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Narrative of the Conquest of Finland by the Russians, in the years 1808. From an unpublished Work by a Russian Officer of Rank. Edited by Gen. Monteith.
by [SUCHTELEN, Paul van]
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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London, London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, Lionel Booth, 1854. 8vo. Near-contemporary Eton school prize binding of tan polished calf, spine with raised bands, ornamented in gilt, black morocco lettering-pice, boards with gilt double-fillets, marbled endpapers; pp. viii, 245, very large (70 x 70 cm) folding lithographic Finland map at rear; only light wear to extremities, lower cover with scratches, light offsetting from endpapers, map a little spotted and with two old repairs; a very good copy with Eton presentation inscription on verso of front fly-leaf, dated 1864. First published in Saint Petersburg in French (1827), this is the very rare first edition in English. The editor of the first edition wrote 'The following pages were given to me by the Author, a Russian officer of rank, since diceased. The work was never published, only 250 copies having been printed for distribition among the Author's friends' (title-verso). - We currently stock the 1827 French language edition, printed in Saint Petersburg.
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- Bookseller
- Henry Sotheran Ltd.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2110885
- Title
- Narrative of the Conquest of Finland by the Russians, in the years 1808. From an unpublished Work by a Russian Officer of Rank. Edited by Gen. Monteith.
- Author
- [SUCHTELEN, Paul van]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
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Henry Sotheran Ltd.
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London, London
About Henry Sotheran Ltd.
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Glossary
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Fly-Leaf
- ...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
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