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CORDINGLY, DAVID: : COCHRANE THE DAUNTLESS: The Life and Adventures of Admiral Thomas Cochrane,1775 - 1860

LONDON.BLOOMSBURY,1989.

ISBN 9780747580881.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 10 - 1 descending.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,matt, wrap-around colour painting detail (the capture of the Spanish frigate 'El Gamo' by HMS Speedy, Captain Lord Cochrane - oli painting by Clarkson Stanfield) illustrated dw/dj with brown,black and white lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top edges with merest hint of dust-soiling with minimal reciprocal but very faint spotting,and along with fore-edges still bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound - pristine - no dog- ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters,within a panel,to spine/backstrip,a brown head+tailband and immaculate b/w illustrated endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn, xii-xvipp+2-420pp [paginated] includes recto of acknowledgements,illustrations list/table,recto of prologue,21 chapters and an epilogue,16pp contemporary b/w+ colour illustration reproductions in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp70/1 and pp326/27 respectively,8pp b/w contemporary other b/w reproduction illustrations in 1 block,between pp198/9,and further other contemporary b/w reproduction illustrations throughout the text and the book, an appendix,a glossary,a bibliography,notes and an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,epigrams,contents list/table, verso of acknowledgements,verso of illustrations list/table,maps list/table with single page b/w map to its recto,another single page b/w map,2 double-page b/w maps and a further 2 single page b/w map,a subject's b/w portrait illustrated frntis to recto of last map,verso of prologue, and to the rear,separate note on the author and note on type to verso and recto of last page respectively. Patrick O'brian,C. S. Forester and Captain Marryat all based their literary heroes on Thomas Cochrane,but as David Cordingly shows, Cochrane's own exploits were far more daring and exciting than those of his fictional counterparts. Thomas Cochrane was the epitome of the Romantic hero - a man of action,whose bold and impulsive nature meant that he was often his own worst enemy.This impestuousness lay behind his early success,but also caused him to upset admirals and politicians and culminated in the 1814 Stock Exchange scandal,which saw him blackballed by the British Establishment.Undaunted he took his very young and pretty wife Kate and his undiminished naval abilities to South America, where he helped to liberate Chile,Peru and Brazil from their colonial masters.The year after Byron died at Missolohnghi,Cochrane was back in Europe, putting his energies at the service of Greek independence before returning home to restless retirement. Drawing on his own travels and the kind of original research that distinguished 'Billy Ruffian',David Cordingly brings a fresh approach to a deeply controversial figure.From unpublished letters he unravels the lifelong friendship between Cochrane and his surgeon (the real-life Stephen Maturin),and also reveals the secret love between Kate and his friend, Lord Auckland.Written with scholarship and great narrative skill,'Cochrane the Dauntless' is a vivid portrayal of a flawed hero who helped define his age. David Cordingly was Keeper of Pictures and Head of Exhibitions at the National Maritime Museum for twelve years,where he organised such exhibitions as 'Captain James Cook,Navigator', 'The Mutiny on the Bounty' and 'Pirates: Fact and Fiction'.His other books include 'Life among the Pirates','Heroines and Harlots' and the highly praised 'Billy Ruffian'. Please contact seller,because of the weight/value of this item for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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