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Napoleon and Iberia: The Twin Sieges of Ciudad Rodrigo and Almeida, 1810
by Horward, Donald D
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0813007933
- ISBN 13
- 9780813007939
- Seller
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Beloit, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
Tallahassee: University Presses of Florida, 1984. Scarce original edition of this account of "Napoleon's ill-judged intervention in Iberia", which the author credits as the most damaging factor in Napoleon'e eventual downfall. Warmly INSCRIBED by the author to fellow historian and VMI professor Henry Bausum. Full orange cloth, black titling. Light general wear; minor waterstain to upper corner of first 20 pages, edges of jacket (not visible externally); pages edges foxed; jacket edgeworn with short closed tears and minor chipping, scratches on rear panel. Text clean; xx, 419 pages, index, glossary of military terms, bibliography, notes, maps, b/w photos & portraits.. Inscribed by the Author. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 6¼" by 9¼".
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookworks MWABA, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- u3073
- Title
- Napoleon and Iberia: The Twin Sieges of Ciudad Rodrigo and Almeida, 1810
- Author
- Horward, Donald D
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0813007933
- ISBN 13
- 9780813007939
- Publisher
- University Presses of Florida
- Place of Publication
- Tallahassee
- Date Published
- 1984
- Keywords
- Military History, Napoleonic Wars, European History, Spain
- Size
- 6¼" by 9¼"
Terms of Sale
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
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About the Seller
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
Biblio member since 2006
Beloit, Wisconsin
About Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
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