Narrative of the most remarkable events which occurred in an near leipzig, immediately before, during, and subsequent to, the sanguinary series of engagements between The Allied Armies and the French, from the 14th to the 19th october, 1813
by SHOBERL, Frederic
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About This Item
London: Printed for R. Ackerman, 1814. xvi, 104, 6, [2], 4pp. With two hand-coloured engraved folding maps and two final leaves of publisher's advertisements. Uncut in original publisher's printed buff wrappers. A trifle rubbed and creased. Internally clean and crisp. A crisp copy in original state of the eighth edition, printed in the same year as the first, of English journalist Frederic Shoberl's (1775-1853) account of the Battle of Leipzig in which Coalition armies of Austria, Prussia, Sweden, and Russia, decisively defeated the Grande Armee of Napoleon Bonaparte. . Eighth edition. 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- Antiquates Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- AQ28085
- Title
- Narrative of the most remarkable events which occurred in an near leipzig, immediately before, during, and subsequent to, the sanguinary series of engagements between The Allied Armies and the French, from the 14th to the 19th october, 1813
- Author
- SHOBERL, Frederic
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- Eighth edition
- Publisher
- Printed for R. Ackerman
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1814
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- Military History
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Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
We have a countryside bookshop in Wareham; we also regularly issue catalogues - do ask if you would like to be added to our mailing list - and frequently exhibit at regional and national book fairs in London, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Oxford, and York.
We also offer a valuation service (for either insurance or probate purposes), as well as advice on library development.
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Wareham, Dorset
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