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British Sieges of the Peninsular War
by Myatt, Frederick
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0946771596
- ISBN 13
- 9780946771592
- Seller
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Vars, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Kent, England: Spellmount Ltd Pub. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1995. Hardcover. 0946771596 . Red hardcovers, gilt titles to the spine. A Very Good++ book, the binding is tight and the pages are bright and unmarked. Light spine end bumping. The DJ is Very Good + condition and is protected by a clear plastic covering. The previous owner's name plate on the title page. Illustrated in black & white and color illustrations and maps. "The seizure of fortresses as firm bases was vital in the Peninsular War. This accessible and highly illustrated book describes, in detail, the 10 sieges led by Wellington, commander of the British forces, and shows why speed was his greatest asset in capturing strategic Spanish forts. 110 b&w illustrations." ; 11.15 X 8.72 X 0.82 inches; 192 pages; Box 13 .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bytown Bookery
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20241
- Title
- British Sieges of the Peninsular War
- Author
- Myatt, Frederick
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0946771596
- ISBN 13
- 9780946771592
- Publisher
- Spellmount Ltd Pub
- Place of Publication
- Kent, England
- Date Published
- 1995
- Keywords
- 0946771596, Great Britain, Pennisula War, 1807-1814
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- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- PUB
- Common abbreviation for 'published'
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