Wellington

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  • WELL ILLUSTRATED EDITION IN VERY NEAT VICTORIAN FULL CALF
    History of the War in the Peninsula and in the south of France, from the Year 1807 to the Year 1814. by NAPIER, Major-General Sir W.F.P.
    NAPIER, Major-General Sir W.F.P.
    History of the War in the Peninsula and in the south of France, from the Year 1807 to the Year 1814.

    London: Thomas and William Boone, 1853. 6 volume set, 7 3/4 inches tall. A very neat Victorian full calf by T. Hatchard with gilt raised bands, twin labels and handsome gilt tooling to the panels. Triple blind fillets and corner tools frame the boards. Red speckled edges. Embellished with 55 full page engraved maps and battle plans. A fine set of one of the most celebrated works on the battles on the Iberian Peninsular during the Napoleonic Wars fought between the ultimately successful forces of Great Britain, Spain and Portugal against the invading and occupying forces of the First French Empire.

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  • FINE COLOUR PLATES IN SPLENDID FULL CALF
    The Military Adventures of Johnny Newcome, with an Account of his Campaign on the Peninsula, and in Pall Mall. by ROBERTS, Col. D.. ROWLANDSON, Thomas (Sketches by).
    ROBERTS, Col. D.. ROWLANDSON, Thomas (Sketches by).
    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.

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