The Military Adventures of Johnny Newcome, with an Account of…

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The Military Adventures of Johnny Newcome, with an Account of his Campaign on the Peninsula, and in Pall Mall.

London: Patrick Martin, 1816. Full calf, 9 inches tall. A splendid later full calf with gilt raised bands, ornate gilt panels and twin labels. Gilt dentelles and top edge. With 15 full page hand-coloured aquatints, as called for. With its felt lined buckram slip case. Predating Mitford's 'Adventures of Johnny Newcombe in the Navy' this hilarious satire presents our hero as he begins his military career on dry land. We witness his experiences in Pall Mall and then onto The Peninsula War in which he helps repel the invading French forces of Napoleon.

Book ID: 6169
Categories: Aquatints, Colour Plates, Full Calf, Humour, Military, Napoleon, R, Satire, Wellington
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