A Near Observer (25 results)
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Condition: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: 9877376. 1777904255. 5/4/2026 2:17:35 PM.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardback; corners of a few pages creased, otherwise good in pictorial boards. With banner slip. ; Facsimile reprint of the Seventh Edition, Corrected and Improved, published 1815. With New Introduction by Simon Adams. The narrative description of the battle is provided by 'A Near Observer.' This is fo…llowed by contributions from various sources such as official reports of the battle, orders to the different armies, official gazettes, first-hand accounts from key figures and even obituaries after the battle. Fold-out plans. ; 280 pages.
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A Few Cursory Remarks Upon the State of Parties, During the Administration of the Right Honourable Henry Addington by a Near Observer.
Bentley, Thomas Richard (a Near Observer.). ( Henry Addington ).
Language: English
Published by J. Hatchard., London 1803
Seller: Tony Hutchinson, Seale, , United KingdomTony Hutchinson
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Disbound. Condition: Fair. Third Edition, Corrected. 84pp. No cover but still well bound together. Minor age staining on first couple of pages otherwise interior in nice clean condition. Owner's name on half-title page.
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Seller: Forgotten Books, London, United KingdomForgotten Books
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book dissects the historic struggle between the UK government and its citizens over budget cuts and spending. The author claims that around 1817, a significant shift occurred, transforming the once collaborative relationship between the House of Commons and its constituents into o…ne characterized by government evasion of public concerns over spending. The book argues that rather than fulfilling their duty to diminish government spending, as had always been the standard practice, Parliament instead created Finance Committees, whose main function was to remove the pressure to reduce government spending from public discourse and legitimize government spending to the public. The author provides a historical account of the Finance Committee's actions in 1817 and the years that followed, substantiating the claim that the committees were, in fact, instruments of the government's evasion rather than sincere attempts to curb spending or alleviate the tax burden on British citizens. Ultimately, this book reveals the disturbing reality of a government body designed to represent the people, acting instead to protect the interests of the government itself. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.
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Published by Printed for James Ridgwa, London 1822
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Seller: Malcolm Books, Thetford, , United KingdomMalcolm Books
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. Half title page + full title page + 79 pages + publishers ads page. Size 23.7 x 14.7 approx. inscribed top corner of half title page is JEG, Langley, 1822. Condition Later plain paper binding, Contents mostly Very good, clean & tight, some minor corner bending.
A few cursory remarks upon the state of parties, during the administration of the Right Honourable Henry Addington. / A plain answer to the misrepresenttions and calumnies contained in the cursory remarks of a near observor
A near observer (Bentley, Thomas Richard) / A more accurate observor (Courteney, Thomas Peregrine)
Language: English
Published by J Hatchard, London 1803
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- First Edition
Seller: Flora Books, Mears Ashby, , United KingdomFlora Books
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Quarter-leather. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 2 works in 1 volume, both first editions, v (i) 7-83 [1]: (ii) 83 [1]pp, attractive modern calf back with black morocco lettering label, marbled boards, new endpapers, no half titles, second work lacks pp57-64, small waterstain to fore-edge of the second work, 8vo (217x132mm)….
Language: English
Published by PRINTED FOR JOHN BOOTH, T EGERTON AND J FAIRBAIRN 1817
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Seller: Anitabooks, HEREFORD, United KingdomAnitabooks
