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The Martial Achievements of Great Britain and Her Allies from 1799 to 1815
by James Jenkins
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/N
- Seller
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Birsay, Orkney, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Printed for J Jenkins by L Harrison and J C Leigh, 1815 A very good copy, complete with hand coloured vignette title, hand coloured title, hand coloured dedication to the Duke of Wellington, and 51 further hand coloured aquatints. The text paper is water marked 1812; the plate watermark is generally in the gutter but is 1835 for the ones that can be distinguished. This copy has been recently rebound in half leather with marbled boards; spine with title label and raised banding with gilt ruled lines. New endpapers. The pages have not been trimmed, so some edges are quite rough and browned. There is a signature to the initial blank. Contents: vignette title - unusually with hand coloured title; title; dedication plate (with small bottom edge tear); text dedication 2pp 1814; introduction pp v-viii (v/vi with paper repair to side and bottom edge); contents list 2pp; text to vignette title 1p; 51 plates with accompanying unpaginated text of 120pp with guards. It is lacking the 2pp subscribers' list. There are a number of small repaired edge tears including an old repair to the gutter edge of Flight of Bonaparte. There is an ink mark in the margin of plate Defeat before Badajos which extends to the guard and affects the next text page. There is occasional marking - mostly to margins. Plates are bright and clean. Occasional creasing to tissue guards. An important work for the accuracy of the illustrations, drawn by a young William Heath. Please enquire if you would like to see additional images to further assess condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- E C Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 032861
- Title
- The Martial Achievements of Great Britain and Her Allies from 1799 to 1815
- Author
- James Jenkins
- Illustrator
- William Heath, T Sutherland, J Clarke, M Dubourg, D Havell
- Format/Binding
- Half-Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- N
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed for J Jenkins by L Harrison and J C Leigh
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1815
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- martial achievements of great britain; william heath; j jenkins
- Bookseller catalogs
- HISTORY;
- Size
- Folio - over 12 - 15" tall
Terms of Sale
E C Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
E C Books
Biblio member since 2011
Birsay, Orkney
About E C Books
E C Books is a small online bookselling business, specialising in pre 20th century works:natural history, science, history, and travel, aiming for rarer and more unusual books. Our largest stock area is Natural History, where we have a good range of books from the 1700-1800's, many finely illustrated. Other areas include children's books, particularly late 1800's-early 1900's - again illustrated; and literature pre 1900.When you order books from us we ensure that they are properly packed to protect condition, and we always use recorded or 'signed for' postal services for more secure delivery. Please note that we have recently moved to the beautiful Orkney Islands, where we intend to open a bookshop over the next year. Because of our location we cannot guarantee 'next day' delivery but we will get your purchase to you as quickly and safely as we can.Please note that the buyer is responsible for the payment of any tax or duty on import.
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- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- 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....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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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