Warre Sir William (43 results)

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Condition: New. 2009 N&M Press reprint (original pub 1909). SB 312pp + map.Published Price £14.50 William Warre was the spirited scion of one of the great commercial dynasties which helped make Portugal Britainâs oldest ally. Brought up in Oporto, his nature was too fiery to take kindly to the dull business of exporting port, and he gratefully left the family firm to take up a military career after sticking the pigtails of his fatherâs Portuguese partner to his desk with sealing wax while the man was sleeping off a liquid lunch. Warre returned to his native city as a young staff officer in 1808, and thereafter witnessed most of the major actions of the conflict at close quarters. He took part in Sir John Mooreâs winter retreat to Corunna; the storming of the fortress of Ciudad Rodrigo, personally accepted the sword of the surrendering French commander of Badajoz after the famous siege; and fought at Vimieiro and Salamanca among many other actions. After the latter battle he was given the important task of reorganising the Portuguese Army and was Britainâs liasion man at the Portuguese court in Lisbon. This volume is composed of letters to Warreâs parents. He describes not only the military actions in which he was engaged, but also recounts the gossip among his fellow Staff officers and his own frank observations on the foibles of his Portuguese allies.

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Map at rear, 2 strips of tap to it. Sunning to spine. Penciled signature on front pastedown. Text clean. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Map at rear, 2 strips of tap to it. Sunning to spine. Penciled signature on front pastedown. Text clean. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition. Warre served as a senior ADC to Marshal Beresford, the British general who served as Commander-in-Chief of the Portuguese Army during the campaign, for over three years in the Peninsula. His letters cover the period from May 1808 to September 1812. Includes b/w frontis. and 1*folding map. xviii, 312pp. Burgundy cloth boards with light bumps to corners. Small dent to upper leading edge. Spine cloth sunned. Nicks to head of spine. Owners name to free endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and title page. Lighter foxing to various pages.

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition Thus. Originally published in 1909, edited by Warre's nephew The Rev Edward Warre.This edition of 1999 is edited here , with added comments by Warre's great great nephew William Acheson Warre.Hardback in dustwrapper,xxiii,231 pages.Illustrated with, 17 illustrations and 3 maps.6.5 X 9.5 inches. Near fine book in a near fine dustwrapper.

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Hardback, published 1909, 321 pages, complete with fold out map. Very good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. In clean, bright condition with a similar dust jacket, uncommon 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardback. Condition: Good. First Edition. This copy is in good condition bound in damp stained red cloth covered boards with gilt titling to the spine. There is a split to the front gutter but this is holding, there is some mild spotting to the outside page edges but this does not encroach upon the page. There is a handsome 'Ex Libris' label to the front paste down butthis is blank and does not have a name. A dustwrapper is not present International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased charges will be quoted. Gossipy and revealing memoirs of the Anglo-Portuguese soldier who was present at most of the actions of the Peninsular War from Corunna to Salamanca. Warre was rare in having an inside knowledge of Portugal and it shows in this enthralling collection of his frank letters home. William Warre was the spirited scion of one of the great commercial dynasties which helped make Portugal Britain's oldest ally. Brought up in Oporto, his nature was too fiery to take kindly to the dull business of exporting port, and he gratefully left the family firm to take up a military career after sticking the pigtails of his father's Portuguese partner to his desk with sealing wax while the man was sleeping off a liquid lunch. Warre returned to his native city as a young staff officer in 1808, and thereafter witnessed most of the major actions of the conflict at close quarters. He took part in Sir John Moore's winter retreat to Corunna; the storming of the fortress of Ciudad Rodrigo, personally accepted the sword of the surrendering French commander of Badajoz after the famous siege; and fought at Vimieiro and Salamanca among many other actions. After the latter battle he was given the important task of reorganising the Portuguese Army and was Britain's liasion man at the Portuguese court in Lisbon. This volume is composed of letters to Warre's parents. He describes not only the military actions in which he was engaged, but also recounts the gossip among his fellow Staff officers and his own frank observations on the foibles of his Portuguese allies. Ref HHH5.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. This is a Good Copy of this book in dark red cloth boards with title lettering in black to the front cover and lettered in gilt to the spine.This is an ex Westfield Library Copy with their bookplate to the front pastedown and one smaller presentation award plate to the front endpaper.Illustrated with a b&w frontispiece of Sir William Warre and towards the back of the book is a large fol out map of Spain and Portugal to illustrate the peninsula war.The map has a couple of tape repairs to it's edges,but it remains lovely and clean.Binding remains firm with slight dulling to the colour tone along spine.Light rubbing to spine tips.The book was acquired from a very Impressive private collection of Military History with a large proportion of the collection on The First World War,Napoleon,Regimental Histories,Battle of Waterloo and the Crimea,8vo 312pp First Edition [1909].

