The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World, from Marathon to Waterloo
by Sir Edward Creasy M.A
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Mulranny, Co Mayo., Sligo, Ireland
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Richard Bentley & Son, 1894. Beautifully bound in brown leather with raised bands gilt ruling & titles to spine Marbled boards , end papers & edges, small amount of foxing to first & last few pages , 407pp. A classic for military readers . Private Library Stamp.. Thirty Seventh Edition. Quarter Leather,Hard Back. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Vanessa Parker Rare Books (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002604
- Title
- The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World, from Marathon to Waterloo
- Author
- Sir Edward Creasy M.A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Thirty Seventh Edition
- Publisher
- Richard Bentley & Son
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1894
- Keywords
- War, Battles, British Battles , the British Army, Military,
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Military / War;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
Vanessa Parker Rare Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Vanessa Parker Rare Books
Biblio member since 2011
Mulranny, Co Mayo., Sligo
About Vanessa Parker Rare Books
We are the most westerly Books and antiques shop in Europe ,trading in rare & used books since 1977,we operate from a 17thc Irish thatched cottage overlooking the beautiful Clew bay in the West of Ireland, which is stuffed to the rafters with books including secondhand, Antiquarian, to Fine & Rare books, with an emphasis on children`s, illustrated, Irish, country persuits, literature, poetry & much more. We also have a very large selection of genuine old Prints wrapped ready for framing, and Antiques. Only a fraction of our stock is online See our website www.antiquesandbooks.com
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- 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....
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Marbled boards
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