Recent Arrivals from Wool House Autographic
Recent Arrivals from Wool House Autographic
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A Full and Circumstantial Account of the Memorable Battle of Waterloo: The Second Restoration of Louis XVIII and the Deportation of Napoleon Buonaparte to the Island of St. Helena and every recent particular relative to his Conduct and Mode of Life in his Exile.
by Christopher Kelly
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- Used
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- 1816
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- Hard binding
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- 1
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Beckley, East Sussex, GBR
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A$778.88
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Quarto. 509 pp occasional mild grubbiness, short closed tears to margins, in good condition. Frontispiece, Britannia attended by British and Prussian officers (dated 1816) Vignette title page (dated 1817) 18 plates (couple with short closed tears at margins), and a folding map (linen-backed, touches of grubbiness, staining to map. all present, one or two out of sequence, but present. Full… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Narrative of the Campaign of the British Army in Spain commanded by His Excellency Lieut.-General Sir John Moore, K.B. authenticated by Official Papers and Original Letters,
by James Moore
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- Used
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- Fifth edition
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- 1809
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- Hard binding
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- 1
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Beckley, East Sussex, GBR
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A$282.34
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Quarto, 89 pp. with two folding maps; one of Spain and Portugal with the march of the British column highlighted, slightly misfolded along folds; and a map of the action near Corunna with a 7 cm closed tear along one fold. Frontispiece portrait of Sir John Moore. Contemporary ownership name to title page; 'Mary Harris(?)' The book is in a… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Subaltern
by george Robert Gleig
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- Used
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- first
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- 1825
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- Hard binding fine
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Beckley, East Sussex, GBR
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A$243.40
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Octavo, 373 pp. plus 6pp publisher's catalogue. Straight-grained, red Morocco, ruled in gilt with gilt corner decorations. Slight wear to the corners, a few small marks, and some rubbing to the edges. Spine with a slight fade. Black label with title in gilt. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. No inscriptions. The front free endpaper is slightly loose, attached to the… Read more about this item Item Price
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Twenty-Five Years in the Rifle Brigade
by William Surtees
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- Used
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- first
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- 1833
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- Hard binding
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Beckley, East Sussex, GBR
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A$730.20
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Octavo, 435 pp. Marbled, paper-covered boards, half leather, re-backed in a lighter-coloured leather with, what is possibly the original spine label. some rubbing and wear, especially at corners, but really a very nice copy of this rare title. The endpapers have possibly been renewed, but if so a very good match indeed. Former neat, owner's name to title page in… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Battle of Waterloo containing the series of accounts published by authority British and Foreign with curcumstantial details, previous, during, and after the battle from a variety of authentic and original sources, with relative official documents forming an historical record of the operations in the Campaign of the Netherlands,
by 'A Near Observer'
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- Used
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- Fifth edition
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- 1815
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- Hard binding
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Beckley, East Sussex, GBR
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A$545.22
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Octavo. cxliv pp (144 pp); Explanation (1p); Part 2 (A complete series of official accounts) 104 pp; Part III (pagination continuous) Alphabetical list of the officers killed & wounded takes pagination to 142 from the previous section. Sympathetically re-backed in leather with spine label also in leather, in six compartments with gilt title, decorations in blind and gilt date '1815'… Read more about this item Item Price
A$545.22
Typed letter signed:
by Richard Crossman
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- Used
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- No binding
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Beckley, East Sussex, GBR
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A$87.62
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Richard Howard Stafford Crossman (1907-1974) Labour politician. Rare TLS from Crossman on New Statesman headed notepaper dated 17th April 1972. Crossman was editor at the time, but on the verge of leaving. His correspondent here is Philip Dosse publisher of the magazine 'Books and Bookman' as well as several other publications. Crossman states his interest in reviewing for the magazine… Read more about this item Item Price
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Autograph manuscript review of the book 'Kruger'
by Richard Austen "Rab" Butler, Conservative politician
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- Used
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- 1972
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- No binding
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Beckley, East Sussex, GBR
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A$194.72
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Richard Austen 'Rab' Butler [1902-1982] Conservative politician, twice passed over for the leadership of his party, who later became Master Of Trinity College, Cambridge. 5 page fullscap, autograph manuscript in Butler's hand, a review of the book 'Kruger' by John Fisher published 1972. An autograph note in Butler's hand hoping that his correspondent Philip Dosse, publisher of the magazine, 'Books… Read more about this item Item Price
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Journal of a Soldier of the 71st, or Glasgow Regiment, Highland Light Infantry from 1806 to 1815
by James Todd
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- Used
- Edition
- second
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- 1819
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Beckley, East Sussex, GBR
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A$535.48
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Title, advertisement leaf, Contents. 232 pages. Original paper covered boards, new endpapers, cream paper spine. A nice, sympathetically restored copy re-using the original boards.. Mild grubbiness, else VG.
Gift inscription dated 1821 to front flyleaf. On the title page the name Capt Pococke has been added then scored through in pencil. Above the words 'sedond edition' the name Thomas Howell has… Read more about this item Item Price
A$535.48