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Gravière (De La) Jurien
LA MARINE DES PTOLEMEES ET LA MARINE DES ROMAINS ... Tome Premier: LA MARINE DE LA GUERRE; Tome Second: LA MARINE MARCHANDE
Due volumi in 8° legati in tutta tela, titolo inciso al tassello in pelle ai dorsi, sguardie, occhielli, frontespizi, 252, 216 pp., 4 grandi mappe a colori (38 x 29 cm.) una delle coste della Sicilia e del Canale di Malta, una del Golfo d'Arta, d'Ambracia e dintorni, al primo volume; una carta generale dei Mari (e terre) delle Indie (55 x 40 cm.) ed una del Mar Nero, al secondo volume. Interessante studio storico sulla marina antica, nel primo volume dedicato ai combattimenti navali e nel secondo dedicato al commercio marittimo in particolare orientale e del Mar Nero. Di particolare interesse i due ampi capitoli sul commercio marittimo delle repubbliche italiane e sulla rivalità commerciale tra Venezia e Genova. Prima edizione. Sporadiche fioriture della carta, soltanto al primo volume. In più che bello stato. Opera non comune ed interessante.
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Gravière (De La) Jurien
LES MARINS DU XV ET XVI SIECLE ... Ouvrage enrichi de cartes et de figures
Due volumi in 8° legati in tutta tela, titolo inciso al tassello in pelle ai dorsi, sguardie, occhielli, frontespizi, 321, 344 pp., carte di indici, 20 tavole di illustrazioni ft. e 2 grandi carte a colori ripiegate (43 x 33 cm) che rappresentano il Planisfero, secondo l'idea di Sébastien Cabot nel 1544 e il Mappamondo dell'Ingegner Gressier. La prima parte dell'opera descrive le origini della navigazione "moderna", la ricerca dell'india, le scoperte dei portoghesi e degli spagnoli, Marco Polo, Vasco de Gama, Colombo, Vespucci, Magellano, Sébastien Cabot, Yanez Pinzon, La Cosa, De Solis, Perez, sono solo alcuni dei grandi navigatori considerati; I Corsari, le grandi armate inglesi e francesi, Richelieu, la tattica navale degli Inglesi e degli olandesi. Le città anseatiche, Willoughby e Chancelor.. L'opera prosegue con un esame del periodo di Stephen Burrough, della Compagnia Moscovita e delle relazioni commerciali relative; per passare in ultima analisi agli splendidi viaggi di Anthony Jenkinson nel Mar Caspio e nelle terre dei Turcomanni, arrivando agli ultimi anni di Ivan il Terribile. In conclusione, le conseguenze politiche delle scoperte marittime del XV e XVI secolo. Interessante e scorrevole resoconto, arricchito dalle belle illustrazioni che rappresentano la strumentazione dell'epoca (bussola, vari tipi d'astrolabio, carte nautiche, costellazioni, sestante, vari strumenti curiosi, imbarcazioni come la caravella, la galera e il galeone). Prima edizione in ottimo stato di conservazione, poco comune e molto interessante.
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Zurcher, Margollé
HISTOIRE DE LA NAVIGATION
Volume in 8° legato in tutta tela, titolo inciso al tassello in pelle al dorso, sguardie, occhiello, frontespizio, 401 pp., indice. Interessante percorso storico dalla marina antica al transatlantitico. La prima parte dell'opera è dedicata agli Etruschi, l'Egitto, la Fenicia, Cartagine, la Grecia, Roma e l'Oceania. Nella seconda parte si considerano i Normanni (con l'invenzione della bussola), gli Arabi (con l'influenza delle Crociate e la lega anseatica). Un intero capitolo è dedicato a Venezia (con il suo Bucentauro e il significativo sposalizio della Città con il Mare, la particolarissima professione del Gondoliere, la nascita e lo sviluppo della famosa Regata, i pirati di Trieste, le olimpiadi di Venezia, flotte, commerci ed industrie) ed un altro a Cristoforo Colombo, per concludere con la conquista dell'oceano e dei Poli. Opera piacevole e non comune. In più che bello stato, parzialmente intonsa.
