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Rough Sketches of the Life of an Old Soldier: During a Service in the West Indies; at the Siege of Copenhagen in 1807, in the Peninsula and the South of France in the Campaigns from 1808 to 1814; with the Light Division; ...including the Battles..Waterloo
por Leach, J.[Jonathan]
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London: Printed for Longmans, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green, 1831. First Edition. Octavo. xxix, 411 pages. From the author's earlier history in Jamaica where the heat led to countless deaths among his unit [the 70th Surrey Regiment at Antiqua. So many were dying, funerals were discontinued since they led only to more depression. His accounts of Lisbon were horrifying. He said it was not only the dirtiest place in Europe (but possibly the world). Besides excrement in the streets, there were dead dogs, rats, and lice everywhere. After discussing the battles in the Netherlands, he concludes with Waterloo, especially, Sir Thomas Picton's Division. Bound in 3/4 green polished calf over marble paper covered boards, rebacked with old spine laid down retaining the original pale yellow endpapers, Early previous owner's name to front free endpaper. A very good copy.
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- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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- 031074
- Título
- Rough Sketches of the Life of an Old Soldier: During a Service in the West Indies; at the Siege of Copenhagen in 1807, in the Peninsula and the South of France in the Campaigns from 1808 to 1814; with the Light Division; ...including the Battles..Waterloo
- Autor
- Leach, J.[Jonathan]
- Estado do livro
- Usado
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Edição
- First Edition
- Editorial
- Printed for Longmans, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green
- Local de publicação
- London
- Data de publicação
- 1831
- Palavras-chave
- Peninular War, 1807-1914; West Indies; Waterloo; Netherlands in 1815
- Catálogos de livreiros
- Military History;
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- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- First Edition
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- Rebacked
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