Publicado por James Blackwood & Co., 1111
Librería: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, Reino Unido
Condición: Fair. No Edition Remarks. 444 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Prize plates stuck to front pastedown and endpaper. Slight cracking to hinges, with exposed netting, pages are loose. Pages and illustrations have light tanning and foxing throughout. Two colour illustrations inserted to front free endpaper. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Medium crushing to spine ends causing fraying to cloth. Wear marks overall.
Publicado por James Blackwood
Librería: kellow books, Chipping norton, Reino Unido
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Undated but circa 1880 444 pageswith numerous engravings either within the text or with plates 2 pages slightly loose ow contents near fine Boards vg condition spine slightly rubbed.
Cloth. Condición: Very Good. None stated Ilustrador. A comprehensive biography on the life of The Duke of Wellington, written by Colonel John Montmorency Tucker. In publishers original binding. With publisher's advertisements to the rear of the work.This illustrated work covers the life and death of Arthur Wellesley, the first Duke of Wellington. This includes extensive details regarding his style of warfare and his superiority in battles of the time. Tucker also provides insight into the Duke's personal life, covering his marriage in 1806. With vignette engravings throughout. Undated; dated from copies held on Jisc. Bookseller stamp of 'Newman Bookseller Reading' on rear inside cover. In original publishers binding. Externally, generally smart, lightly rubbed in places. Slightly bumped, mainly to extremities. The occasional mark to boards. Age toning and offsetting to endpapers. Mark on front inside cover where bookplate has been removed. Remnants of bookplate on front inside cover. Slight foxing to endpapers. Bookseller stamp on rear inside cover. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Occasional foxing, mainly to front and rear. Very Good. book.
Publicado por Willoughby & Co., 1846
Librería: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Good. Full red embossed leather. Minor tanning/shelf wear. Pages/boards clean, binding sturdy.
Publicado por James Blackwood, 1111
Librería: Strawberry Hill Books, Rotherfield, East Sussex, Reino Unido
Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No Dust Jacket. Believed 1st. pp VIII, 444. Believed 1st printing. With numerous engravings. Published circa 1880. Toning to end papers.
Publicado por James Blackwood and Co
Librería: Codex Books, York, Reino Unido
Hardcover. Condición: Good. The Life of the Duke of Wellington;Compiled from Despatches and Other Authentic Sources and Original Documents by Colonel John Montmorency Tucker, Published by James Blackwood & Co., Printed by Dunn and Wright, Hardback,has fading to covers and spine,with wear to edges of cover,wear and tear to head and tail of spine, Back cover fly-leaf page has been torn out,all other pages appear present, Pages are yellowing, All illustrations appear present,but no list to confer with,yellowing to illustrations, On front cover fly-leaf page there is a hard to read message written in fading Fountain Pen Ink,
Cloth. Condición: Good. Not Stated Ilustrador. A smart copy of this illustrated biography of British statesman, Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington. Illustrated with a frontispiece, two folding plates, and many in-text images. Collated complete. The life of Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, a British statesman, soldier, and Tory politician considered one of the leading military and political figures of nineteenth century Britain, who served twice as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Written by Colonel John Montmorency Tucker, a Welsh solder who saw action in the Peninsular Campaign and at Waterloo, and wrote popular biographies on Wellington and Nelson. In the original full red cloth binding. Externally, sound with rubbing and light bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. Small splits in the cloth at the head and tail of the spine as well as the corners of the boards resulting in minor fraying. Hinges starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot or handling mark. Good. book.
Cloth. Condición: Very Good. None Ilustrador. A biographical work on the prominent figure in military history, Arthur Wellesley, The Duke of Wellington. Illustrated, with a frontispiece and many vignettes. Written by Colonel John Montmorency Tucker, a Captain in the 27th Inniskilling regiment of foot. He served throughout the Peninsular campaign in Easter Spain and fought in Alcoy, Alfara, Viar and Castalla. He was injured at Waterloo. This biography is on Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington. Wellington was one of the leading military and political figures of 19th century Britain. He defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo which put him in the first rank of Britain's military heroes. In a full cloth binding with gilt stamping to the spine.Externally, generally smart. Small patches of light rubbing to the joints and ot the head and tail of spine. Minor bumping to the extremities and to the head and tail of spine. Prior owner's inscription to the title page. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright. Spotting to foredge. Instances of scattered spots found to pages. Very Good. book.
Cloth. Condición: Very Good Indeed. Not Stated Ilustrador. A smart biography of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, written by Montmorency Tucker and illustrated throughout. Detailing from the Duke's birth and education until his death and funeral, covering his illustrious career.Arthur Wellesley, the first Duke of Wellington, was a military leader and a leading political figure who served twice as Prime Minister in nineteenth century England. The Duke of Wellington defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo during the Napoleonic Wars, which ended in 1815. His style of warfare was defensive, and he is still regarded as one of the greatest commanders of all time, with his tactics still in place at military academies worldwide.Written by James Montmorency Tucker.Illustrated with vignette engravings throughout.Undated; dated from copies held on Jisc. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally generally smart; a little bumped to the extremities and the head and tail of the spine. Internally, a slight strain to the front hinge, otherwise firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed. book.
Publicado por Published by Willoughby and Co, London, 1846
Original o primera edición
, viii, 446 pages, frontispiece and 2 folding plates, illustrated throughout with engravings First Edition , cover is lightly marked, edges and corners of book are rubbed including head and tail of spine, frontispiece foxed but pages are mostly clean, book in good condition , blind stamped red cloth binding with gilt title and decoration on the spine , small quarto, 23cm x 15cm Hardback ISBN: