The Life of Arthur Vandeleur
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: James Nisbet & Company, 1863. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo, red cloth boards with gilt titles on spine and vignette of the Royal Artillery symbols on front board. 303pp with portrait frontispiece. Gift dedication handwritten on front endpaper, dated 1865, and previous owner’s name on title page. Some foxing, particularly to front, but generally very clean. Corners a little bumped. An account of the life of an Irish army officer, who served in the Crimea, from the cradle to his early grave.
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- Bookseller
- Bird's Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2033
- Title
- The Life of Arthur Vandeleur
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- James Nisbet & Company
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1863
- Keywords
- crimea, british army, 19th century army, christian soldier, irish soldier
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military History; Biography; Historical & Antiquity;
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- 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....