hero,he began another long fight against the authorities which finally won him back his honours and saw him appointed Admiral in Command on the north American station at the age of seventy-two.His life story is heroic,astonishing and extremely human,and Frank Knight tells it with the care it deserves and the gusto it inspires. John Lawrence,born in Hastings,Sussex, 1933,son of a company representative. Educated at the Salesian College,Cowley, Oxford. Studied at Hastings School of Art (1951- 53) and at the Central School of Arts and Crafts under Gertrude Hermes (1955-57). Part-time lecturer at Maidstone College of Art (1958-60),Brighton College of Art (1960-69) and Camberwell School of Art (since 1960).Book illustrator,book plate and press mark designer (e.g. for the Baselisk Press and Julia Macrae Books), relief printmaker. He is well known for his wood engravings in which he uses a wide range of tools to create elaborate effects of pattern and texture,giving emphasis to his forms by means of varied multiple outlines in white and black.He also works in pen and ink or pencil,sometimes with colour washes.His work has mainly been published by the Folio Society,Hamish Hamilton and Kestrel Books. Prize winner in the Francis Williams Book Illustration Award for both 1972 and 1977. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item, for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

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