Description
The Life of Field Marshal The Duke of Wellington, 2 Vols., by J.H. Stocqueler, Alden, Beardsley & Co., Auburn, 1853, 385pp, 401pp, leather, 6 x 9.5", 8vo Poor condition/as is. Front board is almost completely detached from binding. Significant wear and chipping to front and rear boards. Tips are bumped with exposed boards. Edges are scuffed. Chipping and cracking to spine but still legible. Gilt illustrations on front board and spine. Marbling to pastedowns and flyleafs. Provenance on endpaper. Frontispiece opposite title page. 11/12 of vol. I is completely detached from binding. Toning, age-staining, and tea-staining throughout textblock. Binding is fragile. Illustrated. Please see photos and ask any questions prior to purchase. Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (May 1, 1769 - September 14, 1852) was the Irish-born commander of the British army during the Napoleonic Wars and later prime minister of Great Britain (1828-30). He first rose to military prominence in India, won successes in the Peninsular War in Spain (1808-14), and shared in the victory over Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo (1815). FORN-MSB-0324-TUB0019-JC411
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