DUMOURIEZ AND THE DEFENCE OF ENGLAND AGAINST NAPOLEON Illustrated with Numerous Portraits, Maps & Facsimiles

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Green Cloth with gilt titles and decs to spine and front board, 230 x 150 mm approx, top edge gilt, xxvii + 526 pp + 24 pp of publisher's adverts. Portrait frontis with tissue guard + 20 other illustrations and 9 maps all as called for. First Edition 1909 inscribed by the author to "The Master of Porterhouse with the compliments of the author and date Sept 21 1908" ie prior to official publication; to the free front end paper with the recipient's book plate to paste down - Adolphus William Ward and later same family book plate (Daughter and son in law - Sir John Barnes) to reverse of free end paper. Monochrome photograph of the author- pasted to the rear paste down. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Good ( tear of 13 mm approx to head, and moderate general shelf wear. Gilt to spine a little dulled, offset browning and foxing to end papers, prelims incl tissue guard and title, thereafter to exposed edges of uncut pages only. The photograph to rear has also mirrored to the free end paper. Binding sound with no other notable defects). N° de ref. del artículo 128158

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