History of the War in the Peninsula and in the South of France from the year 1807 to the year 1814 (Complete Six Volume First Edition Set with all 55 Plates)
by Napier, W. F. P
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London: John Murray / Thomas & William Boone, 1828 Complete First Edition set, Vol I published John Murray in 1828, the rest by Thomas & William Boone between 1829 and 1840, all in uniform leather & marbled boards, no text markings, NOT ex-lib, leather cracking & chipped with loss to spine ends of II, IV & V, boards rubbed but nice, bindings solid & tight, little to no foxing (occasional to prelims), faint staining to plates Vol VI (quite faint), with the armorial bookplate of Harold Wilberforce Bell, Lieutenenat-Colonel of the Indian army & Indian Political Service, neat name & date of June, 1849 to pastedowns each volume, a nice complete First Edition set, defects as noted; 6 stout 8vos: I: xx + 530pp + Appendix (xcvi); 8 plates; II: xii + 534pp; 8 plates; III: xvi + 640pp; 12 plates; IV: xvi + 589pp + 1pp ad; 9 plates; V: (xvi), lxxxvi + 622pp; 8 plates; VI: (xiv), cvi + 710pp; 10 plates. Extra shipping charge REQUIRED for this set, particularly for priority service or for delivery outside the United States (extra charge may be SUBSTANTIAL for non-domestic shipment). First Edition. Half-Leather. Good.
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- Title
- History of the War in the Peninsula and in the South of France from the year 1807 to the year 1814 (Complete Six Volume First Edition Set with all 55 Plates)
- Author
- Napier, W. F. P
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- London: John Murray / Thomas & William Boone
- Date Published
- 1828
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Napier, W. F. P. History of the War in the Peninsula and in the South of France from the year 1807 to the year 1814 ( Complete Six Volume First Edition Set with all 55 Plates))
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