The Reminiscences and Recollections of Captain Gronow
by Captain Gronow
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London & New York: John C. Nimmo, 1900. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 9" by 6". Joseph Grego. A lovely two volume collection of the reminiscences of this Welsh Grenadier Guards officer and writer. Rees Howell Gronow (1794-1865) was a military man before commencing an unsuccessful parliamentary career. He wrote four works of reminiscences, this being the first; it is an entertaining work and details society in London and Paris in his time. Gronow was extremely popular and immaculately dressed, and early in life completed in many duels.With a frontispiece portrait of the subject and thirty-two illustrations by Joseph Grego. Collated, complete.With a gild emblem to the front cover of each volume. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally very smart, minor bumping to the extremities. Internally firmly bound, pages bright and clean bar the occasional spot. Very Good Indeed
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 756R56
- Title
- The Reminiscences and Recollections of Captain Gronow
- Author
- Captain Gronow
- Illustrator
- Joseph Grego
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John C. Nimmo
- Place of Publication
- London & New York
- Date Published
- 1900
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- captain gronow welsh grenadier guards reminiscences welsh grenadier guards
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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