Wilson General Robert (36 results)

(Subject: European Conflicts & The Napoleonic Wars) A contemporary eyewitness account of the campaign and battles fought by Napoleon and his Grande Armee after the destruction of the Prussian Army. Wilson looks at the character and composition of the Russian Army, and recounts the campaigns in Poland. A Facsimile reprint of the very scarce original. (Published: 2000) (Publisher: Worley Publishers) (ISBN: 1869804406) (Pagination: 276pp, 8 maps) (Condition: New) UL-XXXXXX.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Facsimile reprint of the 1810 work 'Brief Remarks on the Character and Composition of the Russian Army, and a Sketch of the Campaigns in Poland in the Years 1806 and 1807'. Includes 8*maps. 276pp.

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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Narrative of Events During the Invasion of Russia by Napoleon Bonaparte and the Retreat of the French Army 1812. Book.

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Condition: New. KlappentextrnrnThis book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. Gilt titles on pebbled deep green cloth. 411pp + 32pp ads. Large fold-out map is present. Booksellers small vintage label (possibly original) on fep.

Gibraltar, 18 June 1848. General Sir Robert Thomas Wilson (1777-1849) served in Sir David Baird's expeditionary force in South Africa against the Dutch. Wilson had a varied military career, commanding Abercromby's cavalry in Egypt (1801), and commanding a Spanish brigade at the Battle of Talavera in the Peninsular War. He was Governor of Gibraltar 1842-49. He was the author of the popular History of the British Expedition to Egypt (1801 and later editions), travel diaries, memoirs and pamphlets.…

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book presents a meticulous record of Jamaica's political and commercial past, from its initial discovery to the struggles between Spain and England for supremacy in the Caribbean. The author, a renowned historian and expert in colonial affairs, has fused together a comprehensive narrative of the island's development. This book contributes a valuable piece to the complex and fascinating story of Jamaica and its connection to the wider history of the Americas. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…

Hardback. 2nd Ed. Quarter leather with marbled boards. Boards are heavily rubbed with some surface missing. Wear to spine-ends & edges. Gilt titles to spine of which top inch of spine cover is missing. Binding is firm. 8.2" x 5.6". xxviii pp. 412 pp. Illus: 4 pp. line-drawn maps. Outline map of part of Russia is missing. Wt: 0.9 Kg. Not pretty but a solid, Good Reading Copy.…

Hardcover (Half Leather). Condition: Good. First Edition. Volume 1 only. Leather a little scuffed. Interior bright and clean. Marbled endpapers and page edges. Size: Octavo . Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Military & Warfare. Inventory No: 77385.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 9 x 5.75", recently plainly rebound in half leather with gilt-lettered spine labels; marbled boards, 412pp + 32pp publisher's catalogue, covers lightly rubbed, textblock a bit used with scattered finger soiling, folding map with minor spotting and some tape repairs, still a nice, tight copy. …

Cloth. Condition: Very good. First Edition. Octavo, xx, [2], 404pp. Green hardcover, title stamped in gilt. Bumped lower corner. Signed by Maj. General Preston Brown on the front pastedown, being from his library. Major General Preston Brown (1872-1948) was an American army officer who served during World War I. He was part of the American Expeditionary Forces, serving as chief of staff for the 2nd Infantry Division and the IV Corps. He was later promoted to commander of the 3rd Division and was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for his wartime service. From the library of Major General Preston Brown, first edition of Woodrow Wilson: A Character Study by Robert Edwards Annin. (illustrator). Signed.…

hardcover. Condition: very good(-). Edited by Herbert Randolph. 2 volumes. 8vo, original red cloth, spine ends a bit chipped; some pages sprung but still firmly sewn; preliminary pages foxed. London: John Murray, 1862. First Edition.

FIRST EDITION. 2 vols. Half titles, 32pp cata. (Dec. 1860) vol. II. Untrimmed & partially unopened in orig. green morocco-grained cloth by Edmonds & Remnants, triple-ruled borders in blind, spines lettered in gilt; spines faded & a little rubbed, the odd mark. Later booklabels of Peter & Margery Morris. A good sound copy. General Sir Robert Wilson, 1777-1849, enjoyed a distinguished military career, and later served as a Whig M.P. and as Governor of Gibraltar.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. A smart two volume set of this private diary from British general and politician Sir Robert Wilson. Complete in two volumes. The private diaries of General Sir Robert Thomas Wilson, a British general and politician who served in Flanders, Egypt, the Iberian Peninsula, Prussia, and was seconded to the Imperial Russian Army in 1812. He sat as the Whig Member of Parliament, and later served as the Governor of Gibraltar. Containing information from missions and employments with the European armies in the campaigns of 1812, 1813, and 1814, from the invasion of Russia to the capture of Paris. From the personal notes of not only an experienced general but also a British politician during the events of Napoleon's disastrous retreat from Moscow. Edited by his nephew and son-in-law Reverend Herbert Randolph, a British clergyman. With publisher's catalogue to the rear of volume two. In the original green cloth binding. Externally. smart with light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spines with the odd small mark to the cloth. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot or handling mark. Light spotting to the first and last few pages. Very Good. None (illustrator). book. …

Leather. Condition: Very Good Indeed. First edition. A beautifully bound first edition of this historical account of the Napoleon's invasion of Russian by General Sir Robert Wilson, bound in lovely crushed half morocco. The first edition.Bound in lovely modern crushed morocco with gilt details and marbled paper to the boards, endpapers renewed, half title retained.Illustrated with a folding map to the rear, which has been hand coloured by a previous owner.Sir Robert Thomas Wilson's historical narrative of the 1812 French invasion of Russia led by Napoleon, and their retreat. Wilson was a British army officer who was seconded to the Imperial Russian Army during the time of the invasion, provided an interesting first hand account of the event. The work was edited by his nephew Herbert Randolph. Bound in half modern crushed morocco with marbled paper to the boards, endpapers renewed, half title retained. Externally lovely. Internally firmly bound with generally bright pages with the odd 'Malta Garrison Library' stamp to the front, and the odd spot, heavier to the front and rear. Closed tear to folding map, which has been hand coloured. Very Good Indeed. None stated (illustrator). book.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1858 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set and contains approximately 16 pages. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1859 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 78 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 78 Language: English.…

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