Sevastopol, Signed (9 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hardcover with DJ. Gray paper over boards with gold lettering on spine. Pictorial pink DJ in very good condition. Top edge of DJ slightly bent outward. No date on title page. Copyright page dated 2004. Stated first edition. Number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. 200 pages. Black and white photographs in the text. Beside many photographs, someone has written a "G" in pencil. Pages otherwise clean and bright. Signed on the title page by C. G. Sweeting, dated Oct. 17, 2004. Please email with questions or to request photos. Note: if there is a photo beside this listing, it's a STOCK photo that ABE put there (for reasons that we cannot understand or control) and might not match this actual book. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st. 1st ed. 200p. Photos. Maps. Large format. Flat SIGNED. New/New copy. Signed by Author. Book.

1869 Antique Print - RUSSIA UKRAINE CRIMEA SEVASTOPOL MILITARY CHAPEL (102) For more info please ask seller a question. Royal Mail 2nd Class - £0.00 Royal Mail 2nd Class Signed For - £4.50 Standard Int'l age - £4.00 Royal Mail International Signed - £8.00 No PICK UP OPTIONSorry, our items are NOT available for pick-up.PAYING VIA PAYPALWe accept on our all our items so you can shop with confidence.Simple choose the option when proceeding through the checkout.

1869 Antique Print - RUSSIA CRIMEA BLACK SEA SEVASTOPOL RUSSIAN CEMETERY (046) For more info please ask seller a question. Royal Mail 2nd Class - £0.00 Royal Mail 2nd Class Signed For - £4.50 Standard Int'l age - £4.00 Royal Mail International Signed - £8.00 No PICK UP OPTIONSorry, our items are NOT available for pick-up.PAYING VIA PAYPALWe accept on our all our items so you can shop with confidence.Simple choose the option when proceeding through the checkout.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. ***ONLY ONLINE COPY SIGNED, LINED AND DATED BY THE AUTHOR*** The first book in any language to cover the full history of Russia's historic Crimean naval citadel, from its founding through to the current tensions that threaten the region. Founded by Catherine the Great, the maritime city of Sevastopol has been fought over for centuries. Crucial battles of the Crimean War were fought on the hills surrounding the city, and the memory of this stalwart defence inspired those who fruitlessly battled the Germans during World War II. Twice the city has faced complete obliteration yet twice it has risen, phoenix-like, from the ashes. In this groundbreaking volume, award-winning author Mungo Melvin explores how Sevastopol became the crucible of conflict over three major engagements - the Crimean War, the Russian Civil War and World War II - witnessing the death and destruction of countless armies yet creating the indomitable 'spirit of Sevastopol'. By weaving together first-hand interviews, detailed operational reports and battle analysis, Melvin creates a rich tapestry of history. Signed by Author(s).

1904 Antique Print - CHINA Port Arthur MAP Russian Fleet Sevastopol (335) For more info please ask seller a question. Royal Mail 2nd Class - £0.00 Royal Mail 2nd Class Signed For - £4.50 Standard Int'l age - £4.00 Royal Mail International Signed - £8.00 No PICK UP OPTIONSorry, our items are NOT available for pick-up.PAYING VIA PAYPALWe accept on our all our items so you can shop with confidence.Simple choose the option when proceeding through the checkout.

First Edition. First Edition. Signed by McCormick on the front free endpaper. 12mo. 212pp., [4, ads]; with half-title and 9 tinted lithographed plates (incl. 2 double-page & folding frontis. map). Poor with heavy foxing, front board present by detached and spine strip falling off. Nevertheless, a desirable copy given the scarce signature of the second Governor of Arizona Territory.

