Universal naval history, comprising the naval operations of the principal maritime nations of the world, from the earliest period to the present time ... ... by W. Croome, and other eminent artists
Publisher: H.E. Robins & Co.
Published: 1850 (copy shown 1851)
Number of pages: 308
Description: Dark red leather at spine and corners with a a mottled black, cream and green printed paper to boards. llustrated with 300 images. Text includes sketches of  "sea battles, remarkable adventures, ship wrecks and perilous voyages". Begins with Noah's ark and ends with naval construction. Thirty-eight chapters and 308 pages