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The History of the War with Russia: Giving Full Details of the Operations of the Allied Armies
by Henry Tyrrell
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Only
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : The London Printing and Publishing Company, 1855-1858. First edition. Leather. Good Only. 11" by 7.5". Not Stated. A complete three volume set of The History of the War with Russia, illustrated throughout. A complete three volume set, across two books, with the second and third volumes in one book. The History of the War with Russia: Giving Full Details of the Operations of the Allied Armies by Henry Tyrrell is an extensive history of Europe. With a chronological table of events of the war to volume one. Each volume has a frontispiece and a vignette title page. With thirty-two plates to volume one, sixteen of seventeen plates to volume two with the plate of Capture of the Malakhoff facing page 253 missing. Nine of eleven plates present to volume three with the plates of the View of Balaklava and Admiral Lyons missing.Collated. In half calf with marbled boards. Externally, sound with marks and fading to the boards. Rubbing to the extremities, joints and spine. Rear hinge of vol 2 is starting but remains firm. Internally, generally firmly bound with generally bright pages with scattered spots throughout the volumes. Good Only
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 848B33
- Title
- The History of the War with Russia: Giving Full Details of the Operations of the Allied Armies
- Author
- Henry Tyrrell
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Only
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The London Printing and Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1855-1858
- Size
- 11" by 7.5"
- Keywords
- The History of the War with Russia: Giving Full Details of the Operations of the Allied Armies history russia armies history
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Title Page
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
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