The Raising of the Ironsides and other Papers
Language: English
Published by Different Publishers, 1900
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Edinburgh Books, Edinburgh, United KingdomEdinburgh Books
AbeBooks seller since September 18, 2006
Condition: Used - Very good
£ 95.00
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Various dates, editions and pagination. This is a bound collection of seven offprints and papers from the 1890s on historical and military matters. The contents are as follows: 1. The Raising of the Ironsides by C.H. Firth; a 57 page paper read before the Royal Historical Society on April 20, 1899. There is no title-page. 2. The Battle of Dunbar by C.H. Firth; a 52 page paper read before the Royal Historical Society on Nov. 16, 1899. No title-page but with a folding map. 3. Copy of Notes on the Wallace Collection of Arms and Armour by Robert Coltman Clepham; a 15 page pamphlet c1900 with 2 full-page illustration. No title-page. The top of the first page has been inscribed by the author thus: "With Robert Coltman Clepham's comlipents." 4. Ancient Arms and Armour - A Lecture Delivered at Hereford on the 22nd and 23rd of October 1890 by Stephen W. Williams. This is a 19 page pamphlet published by Whiting & Co. in 1890, presumed first edition thus. The original front cover is retained and inscribed on the top edge of the cover thus: With the Author's Compliments. 5. On the Arming of Levies in the Hundred of Wirral in the County of Chester and the Introduction of Small Fire Arms as Weapons of War in Place of Bows and Arrows by Joseph Mayer; a 17 page pamphlet with 8 black and white plates and original title-page. Published by T. Brakell, Liverpool, in 1859. Presumed first edition. 6. Norwich Militia in the Fourteenth Century by Rev. William Hudson. Pages 263 to 320 of Vol. XIV of the Norfollk and Norwich Archaeological Society. A 52 page extract with original front cover that has been inscribed Frrom the Author with a date (1902) on the top edge of the cover. 7. The Colonel and His Command by Julian Corbett. Reprinted from the American Historical Review Vol. II No. 1, October 1896. An 11 page pamphlet inscribed "With the Author's Compliments" on the top edge of the cover. The papers are bound in early 20th C. (probably 1930s) red cloth covered boards with three authors' names stamped in gold on the spine. The case of the book is in very good condition with some shelf wear on the boards and slight fading to the spine. The contents are tight and clean apart from a few small marks and some of the first pages or covers have paper marker tabs attached to the top edge. The free endpapers are browned and the front free endpaper has a handwritten list of contents together with a name and date (1937).…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- The Raising of the Ironsides and other Papers
- Author
- Various Authors (C.H. Firth, Stephen Williams, Rev. William Hudson, et al)
- Publisher
- Different Publishers
- Publication year
- 1900
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Red Cloth Hardback
- Language
- English
- Edition
- Various Editions
- Dimensions
- 8.5"tall
- Seller catalogs
- History, Military
Edinburgh Books
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
AbeBooks seller since September 18, 2006
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