Near Run Thing Day Waterloo by Howarth David (30 results)

Condition: Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Condition: Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Condition: Fair. 1969. First Edition Thus. 239 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Black and white and colour illustrations throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages and water staining are lightly tanned throughout. Water staining to first few pages, Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Light tanning to spine and edges.

Condition: Good. 1969. 1969 Reprint. 239 pages. Grey pictorial dust jacket over green cloth with gilt lettering. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with tears, chips, and some areas of loss. Noticeable rubbing and marking.

Condition: Good. 1969. Reprinted. 239 pages. Illustrated jacket over cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking.Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout, binding remains reasonably firm. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.

Hardback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Navy cloth hardback with gilt lettering on spine. Map endpapers with "positions of principal characters when battle begins" clean tight copy in good condition 239pp with illustrations. Illustrated Dust Jacket (as image shown on ABE) also in good condition. This edition published 1969 by The Literary Guild . Heavy book therefore ONLY available for sale in the U K Book#102320.

Photos by P Frank Purvey (illustrator). THIS BOOK: Classified as AS NEW. This is the 1971 edition. First published in October 1968 reprinted March 1969 and reprinted in 1971. The dust jacket is as new, full gloss and laminated. The hardcover in black linen, with the title in a red box at the top of the spine. IMAGES: We provide at least two images for each book, and with a map, to give you a clear idea of what you are purchasing. ## Read on for interesting information. ________________________________________ A Near Run Thing: The Day of Waterloo, David Howarth's A Near Run Thing offers a vivid, human-scale account of the Battle of Waterloo, one of the most decisive and dramatic clashes in European history. Drawing from over 18 eyewitness testimonies?including letters, memoirs, and battlefield recollections?Howarth reconstructs the events of June 18, 1815, not as a distant military campaign, but as a day lived and endured by soldiers of all ranks. The title echoes the Duke of Wellington's own words, describing the battle as "a near run thing"?a razor's edge victory that could easily have tipped into defeat. Howarth captures this tension with narrative clarity and emotional depth, weaving together perspectives from British, French, and Prussian participants. His storytelling balances strategic analysis with the visceral realities of war: the waiting, the confusion, the hunger, and the horror. Illustrated with maps, black-and-white photographs, and colour plates, the book offers both visual context and literary immediacy. It's not a dry military chronicle, but a compelling retelling that places readers in the mud and smoke of the battlefield. Howarth's prose is accessible yet evocative, making this volume suitable for historians, students, and general readers alike. First published in 1971, A Near Run Thing remains a respected and widely recommended account of Waterloo?often cited in further reading lists and praised for its ability to bring history to life. It stands as a testament to the chaos, courage, and contingency that shaped the fate of Europe in a single day. ________________________________________ INTERNATIONAL BUYERS: Please Note. FREE SHIPPING IS ONLY FOR THE UK. Please contact me for a shipping quote.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Reprint. Copy in green cloth on boards in unclipped D/J. Spine lightly rubbed at head/foot. Corners slightly bumped. Jacket spine lightly sunned. Jacket chipped around edges. Maps as front and rear end papers. Free of inscriptions. Clean text with colour and b/w plates.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition. A history of the Battle of Waterloo which effectively ended the Napoleonic Wars. Includes numerous b/w and colour illustrations. 239pp. Black cloth boards. Half-title page has an owners name and the upper corner has been clipped.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. A history of the Battle of Waterloo which effectively ended the Napoleonic Wars. Includes numerous b/w and colour illustrations. 239pp. Rubbing to edges and corners of DJ. Nick to head of DJ spine.

Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. Ex library copy with usual stamps & stickers.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A history of the Battle of Waterloo which effectively ended the Napoleonic Wars. Includes numerous b/w and colour illustrations. 239pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. First edition. First impression. 8vo. Pp viii + 239 with illustrations in colour and b&w throughout. Black cloth boards stamped in gilt on a brown panel on the spine. A clean, unmarked and tightly bound copy in an unclipped dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.45.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Reprint. Hardback. A near Run Thing. Wear and tear to edge of D/J. A great many books have been written about the Battle of Waterloo. But none quite like this; the reader can feel the shock of battle almost as if he were there. The first shots were fired at about eleven-thirty on a Sunday morning in June 1815. By nine o' clock that night, forty thousand men and ten thousand horses lay dead or wounded among the Belgian cornfields, and Napoleon had fled, abandoning his army and all hope of recovering his empire - and also, it was said, two million pounds worht of diamonds sewn into the lining of his uniform. This is the story of the men who were there. From their recollections, the author has recreated the battle as it appeared to them on the day it was fought - what they saw and heard, the little that they knew of what was ahppening, abd above all what they felt. The author followes the fortunes of men of all ranks on both sides - and some women too. The author has used his scrupulous technique to put together the stories of many people who were there and to make a far more clear and comprehensive account of the battle than any one of them could have given at the time. Here, both in the narrative and the unprecendented collection of sketches, paintings and drawings, are the heat and the noice, the fear and elation, the pain and sustaining hope of glory which were every man's experience that day. Illustrated. 239 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.).

FIRST EDITION, octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No dust jacket. Photograph available on request.

First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Pages tanned as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: x, 239 p. illus. (some col.), plans, ports. (some col.), 24 cm. Subjects: Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815. Napoleonic Wars. Genre: History. 1 Kg.

First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Pages tanned as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: x, 239 p. illus. (some col.), plans, ports. (some col.), 24 cm. Subjects: Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815. Napoleonic Wars. Genre: History. 1 Kg.

reprint. Black cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine under illustrated dustwrapper. 9ins x 6.25ins, endpapers as maps, x, 239pp. Many illuwstrations, some in colour, within the text. Dw rubbed to head of spine else VG / VG.

1968, 2nd printing. (Hardcover) Very good in very good dust jacket. 239pp. Map endpapers, black & white and color illustrations, index. The spine is cocked and the dust jacket is lightly edgeworn. (Military, Battle of Waterloo).

Hardback. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG Pc DW. 1st Edition. Book and dustwrapper/dustjacket are in very good condition with minor signs of wear and/or age. Dustwrapper/dustjacket is price clipped.

An illustrated and well documented chronological account of Waterloo. VG in VG dustjacket.

reprint orig. cloth Nice Copy octavo 239pp., b/w pls., maps, bibliog., index, Classic account of the Battle of Waterloo. No dust jacket o/w a very nice copy.

1st ed. thus dust jacket Nice Copy octavo 239pp., b/w plates, maps, bibliog., index, Classic account of the Battle of Waterloo.

reprint dust jacket Very Good octavo 239pp., b/w pls., maps, bibliog., index, Classic account of the Battle of Waterloo. Neat ownership inscription o/w nice copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. DJ in archival cover.

1st edition dust jacket Nice Copy octavo viii + 239pp., b/w plates, maps, bibliog., index, Classic account of the Battle of Waterloo. Front end paper inverted o/w a very nice copy.

1st edition dust jacket Very Nice Copy octavo viii + 239pp., b/w plates, maps, bibliog., index, Classic account of the Battle of Waterloo.