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Hard Back. Condition: ACCEPTABLE. No D/W. 10th Edition. THE TITLE GOES ON.WITH CIRCUMSTANTIAL DETAILS RELATIVE TO THE BATTLE FROM A VARIETY OF AUTHENTIC AND ORIGINAL SOURCES, CAMPAIGN OF THE NETHERLANDS 1815, TO WHICH IS ADDED THE NAMES ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED OF THE OFFICERS KILLED AND WOUNDED FROM 15TH TO 26TH JUNE 1915 AND TH…E TOTAL LOSS OF EACH REGIMENT. ILLUSTRATED BY A PANORAMIC SKETCH OF THE FIELD OF BATTLE. WITH A GENERAL PLAN OF THE CAMPAIGN. BOUND WITH VOLUME 2 WHICH IS ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS OF THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO CONTAINING A REGISTER OF THE NAMES OF THE OFFICERS WHO SERVED IN THE CAMPAIGN OF THE NETHERLANDS. THE BOOK IS COMPILED AS FOLLOWS. CONTENTS OF VOLUME 1; CONTENTS OF VOLUME 2; DESCRIPTION OF THE MAPS PLANS AND ETCHINGS; REFERENCES TO AND MEMOIR OF THE FIELD OF WATERLOO; 320 PAGES OF VOL1 IN THREE PARTS.164 PAGES OF VOL 2; THE STAFF OF THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON AT WATERLOO AND LIST OF OFFICERS BRITISH HANOVERIAN AND GERMAN IN THE CAMPAIGN OF THE NETHERLANDS;34 ETCHINGS;6 FOLD OUT MAPS AND A FOLD OUT PANORAMA. PRELIM PAGES ARE GRUBBY AND BROWNED. TITLE PAGE TO VOL ONE IS BROWNED AND CLIPPED ACROSS TOP EDGE. ( NO TEXT AFFECTED). UP TO SECOND PAGE OF CONTENTS THE PAGES ARE HELD ON ONLY BY THE TOP THIRD OF THE SEWN BINDING. THEREAFTER THE PAGES, ALTHOUGH BROWNED, ARE QUITE TIDY FOR THEIR AGE. VERY LITTLE FOXING. IN VOLUME ONE THERE IS SOME PENCIL ANNOTATION IN THE MARGINS, AND OCCASIONAL UNDERLINING IN INK. TITLE PAGE OF VOLUME 2 IS BROWNED. THERE IS A LITTLE MORE PENCIL UNDERLINING/ANNOTATION OF THE TEXT IN VOL 2 THAN VOL 1. SOME UNDERLINING IN INK, MAINLY IN THE LISTS OF OFFICERS. IN VOLUME 2 THERE ARE SOME EXTRA PAGES. PP 63/64 AND 95/96 APPEAR TWICE IN THE NUMBER SEQUENCE BUT THE TEXT IS DIFFERENT. THE 34 ENGRAVINGS ARE VERY BROWNED, AND A BIT GRUBBY ONTHE EDGES. MAPS WORN AND GRUBBY ON EDGES. TEAR ( NO LOSS) IN THE MAP OF THE CAMPAIGN OF THE NETHERLANDS . TEAR IN THE LARGE PLAN OF WATERLOO ( NO LOSS). PANORAMA A BIT BROWNED. THE FRONT HINGE IS CRACKED. REAR HINGE BROKEN. THE BOOK HAS BEEN REPAIRED IN A RATHER STRANGE MANNER, BY USING A PIECE OF LEATHER WRAPPED ROUND THE SPINE, THUS HOLDING THE BOARDS ON, BUT IT IS AN AMATEURISH PIECE OF WORK. THE BOOK WAS ONCE HALF LEATHER BOUND. THE CORNERS ARE STILL LEATHER BUT VERY WORN. THE REST OF THE COVERS WERE MARBLED PAPER, BUT NOW SO WORN AND RUBBED THAT THE MARBLING EFFECT HAS ALMOST DISAPPEARED. SCANS AVAILABLE. HARD TO DESCRIBE IN DETAIL, SO ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE JUST ASK.
Language: English
Published by John Booth, Duke Street, Edinburgh 1817
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Seller: Richard Booth's Bookshop, Hereford, United KingdomRichard Booth's Bookshop
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HardBack. Condition: Good. 5th or later edition. Tenth Edition, Englarged and Corrected. John Booth, Edinburgh,1817 Two Volumes in matching contemporary diced tan calf with elaborate decorative trimming to boards, spines have been expertly repaired and rebacked in plain tan calf with gilt titles, original marbled endpapers with…bookplates. Both vols are generally very clean & bright, internally with only ocassional foxing/spotting. Vol. I has large col. folding-map of Field of Waterloo & col. folding Plans of Waterloo.Different Periods bound-in facing title-page with 1 panoramic aquatint of Battle of Waterloo (missing last folded section), 1 col.folding Sketch of Operations .Netherlands (torn along folding edge), all very clean and brightly coloured. Vol. II has engraved portrait frontispiece of Wellington (with tissue), title-page with 2 engraved medallions, with 1 col folding map of Theatre of War 1815, 1 col. folding Plans of Battles.Ligny and Quatre-Bras, June 16, 1815 plus 1 col. folding plan Battle of Waterloo bound-in before Contents page. Bound in to rear Vol.II are 34 numbered b/w engraved sketches from the scenes of battles, which are heavily foxed.
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Seller: ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar
Contact seller4-star sellerSoft cover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. A Brief Answer to a Few Cursory Remarks on the Present State of Parties. By "A Near Observer" and printed in London by J. Budd. 1803, 56 pp, 8.25 x 5", paper pamphlet. In fair condition, having likely been disbound from a larger volume. Wear to remnants of spine. Text block intact with pag…es secure. General age-related toning and minimal foxing to pages. Old hand inscription on title page. Please see photographs and ask any questions prior to purchasing. An intriguing work on the state of British politics at the start of the 19th Century.Author unknown, but likely written by an influential British politician.
