WELLINGTON: THE YEARS OF THE SWORD
by Elizabeth Longford
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
This is a first edition of Wellington: The Years of the Sword, a biography of the Duke of Wellington written in 1969 by the English historian Elizabeth Longford (1906-2002). Longford was married to the Earl of Pakenham--Wellington was married to Kitty Pakenham. This gave Longford access to Wellington's private papers and letters, which makes for a richer profile of this great man. Waterloo was only the peak of an extraordinary career; this biography fills in the rest of his life, up to and including Waterloo.
This copy is in near-perfect condition. It is brown boards with bright gold lettering on the spine. 548 pages, with lots of maps and photographs. The dust jacket has minor shelfwear. There is a tiny signature on the front endpaper; other than that, the inside is perfect.
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Synopsis
First published in 2001 by Sutton Publishing. Bibliography: p. 133-134.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Louise Aird (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 520
- Title
- WELLINGTON: THE YEARS OF THE SWORD
- Author
- Elizabeth Longford
- Format/Binding
- Perfect
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harper & Row
- Place of Publication
- United States
- Date Published
- 1969
- Pages
- 548
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Waterloo
- Bookseller catalogs
- War Stories; British Society; Politics; Military History; British History; French History; Biography, Autobiography, True Stories;
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