Author: Brialmont, A. (Alexis Henri).
Title: Histoire du duc de Wellington, I-III. [THREE VOLUMES].
Description: Paris, Charles Tanera & Bruxelles, E. Guyot et Stapleaux Fils, 1856-57. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Three volumes. Crown quarto. Pp. xiii, 486; 492; 437. Plus a total of 22 folding maps, mostly engraved, some lithographed, of which one is contemporary hand-coloured. Plus 7 fine engraved portraits, some as frontispiece, tipped-in. HARDCOVER, uniformly bound in contemporary green quarter calf and matching marbled boards rubbed in places, cloth French corners, spines lettered and decorated in gilt, shelf tickets to spine, marbled endpapers, old institutional stamps, some spots. In good condition, complete with all the fine maps and plates. ~ FIRST EDITION. Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington (1769-1852). Alexis Henri Brialmont (1821-1903). The fine portraits in this edition were printed separately on China paper and then mounted on heavy stock to be tipped-in. They are by various engravers after various originals, all printed by the Paris heliography firm of Saraxin. E-5 OUT .

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