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For the first time the entire collection of the marvellous diaries, letters, accounts, maps and drawings from Major-General Sir Alexander Dickson, GCB, KCH, RA has been published from archive sources in an eleven-volume set. They provide one of the best and most comprehensive interpretations of life as an officer in the French revolutionary and Napoleonic wars as well as the period post Waterloo. The main set commences in 1794 and ends in 1840 with those prior based on notes compiled for Dickson by Captain RH Ord RA, his personal staff officer.
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The Dickson Manuscripts; Being A Collection of Manuscripts, Letters, Prints, Books, Maps, Etc., Gathered Together By The Late Major-General Sir Alexander Dickson, G.C.B., K.C.H., R.A., and Presented to the Royal Artillery Institution by His Son, General Sir Collingwood Dickson, D.C. G.C.B., R.A. [Complete in Twelve Volumes]
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FireStep Press, London, UK, 2017
ISBN 10: 1908487526
ISBN 13: 9781908487520
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Seller: All Lost Books, Wollaston, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. A facsimile reprint of the 1903 edition. The Dickson Manuscripts are a significant collection of diaries, letters, maps, and accounts by Major-General Sir Alexander Dickson, a distinguished officer of the Royal Artillery, chronicling his career from 1794 to 1840, especially his service during the Peninsular War. Includes numerous maps, illustrations and letters, some folding. Includes I-Series 'A', 1294-1794, iv, 164pp; II-Series 'B', 1794-1808, 220pp; III-Series 'C', 1809-1840, Part 1 (1809), 140pp; IV-Series 'C'. 1809-1840, Part 2 (1810), 336pp; V-Series 'C', Part 3 (1811), iv, 222pp; VI-Series 'C', 1809-1840, Part 4 (1812), 268pp; VII-Series 'C', 1809-1840, Part 5 (1813), 362pp; VIII-Series 'C' 1809-1840, Part 6 (1814), 475pp; VIIIA- Series 'C', 1809-1840 Part 6a (1814-1815) New Orleans, 230pp; IX-Series 'C' 1809-1840, Part 7 (1815), 325pp; X-Series 'C' 1809-1840, Part 8 (1816-1818), 354pp; XI-Series 'C' 1809-1840, Part 9 (1819-1840), 232pp. Light shelf-wear to edges of DJ, there is some discolouration/toning to the jackets. The books, binding (black cloth), pages and text-blocks are in excellent condition other than one folding map is detached, but present. Please note the books are a large set and weigh 9.25kg so postage will be high. Seller Inventory # 6522
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