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BENTLEY, NICOLAS (EDITOR) - Russell's Despatches from the Crimea 1854-56

Title: Russell's Despatches from the Crimea 1854-56
Description: London, England: Andre Deutsch, 1966. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Photographs; SIGNED EDITION. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is some light toning to the front endpapers and pastedown pages. This copy has been signed by the author on the title page, with an inscription. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright, but does have several small edge nicks and tears and a couple of small chips missing. "Sir William Howard Russell CVO (28 March 1820, Tallaght, County Dublin, Ireland – 11 February 1907, London, England) was an Irish reporter with The Times, and is considered to have been one of the first modern war correspondents. He spent 22 months covering the Crimean War, including the Siege of Sevastopol and the Charge of the Light Brigade. He later covered events during the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the American Civil War, the Austro-Prussian War, and the Franco-Prussian War. " (from Wikipedia); Signed by Author. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

Keywords: Crimean War Nicholas Bentley William Howard Russell Journalism War Correspondence War reporting British Army

Price: US$ 35.00 Seller: S. Howlett-West Books
- Book number: 37554

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