Hamley lieut col e bruce (9 Ergebnisse)

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: Used - Very Good. VG paperback. New edition. New edition of 1855 original (published in Blackwood's magazine); spine and cover uncreased; a clean, tidy copy. Used - Very Good. VG paperback.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. n.e.of 1855 ed edition. 376 pages. 8.35x5.51x1.02 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. In English.

Gebunden. Zustand: New.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - While I was delivering the order, a round shot passed through my horse, close to the saddle, and rolled us over; while on the ground another canon shot passed through him. A sergeant of artillery ran to extricate me; he had just lifted from under the horse, and I was in the act of steadying myself on his shoulder, when a shot carried off his thigh and he fell back on me.This is a scene describes a narrow escape for Hamley during the bloody battle of Inkerman. The author of this remarkable book, a Gunner officer, served on the Artillery Staff, first as Adjutant to the First Division field artillery and then as ADC to the Commander Royal Artillery throughout the siege of Sevastopol, and as such he was well placed to make this record of the campaign. As he says in the introduction it was not his intention to indulge in fanciful rhetoric but to give a 'round, unvarnished tale.' All was written in camp when he was off duty, in a tent or in a hut, and his descriptions of the fighting and the aftermath paint a grim and often gruesome picture. Disease and sickness ravaged the army; in December 1854 and January 1855 the sick returns amounted to 14,000. The pictures he paints, in his matter-of-fact narrative, reflect some appalling sights of the dead and dying on the battlefields. He takes us through the Alma, Inkerman, Balaklava to the fall of Sevastopol in September 1855 which was the prelude to the peace talks a few months later. The siege of Sevastopol lasted a year and cost the British some 11,000 casualties, the French 12,000 and the Russians 50,000. There are some very good illustrations by the author himself. For the students of this dreadfully mishandled war (administration, logistics and medical) this book will be compulsive reading.…

Hardback (No Dust Wrapper.). Zustand: Good. Condition Notes: Rebound with the original backstrip pasted to the spine. Contents clean and bright despite the limited age-toning. First folding map is misfolded and torn at the folds if complete. A couple of the tissue-guards, if as issued, now missing; Hardback. Quarter-Leather on Marbled boards with gilt on 5 raised bands titles to the spine; Measures 8½" x 5¼" (1 kg); pp (xv) 339; Includes: Fold-out plates (1); Fold-out colour plates (1); Colour plates; Black & white plates (under tissue guards); Fold-out maps (1); Colour frontispiece (tissue-guarded); || The book is on the shelf, ready to be appropriately packed, and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the book shop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #191270 ||. …

Hard Cover. Zustand: VG. First Edition. 8vo. later green cloth gilt (early-mid 1900s), red speckling to leaf edges (a little rubbed & bumped, spine and edges a bit discoloured through sunning, neat bookplate [Hector Stewart Richardson Orams] to front pastedown, offsetting to verso of FFE, prev. owner's name in ink on title, occ. spotting & creasing, and a few waterstains to plate margins, a crease & a couple of tears to folding map (1 repaired), otherwise clean); pp. xvi, 340 (last blank), with 9 attractive lithographs [tissue-guarded], 2 of which are folding (5 tinted, 4 colour). A very good copy of a beautifully illustrated work. …

Leather. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. First edition. Vibrantly illustrated with chromolithographs, this is an excellent example of the first edition of Edward Bruce Hamley's account of the Siege of Sebastopol. The first edition of this work.Illustrated with nine plates, including a chromolithographic frontispiece, three further chromolithographs, and five tinted lithographs. With a folding sketch map to the rear.The illustrations to this work were drawn by Hamley himself. Collated, complete.Hamley, an officer in the Royal Artillery and later a noted military writer, authored this work based on his first-hand experiences during the Crimean War. He provides a detailed narrative of the Siege of Sebastopol, focusing on the operations of the British forces.Including observations on the conduct of the war, conditions in the camp, and military strategy. In a half straight grain morocco binding, with marbled paper covered boards. A touch of rubbing to board perimeters and joints, with further rubbing to marbled paper, otherwise externally excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages exceptionally bright, with only the odd spot, most concentrated to leaves surrounding plates. Very Good Indeed. Lieut.-Col. E. Bruce Hamley (illustrator). book.…