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Historic, Military, and Naval Anecdotes, of personal valour, bravery and particular incidents which occurred to the armies of Great Britain and her Allies, in the long-contested War, terminating with the Battle of Waterloo
by ORME Edward 1775-1848
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
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About This Item
London: Bond Street, Corner of Brook Street.: Edward Orme, 1819. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall. J.A. Atkinson, William Heath, F.J. Manskirch, and others. WITH FORTY STUNNING HAND COLOURED AQUATINTS First edition, 1819, a scarce tall paper copy, in half maroon morocco over contemporary boards, some blind tooling. Spine, raised bands, gilt tooling & titles. Internally, frontis, [2], [2] subscribers, 94 pp, [4], 40 hand coloured aquatints (with guards) of the English forces in action, entirely uncut, original publishers blue printed paper title to fpd, early newspaper clippings tipped to ffep causing some miss-creasing. Plates dated 1815-18, text block watermarked J Whatman 1812 & 16, title dated 1819, contemporary ink inscription to tp ( John Smithwick?). This issue of the book in Abbey's presumed earliest state, with a date on the title page, with page numbering extending only to 94. (361*282 mm). (Abbey Life 376. Tooley p182-3)
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- Title
- Historic, Military, and Naval Anecdotes, of personal valour, bravery and particular incidents which occurred to the armies of Great Britain and her Allies, in the long-contested War, terminating with the Battle of Waterloo
- Author
- ORME Edward 1775-1848
- Illustrator
- J.A. Atkinson, William Heath, F.J. Manskirch, and others
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Edward Orme
- Place of Publication
- London: Bond Street, Corner of Brook Street.
- Date Published
- 1819
- Size
- Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" t
- Weight
- 6.17 lbs
- Keywords
- military coloured illustration French Army waterloo
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- Military; Illustrations and more;
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