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360 - An Illustrated Record of Important Events in the Annals of E…
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Estimate €750 - €1,000
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An Illustrated Record of Important Events in the Annals of Europe during the Years 1812, 1813, 1814, & 1815, comprising a series of views of Paris, Moscow, the Kremlin, Dresden, Berlin, the Battles of Leipzig, etc. With 19 colour, partly folded aquatint views, 3 engraved plates (1 facsimile), 1 map and 1 woodcut illustration. / The Campaign of Waterloo, illustrated with engravings of Les Quatre Bras, La Belle Alliance, Hougoumont, La Haye Sainte, and other principal scenes of action, including a correct military plan, together with a grand view of the battle on a large scale ... With 4 colour aquatint plates (1 folded), 1 map and 1 woodcut illustration. London, T. Bensley for Robert Bowyer, 1815/1816. 76 pp., 13 leaves of descriptive text, 10 pp. 1 leaf, 34 pp. Large folio. Wine-red morocco with gilt edges, gold-stamped Title on spine, spine gilt, top and inner edges gilt, as well as a blind- and gold-embossed 5-part centrepiece and vegetable-based borders (worn, bumped, scraped in places). Also includes views of Smolensk, Danzig, Hamburg, Hanau, Frankfurt, The Hague, Amsterdam, Rosiere, Leipzig, Porto Ferrajo, 2 plates with ‘Portraits of the British and their Allies’ and ‘The Royal Family of France, the Buonaparte family, French generals, statesmen, etc.’ – With an engraved bookplate by Richard Cripps; the front inner hinge is partly slightly split, with some brown staining; otherwise generally well preserved. Contains 19 colour, partially folded aquatint views, 3 engraved plates (1 facsimile), 1 map and 1 text wood engraving. / Contains 4 colour aquatint plates (1 folded), 1 map and 1 wood engraving illustration. Contemporary wine-red morocco with gilt edges, gilt-stamped title on the spine, gilt spine, gilt-stamped inner dentelles and standing edges, as well as a blind-stamped, gilt-stamped five-part centrepiece and vegetable borders (rubbed, bumped and chafed in places). - Featuring views of Smolensk, Danzig, Hamburg, Hanau, Frankfurt, The Hague, Amsterdam, Rosiere, Leipzig, Porto Ferrajo, 2 plates featuring ‘Portraits of the British and their Allies’ and ‘The Royal Family of France, the Buonaparte family, French Generals, Statesmen &c.’ - With an engraved bookplate by Richard Cripps; the front inner hinge is slightly chipped and there are some slight brown stains; otherwise in good overall condition.
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About the sale Valuable books, prints, historical photographs
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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