Wellington - Being an Account of the Life & Achievements of Arthur Wellesley, 1st. Duke of Wellington
by Aldington, Richard
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Almost Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Tregonebris, PENZANCE, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Heinemann, 1946. Book. Illus. by 9 Maps & 17 Illustrations. Almost Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition - Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A very clean, bright copy with no inscription or name - no foxing just a little shelf life to black cloth boards (no dust jacket) & minor rubbing to edges.With 9 black/white maps from the Campaigns in India 1799 to the battle at Waterloo in 1815 with 17 illustrations depicting various battles & portraits etc etc. 8vo 1st Edition - Reprinted Same Year Guaranteed posting 24hrs from Cornwall St 136 Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall ST136.
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- Bookseller
- Collina Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008238
- Title
- Wellington - Being an Account of the Life & Achievements of Arthur Wellesley, 1st. Duke of Wellington
- Author
- Aldington, Richard
- Illustrator
- 9 Maps & 17 Illustrations
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Almost Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition - Reprint
- Publisher
- Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1946
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- WELLINGTON, NAPOLEON,MILITARY, HISTORY, BIOGRAPHY
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Autobiography/Biography; Military/Warfare;
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About the Seller
Collina Books
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Tregonebris, PENZANCE, Cornwall
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- Cloth
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- Rubbing
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- Reprint
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