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Paris after Waterloo: Notes Taken at the Time and Hitherto Unpublished
by James Simpson
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
£275.00£247.50
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About This Item
Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons , 1853. First edition. Cloth. Good. 7.5" by 5" . None . First edition of this study of the Battle of Waterloo from Simpson's observations, inscribed with the author's compliments. First edition of this work of military history, sharing James Simpson's notes on the decisive Battle of Waterloo. With chapters on Antwerp, Brussels, Paris, visits to the Louvre. Including a revised edition of 'A Visit to the Flanders and the Field. Illustrated with two folding maps to rear. Inscribed 'With the author's compliments' to half title. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally sound with shelf wear, bumping to extremities of boards and spine, chipped to head and tail of spine. Spine darkened and lightly marked. Inscribed 'with the author's compliments' to half title. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 822A8
- Title
- Paris after Waterloo: Notes Taken at the Time and Hitherto Unpublished
- Author
- James Simpson
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Blackwood and Sons
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh and London
- Date Published
- 1853
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- first editions waterloo military history waterloo
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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