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Scenery of the Rhine, Belgium and Holland, from drawings by Captn. Batty, of the Grenadier Guards F.R.S. Member of the Imperial Russian Order of St Anne.
de Batty, Captain Robert
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Robert Jennings. London. 1826. First edition, Large Paper. Engraved title. Dedication to the Countess of Pembroke, 60 tissue guarded engraved plates with accompanying text, as indexed, vignette. Half calf, marbled boards. Spine in six compartments with raised bands, gilt lettering and motifs. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Marbled endpapers. Light variable foxing. Spotting to engraved title page. A handsome copy with historic provenance.
Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Batty (1789-1848) army officer and artist Batty compiled books illustrated with plates etched by himself. He served in the Peninsular War, in the Duke of Wellington's 1815 Campaign, at Waterloo, where he was injured in the thigh. "Following Wellington's victory, Batty entered Paris with the 3rd battalion on 7 July, having en route been at the storming of the fortress of Péronne on 26 June. Three days later, he became a lieutenant and captain in the first guards. He served in the army of occupation in France." He was elected FRS in 1822. "Batty acted as Lieutenant-General Sir William Clinton's aide-de-camp with the 1826–7 expedition to Portugal in support of the young Portuguese queen against Spanish-backed rebels." ODNB.
Provenance: Bookplate of Gerald and Carola Lenanton, Bride Hall to fep.
Sir Gerald Roy Fay Lenanton (1896-1952). Bride Hall became the Special Operations Eexecutive secret weapons research 'Station VI' during WW2
Oman, Carola Mary Anima (1897-1978) Historian and novelist. Daughter of the military historian Sir Charles William Chadwick Oman (1860–1946). She married Gerald Lenanton in 1922.
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- Paul Haynes Rare Books
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- Título
- Scenery of the Rhine, Belgium and Holland, from drawings by Captn. Batty, of the Grenadier Guards F.R.S. Member of the Imperial Russian Order of St Anne.
- Autor
- Batty, Captain Robert
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Half calf, marbled boards.
- Estado del libro
- Usado - See item description
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Robert Jennings
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1826
- Tamaño
- 4to
- Peso
- 0.00 libras
- Palabras clave
- Bookplate, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Europe, Travel, Peninsula War, Duke of Wellington, Napoleon
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Travel and Exploration; Military History; Provenance, Bookplates and Associations; Fine Bindings; Germany;
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Sobre Paul Haynes Rare Books
Paul Haynes has been an antiquarian bookseller since 1978. Based in Hay on Wye, he travels worldwide to buy and sell rare and old books. A member of the ABA, ILAB and PBFA. Paul Haynes Rare Books offers both antiquarian and scarce books in all subjects, with something of a bias towards the owner's passion for Travel and Exploration.
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- 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...
- 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...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- 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...
- 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....
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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