The Illustrated Military Hand-Book: Giving a Familiar Description of a Fortress, the Method of Besieging it, and an Explanation of All Military Terms. [By an Old Soldier]
by An Old Soldier
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About This Item
London: H.G. Collins, 22 Paternoster Row, 1855. 12mo, pp 25, (3), + 4pp publisher's adverts. Double-page map of Sebastopol Harbour, double page map showing the Crimea relative to the seat of war, 9 engraved plates (of which three are double page), showing the exterior of a casemated battery, plan of a modern fortress with siege works, profile view of a bastion, 24 pounder siege gun, an embrasure, a 15 inch french mortar, shell case-shot grape-shot & round shot, a fascine & a gabion, Minie rifle & patent revolver. All the plates are waterstained, the contents are very slightly weak, neat stamp of a former owner (T.W. Pickard, Glynde) in three places including the title page and (very faintly) on the upper cover, large inscription of original owner Frederick Prodger on verso of front endpaper, original orange glazed and printed boards, rubbed and slightly worn, original blue cloth spine, a little worn. EXTREMELY RARE..
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- Bookseller
- Mike Park Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- The Illustrated Military Hand-Book: Giving a Familiar Description of a Fortress, the Method of Besieging it, and an Explanation of All Military Terms. [By an Old Soldier]
- Author
- An Old Soldier
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- H.G. Collins, 22 Paternoster Row
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1855
- Keywords
- REGIMENT. REGIMENTAL. MILITARY HISTORY. VF41.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military; Victorian;
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- 12mo
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