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Our Veterans of 1854: In Camp, and Before the Enemy.
por [WILSON, Charles T.] A Regimental Officer
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London: Charles J. Skeet, 1859. First edition. A rare personal account of the Crimean War, written soon after the events described. Orange red buckram, with gilt titles to the spine. Darkened to the spine and with some marks to the boards. Binding is a little shaken, with a slight lean. Pages are a little darkened, with some foxing spots. Errata. Adverts for recent publications to rear. [vi], 351 [i], [4]. pp The author (anonymous here but Charles Townshend Wilson) was with the Coldstream Guards. He purchased his commission in 1839, was an Ensign by 1842, a captain in 1846 and Lt Colonel in 1854. He served at Alma, Balaclava and Inkemann, as well as at the Siege of Sebastapol. He received the Crimea Medal with 4 bars, and retired by sale in 1855. Died in 1887. 200 by 130mm (7¾ by 5 inches).
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- Livreiro
- Harrison-Hiett Rare Books
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- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 3430
- Título
- Our Veterans of 1854: In Camp, and Before the Enemy.
- Autor
- [WILSON, Charles T.] A Regimental Officer
- Estado do livro
- Usado
- Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Editorial
- Charles J. Skeet
- Local de publicação
- London
- Data de publicação
- 1859
- Peso
- 0.00 libras
- Palavras-chave
- Crimea, military, history, Siege of Sebastapol, Alma, Balaclava, Inkemann, british army, Crimean War,
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- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
- 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....
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