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Good HC, no DJ. Brown cloth over boards, covers blind stamped with floral designs and scroll work; spine gilt stamped with tiles and martial designs. Clean, square covers and spine; lightly scuffed; front cover has narrow, light color, damp stain across upper portion; rubbed at spine ends with some chipping, light fraying; tightly bound; clean interior with occasional foxing; some age darkening on some text pages; all leaves remain supple; front fold-out, color map of 'Seat of War' (broad overview of Black Seam Russia, Danube, Turkey) with 'Siege Operations before Sevastopol' inset is intact and in Very Good condition; front fold-out engraving of Sevastopol bombardment in intact in Good condition with closed tear at one fold; lacking rear fold-out color map; all 16 full page engravings are present. 8vo, 181 pp + 4 pp military terms glossary + 3 pp adverts. Cf, OCLC #445475.

New York: J.G. Wells, 1856. First American edition. With large folding hand-colored maps and another folding map of Sebastopol, 16 full-page engravings. ix, 180,[ 4, military terms],[ 3, ads] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original brown cloth, black new cloth spine, else very good. First American edition. With large folding hand-colored maps and another folding map of Sebastopol, 16 full-page engravings. ix, 180,[ 4, military terms],[ 3, ads] pp. 1 vols. 8vo.

1856 1ed Sebastopol Russian War CRIMEA Color MAP RUSSIA Battle Military Russell
A rare, 1st edition of William Howard Russell's account of the Crimean War. Russell was an Irish reporter for the London Times, known to be one of the first 19th-century war correspondents who made his name known for covering the Siege of Sevastopol.

This 1856 printing of 'Complete History of the Russian War' features impressive, folding color maps including the famous 'Siege Operations of Sebastopol', which is often known to be extracted from this work. It also includes double-page engravings of battle scenes.

Item number: #14148
Price: $750
RUSSELL, William Howard
Complete History of the Russian War, from its commencement to its close, giving a graphic picture [o]f the great drama of war, embracing a superb map of the seat of war and a magnificent engraving of the bombardment and fall of Sebastopol, showing the attack and capture of the Malakoff, assault on the Redan, and fall of Sebastopol,
New York: John G. Wells,… Read More