Major Sanderson's War: Diary of a Parliamentary Cavalry Officer by Watkinson, J. M.,Hill, P.R - 2009-02-01

The History Press. Used - Like New. 2009. Hardcover. Fine. Dust Jacket is Fine.

Paperback. Very Good.

Stroud, Gloucestershire: Spellmount Publishers, 2008. Hardcover - name and details of former owner Jean Tsushima penned on FEP. Small crease to the jacket spine foot and bumps to lower leading corners of boards, otherwise all in excellent condition. CM. Hardcover. Very Good. Used.

Spellmount. Very Good/Very Good. 2008. Hard Cover. 8vo 1862274681 Dust jacket complete, unclipped. Original cloth boards with bright gilt titling on spine. No ownership marks. Illustrated. 200 pages clean and tight. In 1919 the diary of a parliamentary cavalry officer, written on an interleaved copy of William Lilly's Merlini Anglici Ephemeris, was exhibited at the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne. It was discovered to be that of Major John Sanderson for the year 1648, an officer in Colonel Robert Lilburne's regiment of horse. This was an extremely rare find, as while Civil War memoirs were common, daily accounts were not. Spanning from 11th January to 30th December, Sanderson's diary contained 270 entries that not only recalled well-known events, but also depicted the minutiae of patrol and skirmish. Major Sanderson's War is not merely a transcript of the diary, but an analysis of the role of cavalry and the northern campaign of the Second Civil War. No… Read More

Gloucestershire, England: Spellmount, 2008. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 9x6x1.

History Pr Ltd, 2009. Hardcover. New. 192 pages. 9.50x6.50x0.75 inches.

Hardback. New. Major Sanderson's war

Spellmount. New in New dust jacket. 2008. Hardcover. New hardback copies at a reduced price; published £16.99. ; The 1648 diary of Major John Sanderson, an officer serving in Colonel Lilburne's Regiment of Horse. Sanderson was based in Northumberland. Illustrated. A revised transcript of the manuscript first published 1921. ; 192 pages .

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

UK: Spellmount Publishers Ltd, 2008. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Major John Sanderson, an officer in the parliamentary army and serving in the Regiment of Horse, recorded his daily activities on the blank pages of an almanac. This diary has survived to provide a unique insight into the life of a cavalry officer in the second Civil War. The D/W is sunned across the top and down the spine , A good, clean and tight copy..