The peninsular (29 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 202 pages, Folio. Profusely illustrated with color prints and advertisments. Minor shelfwear to DJ: light scuffing along edges, a few small tears along edges. In mylar. Tightly bound with very clean and crisp pages. No marks. Volume is in Very Good condition.…

Zustand: Good. Good condition. (Falkland Islands War 1982, military naval operations, armed merchant ships) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be…

Zustand: Very Good. 18 pages. Battyâs recollections of the Peninsular War provide vivid scenes of campaigning, hardship, and military character. Procter highlights the immediacy of the narrative and its value as a personal record of Britainâs long struggle against Napoleonic power on the Iberian Peninsula. An authentic standalon…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition thus, 1926. Illustrated with coloured maps, plates & four coloured plates of house flags and funnels. Inscription on the front free endpaper says E. M. Vincent, R. M. S. Mooltan, April, 1930. The book has some memorandum pages at the end which have not been fil…

See his entry in the Oxford DNB. Between 1816 and 1819 Hope held the post of Major General Commanding in North Britain (i.e. Commander-in-Chief in Scotland). On 9.5 x 4 cm slip of wove paper, presumably the valediction cut from a letter. In good condition, lightly aged, with the reverse bearing a thin strip of grey paper from mo…

The letter must have been written in 1855, as Fox Maule (later Earl of Dalhousie) was appointed Secretary of State for War on 8 February of that year, and Napier died on 16 September. 4pp, 16mo. Bifolium with black border. Loss to part of second leaf caused by removal from mount, resulting in loss of a few words of text, otherwi…

Zustand: Fine. June 28, 1854., 1854. Fine. - Over 75 words penned on three sides of 7 inch high by 4-3/8 inch wide stationery with an attached leaf. A crest with the letter R beneath a crown is embossed in blue at the top for the first page. Field Marshal FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan writes to a "Mr. Fullom[?]" expressing…

He receives the briefest of obituaries in the Gentleman's Magazine, July 1840: 'May 10. At Exeter, aged 81, Col. Thomas Abernethie, K.H. on the retired list of the Royal Marines.' 3pp, 4to. Bifolium. On aged and discoloured paper, with the usual damage to the second leaf from the breaking of the seal. Addressed on reverse of sec…

See his entry in the Oxford DNB. 1p, 12mo. In good condition, on recto of first leaf of bifolium, with recto of the second bearing remains of the red wafer. Folded twice for postage. Good firm signature, 'Vivian'. He has placed the name of Wylde's son 'on the Official List of Candidates for admission to the Royal Military Academ…

1p., 4to. Bifolium. In good condition, on aged paper. Addressed on reverse of second leaf to 'Mr. Danl. Flexney | Westborne Place | Bayswater | near London', with two postmarks in red ink, one round and the other oval (the second in two parts), both giving year 1818. Docketed and with the following note above the text of the let…

4to. pp. 316; illustrations, 3 folding plans. Publisher's cloth. Bound without the preliminary adverts but with each of the monthly contents pages. Only one annual volume is listed on Worldcat, that for 1924 held by the National Railway Museum, York. A scarce company magazine containing company news, general articles on railways…

4to. pp. 354; illustrations, large coloured folding map. Publisher's cloth. Bound without the preliminary adverts but with each of the monthly contents pages. Only one annual volume is listed on Worldcat, that for 1924 held by the National Railway Museum, York. A scarce company magazine containing company news, general articles…

4to. pp. 470; illustrations, 3 folding plans. Publisher's cloth. Bound with some of the preliminary adverts and with each of the monthly contents pages. Only one annual volume is listed on Worldcat, that for 1924 held by the National Railway Museum, York. A scarce company magazine containing company news, general articles on rai…

Sibbald was in Ceylon between 1818 and 1833. There is no indication that any of these four items have been published. One: 'The Origin of the Kandelay Tank'. 8pp., foolscap 8vo. On two bifoliums of paper with Gater watermark dated 1827. In good condition, on aged paper. Begins: 'In the Eastern country there was a King of the rac…

One of the great figures in world history. See his entries in Encyclopaedia Britannica and the Oxford DNB. On one side of piece of laid paper rougly 11 cm squarer, with partial watermark 'J G'. In fair condition, lightly aged and creased, with traces of mount on blank reverse. Folded twice. Reads: 'London March 7 1842 / F M The…

One of the great figures of world history. On 12 x 8 cm front panel from an envelope. In fair condition, lightly aged, with a couple of tiny pin holes (far from signature). Set out by the Duke's distinctive forward-sloping handwriting in the customary way, with red free frank postmark. Reads: 'London July ninth 1830 / W. H. Cox…

4pp, 12mo. Bifolium. In good condition, on lightly-aged paper, with minor traces of tape from mount adhering along one edge. Endorsed 'Genl. Wm. Napier'. On wove paper with watermark 'CANSELL | 1830'. The letter - written with energy and some resentment - refers to Admiral Sir William Parker (1781-1866), who was made a Knight Co…

1p, 4to. In fair condition, on aged and somewhat brittle paper, with unobtrusive repair to one corner. Folded three times. Certainly not in Wellington's distinctive hand. Reads: 'The Duke of Wellington presents his Compliments to Mr: Briggs and begs to acquaint him that he is going out of Town this night. / But he will be happy…

See his entry in the Oxford DNB, which states that he 'was after Wellington the most respected soldier of his time in Britain, whose opinion carried immense weight both at home and abroad and not only on military matters'. 2pp, 12mo. In fair condition, lightly aged, with slight creasing at head. Reads: 'Sir George Murray has to…

Four interesting Peninsular War items, from a collection of Beresford material. In 1813 the Duke of Wellington described Beresford as 'the ablest man I have yet seen in the army'. See his entry in the Oxford DNB. The four items are in good condition, lightly aged and worn (but see descriptions of Items One and Three), and folded…

Four pages, 4to, one page over-written, sl. stained and aged, text complete apart from minor loss with seal, and legible. His first two pages relate to family matters, including (perhaps) significant references to "Elizabeth" - James Campbell had a daughter called but he reflects on "the present state of things" including inform…

30pp., 4to. On seven bifoliums and one single leaf, the bioliums stitched to one another. With several watermarks of J. Whatman, Turkey Mill, all dated to 1844. In good condition, on lightly aged and worn paper. Sibbald is not named, but the item is from his papers, and in his hand. Sibbald was in Ceylon between 1818 and 1833. T…

Coimbra, 7 October 1810, 8 P.M. Brigadier-General Nicholas Trant (1769-1839) led Portuguese irregular troops in several actions during the Peninsular War. His best known exploits were the recapture of Coimbra from the French in October 1810 and the successful defense of the line of the Mondego River in March 1811. Napier called…

Leather Bound. Zustand: New. Language: English. Language: English. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine len…