Condition: Very good condition. A wonderful watercolor of a British cavalry officer at the siege of Sevastopol, signed "J.H." at the lower right. Perhaps the original study for the finished painting by Richard Simkin (stance and details are identical to Simkin's image britishcavalryregiments.com/30-10h/10h5.jpg), depicting the officer from the back, turning in the saddle to his right, his uniform and the horse's tack are painted in lavish and painstaking detail, down to the studs on the bridle. This artwork predates Simkin's work. On the outbreak of war in the Crimea (1854-56), the 10th Hussars left India and traveled to the Black Sea, but luckily were not part of Cardigan's charge of the Light Brigade, avoiding the battle of Balaclava which took place in October of 1854. The regiment was heavily involved in the siege of Sevastopol and the triumphant battles of Eupatoria and Kerch. The Regiment returned to England in 1856, and in 1863 the 10th (The Prince of Wales's Own) Royal Hussars again had a Prince of Wales as their colonel (this was Prince Edward, later King Edward VII). The 10th Hussars are credited with introducing polo to England having learned it in India, when a captain in the 10th Hussars observed a match and immediately formed a team with his fellow officers. 9 3/4 x 11 3/4". Overall tanned, slight water mark in area above the soldier's head. Painted on card stock.

Written from the British flagship, it describes the Agamemnon's shelling of Fort Nicholas, memorialized in art and literature today?The manuscript comes with the author's record of service, signed by the Captains of the various British vessels on which he sailedThe Crimean war pitted the Russian forces against the French, British, Turkish and some others. It was a great power conflict that stretched from 1853-6 and saw the latter alliance ultimately victorious.The Siege of Sevastopol is one of the last classic sieges in history. The city was the home of the Tsar's Black Sea Fleet, which threatened the Mediterranean. The siege was the culminating struggle for the strategic Russian port in 1854?55, and with its fall in late 1855, became the final major episode in the Crimean War.During the Victorian Era, these battles were repeatedly memorialized. The Siege of Sevastopol was the subject of Crimean soldier Leo Tolstoy's Sebastopol Sketches and the subject of the first Russian feature film, Defence of Sevastopol. The Battle of Balaklava was made famous by Alfred, Lord Tennyson's poem "The Charge of the Light Brigade" and Robert Gibb's painting The Thin Red Line. A panorama of the siege itself was painted by Franz Roubaud.The nurses who treated the allied wounded during these battles were much celebrated, most famously Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole.During the siege, the allied navy undertook six bombardments of the capital. It all began with the opening siege on October 17, 1854. The flagship of the fleet was the HMS Agamemnon. The attack by the Agamemnon on Fort Constantine is the subject of a great contemporary print.William Johnson was a sailor on board the Agamemnon. He prepared a firsthand account of the day's action. It is not clear whether this was designed as a formal report or a personal entry. It bears some language that might indicate the former but was retained by Johnson.Manuscript, October 17, 1854, on board the Agamemnon, likely in the hand of Johnson. "Her Majesty's Ship Agamemnon. Remarks October 17, 1854. At Single anchor off Katcha."He begins by preparing the ship in the morning."AM - Employed clearing decks of superfluous gear, bulkheads, etc. But pick, spare topmast and topsail yard to 'Vulcan." Hung astern steam anchor. All batteries firing.10.10 - weighed under steam. French and English and Turkish squad.weighed in four of steamers lashed alongside the port of ship towed."Then the ships set out."Order of sailing - Agamemnon, Albion, Green, Britannia, Trafalgar," listing also the vessels that towed them."Steaming toward Sebastopol. 800 yards from Fort Constantine."The ship enters action"PM - 12.30 - Cleared for action and proceeded under easy steam for Sebastapol."1.5 - French ships opened fire. Batteries immediately returned."1.7. Proceed and engage forts. Observed 2 Russian steamers in mouth of Harbour firing. Batteries opened fire on Sampson. who returned. Opened fire with pivot gun. "Fire returned by batteries from mid fort to left of "wasp" and Fort Constantine."1.48 - ship in action. Shot and shell from Fort doing much damage to hull and rigging. . opened fire with port broadside with shot and shell on Fort Constantine."He then lists the bearings of anchorage of the vessel and goes on to describe more action"3.2 Observed Albion go out of action. London Arethusa also hauled out. Ship exposed to the crossfire of the batteries. Fort Nicholas raking us heavily and all forts doing us much damage." At this point the sail catches on fire.". Fleet came out of action and proceeded toward Katcha."He reports the number killed and committed to the deep and names 3 sailors."At Single anchor off Katcha."The document. contains some old tape repairs on the verso not impacting the writingIt comes with William Johnson's record of service, signed by the Captains of the various vessels on which he sailed.?