Wellington & Waterloo. With an Introduction by Field-Marshal Wolseley. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN HALF CALF
by GRIFFITHS Major Arthur
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Thakeham, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Newnes,, 1898. Roy. 4to., First Edition, with fine coloured portrait frontispiece and very numerous photographs (many full-page) in the text; brown half calf, green boards, gilt lettering panels from original green cloth mounted on upper board and backstrip, red sprinkled edges, brown endpapers, a very good, bright, clean copy. With a small number of relevant cuttings loosely inserted. Published in the 'Navy and Army Illustrated' Library. An attractive copy of a profusely illustrated account. Sandler 1529.
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- Bookseller
- Island Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18936
- Title
- Wellington & Waterloo. With an Introduction by Field-Marshal Wolseley. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN HALF CALF
- Author
- GRIFFITHS Major Arthur
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Newnes,
- Date Published
- 1898
- Keywords
- military, napoleon, napoleonic, wellington, waterloo, arthur griffiths
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