The Life of Arthur Duke of Wellington [A New Edition]
by Gleig, G. R
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good
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About This Item
London: Longmans, Green and Co, 1878. Hardcover. Very Good. Fine binding, full leather with raised bands. School prize presentations Signed by the founder, Rev. E. Burney of the "Royal Academy Gosport - aka Burney's Royal Naval Academy â a private preparatory school in Gosport for boys wishing to apply for entrance to the Royal Navy through competitive examinations for the training ship H.M.S. Britannia. Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS (1769 â 1852) was an Anglo-Irish statesman, soldier, and British Tory politician who was one of the leading military and political figures of 19th-century Britain, serving twice as prime minister of the United Kingdom. He is among the commanders who won and ended the Napoleonic Wars when the Seventh Coalition defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
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- Bookseller
- The Book House in Dinkytown (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 310975
- Title
- The Life of Arthur Duke of Wellington [A New Edition]
- Author
- Gleig, G. R
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1878
- Weight
- 1.56 lbs
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- PC
- Partially chipped (dustjacket)
- Fine Binding
- An elaborate and decorative binding, example including a leather-bound book with gilt edges, raised blind stamps, raised ribs,...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...