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A Relation of the Most Remarkable Transactions of the Last Campaigne, in the Confederate Army. Under the Command of His Majesty of Great Britain...In the Spanish Netherlands, Anno Dom. 1692
by [D'AUVERGNE, Edward]
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- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Wareham, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Printed for Dorman Newman, 1693. [8], 68pp. With imprimatur leaf, A1. A fine copy in contemporary, blind ruled speckled sheep, with some cracking to spine, slight wear to extremities. Nineteenth-century bookplate to FEP. Some marking to front endpapers. The first published work of Edward D'Auvergne (1665-1737), Jersey-born army chaplain and historian of the Nine Years War. Securing in 1692 the position of chaplain to the regiment of John Grenville, first earl of Bath, and later to Ramsay's Scots Guards, D'Auvergne's first hand experiences of the Flanders campaigns of William III were published annually. This initial volume includes accounts of naval skirmishes in the English Channel that prevented a Stuart invasion of England, and the Siege of Namur. Wing D300.. First Edition. Quarto.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Antiquates Ltd
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- AQ9897
- Title
- A Relation of the Most Remarkable Transactions of the Last Campaigne, in the Confederate Army. Under the Command of His Majesty of Great Britain...In the Spanish Netherlands, Anno Dom. 1692
- Author
- [D'AUVERGNE, Edward]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Printed for Dorman Newman
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1693
- Keywords
- Military, C17th, Binding, Spanish Netherlands, War Grand Alliance
- Size
- Quarto
Terms of Sale
Antiquates Ltd
Antiquates Ltd was established by Tom Lintern-Mole in 2007; we travel far and wide to buy, sell, and advise on rare books and manuscripts.
Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
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Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
We have a countryside bookshop in Wareham; we also regularly issue catalogues - do ask if you would like to be added to our mailing list - and frequently exhibit at regional and national book fairs in London, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Oxford, and York.
We also offer a valuation service (for either insurance or probate purposes), as well as advice on library development.
About the Seller
Antiquates Ltd
Biblio member since 2008
Wareham, Dorset
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