THE 'SAILOR KING'S' COPY
A list of the officers of his majesty's royal marine forces, with the numbers of the companies stationed at each of the four head-quarters. Also, alist of the officers who have been allowed to retire upon their full pay: and a list of the reduced officers of the said forces; with an alphabetical list of the whole.
London.
Printed by S. Brooke, [1816].
8vo.
[2], 71pp predominantly printed on versos only, 83pp, [1]. Contemporary gilt-tooled red straight-grain morocco, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed, damp-stained, spine dulled. Marbled endpapers, Armorial bookplate of William Henry to FEP, ink-stamps of the Law Society of London to front blank fly-leaves, blank recto of p.6, and rear blank fly-leaf.
A well preserved, finely bound royal copy, of this 1816 army list. Containing the names of all Royal Marine officers, the majority veterans of the Napoleonic Wars.
William Henry (1765-1837), later William IV, King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. At thirteen he was sent into the Royal Navy, serving in British North America and the Caribbean. In 1798 he was made an admiral, but the rank was purely nominal. Despite repeated petitions, he was never given a command throughout the Napoleonic Wars. In 1811, he was appointed to the honorary position of Admiral of the Fleet. He would later come to be dubbed the 'sailor king'.
£ 500.00
Antiquates Ref: 27801
William Henry (1765-1837), later William IV, King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. At thirteen he was sent into the Royal Navy, serving in British North America and the Caribbean. In 1798 he was made an admiral, but the rank was purely nominal. Despite repeated petitions, he was never given a command throughout the Napoleonic Wars. In 1811, he was appointed to the honorary position of Admiral of the Fleet. He would later come to be dubbed the 'sailor king'.
