History of the War in the Peninsula and in the South of France from A.D. 1807 to A.D. 1814. In Five Volumes
by Napier, Major-General Sir W. F. P
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- very good
- first
- Condition
- very good
- Seller
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Redfield, 1856. Undetermined. very good. 1st. 550;525;558;521;506pp. + 4pp. (publisher's ads)pp. Five volumes small octavo (approximately 19.2cm tall) in quarter leather with gilt spines, marbled boards with matching endpapers and marbled edges with 5 engraved portrait frontispieces, and numerous plans of battles. A clean copy in an attractive binding with only minor shelf wear. A very good to fine copy. A nice early edition in a very attractive binding of this early classic. 1856
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- Bookseller
- Aquila Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 106066
- Title
- History of the War in the Peninsula and in the South of France from A.D. 1807 to A.D. 1814. In Five Volumes
- Author
- Napier, Major-General Sir W. F. P
- Format/Binding
- Undetermined
- Book Condition
- Used - very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Redfield
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1856
- Keywords
- Napoleon
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Shelf Wear
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- Octavo
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- Fine
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...