A NARRATIVE OF THE PENINSULAR CAMPAIGN 1807-1814. Its battles and seiges. Abridged from "The History of the War in the Peninsula" by Lieut. General Sir W. F. P. Napier, K. C. B. By William Dobson
by DOBSON. WILLIAM. T.; NAPIER. Lieut.-General Sir W. F. P
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Bickers & Son. London.,1889. First printing of this abriged edition. 8vo. (8.6 x 5.7 inches). Illustrated with a folding colour map and ten mono plates in "permanent photography". Finely bound in contemporary full brown pebble grained morocco. Spine with raised bands, ruled in blind. Gilt lettering. Boards with triple blind ruled borders and gilt stamped school arms in centre. All edges gilt. Inner dentelles gilt. Eton School prize label on front paste down endpaper. Some minor rubbing to extremities but overall a very good, bright copy.:
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- A NARRATIVE OF THE PENINSULAR CAMPAIGN 1807-1814. Its battles and seiges. Abridged from "The History of the War in the Peninsula" by Lieut. General Sir W. F. P. Napier, K. C. B. By William Dobson
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- DOBSON. WILLIAM. T.; NAPIER. Lieut.-General Sir W. F. P
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- Bickers & Son. London.,1889
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- Raised Band(s)
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- Gilt
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
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