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British Battles on Land and Sea
by James Grant
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, Paris & Melbourne: Cassell and Company, 1897. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 10.5" by 7.5". Not Stated. A decoratively bound military history by Scottish writer James Grant, richly illustrated. This work commences with military occurrences of the 1740s and concluding in the 1820s. Include battles such as Trafalgar, Saratoga, the conquest of Manilla, Frigate battles, the Pindaree War, the passage of the Douro, waterloo and the First Burmese War.James Grant (1822-1887) was a Scottish novelist and a distant relation of celebrated poet, Sir Walter Scott. He wrote around ninety books, including fifty-six novels, most of which focused on the military and history of Scotland, including many memoirs and histories as well as his fiction writing.A later impression of a popular work of military history which was reprinted numerous times.Illustrated with marvellous in-text illustrations throughout.Bound in pictorial cloth. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally very smart, with the spine just a little faded. Gift inscription to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are a little age-toned, but otherwise clean. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 773R43
- Title
- British Battles on Land and Sea
- Author
- James Grant
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Cassell and Company
- Place of Publication
- London, Paris & Melbourne
- Date Published
- 1897
- Size
- 10.5" by 7.5"
- Keywords
- James Grant British Battles Military History British Battles
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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