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Aa. Vv.
RIVISTA MARITTIMA. Terzo trimestre 1894
Volume in 4°, legato in mezza tela, titolo al dorso, sguardie, frontespizio, occhiello, 524 pp. comprensive di indice, 37 pp. di appendice, bianca, 39 pp. di supplemento, numerose tavole f.t. molte delle quali più volte ripiegate, disegni più o meno schematici ed illustrazioni fotografiche. Si è evidenziato nei soggetti soltanto uno degli interessantissimi temi accuratamente trattati nel presente volume, si tratta dello Studio storico di Ettore Bravetta "Le composizioni Incendiarie, le origini della polvere e le prime artiglierie da fuoco", lavoro completo, di circa 100 pagine, corredato di numerose illustrazioni n.t.. Ma sono davvero molte le materie contenute nel presente volume: , medicina: "Lazzareti marittimi e primi regolamenti sanitari di Livorno", tecnica, idraulica: "Notizie di navi in costruzione ed allestimento" "Il Telegoniometro Fiske" "Voltmetro Weston", "Caldaie a tubi d'acqua"; e molto altro, Arricchita dalle belle illustrazioni, in più che buono stato, sporadiche ed ininfluenti mende d'uso. Di buon interesse ed assolutamente poco comune.
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Rainieri Biscia Giuseppe
RECENTI SVILUPPI DEGLI ARMAMENTI NAVALI INTERNAZIONALI.
Fascicolo in 8º, brossura editoriale, frontespizio, 45 pp., 15 grandi tavole ripiegate f.t. con tabelle e prospetti molto dettagliati riguardanti navi, sommergibili, pesi, ecc.. Interessante opera pubblicata a conflitto in atto, mette in rapporto il tonnellagio da guerra già in linea e quello in progetto delle nazioni belligeranti e neutrali qual'era in quel momento l'Italia. Il lavoro è attento, il quadro presentato, efficace. Lievi mende e mancanze alla brossura, in più che buono stato l'interno. Interessante documento.
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ZANNA, BARBARA - BARBIERI, FABIO
MERAVIGLIE DEL MEDITERRANEO. PRIMA EDIZIONE.
[ 24 x 17 CM. ], ILL. (FOTOGRAFIE) COL. N.T., 315 (5) PP., BROSS. EDIT., COP. ILL. COL. (STRAPPO), STATO DI CONSERVAZIONE: MOLTO BUONO (VG).<BR><BR>DAL SOMMARIO:<BR>ECOSISTEMA MARINO<BR>CENNI DI SISTEMATICA<BR>REGNO VEGETALE<BR>REGNO ANIMALE<BR>CELENTERATI<BR>CORDATI<BR>PESCI<BR>INDICE DEI NOMI<BR>BIBLIOGRAFIA 525 BIS
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VAUCAIRE (Michel)
Histoire de la peche à la baleine.
Gr. In-8, 262p. Illustré de 24 gravures h-texte. Importante bibliographie en fin de volume. Nom sur page de faux-titre.
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ALALUQUETAS (Jacques)
Un loup gris dans l'Atlantique. L'U-68 au combat.
Gr. In-8, 260p. Illustré de photographies dans le texte. A l'état de neuf.
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GUSTAVE-TOUDOUZE (Georges)
Camaret, Grand'garde du littoral de l'Armorique.
In-4, 100p. Avec 12 illustrations h-texte. Enrichi d'un bel envoi autographe signé de l'auteur sur la page de garde.
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MAUCLERE (Jean)
Caravelles au large.
Gr. In-8, 187p. Avec des illustrations de Jean Dornier.
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BAUER (Jean-Didier)
La Suisse et la mer.
In-8, 266p. Avec quelques illustrations hors texte.
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MAXWELL (Gavin)
Trois saisons de chasse aux requins géants.
In-8, 270p. Illustré de quelques planches hors texte. En parfaite condition.
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BEKKER (Cajus)
La Kriegsmarine lutte et meurt.
In-8, 221p. Avec quelques illustrations hors texte. Bon exemplaire, bien complet de sa fragile jaquette.
