baird sir david (4 Ergebnisse)

No Binding. Zustand: Very Good. A splendid original engraved portrait of an eminent person. Professionally mounted and ready to frame. Unusual, attractive and decorative.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. London, 1832; 2 volume set; Full brown calf leather; no jacket; covers lightly rubbed and very mildly stained; raised bands on spine with red and black title block and extensive gold tooling; covers have medium edgewear; Ex library with typical stamps and markings; on volume I - water stain along top edge that bleeds to interior pages; rear board detached but present; some underlining and ink markings and occasional light stain/foxing; fold out black and white map at pg 332 has tide marks across the top; 448 pgs. Volume II has boards almost detached; fold out map at pg. 64 also has tide marks; some occasional pencil markings and foxing/stains; 442 pgs.; 8vo - over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4" Tall; Additional shipping charges may be required for International and Expedited orders.

22cm, vii,314p., frontis portrait, 4 maps with colour, appendices, wine cloth with gilt titles, t.e.g., very good. Sir David Baird's (1757-1829) principal wars in India were in the Mysore Wars (Second, Third and Fourth, 1780-1799). As a major general his most notable battle was Seringapatam (1799) during the Fourth Mysore War. He later served in the Napoleonic Wars, prominently at Copenhagen and Corunna.

Single page on a bifolium. 4to. Single page on a bifolium. 4to. A brief letter with instructions to settle two outstanding accounts. Having served with distinction against Napoleon's forces at Seringpatam in 1798, Baird was later instructed to lead an expedition to the Red Sea from India in tandem with forces coming from the Mediterranean. The success of the attack saw the removal of the French from Egypt and Baird became a popular hero for his part in it. Very good with old folds, seal intact and postage marks, traces of being removed from an album.