1828-30 2vols Narrative of the Peninsular War and War in Germany and France 1st

Description: Click here to see our other books! Narrative of the Peninsular War, From 1808 to 1813 Narrative of the War in Germany and France, in 1813 and 1814 Marquess of Londonderry; Charles William Vane 1828-30 Henry Colburn; Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley : London 11" by 8.5" xvi, 648; xvii, 420pp SUMMARY The first edition of Charles William Vane's brilliantly detailed memoirs of his military career during the Napoleonic Wars, complete with maps and plans. Colour Plates,First Edition,Folding Maps,Illustrated,Leather Binding Overall Condition: Very Good This book weighs 5 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 4.49 US Postage: £ 42.99 EU Postage: £ 27.99 European Postage: £ 45.99 Asia Postage: £ 74.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 129.99 DESCRIPTION Two first edition military memoir works by Charles William Vane, uncommon to see these two volumes together.'Narrative of the Peninsular War, From 1808 to 1813', the first edition, published in 1828. Illustrated with one colour folding map, and six maps and plans. Collated, complete.'Narrative of the War in Germany and France, in 1813 and 1814', the first edition, published in 1830. Illustrated with one colour folding map, and one plan. Collated, complete.Charles Vane's, the 3rd Marquess of Londonderry, extensive first hand account of his time spent in the military during the Napoleonic Wars. It was during this section of the Napoleonic Wars that Londonderry greatly developed his military career, starting with the Corunna Campaign. In this campaign Vane commanded a brigade of cavalry, and played a prominent role in the clash in which Lefebvre-Desnouettes was taken prisoner. Vane was also part of Wellington's Spanish Campaign, which is detailed vividly in this work.Outside of his military work Vane was a prominent politician and diplomat, and was a great-grandfather of Winston Churchill. CONDITION In a full calf binding. Externally, generally smart, with rubbing to the boards and spines. Very light bumping to the extremities. Some light marks to the boards, including a small mark to the tail of the rear board of 'Peninsular War'. Rubbing has results in a little loss of leather to the boards of 'Germany and France'. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some spotting. Each folding map is torn with some light spots. Overall Condition: Very Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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