THE FIFTEEN DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE WORLD FROM MARATHON TO WATERLOO by SIR EDWARD CREASY - 1915

Hertfordshire, UK: Oracle, 1996. xv, 639pp, index. Paperback. Even toning to page edges. Reprint of the 1851 edition. . Reprint. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo.

New.

Richard Bentley and Son, 1883. Hardcover. Good. 1883. Thirty-first edition. 407 pages. No dust jacket. Fully bound brown leather. Prize plate stuck to front pastedown. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have heavy shelf wear with bumping and rubbing to edges and corners. Spine heavily worn and deteriorating. Gilt to spine is dulled but remains brighter on front.

Richard Bentley and Son, 1887. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1887. Thirty-second Edition. 407 pages. Fully bound in leather. Noticeable foxing and light tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, title pages and free endpapers. Pen inscription to second front free endpaper. Light cracking and staining to gutters but binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Macmillan, 1906. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1906. Reprinted. 407 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Contains black and white illustrated frontispiece, with other plates throughout. Plate facing page 234 is detached but still present. Textblock only remains attached to spine via rear hinge. Pages and plates are mildly tanned and foxed, but text and images remain clear. Prize plate to front pastedown. Boards have heavy shelf-wear, with visible corner bumping and noticeable scuffing to edges. Moderate scuffing and visible dark marks to spine. Moderate rubbing and scuffing overall. Noticeable black marks and water stains to front board, with larger visible water staining to rear.

Paperback. New.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.

London: Richard Bentley and Son, 1877. Hardcover. Good. Twenty eighth edition. Bound in green calf with raised bands to spine and elaborate gilt decoration and red title label. Spine has small loss to top. Crest of Christ Church Canterbury on front board in gilt. Marbled endpapers and page edges. Binding is tight. Pages are age tanned with some spotting. Inscribed to a prize winner at King's Canterbury in 1878 on inner page Very Good 1877

London: MacMillan & Co., 1900. (UK) Later printing of the thrd edition (1900) No markings, slight fading to red colour of the spine panel, faint spotting to back cover, faint spots to pages here and there,otherwsie |Very Good; no dust jacket. Red cloth, with illustration of Greek warriors, gold spine title, 407pp index..Tissue protected frontis and 6 B&W plates. (1.6 EKN HOQ 102/b1. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.