Wellington & Waterloo by Griffiths, Major Arthur - 1898

London: George Newnes, 1898. The "Navy and Army Illustrated" Library. Spine cloth completely split down rear hinge and chipped at front hinge, corners lightly bumped, front gutter weak, rear endpaper creased and the odd page corner minor crease, else pp VG. Cloth. Good Minus/No Jacket. 4to.

London: Newnes, 1898. 1st edition. Near Fine. Quarto. orig. dec. cloth viii + 280pp., col. frontis., b/w pls., text ills., index, Ex-library copy with usual stamps & labels o/w VG copy

London: Newnes, 1898. 1st edition. Very Good. Quarto. orig. dec. cloth viii + 280pp., col. frontis., b/w pls., text ills., index, The ÒNavy and Army IllustratedÓ Library. An impressive volume. Neat ownership signature, lacks free end papers, hinges reinforced with cloth tape o/w very good copy in blue ornate bevelled boards with some wear & small split at head of spine

London: George Newnes, Limited., 1898. First edition. Cloth. Good. 11.5" by 9.5". Various. An illustrated first edition of Major Arthur Griffiths' military history book on Wellington and Waterloo First edition illustrated copy with original publisher's binding of Major Arthur Griffiths' Wellington and Waterloo. Part of the Navy and Army Illustrated Library intending to tell the stories of British national heroes. Griffiths details the life of the Duke of Wellington and the events of the Battle of Waterloo. Major Arthur Griffiths (1838-1908) was not only a military historian but a British military officer. He also spent some of his career as military correspondent for The Times newspaper. This illustrated history book contains one or more monochrome illustration to nearly every page, with a coloured plate in the front endpapers. Gold engraved lettering to the front board and spine.Collated, complete. Original publisher's cloth binding. Externally smart. Some minor bumping to the rear and tail of… Read More

London: George Newnes, Limited, 1898. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 11.5" by 10". None. An illustrated first edition of this book of military history on Wellington and the Battle of Waterloo. First edition. Illustrated throughout with frontispiece, and many black and white images both full-page and in-text. A record of military history centred on the Duke of Wellington, an Anglo-Irish soldier and Tory statesman who was one of the leading military and political figures of 19th-century Britain. He also served twice as prime minister of the United Kingdom. The work reviews the Battle of Waterloo which was fought on Sunday 18 June 1815, near Waterloo. A French army under the command of Napoleon was defeated by two of the armies of the Seventh Coalition. One of which was a British-led coalition under the command of the Duke of Wellington. Written by Major Arthur Griffiths, a British military officer, military historian, prison administrator and author who published more than 60 books… Read More

London: Newnes, 1898. 1st edition. Nice Copy. Quarto. orig. dec. cloth viii + 280pp., colour frontis., b/w pls., text ills., index, The ÒNavy and Army IllustratedÓ Library. An impressive volume. Nice copy in blue ornate bevelled boards with minimal wear

London: George Newnes, 1898. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 11" by 9.5". Various. A first edition account of the Duke of Wellington and the Battle of Waterloo, beautifully illustrated with a frontispiece as well as numerous text illustrations. First edition. Part of the 'Navy and Army Illustrated Library'.Prize bookplate to front pastedown, awarded to Edward Evans from the Manchester School Board in 1900.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, as well as numerous full-page and in-text illustrations. 'Wellington and Waterloo' is a historical account of the life of the Duke of Wellington, as well as The Battle of Waterloo, written by Major Arthur Griffiths. This work starts with a biographical account of Wellington's life, before going into a detailed description of the Battle of Waterloo and its other notable figures. Major Arthur Griffiths (1838-1908) was a British military officer, prison administrator, and writer. He wrote extensively about nineteenth century military conflicts, and… Read More