Author: W. H. Davenport Adams
Title: Wellington&Apos;S Victories: From Rolica to Waterloo
Description: London, George Routledge & Sons, 1880. Leather. A scarce work on the battles and victories of the Duke of Wellington from 1808 to 1815. Scarce work. A collection of historical writings and re-telling of the battles and victories of the Duke of Wellington during the Napoleonic Wars. Arthur Wellesley, First Duke of Wellington, was an Anglo-Irish soldier and Tory statesman who acted as one of the leading military and political figures of 19th-century Britain, serving twice as prime minister. He is among the commanders who won and ended the Napoleonic Wars when the Seventh Coalition defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. Written by W. H. Davenport Adams, an English writer and journalist. Bound by Biokers & Son, London. In the original red calf binding. Marbled endpapers and pastedowns. Externally, sound with shelf wear and light bumping to the extremities. Head of the spine starting but very firm. Some marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with light scattered spotting to the first and last few pages. Bound by Biokers & Son, London. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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