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Wellington and Waterloo
by Major Arthur Griffiths
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
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 the spine and to the extremities. Some shelf wear rubbing to the boards. Front pastedown is ripped slightly. The front endpaper and the coloured plate is detached. Front hinge is starting. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 824W2
- Title
- Wellington and Waterloo
- Author
- Major Arthur Griffiths
- Illustrator
- Various
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Newnes, Limited.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1898
- Size
- 11.5" by 9.5"
- Keywords
- Waterloo Wellington Military History Illustrated Wellington
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BATH, Somerset
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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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