More imagesPublished by John Booth; T. Egerton; J. Fairbairn, London 1816
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Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United KingdomRooke Books PBFA
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Leather. Condition: Good. The ninth edition of this contemporary account of the monumental Waterloo campaign, with a folding panoramic plate. Ninth edition, corrected and improved.In a modern full calf binding, with marbled endpapers and spine label laid down.Folding panoramic plate loosely inserted to the work, but lacking the…four folding maps.This detailed account of the Battle of Waterloo is compiled using official dispatches, first-hand narratives, casualty lists and honours. Serving as a closely contemporary record of the battle that ended the Napoleonic Wars.Editorship is often credited to the publisher John Booth. In a modern full calf binding, with marbled endpapers and spine label laid down.Externally, with a few minor marks to the boards and minor bumping to the extremities. Bookplate of one James M. Manderson to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are toned, with occasional spotting. Folding panoramic plate has a few closed tears to the folds and edge wear, with slight toning and scattered spots. Wear to the bottom of the first few leaves. Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book.
More imagesPublished by London: J. Booth; 1815. 1815
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Seller: Tintagel, Springfield Center, NY, U.S.A.Tintagel
Contact seller4-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Fine. 5th or later Edition. Octavo [5 ½ X 9 inches] leather back and tips, leather label [nicked] on spine, marbled paper over boards with matching end papers. Seventh edition. in a clear protective cover. Contains two folding maps of the battle and two long colored foldout illustrations and a table of the…fallen and bio of many of the British officers.
Published by J Booth 1815
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Seller: Strawberry Hill Books, Rotherfield, East Sussex, , United KingdomStrawberry Hill Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. 4th Edition. pp XCIX, 116. Rebacked original half natural calf binding with marbled boards and end papers. 1st owner bookplate to FPD and name to title page. Fine condition foldout frontispiece battle plan ad 2 foldout panoramic sketches in fine condition.
Published by Printed for J. Booth, Duke Street, Portland Place and T. Egerton, Military Library, Whitehall, London 1815
Seller: Mare Booksellers ABAA, IOBA, Dover, NH, U.S.A.Mare Booksellers ABAA, IOBA
Contact seller5-star sellerVellum. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Full title: The Battle of Waterloo, Containing the Series of Accounts Published by Authority, British and Foreign, with Circumstantial Details, Previous, During and After the Battle, from a Variety of Authentic and Original Sources, with Relative Official Documents, Forming an Historical Recor…d of the Operations in the Campaign of the Netherlands. To which is added an alphabetical list of the officers killed and wounded, from 15th to 26th June, 1815, and the total loss of each regiment, with an enumeration of the Waterloo honours and privileges, conferred upon the men and officers, and lists of regiments, etc. entitled thereto. Illustrated by a panoramic sketch of the field of battle, and a plan of the position and movements, with those of the Prussians, traced. By a Near Observer. Stated fifth edition. Half-vellum binding with patterned red cloth covers. Gilt decorations along the spine, with title and date set against red backgrounds. Cxliv, 140 pp. With an extra leaf cxxv*, cxxvi*, preceding the other leaf also bearing these page numbers. Text is continuous and complete in that section. Collated and complete. With two fold out maps and a large fold out panoramic illustration of Waterloo, all colored. As the title states, a detailed account of the Battle of Waterloo, drawn from various sources, and paying special attention to the Duke of Wellington and Napoleon. With a large bookplate from William Hillier, 4th Earl of Onslow, a British politician and former Governor of New Zealand. Also present is an ownership signature from George Augustus Sala, perhaps the Italian-English writer and journalist. In GOOD condition. Covers slightly bowed, with minor soiling and darkening to the vellum. Cloth worn along the lower front edge, with some loss, perhaps due to insect exposure. Cloth faded. Text block solid with scattered minor foxing and soiling throughout, as well as a few minor pencil notations. Some notations regarding provenance on a rear endpaper. Frontis map with some foxing and darkening, cropped a little close at the lower margin. The Fold out panorama also bears some foxing, and has extensive paper and cloth tape repairs to the reverse, as well as creasing present. The last map has a 2 inch diagonal tear near the edge attached to the binding, with minor foxing and ghosting, as well as pencil notations to its blank side.
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Seller: True World of Books, Delhi, , IndiaTrue World of Books
Contact seller5-star sellerLeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1804 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd repri…nt. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 124 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 124 Language: English.
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Seller: Gyan Books Pvt. Ltd., Delhi, , IndiaGyan Books Pvt. Ltd.
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Leather Bound. Condition: New. Language: English. Language: English. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine l…ends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2024, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1804. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - English, Pages: - 120, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 120 120.
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Seller: Gyan Books Pvt. Ltd., Delhi, , IndiaGyan Books Pvt. Ltd.
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Leather Bound. Condition: New. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpie…ce has been meticulously reprinted in 2025, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1803 of the right honourable Henry Addington. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Pages:- 90, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 90 90.
