Thirty Second Peninsular Campaigns by Harry Ross Lewin, First Edition (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket (as issued). First Thus. Near fine hardcover book (some tiny traces of foxing on top edge of pages). Published without a dust-jacket. This is the 2000 Ken Trotman Ltd. edition. Copyright page states: "This edition is limited to 100 copies." Hence, "First Thus.".

Cloth. Condition: Good. None (illustrator). First edition. The scarce first edition thus of the memoirs of an Anglo-Irish soldier who fought under the command of the Duke of Wellington in the Napoleonic Wars. The scarce first edition thus of Henry Ross-Lewin's memoirs, here edited by John Wardell. This work was initially published in three volumes in 1834, since falling out of print.Wardell explains the publication of this condensed single volume edition 'in the hope that they may prove of some interest to those who care to read of the deeds done by our soldiery in the days when England saved Europe'.An Anglo-Irish member of the British Army's 32nd regiment, Harry Ross-Lewin fought during the Peninsular War under the command of Arthur Wellesley, the future Duke of Wellington.Rebound in full cloth, with a bookseller's label and former owner's inscription, dated 1939, to the front pastedown. Rebound in full cloth, with endpapers renewed. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with significant ink marks to rear board. Bookseller's label and former owner's inscription to front pastedown. Tape repair to front hinge. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally clean and bright, with the odd instance of light spotting. Good. book.

First Edition. 22 x 14 cm. xxiv, 368 pages. Original dark cloth with gilt title on spine. Hard cover. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers age darkened. Mild discoloration to binding (see images). Front hinge split. Dublin bookseller stamp on front paste down. Small note in ink on front free end paper. Internally clean.