1853 1st ed Duke Wellington Wellesley Napoleon Maxwell MAPS Napoleonic Wars 3v

1853 1^st ed Duke Wellington Wellesley Napoleon Maxwell MAPS Napoleonic Wars 3v

Authored by W.H. Maxwell, the ‘Life and Times of the Duke of Wellington’ is an illustrated account of the military victories of Arthur Wellesley. Known as ‘The Duke of Wellington’, Wellesley was a prominent British military leader who played an important role in the defeat of Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. Bound in five tomes, this three-volume set includes numerous exquisite engravings depicting battle scenes, maps, and portraits.

Item number: #40573

Price: $750

WILLIAM, Lieut. Col.

The Life and Times of the Late Duke of Wellington; Lieut. Coll. Williams. Comprising the Campaigns and Battle-Fields of Wellington and His Comrades, The Political Life of The Duke and His Contemporaries, and a Detailed Account of England’s Battles by Sea and Land, From the Commencement of the Great French Revolution to the Present Time Interspersed with Anecdotes, Personal Incidents and Adventures, etc.

London: The London Printing and Publishing Company, [c1853]. First edition

Details:

• Collation: Complete; 3 volumes in 5 tomes
  • I
    • Tome 1 – xxiv, 168
    • 10 plates (including 3 double-page color maps and engraved vignette title page)
  • II
    • Tome 2 – 212
    • 9 plates (including 3 double-page color maps and engraved vignette title page)
    • Tome 3 – 213-407, [1]
    • 9 plates (including 1 double-page color map)
  • III
    • Tome 4 – 184
    • 12 plates
    • Tome 5 – 185-375, [1]
    • 12 plates
  • References: Sabin 27327; Field 606; Larned 1783
  • Language: English
  • Binding: Leather; tight and secure
  • Size: ~10.75in X 7.25in (27.5cm x 18.5cm)

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