colonel maxwell (9 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. The Memoir of the Duke of Wellington and Exile of Napoleon. Marking and staining on boards and spine, cloth wear and tears at extremities, loose hinges, with both end-papers split, heavy foxing stains on ffep and rfep, foxing on pages at ends, foxing on sides, otherwise good.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. KlappentextrnrnSlim though this unit history is, it covers a lot of ground - from the raising of the battalions of this distinguished Indian regiment by that brilliant soldier Gen. Sir Charles Napier in 1844 down to the campaign against a post-S.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Slim though this unit history is, it covers a lot of ground - from the raising of the battalions of this distinguished Indian regiment by that brilliant soldier Gen. Sir Charles Napier in 1844 down to the campaign against a post-Second World War Communist takeover of Greece in 1944-46. En route, the Battalion saw service on many a bloodstained battlefield including campaigns against their fellow countrymen around the famous North-West frontier in the 19th century, to both world wars. A fascinating history of a fierce fighting unit which will be snapped up by all those interested in India and her soldiers.

Hard. Zustand: Good Plus. 1st. First edition. Hard cover in original cloth. Published London: John Weale, 1860. 12mo., 4 1/4" x 7", xii+90pp., illustrated with 8 plates. Weales Rudimentary Series, Vol 113. Blind stamped red cloth and limp boards with reverse gilt cover title, publisher's paper spine label, 12pp. publisher's catalogue at rear for Virtue & Co. Some splitting to the outer cloth at front hinge, mild rub/wear to extremities and paper spine label, small name stamp of Charles E. Harvey on title page. Good plus sound, clean copy, unmarked. Scarce. Only 3 copies in WorldCat.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original forest green cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and to the front cover. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains 80 printed pages of text with 7 single-sided monochrome photographs on coated paper. Small area of sun fading to the top front cover. Very Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with foxing to the paper, not price clipped, 5/-. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. EQUINE & EQUESTRIANISM.

1p., 4to. Bifolium. Addressed with postmarks, on reverse of second leaf, to 'Mr. Simpson, | Clothiere, | St. Martin's Lane | London.' In fair condition, on aged paper. Docketted with Harcourt's dates. The letter reads: 'Sir, | Captain Sir Murray Maxwell having signified his intention of offering himself as a Candidate for Westminster at the ensuing Election; I shall be much obliged to you if you will give him Your Vote upon that occasion.' In the 1818 general election Maxwell (1775-1831) was defeated by less than 400 votes, losing to Sir Samuel Romilly and Sir Francis Burdett. The campaign ruined him financially, and his health was permanently undermined after he was struck in the back in Covent Garden by a paving stone thrown from a mob opposed to his candidacy.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Reprint. Recollections of the Napoleonic wars by a member of an Irish regiment. Blue cloth gilt . Mild bumping to corners and some slight rubbing to extremities of spine.

See his entry in the Oxford DNB. Both items 1p, 12mo, and both in good condition, lightly aged, with slight evidence of previous mounting on the blank reverses. Both folded once for postage. Both letters during the tenure as Lord Mayor of London of Sir John Charles Bell (1843-1924). ONE (8 March 1907): 'Sir Claude Macdonald has the honour to accept the kind invitation of the Lord Mayor to Luncheon on March 13th. As nothing is said as to dress, Sir Claude presumes that ordinary morning dress will be in order.' TWO (undated): 'Sir Claude Macdonald has the honour to accept the kind invitation of the Lord Mayor to Luncheon on the 10 May to meet Prince Fushimi of Japan'. Japanese Imperial Prince Fushimi Sadanaru (1858-1923) visited London in May 1907.