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ENGLISH BATTLES AND SIEGES IN THE PENINSULA Extracted from His Peninsular War
by NAPIER Lieut.-Gen. Sir William
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- Condition
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- Seller
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Dulverton, United Kingdom
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About This Item
John Murray, 1866. New edn. 8vo (7½ x 5 ins). Contemporary polished calf, spine elaborately gilt tooled in six compartments with morocco label, gilt ruled borders and gilt tooled board edges, marbled edges and endpapers with gilt tooled inner dentelles (corners a little bumped and scuffed - otherwise bright VG). Pp. [ii] + vii + [1] + 469 + [3] blank, no half title, illus with engraved portrait frontispiece (previous owner's 1868 gift inscription on front prelim).
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- Bookseller
- Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 137705
- Title
- ENGLISH BATTLES AND SIEGES IN THE PENINSULA Extracted from His Peninsular War
- Author
- NAPIER Lieut.-Gen. Sir William
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- John Murray, 1866
Terms of Sale
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Dulverton
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- 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...
- Edges
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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- Calf
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- New
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- Half Title
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