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Edité par Forgotten Books, 2018
ISBN 10 : 0282380795ISBN 13 : 9780282380793
Vendeur : Forgotten Books, London, Royaume-Uni
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Paperback. Etat : New. Print on Demand. Excerpt from Instructions Relative to the Baggage and Marches of the Army. About the Publisher, Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. This text has been digitally restored from a historical edition. Some errors may persist, however we consider it worth publishing due to the work's historical value. The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase. print-on-demand item.
Date d'édition : 2023
Vendeur : True World of Books, Delhi, Inde
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LeatherBound. Etat : New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1798 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 58 Language: English.
Edité par [London]: Printed for the War-Office by T. Egerton, at the Military Library, near Whitehall, [1797]., 1797
Vendeur : David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, Etats-Unis
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Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. PERSONAL COPY OF GENERAL JAMES WILKINSON (1757-1825) WITH HIS SURNAME GILT STAMPED AT SPINE HEEL AND INK SIGNATURE UPON THE TITLE PAGE. Collation as: [fp], [ffep], [title leaf], [unpaged prelim. leaf from Adjutant General William Fawcett but presumably as vii-viii], ix-xvi, 1-342, b/w foldout Plates 1-16, [rfep], [rp]. Undated title page but OCLC attributes 1797; both 1796 and 1797 are specified on Fawcett page. Hardcover: H 23cm x L 14.25cm. Early 1800s full red leather binding; some soiling, rubbing, and scuffing at edges with bumped corners; gilt tooled spine decoration of two birds atop an urn at compartment centers with unevenly placed shell designs at corners; black title label along with aforementioned black Wilkinson label at heel; three old insect bore holes at heel too; both boards have gilt rope borders; (possibly a Mexican binding as the spine's decorative elements are atypical of contemporary American or British work). Marbled endpapers; peeled remnants of removed bookplate on fp; ffep verso has colored pencil "26" and relatively modern pencil note by a past bookseller; New Hampshire Historical Society circular blind-stamp on title leaf along with Wilkinson's ink signature near top of title page. Mostly light foxing/toning to interior with a few scattered small stains. Binding is firm. Authorship most likely by War Office staff but usually credited to General Sir William Fawcett; however initials "D.D" for General Sir David Dundas appear at text's conclusion at page 342. Standard British Army cavalry text with later editions published in 1799, 1801, 1807, etc. although those three immediate successive editions have 374 pages but only 13 folding plates/diagrams. Inexplicably acquired from a biblio-desolate Columbus, Mississippi estate but with a familial connection to Mississippi State University President Dr. Benjamin Franklin Hilbun (1890-1963) who was a noted bibliophile and served on the faculty from 1925-1960 (president from 1953-1960). Wilkinson has been deservedly vilified by many: Theodore Roosevelt - "In all our history, there is no more despicable character;" historian Robert Leckie - "a general who never won a battle or lost a court-martial;" historian Frederick Jackson Turner - "the most consummate artist in treason that the nation ever possessed;" and a threefold condemnation by Virginia politician John Randolph - "mammoth of iniquity," "most finished scoundrel," and "the only man I ever saw who was from the bark to the very core a villain." A handsome book of late 18th century tactical cavalry training with a wonderfully notorious association.