The Naval and Military Exploits Which Have Distinguished the Reign of George the Third: Accurately Described, and Methodically Arranged
de Jehoshaphat Aspin
- Usado
- very good
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good
- Librería
-
Neenah, Wisconsin, United States
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Sobre este artículo
Few scratches on hinge, slight discoloration of cover, mild age-browning of pages, Very little foxing. Five raised bands on spine, title, author and date gilt stamped in compartments. Aspin's classic, highly specific, detailed, interesting and actually quite readable accounts of naval and military campaigns and encounters with France, Spain, Native Americans, the new United States of America during the American Revolution, wars in India, as well as conflicts with Holland, Cuba, Napoleon, the storming of Algiers and the freeing of Christian slaves, etc.. Many coloured (aquatint) plates. 3 Page edges gilded. 784 pages. A rare and handsomely bound little book in Very Good condition.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Setton Book Collection (US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 109
- Título
- The Naval and Military Exploits Which Have Distinguished the Reign of George the Third
- Autor
- Jehoshaphat Aspin
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Full leather, marbled boards; 5 raised bands on spine; Gilt lines on front edges of boards, gilt dentelles on inside edges of fr
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Samuel Leigh
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1820
- Peso
- 0.00 libras
- Palabras clave
- British, American, 18th/19th Century Military, Naval, Colonial History
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Antiquarian Raties;
- Size
- 14.5 cm x 10 cm x 4.5 cm
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Setton Book Collection
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Sobre el vendedor
Setton Book Collection
Miembro de Biblio desde 2019
Neenah, Wisconsin
Sobre Setton Book Collection
European history, with a loose focus on the late medieval/early Renaissance period, including the Crusades; some first or contemporary editions from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries; some scholarly works in English, French, German, Italian, Modern Greek, Catalan, Russian.Some works from the libraries of Reeve Shley at Ripplebrook; John L. La Monte; Kenneth M. Setton; Howard Ellison Whitney; Wilhelmina, Duchess of Cleveland; Washington Shirley, 9th Earl Ferrers, Joseph Harrison Brazier; Duke Georg Alexander of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.Also some exotic Americana and other eclectic gems that have serendipitously popped up over the years."I just wanted to say that the service and quality of the book received from 'Setton Book Collection' was exceptional. I am very pleased with the book: A Narrative of the Conversion and Death of Count Struensee. 5 star service all the way.Best Regards,Pete,London, England13 October 2020
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