History of the War in the Peninsula and in the South of France from the year 1807 to the year 1814 6 Volumes Complete Set

London: John Murray/Thomas and William Boone, 1828-1840. 1st Edition. 3/4 calf with marbled boards. All volumes Very Good throughout boards/leather lightly scuffed and rubbed. 6 volumes 8vo. b&w maps Complete set in 6 volumes of Napier's Peninsular War, published between the years 1828-1840, first volume published by John Murray, volumes 2-6 by Thomas and William Boone; all volumes 3/4 maroon calf with 6 compartments to spine (2 black title labels with gilt titling, 4 gilt devices), marbled boards, marbled endpapers and text block; includes numerous full-page plates, being maps illustrating key battle moments and strategies; also includes substantial reference appendices; to foot of title page vol 5 reads 'to which are prefixed answers to some attacks in Robinson's Life of Picton, and in The Quarterly Review; with counter-remarks to Mr. Dudley Montagu Perceval's remarksupon some passages in Colonel Napier's fourth volume of The History of the Peninsular War', and similar to vol 6; vol 1 530pp with 96pp appendices, 8 plates; vol 2 467pp (67) 8 plates; vol 3 564pp (76) 12 plates; vol 4 479pp (110) 9 plates; vol 5 581pp (41) 8 plates; vol 6 688pp (22) 10 plates; all volumes with foxing to endpapers and prelims (mild-medium), offset from maps, shelfwear to boards, o.w. Very Good throughout; leather scuffed (and with occasional minor loss) to corners and to head and tail of spine, and along hinges; leather a little tanned to spines.