Memoirs of Capt. George Carleton, An English Officer; including Anecdotes of the War in Spain under the Earl of Peterborough, and Many Interesting Particulars Relating to the Manners of the Spanish in the Beginning of the Last Century. Written by Himself

Carleton, Capt. George (Daniel Defoe)

Edité par Archibald Constable & Co, Edinburgh, UK, 1808

A propos de cet article

Originally published in 1728 it was originally thought that Carleton was a fictitious character, however it is now generally believed (though still contested) to have been a genuine memoir of Defoe's time in the War of the Spanish Succession in Flanders and Spain, during which he was captured and spent some years a prisoner in Spain. xxiii+463pp. Bound in what appear to be original tree-calf leather boards which have been laid into a later leather binding, including an entirely new leather spine with four raised bands, gilt lettering and a black morocco title plate between the 1st and 2nd bands. Boards have been subject to much shelf-wear but are still in good condition with the exception of the corners that have been bumped and rubbed. Text-block is sound and though the title page is heavily foxed there is only occasional foxing to other pages. End papers have been replaced.

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• Titre: Memoirs of Capt. George Carleton, An English Officer; including Anecdotes of the War in Spain under the Earl of Peterborough, and Many Interesting Particulars Relating to the Manners of the Spanish in the Beginning of the Last Century. Written by Himself
• Éditeur: Archibald Constable & Co, Edinburgh, UK
• Date de parution: 1808
• Langue: anglais
• Reliure: Leather Bound
• État de l'article: Good
• Poids: 850 grammes
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • The Eighteenth Century