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HAMILTON'S CAMPAIGN WITH MOORE AND WELLINGTON DURING THE PENINSULAR WAR; original and compiled, published for the author
de Hamilton, Anthony
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good-
- Librería
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Sobre este artículo
Troy, NY: Prescott & Wilson. Very Good-. 1847. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 163 pages; Lacks ffep, "S. 2" written on first blank, otherwise unmarked and complete in original brown cloth binding with decorative blindstamping to both boards. Cloth chipped along spine, corners rubbed through. Pages toned, some light scattered foxing. OCLC 1255871190 Anthony Hamilton was a sergeant in the 43rd Light Infantry, part of the famous British Light Division. During his time with the regiment, he participated in most of the major battles and sieges of the Peninsular War. He was there at Vimiero, Corunna, and Oporto; he was wounded at Talavera and the siege of Badajoz and eventually was captured by the French at San Sebastian during the battles of the Pyrenees in 1813. He was there at Fuentes d'Orno, when the Light Division made its famous retreat across the plains, surrounded by hordes of French cavalry. Sergeant Hamilton was also part of the "forlorn hope" at the siege of Badajoz. .
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- Librería
- Antiquarian Book Shop
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 43187
- Título
- HAMILTON'S CAMPAIGN WITH MOORE AND WELLINGTON DURING THE PENINSULAR WAR; original and compiled, published for the author
- Autor
- Hamilton, Anthony
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good-
- Edición
- First Edition Thus
- Editorial
- Prescott & Wilson
- Lugar de publicación
- Troy, NY
- Fecha de publicación
- 1847
- Tamaño
- 12mo.
- Peso
- 0.00 libras
- Palabras clave
- Printing in Troy NY, Peninsular War, Military Campaign Memoirs
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Americana and American History; 19th Century;
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- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
