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LOW,(F.R.G.S,Late Indian Navy). CHARLES R[athbone] : : THE GREAT BATTLES OF THE BRITISH ARMY - WITH CONTINUATION TO THE PRESENT TIME,INCLUDING THE SOUDAN CAMPAIGN

LONDON.GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS,1885.

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UK,ex-lib 8vo leather HB,1st edn thus.[Originally published in 1868,at the conclusion of the then Abyssinian War.One of several subsequent (new) edns in various decorative bindings; cloth or leather, with added campaigns to bring each volume up to date,at the time of it's publication.] VG++.No owner inscrptn,but an ex-lib issue (Plymouth Public Library); with Library Reference bookplate pasted to front marbled pastedown,with a red ink 'Withdrawn From Plymouth Library Services' rectangular stamp superimposed to the bookplate.Other library notations/indications include white tippexed numbers to foot of leather bound and tooled,bright,crisp,stamped gilt decorations to spine/backstrip; and another rectangular,black ink library stamp to recto of title-page - no other alpha- numerical ex-library notation/indication present.Heavy 8vo HB,green leather boards with bright,crisp,stamped,gilt double-line edged borders and tiny flower head decoration to the corners of the borders of each board,the endpapers are marbled,along with all the edges of the book.Bright,crisp,stamped gilt ornate spine/ backstrip decorations in six compartments with 5 raised bands; and a brown leather title+author label to second compartment down.Floral design,blind-tooled,without gilt,1/4" borders to internal edges of both boards and a sewn headband.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners,contents generally bright, tight and clean with some minimal foxing/spotting to prelims (up to title-page) and also to verso to rear free endpaper - body of text virtually unaffected.Corners minimally scuffed/rubbed and minisculely bumped.Top+bottom,front and back gutter edges' of boards minimally rubbed with tiny,tiny splits.Noted indication of binder,Bickers and Son,London binding (binder's ink stamp to recto of front free endpaper at top,right-hand corner),and overall a very nice binding and a beautiful example of fine British binding and of the binder's art and skill.UK,ex-lib 8vo HB,iv-viipp+2-648pp [paginated] includes author preface,contents list/table,76 chapters/sections (Battles covering 1066-1885),7 b/w woodcuts by R. Caton Woodville,interspersed throughout the text and the book.Plus [unpaginated] 2pp blank and title-page.Scarce,in as good a state as it is.Described hard but fairly and honestly; nowhere as severe as it reads,the faults are really minimal and I've probably described them with too much enthusiasm and detail! See rja487714 'THE GREAT BATTLES of the BRITISH NAVY,FROM THE EARLIEST PERIOD DOWN TO THE PRESENT TME' for another similar related title by same author - but in a decorative cloth binding with chromo-lithographic illustrated issue/edn. Richard Caton Woodville (1856-1927).Born in London,son of an American painter of the same name.Brought up in Russia and Germany; studied art at Dusseldorf under Eduard von Gebhert and in Paris under Jean-Leon Gerome (1824-1904). Early on,he achieved a European reputation as a painter of battle scenes,and in 'Random Recollections' expresses mild surprise that the British public should have only sporadic enthusiasm for paintings of such subjects.As a correspondent for 'The London Illustrated News',he covered a number of military campaigns,including the Russo-Turkish war (1878) and the Egyptian rebellion (1882),and he also depicted the Boer War and World War 1.He was a successful portrait painter,with Edward VII among his sitters.Woodville was one of the most popular of the late 19thC war corresponndents,and was admired for the panache of his style and the accuracy of his detail.He was skilful at conveying the excitement of battles and at overlooking the depressing realities of such encounters.His book illustrations are mostly of military subjects. However,when his work as a reporter called for drawings of civilian hardship and poverty,he was able to respond with sympathy,as demonstrated by his pictures of Ireland for 'The Illustrated London News' (1880),which were admired by Vincent Van Gogh.His early illustrations are sometimes in black and white, his later ones in halftone or full colour. Since April,2013,the UK Post Office has increased it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering its weight allowances,dimensions and lowered its qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the weight/value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers -BEFORE ordering through the order page!

UK,ex-lib 8vo leather HB,1st edn thus.

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