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EMMANUEL (Marthe)
Charcot. Le "Français" au pole sud (1903-1905); suivi de La carrière du "Pourquoi-Pas?" (1908-1936).
Gr. In-8, 366p. sixième volume sur sept d'une collection sur les grands navigateurs.Préface de Paul-Emile Victor. Illustré de quelques documents hors texte. Exemplaire à l'état de neuf.
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DUMONT D'URVILLE
Voyage autour du monde.
Gr. In-8, 322p. Deuxième volume sur sept d'une collection sur les grands navigateurs.Préface de René Maine. Illustré de quelques documents hors texte. Exemplaire à l'état de neuf.
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AUZANET (Jean)
Le corsaire Duguay-Trouin.
In-8, 224p. Nom de possesseur en page de garde, sinon très bel exemplaire.
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DRIOU (Alfred)
Histoire des naufrages. Pirateries, abordages, famines, hivernages, incendies, délaissements, traite de nègres, révoltes, combats, désastres et aventures sur les mers et les océans du globe.
Gr. In-8, 396p. Illustré de 12 lithographies hors texte de Charles Gaildrau. Très bel exemplaire.
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[GRADASSI] - VERCEL (Roger)
Remorques.
In-8, 248p. Edition limitée et numérotée 1/3000 exemplaires. Illustré de compositions en couleurs de Jean Gradassi. Bel exemplaire.
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DAUBRESSE (Louis)
Transports maritimes et connaissements, à l'usage de la pratique et de l'enseignement.
In-4, 65p.
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HAWKINS (Clifford W.)
Les boutres. Derniers voiliers de l'Océan Indien.
In-4, 143p. Illustré d'innombrables photographies en n/b et en couleurs. Glossaire et bibliographie en fin de volume. A l'état de neuf.
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VICE ADMIRALTY COURTS. 1863 Act of Parliament
An Act to facilitate the Appointment of Vice Admirals and of Officers in Vice Admiralty Courts in Her Majesty's Possessions abroad, and to confirm the past Proceedings, to extend the Jurisdiction, and to amend the Practice of those Courts.. WITH FINE WOODBLOCK ARMS AT HEAD
4 leaves, folio, with fine woodcut arms of Victoria on first leaf; disbound, a remarkably crisp, clean copy. 26 Victoriae, Cap. 24, receiving royal assent on 8 June 1863.
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ROYAL NAVY. HARBOUR REGULATIONS. 1863 Act of Parliament
An Act to authorize further Harbour Regulations for the Protection of Her Majesty's Ships, Dockyards and Naval Stations. WITH FINE WOOBBLOCK ARMS AT HEAD
4 leaves, folio, with fine woodcut arms of Victoria on first leaf; disbound, a remarkably crisp, clean copy. 26 & 27 Victoriae, Cap. 30, receiving royal assent on 22 June 1863.
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MOORE] [John
The Navy and the Y Scheme.
4to., First Edition, with a frontispiece, numerous illustrations and drawings in the text and pictorial endpapers; original pictorial wrappers, edges very lightly browned else a very good, clean copy. One of a series of wartime booklets issued through the Ministry of Information and designed both as mild propaganda pieces and commentaries on the progress of the war. This title was written anonymously by John Moore (later the author of the well-known 'Brensham' trilogy and many other works) largely to promote the RN's 'Y' Scheme for the pre-entry training of young men and women. Moore served in the Fleet Air Arm throughout WWII. Law, 0908
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CHALMERS W.S.
The Life and Letters of David, Earl Beatty. Admiral of the Fleet, Viscount Borodale of Wexford, Baron Beatty of the North Sea and of Brooksby.
8vo., First Edition, with a portrait frontispiece, 22 sepia-toned plates and 12 diagrams (6 of Jutland) in the text; cloth gilt, gilt back, back a little dulled else a very good, clean copy. Good copy of the standard life. Albion, p.275; NMM II/1, 279.
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BEAVER Paul
WWII Photo Album 11. U-Boats in the Atlantic. A Selection of German Wartime Photographs from the Bundesarchiv, Koblenz. [Paperback Edition.] NEAR FINE COPY IN WRAPPERS
4to., First Edition thus, with illustrated title and very numerous illustrations from photographs in the text; original pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy. As always with this series, a useful and well-reproduced assembly of detailed photographs.Law, 0194.
