1857 Sebastopol Russian War CRIMEA Color MAP Battle Scene Military Irish Russell

1857 Sebastopol Russian War CRIMEA Color MAP Battle Scene Military Irish Russell

A rare, early American edition of William Howard Russell’s account of the Crimean War. Russell was an Irish reporter for the London Times, known to be one of the first 19^th-century war correspondents who made his name known for covering the Siege of Sevastopol.

This 1857 printing of ‘Complete History of the Russian War’ features impressive, folding color maps including the famous ‘Siege Operations of Sebastopol’, which is often known to be extracted from this work. It also includes double-page engravings of battle scenes.

Item number: #5227

Price: $499

RUSSELL, William Howard

Complete history of the Russian war, from its commencement to its close, giving a graphic picture [o]f the great drama of war, embracing a superb map of the seat of war and a magnificent engraving of the bombardment and fall of Sebastopol, showing the attack and capture of the Malakoff, assault on the Redan, and fall of Sebastopol,

New York: J.G. Wells, 1857.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • 181, [6], [4]
  • Illustrated with plates, portraits, folding color maps
• Language: English
• Binding: Cloth; tight and secure
• Size: ~9in X 6in (22.5cm x 15cm)

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