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Ceylon: a general description of the island and its inhabitants; with an historical sketch of the conquest of the Colony by the English. by Marshall, Henry - 1846

Ceylon: a general description of the island and its inhabitants; with an historical sketch of the conquest of the Colony by the English.

by Marshall, Henry

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William H Allen. London. 1846. 8vo. xvi, 287pp. Map, coloured in outline, frontis., engraved sketch plan of Kandy. Later full cloth, with the spine in six compartments, gilt lettering, paying homage to the original cloth binding. New endpapers. Pages untrimmed. Lightly toned. Occasional light pencil marginal annotation.

Henry Marshall (1775-1851), MD, FRSE, Naturalist, Historian, served in Ceylon from 1809-1821. Appendix X contains his eyewitness account of the execution of Kappitipola in November 1818, whose cranium Marshall took back to the museum of the Phrenological Society of Edinburgh. "The fate of Kappitipola resembled that of Sir William Wallace, the beloved champion of Scotland".

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Edinburgh and London. 1856. First edition. Octavo. xxvii, 234pp. Tinted litho. frontis., 3 further tinted litho. plates, folding plan of the Passage of the Ingour, large folding map. Title page woodcut vignette, 3 further woodcut illustrations. Recent quarter calf, spine in six with raised bands, leather label, gilt lettering and motifs, marbled boards. Renewed endpapers. Light foxing to plates. Large map folds carefully reinforced with paper tape. Neat marginal pencil note to xxv. A crisp handsome copy with all maps and plates as listed.
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"It describes in considerable detail the geography, legends and history of Persia from the earliest times of Elam and Babylon. A Persian bibliophile has described it as "probably the best history of the country we have today in any language other than Persian" (Ghani, p. 363)." Encyclopaedia Iranica.

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Ceylon : a general description of the island and its inhabitants, with an historical sketch of the conquest of the colony by the English.

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Greenwood Pub Group, 1989-10-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 9x6x1. Frank, Joseph Allan; Reaves, George A. : "Seeing the Elephant": Raw Recruits at the Battle of Shiloh (Contributions in Military Studies). New York : Greenwood Press, 1989. First edition. Size is royal octavo (8vo), 9.25"/24cm h. Bound in publisher's navy blue cloth, white lettering to spine. Matte gray dj. Plain white endpapers. Bibliography, index. X pp prelim material, 215 numbered pp, 12 pp unnumbered illustrations to center, three pp unnumbered following (one blank, one author info, one blank). Condition notes: a clean copy, marred by six pages having red underlining (about two lines each). Slight rippling to dj, which also has a price sticker to front and is covered in mylar. We personally inspect every book we offer.
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The Iron Brigade

The Iron Brigade

by Nolan, Alan T

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Macmillan, 1961-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 0x0x0. Nolan, Alan T. : The Iron Brigade: A Military History. New York : Macmillan, 1961. First edition. Size is demy octavo (8vo), 8.5"/22cm h. Bound in publisher's navy blue cloth, gilt lettering imprinted on spine, gilt insignia of the Iron Brigade and its constituent regiments on front board. Semi-glossy dj, white background with black/gold/blue photo of the brigade's brimmed "slouch" hat. Front endpaper features map of where members of the brigade came from (Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin); rear endpaper shows map of where the brigade fought. Xviii pp prelim material, 412 numbered pp, 16 glossy b&w unnumbered pp throughout text, plus two blank unnumbered at end. Maps (by Wilson K. Hoyt III), photos, appendices (counties from which brigade members originated, commanders and officers, biographical note, uniform of the brigade, source materials for battle of Brawner Farm); notes, bibliography, index.… Read More
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The Defence of Ladysmith and Mafeking: Accounts of Two Sieges, 1899 to 1900, Being the South...

The Defence of Ladysmith and Mafeking: Accounts of Two Sieges, 1899 to 1900, Being the South African War Experiences of William Thwaites, Steuart Binny, Alfred Down, and Samuel Cawood

by Davey, Arthur

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Brenthurst Press, 1983 Hardcover Limited Edition of 850 copies in red cloth boards, EX-LIBRARY with very minimal lib markings (no pockets, barcodes or call letters - only a few small neatly blacked-out 'discard' stamps), no text markings, no dj, minor shelf wear & soil to boards, touch of foxing to page block, else clean tight very nice copy; ob 4to; 275pp indexed & illus, some color. Extra shipping charge REQUIRED for shipment of this heavy oversize book (additional charge WILL BE SUBSTANTIAL for overseas shipment). First Edition / Limited. Hard Cover. Very Good.
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ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE STURMGESCHUTZ-ABTEILUNG 202
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ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE STURMGESCHUTZ-ABTEILUNG 202

by Szamveber, Norbert

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9786158007269
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PeKo Publishing Kft., 2016. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 396pp, including 116p of b/w & col. maps, documents and photographs. An n excellent copy. (Due to the size/weight of this book, an extra shipping charge may apply.).
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THE PRINCIPLES OF LAND DEFENCE AND THEIR APPLICATION TO THE CONDITIONS OF TO-DAY

THE PRINCIPLES OF LAND DEFENCE AND THEIR APPLICATION TO THE CONDITIONS OF TO-DAY

by Thuillier, Captain H.F

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London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1902. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. xi, 384pp, 21 illustrations. Bound in red cloth/boards with gilt titles. Name of a previous owner discretely to the half-title page, otherwise a very nice copy..
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