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BEAVER Paul
WWII Photo Album 2. German Capital Ships. A Selection of Wartime Photographs from the Bundesarchiv, Koblenz. [Paperback Edition.] NEAR FINE COPY IN WRAPPERS
Sm. 4to., First Edition thus, with illustrated title and very numerous illustrations from photographs in the text; original pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy. 'World War 2 Photo Album', no. 20. As always with this series, a useful and well-reproduced assembly of detailed photographs. Law, 1668.
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BROWN David
Warship Profile 35: HMS Eagle. [Aircraft Carrier]. NEAR FINE COPY IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS
4to., First Edition, with numerous photographs and illustrations (one coloured and double-page) in the text; original pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy. A scarce title in this valuable and much sought-after series. Law, 0957
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BURNS K.V.
Devonport Built Warships since 1860. IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS
Sm. 4to., First Edition, with numerous photographs (many full-page) in the text; original pictorial wrappers, a very good, clean copy. Records all ships built by the naval dockyard with leading details and brief histories of each vessel. Law, 1425
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CHATTERTON E. Keble
Leaders of Britain. Leaders of the Royal Navy. [Leaders of Britain No. 1].
8vo., First Edition, small contemporary inscription on half-title, page-edges browning as always; original pictorial wrappers, a very good, bright, firm copy. Published as No. 1 in the series 'Leaders of Britain', this remarkably well-preserved volume contains concise biographies of Admirals Pound, Forbes and Cunningham. Very scarce, especially in this condition. Law, 0674. Not recorded by Enser.
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CHATTERTON E. Keble
Old Sea Paintings. The Story of Maritime Art as depicted by the Great Masters. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY OF THE ORIGINAL EDITION
4to., First Edition, on laid paper, with coloured frontispiece, 14 coloured plates, and 95 monochrome plates on 61, title and preface lightly spotted; original navy blue cloth, upper board blocked and lettered in blind, gilt back, blue top, uncut, backstrip and boards unevenly sunned else a very good, bright, clean copy. With 4pp publisher's catalogue bound in at end. A standard reference. The technical commentaries on the vessels depicted are of a high standard.
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CHIHAYA Masataka
Warship Profile 22: IJN Yukikaze. Destroyer 1939-1970. NEAR FINE COPY IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS
4to., First Edition, with numerous illustrations (one coloured and double-page) in the text; original pictorial wrappers laminated at edges, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy. One of the scarcest titles in this valuable and much sought-after series.
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CLARKE W.V.J.
Cole's Shipmasters' Handbook to the Merchant Shipping Acts. Being a practical Guide to the Ascts and Regulations for Shipmasters and all concerned with the Mercantile Marine. Seventh Edition.
8vo., free endpapers lightly browned, neat contemporary signature on front paste-down; blind-blocked cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy.
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COMPTON-HALL Richard
Submarine Boats. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece and numerous photographs in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy. Excellent early history with fascinating and well-captioned photographs.
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COULTER Surgeon Captain J. L. S.
The Royal Naval Medical Service. Volume II. Operations.. [Official History of the Second World War.] BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY WITH RELEVANT PROVENANCE
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, 18 plates on 16 and full-page map in the text, neat signature on front free endpaper; red cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy. This copy was formerly in the library of the Squadron Medical Officer, HMS WIZARD, Dartmouth Training Squadron, and carries its stamps on front paste-down. Published in the official History of the Second World War. United Kingdom Medical Series. Second of Coulter's two volumes on the RNMS (the first volume deals with administration). The present volume is much more wide-ranging that its title suggests, for it is virtually a history of the war at sea. It is inevitably fuller on the earlier years of the war when casualties were heavier. Importantly, it includes the diary of the MO of HMS Scylla covering almost a year. Very scarce. Enser, p.258.Law, 1206.
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CRACKNELL Commander W. H.
Warship Profile 21: USS Tennessee (BB43) Battleship 1920-1959. NEAR FINE COPY IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS
4to., First Edition, with numerous photographs and illustrations (one coloured and double-page) in the text; original pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy.