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Author: Lieutenant General Sir William Warre Editor: The Rev. Edmond Warre Title: Letters from the Peninsula 1808-1812 Illustrations: Frontispiece and map Publisher: John Murray, London Date: 1909 Format: Hardback Condition Good condition overall. Original red cloth boards with gilt title and decorative gilt motif to upper board and spine. Minor shelf wear and light rubbing to extremities. Foxing evident on certain pages, as commonly found, though the text remains mostly clean throughout. Binding sound and attractive. Description A valuable firsthand account of the Peninsular War through the correspondence of Lieutenant General Sir William Warre, covering the campaigns from 1808 to 1812 during the Napoleonic Wars. Edited by his nephew, The Rev. Edmond Warre, this 1909 John Murray edition includes a frontispiece portrait and folding map, enhancing its historical and military significance. Warre's letters provide vivid contemporary observations on military operations, campaigning conditions, and leading figures of the conflict under Wellington's command. Bound in the publisher's original red cloth with attractive gilt decoration to both spine and upper cover, this remains a desirable Edwardian military history volume.

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1st edition. Very good cloth copy in a near fine, if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled acetate dust-wrapper. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; xxiii,312p ; 23 cm : ; port, 1 folded map. Notes; Includes index. Subjects; Warre, William Sir 1784-1853 Correspondence. Warre, William Sir. Great Britain. Army. Peninsular War, 1807-1814 Personal narratives, British. Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 Personal narratives, British. Peninsular War, 1807-1814 ; Personal narratives. Peninsular War, 1807-1814 Personal narratives. Peninsular War, 1807-1814 Participation, British. Peninsular War, 1807-1814 Campaigns Participation, British. Portugal History, Military. Peninsular War Napoleonic Wars History. Gascoigne Collection. 3 Kg.

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1st edition. Very good cloth copy in a near fine, if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled acetate dust-wrapper. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; xxiii,312p ; 23 cm : ; port, 1 folded map. Notes; Includes index. Subjects; Warre, William Sir 1784-1853 Correspondence. Warre, William Sir. Great Britain. Army. Peninsular War, 1807-1814 Personal narratives, British. Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 Personal narratives, British. Peninsular War, 1807-1814 ; Personal narratives. Peninsular War, 1807-1814 Personal narratives. Peninsular War, 1807-1814 Participation, British. Peninsular War, 1807-1814 Campaigns Participation, British. Portugal History, Military. Peninsular War Napoleonic Wars History. Gascoigne Collection. 1 Kg.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Unamed (illustrator). First edition. A contemporary account of the Peninsula War, written by Lieut-Gen Sir William Warre. This first edition copy is handsomely bound in the publisher's original cloth binding. The first edition of this work. With a frontispiece and folding map to the rear. Told through letters sent by Lieutenant General Sir William Warre at the time of the conflict. Edited by his nephew Rev Edmond Warre. The letters were entrusted to Edmond Warre upon his own father's death. These letters are from William Warre's service between 1808-1812. In a full cloth binding with gilt stamping to the spine. Externally, smart with bumping to the extremities and to the head and tail of spine. Spine has faded slightly. Prior owner's bookplate to front pastedown, C L Waring. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright. Spotting to foredge. Heavy spotting to the first and last few pages. Occasional spots throughout. Very Good. book.

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LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 350. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1909 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. 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. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. 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. Language: English Pages: 350.

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