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History of the War with Russia giving Full Details of the Operations of the Allied Armies Division VI Russia and Turkey With Steel Engraved Map and Illustrations
by Tyrrell, Henry
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good-
- Seller
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About This Item
London: London Printing and Publishing Company. Very Good-. 1860s. Hardcover. England's Battles by Sea and Land; 150 pages; This fascicule volume contains pages 189-338; plus a Chronological Precis of the Events of the War and title pages for the three volume History of the War with Russia. Scattered foxing to preliminaries, otherwise contents clean and secure in original red cloth binding with decorative stamping in gilt and in blind at spine and front board. Cloth chipped at head of spine and rubbed through along rear edge of spine. Nineteenth century engraved bookplate of "Joseph Wood" with image of colonial gentleman seated reading a book under trees in his garden with stately country home in the background. Owner's signature in pencil on ffep "Joseph Wood / Febry. 1874" This volume includes numerous steel engravings and a map with tissue guards including: (1) Her Majesty Queen Victoria distributing Crimean Medals; (2) View of Malta and harbour from the heights; (3) The Queen reviewing the Guards at Buckingham Palace; (4) Zouaves at the Battle of Inkermann; (5) Map of Constantinople and the Bosphorus; (6) Portrait of Marshall Pelissier; (7) Portrait of Prince Gortschakoff; (8) Portrait of Rt. Hono. Henry Viscount Hardinge; (9) Portrait of General Sir De Lacy Evans; (10) Duke of Cambridge distributing Crimean Medals; Plus: Engraved Title Page for Volume II - French Artillary at Battle of Inkermann; Engraved Title Page for Volume III - Gov. of Kinburn Surrendering to Allies .
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- Bookseller
- Antiquarian Book Shop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 44562
- Title
- History of the War with Russia giving Full Details of the Operations of the Allied Armies Division VI Russia and Turkey With Steel Engraved Map and Illustrations
- Author
- Tyrrell, Henry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Publisher
- London Printing and Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1860s
- Size
- 4to.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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At The Antiquarian Book Shop, located in Georgetown - an historic neighborhood of Washington, D.C. we have been buying, selling & appraising rare, interesting and scholarly books in Georgetown for more than 30 years. Over those many years we have taken great pleasure from satisfying our customers' eclectic literary requirements in the shop and hope to continue in that tradition now that we have moved our operation on-line.Currently, our catalogued inventory includes about 4,000 books from the sixteenth century through the twentieth century in a variety of subject areas. Our stock comprises antiquarian books, collectible books and scholarly books, as well as a selection of antique prints and ephemera.The books listed here represent only a small portion of our total inventory. We are in the process of cataloguing the extensive holdings in our warehouse (15,000+ books) and hope to flesh out these pages over the months to come. Our new format allows us to expand & update our listings frequently. We have included images of many items listed to better convey their quality and condition.
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