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CRACKNELL Commander William H.
Warship Profile 34: USS Barb (SS-220). Gato Class Submarine. NEAR FINE COPY IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS
4to., First Edition, with numerous illustrations (one coloured and double-page) in the text; original pictorial wrappers laminated at edges, wire-stitched as issued, a very good, bright, clean copy. A scarce title in this valuable and much sought-after series.
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CRACKNELL Commander W. H.
Warship Profile 9: USS Charles Ausburne. Fletcher Class Destroyer 1942-1967. NEAR FINE COPY IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS
4to., First Edition, with numerous illustrations (one coloured and double-page) in the text; original pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy. A scarce title in this valuable and much sought-after series.
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CRITCHLEY Mike
British Warships and Auxiliaries (1986/87 Edition). SIGNED COPY
Sm. 8vo., with numerous coloured and monochrome photographs and silhouettes in the text; original pictorial wrappers, a fine copy. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE
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DOUGLAS H.
A Treatise on Naval Gunnery. Published with the Approbation and Permission of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. SPLENDID COPY IN CONTEMPORARY BINDING
8vo., Second Edition, with several tables in the text, 5 folding engraved diagrams and 4 folding tables; contemporary half calf, gilt back, marbled boards, sprinkled edges, a remarkably crisp, fresh, clean copy. With an engraved armorial bookplate. A handsome and highly desirable copy of a classic work in contemporary binding. Son of Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Douglas, Sir Howard Douglas (1776-1861) enjoyed a distinguished military career and developed a well-earned reputation for enquiry and innovation. By 1811 he had perfected and patented 'Douglas's reflecting circle'; in 1816 he published an important study of military bridges and in 1819 a treatise on Carnot's system of fortification. He then turned his attention to naval matters and produced the first edition of his famous volume on naval gunnery in 1820. It is a comprehensive study covering theoretical, practical and tactical aspects and its impact was significant. Its success, both at home and in translation, led eventually to the establsihment of 'H.M.S. Excellent' as a gunnery training school.
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FEATHERBE F.C.
More Tales from Churchill's Pirates. The Royal Naval Patrol Service 1939-1945.
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs in the text; original photographic wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy. Second volume of the author's collections of veterans' stories (the first volume was issued in 1994). The RNPS was unique and boasted its own rules and regs. Manned mainly by ex-fishermen and armed with obsolete weaponry, it suffered heavily in the first years of the war. Still a grossly under-written aspect of the RN in WWII. This second volume is for some reason far scarcer then the first.
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FORSTMEIER Kapitan zur See Dr. Friedrich
Warship Profile 25: SMS Emden. Small Protected Cruiser 1906-1914. NEAR FINE COPY IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS
4to., First Edition, with numerous illustrations (one coloured and double-page) in the text; original pictorial wrappers laminated at edges, wire-stitched as issued, a very good, bright, clean copy.
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ANON
Perspective View of Gibraltar with the the Disposition of the Spanish Attack, and Relief of the Garrison by the English Fleet under the command of Admiral Darby, 12 April 1781. AQUATINT COLOURED BY HAND
Engraved aquatint measuring approx. 6.75 x 9.00 ins (17.25 x 22.75 cms), tastefully coloured in wash by hand, in mulberry bevel-cut mount, some very light age-marking, a bright, clean copy. This engraving was prepared by Lodge, published on 1 October 1782 by J. Fielding of Paternoster Row, J. Sewell of Cornhill and J. Debrett of Piccadilly, and issued with the September 1782 number of the 'European Magazine'. It depicts the Rock from the Spanish town of La Linea with the Spanish troops encamped and deployed in the foreground. The English fleet appears in the middle distance with Gibraltar and its fortifications in the backgound. SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION.
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GOODMAN S. V. C.
Baseport, Devonport, Warships. Part I: 1950-1982. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY
Roy., 8vo., First Edition, with excellent photographs in the text; original pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, covers mildly sunned at edges else a very good, clean copy.
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HAGUE Arnold
Sloops 1926-1946. A History of the 71 Sloops built in Britain and Australia for the British, Australian and Indian Navies.
