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History Of The British Expedition To Egypt; To Which Is Subjoined A Sketch Of The Present State Of That Country And Its Means Of Defence; Illustrated With Maps And Portraits of Sir Ralph Abercromby
de Wilson, Robert Thomas
- Usado
- Estado
- Contemporary full brown calf slight front cover abrasion at lower left margin. Near fine
- Librería
-
ardsley, New York, United States
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London: T. Egerton, 1803. Second edition. leather_bound. Contemporary full brown calf slight front cover abrasion at lower left margin. Near fine. (xxi) 387 pages. 27 x 21.5 cm, engraved portrait, two folding tables, three folding maps, one colored in outline. Half title. Sidney Smith in a contemporary review, noted (Edinburgh Review), "The best of the English accounts is certainly that of Robert Wilson....'The narrative is extremely full and very entertaining." [see: ALLIBONE, Vol.III, p.2782]. As a member of Parliament, Wilson pressed to end the practice of corporeal punishment of soldiers, common at the time. Contents Of The Appendix. Action during the Napoleonic Wars. Interior contents fresh and clean. Raised bands, red leather spine label lettered in gilt. Tiny faded signature title page head.
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 23072
- Título
- History Of The British Expedition To Egypt; To Which Is Subjoined A Sketch Of The Present State Of That Country And Its Means Of Defence; Illustrated With Maps And Portraits of Sir Ralph Abercromby
- Autor
- Wilson, Robert Thomas
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Leather_bound
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Contemporary full brown calf slight front cover abrasion at lower left margin. Near fine
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- Second edition
- Editorial
- T. Egerton
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1803
- Palabras clave
- Middle East
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Travel; Military History;
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Royoung bookseller, Inc.
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ardsley, New York
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- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
