Vane General Charles William (14 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. New and Revised edition. Octavo, 454pp. A good copy only in the publisher's dark green cloth. Worn at the crown, with a thin cut in the middle of the spine. Some pages unevenly age-toned, but overall minimal foxing. Some dings to the tops of the boards. Far from lovely, but a generally clean and suitable copy.

Leather. Condition: G. No Jacket. New and Revised Edition. 454 pp, the book and contents are solid, the covers are embossed Ohio School Library and have library rules and bylaws pasted on the front and rear endpapers, the pages are clean, somewhat wavy and have scattered foxing, the outside hinges have some light cracking and have been nicely strengthened, covers have some scuffing and light wear, the corners are worn and lightly bumped, bottom of the spine has a shelf label at the bottom, this is a very usable book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. This book has been rebound with a new spine in brown cloth and label on spine with titles in gilt. New endpapers. Rear board corners replaced with brown cloth. Front board original corners are worn. There is a figure drawn in ink on the page opposite the title page.

Leather bound. Condition: Good. Revised Edition. New revised edition. 454p. Bound in full leather in the 19th century for the Ohio School Library. The library name is cut into the leather covers and there are labels on the front and rear endpapers; otherwise unmarked. Marbled edges. Leather lightly worn at spine ends. Old stain along the lower two inches of the book and text. Scattered light foxing throughout. Binding is firm and tight. A hardcover book in good condition. A memoir of the author's adventures in the Peninsular War in Spain and Portugal. He was a highly successful cavalry commander and eventually become one of Wellington's top aides.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. None (illustrator). First edition. A scarce revised edition of this authoritative account of the Peninsular War, one of the major conflicts of the Napoleonic era, by a distinguished British cavalry officer and diplomat. In the publisher's original red cloth binding. This copy is a New Edition Revised, with considerable Additions. First edition, thus. Charles William Vane (17781854), formerly Charles Stewart, was a British cavalry officer and diplomat. This is his account of the Peninsular War, recounting the movement of the forces, the strategies employed, and their effectiveness. The Peninsular War (18071814) was a major conflict during the Napoleonic Wars in which the allied forces of Spain, Portugal, and Britain fought against the invading French Empire on the Iberian Peninsula. The war is known for its brutality, use of guerrilla warfare, and for the emergence of Arthur Wellesley as a prominent British commander, later known as the Duke of Wellington. In the publisher's original red cloth binding with bind stamp decoration, with gilt to spine. Externally, smart. slight rubbing and bumping to extremities, particularly the spine, with the odd chip and closed tear to head and tail, with slight loss at head. Closed tear at joint and spine label. Scattered spotting to endpapers. Hinges slightly strained. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean if a little age toned. Scattered spotting, heavier to fore edge and first and last few leaves. Very Good. book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First US edition. 300, (ads) pp. with fold-out frontispiece map. Hardcover, bound in contemporary cloth with paper spine label. The binding rubbed, label nicked and discolored. The map with a short closed tear; light foxing throughout.

Hardback. Condition: VG-. Dust Jacket Condition: No DW. 1st Edition. Large folding map is worn with minor repairs but no loss. Second map also present. Some spotting more noticeable to early and late leaves. Book has been rebound (perhaps about 1980) in marbled boards with stong burgundy cloth spine lettered in gold. New endpapers. SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES MAY APPLY Packed weight 1500g.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 3rd Edition. Two volumes. Volume one also contains fold out colour maps. Volume two contains an appendix of correspondence. These are beautiful books in mostly good condition. The covers of both volumes are in excellent condition. Binding is sound. There are no loose pages. Each volume has an ex libris sticker on the inside of the front cover. The pages of both volumes show some wear and age. There is some light staining and discolouration around the edges. But they are in good condition considering their publication date of 1829. Please advise us if you require additional photos or information.

xviii, 420 pp. Two maps (one folding). 4to, later half calf and pebbled cloth. First edition A few tears to the large map neatly repaired with tissue; binding scuffed at extremities, but sound.

2nd edn. 4to (11½ x 9 ins). Rebound in later purple cloth with gilt lettered label (spine and edges of boards faded and light scratching on upper board - otherwise VG). Pp. xvii + 420, illus with 2 coloured maps (1 folding) (prelims lightly toned; no inscriptions).

1st edn. 4to (11 x 9 ins). Contemporary full polished calf, spine elaborately gilt tooled in six compartments with gilt lettered label, boards with treble gilt fillet borders and gilt rolled edges, marbled edges and endpapers (outer joints tender with loosened upper board and wear at head and tail of spine). Pp. [ii] + xvi + 648, illus with folding coloured map, 6 b&w plans and tables (all maps rather toned with tears on folding map; no inscriptions).

hardcover. Condition: very good(+). Very thick 4to, xvi, 648 pages, appendix numbered 1 to XL11. Large colored folding Map of Spain & Portugal showing Seat of War, 6 engraved black & white plans Coruna, River Douro, Talavera, Fuentes and Villa Formosa, Badajoz, Cuidad Rodrigo. Tan cloth backed grey boards, burgundy leather spine label; untrimmed edges. London: Henru Colburn, (1828). First Edition. Light scattered foxing, still a very good(+) copy.

Condition: Acceptable. 1828 Unjacketed hardcover. Heavy chipping to spine. Some scraping to boards. Bumping to corners. Hinge crack by front inner board but pages are overall secure. Book plate and previous bookseller's note on front inner board. Foxing to first and final pages. Unstated edition.

London, Henry Colburn and Richard Bently, 1830, in-4°, xvii pp + 420 pp + one large folding coloured map + one full page battle plan outside the text. Bound in modern brown cloth, gilt title on spine, binding slightly worn and soiled, first and last pages with some light foxing. Pasted on the inside of the front cover is the printed ex-libris of Henry and Mary Ponsonby (Queen Victoria's private secretary). Well written and detailed account of the penultimate allied campaign against Napoleon by an important eyewitness. Original edition containing a fine handcoloured folding map and with an interesting provenance.