4to., First Edition, with very numerous fine photographs throughout; original pictorial wrappers, covers very lightly faded else a near fine copy. Unusually well illustrated account of a much neglected class.
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HAGUE Arnold
The Towns . A History of the Fifty Destroyers transferred from the United States to Great Britain in 1940. NEAR FINE COPY IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS
4to., First Edition, with frontispiece, very numerous photographs in the text and large folding plan at end; original pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy. The first dedicated study of this class, the acquisition of which proved an invaluable boost to a hard-pressed Admiralty at a crucial period. Good selection of photographs of virtually every vessel balances the enormous publicity accrued elsewhere by HMS CAMPBLETOWN following the St. Nazaire raid.
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HARVEY J.
Kelly's Navy: A Group Fleet History of John Kelly Ltd of Belfast.
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs, maps and plans throughout; laminated photographic boards, a near fine copy.
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HAY J.C.D.
Lines from my Log-Books.
8vo., First Edition, with a fine portrait frontispiece in photogravure (original tissue guard present), engraved title-vignette, 8 splendid sepia-toned lithographed plates of naval engagements, a full-page plan of rigging and a double-page map in blue and black; strongly rebound in mid-twentieth century navy blue buckram, gilt back, uncut, a bright, clean copy. Admiral Sir John Dalrymple Hay (1821-1912) served in no fewer than twenty-three ships of the Royal Navy, from Thalia in 1834 to Indus in 1859, during which period he visited South America, the Pacific, the Near and Middle East, India, China, North America and the West Indies among other regions. He entered parliament in Palmerston's last government and was appointed to the Board of Admiralty in 1866. Following his retirement from the navy he continued active is a wide range of official and administrative roles. Curiously, this detailed and very readable autobiography remains the only substantial account of his career. Appendices include a genealogy, transcriptions of various maritime-related bills and papers, and his famous letter promoting the necessity for corporal punishment during wartime. NMM Catalogue II/1, 652.
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HAYWOOD P. G.N.
Fire-Fighting in HM Ships.
8vo., with 2 diagrams in the text and a large folding plan on japon; original printed wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy. Reprinted from the Transactions of the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland. The folding plan shows the fire-fighting arrangements aboard a 'Loch'-Class frigate. Very scarce.
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JANE Frederick T.
The British Battle Fleet. Its Inception and Growth throughout the Centuries to the Present Day.
2 vols., 8vo., with numerous illustrations, maps and diagrams in the text; cloth, gilt backs, a fine copy. Jane's classic history first appeared in 1912 [not, as stated in NMM5, 1914], with a revised edition in two volumes in 1915. This facsimile reproduces the latter version with Jane's final amendments.
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JELLICOE John Rushworth
Autograph Letter signed. A.L.s FROM EARL JELLICOE
4pp notelet (two pages blank), measuring 7.0 x 4.5 ins (approx. 18.0 x 11.5 cms), on blind-embossed Admiralty stationery, dated 14 January 1909, last (blank) page lightly dusty else a near fine copy. THE ENTIRE LETTER IS WRITTEN, DATED AND SIGNED IN JELLICOE'S HAND. Jellicoe writes to one 'Mr. Trill', evidently an old shipmate from HMS Ramillies. 'I was very glad to hear from you that you are well and strong. Long may you remain so. I wish we could have the Ramillies commission over again. I am very glad that your boy is coming to Portsmouth. I hope it will be managed all right. I am glad to say that Lady Jellicoe and I are both very well. I hope some day at Portsmouth we may come across you, but I am much tied to the office here. I would sooner be fitting out nets at sea'. John Rushworth Jellicoe, Admiral of the Fleet Earl Jellicoe (1859-1935) commanded the Grand Fleet at Jutland. He was appointed to HMS Ramillies, new flagship of the Mediterranean Fleet, which he commanded from 1893-7 (probably the period referred to in the letter). He later served as First Sea Lord and was raised to the peerage in 1925 as 1st Earl Jellicoe. AUTOGRAPH MATERIAL BY JELLICOE IS EXTREMELY SCARCE.
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