ID: 2711
English Battles and Sieges in the Peninsula : Extracted from His 'Peninsula War
Napier, William
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Place/Publisher/Date:
London John Murray.
Description:
First edition (dated 1855); 8vo; contemporary calf, spine elaborately gilt tooled in six compartments, gilt tooled board edges, marbled page edges and endpapers. Ink inscription from Thomas Frederick Halsey (1839 - 1927) to Arthur Duncombe (1840 – 1911), dated 1857 on Duncombe leaving Eton. Both became Conservative MPs. Halsey was also a prominent Freemason and was the first leading Mason to make statement in support of Britain entering the First World War. A near fine copy with a little spotting to the end papers.
Price £75.00
