War In The Peninsula by Read Jan - 1977

Hardback. Very Good.

London: Faber & Faber, 1977. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Very Good hardcover in a very Good dust jacket. Jan Read's book sets theconflict in its wider historicalcontext and pays special attention to the activities of the guerillas, whose day to day attacks on the invader inflicted a terrible toll on the Frenchand did as much to achive ultimate victory as the more spectacular victories of Wellington. It is illustrated by little-known paintings and engravings, mainly from Spanish sources. 256pp including index..

London: Faber & Faber. Very Good/Very Good. 1977. Hard Cover. 8vo 0571106455 Dust jacket complete, unclipped. Original cloth boards with bright gilt titling on spine. No ownership marks. Illustrated, 256 pages clean and tight. In writing about the Peninsular War English traveller, Richard Ford, says that the military authorities 'are necessarily of three classes: and belong to the invader, the French; the invaded, the Spanish; and the deliverer, the English'. The difficulty is to strike a fair balance: most English accounts describe the war in terms of set battles between the British and the French. It was, after all, a war for the independence of Spain and Portugal and had far-reaching repercussions outside the Peninsula: notably the liberation of South America from foreign domination. Drawing upon contemporary documents and eyewitness accounts, Jan Read's book sets the conflict in its wider historical context and pays special attention to the activities of the… Read More

London: Faber and Faber, 1977. 256 pp, 8 3/4" H. B&w plates. "It was, after all, a war for the independence of Spain and Portugal and had far-reaching repercussions outside the Peninsula: notably the liberation of South America from foreign domination. Drawing upon contemporary documents and eyewitness accounts, Jan Read's book sets the conflict in its wider historical context and pays special attention to the activities of the guerillas, whose day-to-day attacks on the invader inflicted a terrible toll on the French and did as much to achieve ultimate victory as the more spectacular victories of Wellington. (A) vividly readable account, which brings to life the intrigues of the corrupt Bourbon court, the machinations of Napoleon, individual bravery on the battlefield, the horrors of a war so unforgettably depicted by Goya, and the attempts to forge a more liberal Spain." Previous owners bookplate on front paste-down, boards lightly bowed, small paper pull at top of rear end… Read More

Faber and Faber, London, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Illustrated. Acknowledgements, preface by author, list of illustrations, chronological table 1788-1824, Napoleon's marshals in Spain and Portugal (and their titles) bibliography and index. Map of Spain and Portugal on page 10 and 11. The text is illustrated with eight pages of black and white contemporary illustrations between pages 96 and 97. Orange coloured boards with black coloured titles to the back strip. Illustrated dustwrapper (wraparound) with orange and black coloured titles to the front panel and white and yellow coloured titles to the back strip. The war on the Iberian Peninsula in the late 18th and early 19th century was three-pronged: – the French invaders, the invaded – Spain and Portugal and the English who defeated (mostly) the invader. But, though most English accounts see the conflict as a series of battles between the French and the English it… Read More

Faber, 1977., 1977. 1st ed. 256p. Photos. Fine/Fine copy. First Edition. Hardback. Fine/Fine. Book.

Faber and Faber Limited. Good in Good dust jacket. 1977. Hardcover. Hardback; small wrinkle to endpaper, otherwise good in faded and creased dustjacket. ; The conflict in its wider historical context. Illustrated. ; 256 pages .

Faber and Faber, 1977-06-27. Hardcover. Good.

Faber & Faber, 1977-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 2.5381 in x 22.8426 in x 15.2284 in. Ex-library book, usual markings. Hardback with dust cover. Clean text, sound binding.

London, Faber & Faber Ltd. 1977. Original publisher's orange paper-covered boards, black title spine, pictorial dustjacket, 8vo: 256pp., illustrations, map, acknowledgements, chronological table, Napoleon's marchals in Spain and Portugal and their titles, bibliography, index. very fine copy.,