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London: John Macrone, 1836. Hardcover. Good. viii, 273, xxx p. 20 cm. Cloth hardcover with blank impressing. Gilt print on spine. Corners bumped, small dents in fore-edges, spine faded. Darkened endpapers. Presentation copy signed by author in year of publication on front free endpaper. Also signed by author at top of title page in 1839. Stains to inner margins pp. 142-143, 195-198, and mark on lower corner of p. 193. A few other small spots. In general paper clean and bright. Page torn out after xxx. General George De Lacy Evans raised a force of British half-pay officers and mainly Irish volunteers to fight on behalf of Queen Christina against the usurper Don Carlos in what has become known as the Carlist Wars. Author Charles William Thompson often wrote home to his parents while serving as an ensign in the 9th Regiment, British Legion. As stated in the preface, he wrote of… Read More