I Have Just Begun to Fight, by E Ellsberg

I Have Just Begun to Fight, The story of John Paul Jones
Commander Edward Ellsberg

Captain of a merchant ship at the age of 21, John Paul Jones defeated the British Serapis. When his ship Bon Homme Richard was sinking and his enemy ordered his surrendered, he famously replied, “I have just begun to fight” – and he won. An inspirational character.

Hardback with dust jacket in cellophane cover. Top corner of inside front flap clipped. Very good condition. Ex library copy. San Diego Library stamp on title page and on top outside edges of pages. ‘Withdrawn’ stamped on bottom outside edges. Three spots on inside front cover where library labels have been removed.

269 pages
A few black and white drawings
150 mm x 215 mm (6 in x 8.5 in)
1961? 19th printing, Dodd Mead & Co, NY