John Raymond (ed)

The Reminiscences and Recollections of Captain Gronow

NY, 1964. 1st printing of this edition. 384p; illus. A fine hardcover book in a very good dustjacket. An abridged version of these famed memoirs of a British officer. Retains the anecdotes of military interest but edits out the more trivial of the societal ones. .

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Book number: 1658

Keywords: Napoleonic Wars

GREGO, Joseph

The reminiscences and recollections of Captain Gronow: volume 2: being anecdotes of the camp, court, clubs and society 1810 - 1860

John C Nimmo, 1892. Used - Good. Good hardback . Volume 2 of two volumes; published 1892 (although dated 1891 at rear); 17 hand-coloured illustrations all present but one tissue guard missing (p.160); bound in green cloth with gilt lettering to spine and coloured coat of arms to front. Cover edges a little worn; spine slightly faded. Pages untrimmed. Internally, owner's book plate on front paste-down; pages yellowed with scattered foxing to initial pages; otherwise, a good, clean copy. Photo:http://cibimages.blob.core.windows.net/img-1/stand_60756_jpg.jpg.

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Book number: BOOKS283800I

Gronow, R. H.; Joseph Grego

The Reminiscences and Recollections of Captain Gronow; Being Anecdotes of the Camp, Court, Clubs, and Society, 1810-1860

London, Nimmo, 1889. Hardcover. Brown boards with gilt lettering on spine and decorative elements on front cover. 2 volumes : illustrations (some color) Vol I 352 pgs. Vol II 343 pgs. First volumes has loose plastic cover. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. F Covers have general wear, corner/edge damage, discoloration. Bookblocks have age toning and edge damage to pages. Interior bindings of both volumes loose but all pages still attached.

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Book number: 189273

Catalogue: Reference of All Sorts

Keywords: Reference of All Sorts, Manners and Customs ; Europe ; ; Manners and Customs - European

Gronow, [R.H.]; Grego, Joseph

The Reminiscences and Recollections of Captain Gronow Being Anecdotes of the Camp, Court, Clubs, and Society 1810-1860. [Two Volumes]

London, John C. Nimmo, 1889. First edition. Cloth. xxviii, 351 pp.; xii, 343 pp. Illus. with 25 color plates and 25 b/w plates. Sm. 4to. No. 667 of 875 copies, with duplicate plates, one on plate paper, proofs before letters, and the other on Whatman paper, with title, and colored by hand. Includes Boston Daily newspaper ad clipping dated Dec. 6, 1889. Near fine copies; owner's book plate on front pastedown of Vol. I.

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Book number: 34983

Keywords: Memoirs & Diaries, Illustrated Books, , Memoirs & Diaries, Illustrated Books,

GRONOW, R.H.

The reminiscences and recollections of Captain Gronow, volume 1

R.S.Surtees Society, 1984. Used - Very Good. VG hardback New edition. First volume. In brown cloth, with gilt, silver & red lettering & coat-of-arms. 13 colour illustrations. Page fore-edge lightly foxed, with a few spots of faint foxing in text. Being 'Anecdotes of the Camp, the Court and the Clubs at the close of the last war with France' and 'Recollections and anecdotes'. Photo:http://cibimages.blob.core.windows.net/img-1/stand_61352_jpg.jpg. ISBN: 0950769770

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Book number: BOOKS284383I

GRONOW; RAYMOND, JOHN

The Reminiscences and Recollections of Captain Gronow 1810-1860 (Abridged)

London: The Bodley Head, 1964. Reprint. Blue hardback cloth cover. 250mm x 160mm (10" x 6"). 384pp. Frontis and 16 illustrations.. Worn condition with tattered dustjacket. Contents in G condition .

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Book number: bgg683

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Biography

GRONOW, REES HOWELL

The Reminiscences and Recollections of Captain Gronow Being Anecdotes of the Camp, Court, Clubs and Society 1810-1860. 2 Volume Set. Limited Edition

London: John C Nimmo, 1892. Limited Edition 214/870. Green/gilt hardback cloth cover. (More images available on request). 270mm x 170mm (11" x 7"). 350pp; 343pp, + plates. Woodcuts and etched and aquatint illustrations [26 illustrations in volume I and 24 illustrations in volume II]. N.B.: Heavy set - extra shipping needed for overseas.. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket. Light wear to spine ends. Some browning to prelims. Ownership stamp on fep .

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Book number: j1219

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Biography Military History 1850 - 1900 Antiquarian Illustrated Books

Captain Gronow

The Reminiscences and Recollections of Captain Gronow Being Anecdotes of the Camp, Court, Clubs, and Society 1810-1860 with Portrait Four Woodcuts, and Twenty Etched and Aquatint Illustrations from Contemporary Sources by Joseph Grego in Two Volumes

London, John C Nimmo, 1889. Cloth. A two volume set of works featuring the reminiscences and recollections of the soldier and known dandy Captain Gronow. Complete in two volumes. Limited edition copy printed, number 687 of 870 printed for England and America. This work features 25 illustrations in duplicate, one on plate paper, the other on Whatman paper, and coloured by hand. In this set Gronow reflects on the society of London, the political landscape of Paris and the courts of Napoleon. Though the reliability of this account can be brought into question, it makes for an entertaining read. Written by Rees Howell Gronow, known as Captain Gronow. Well known for his autobiographical writing, Illustrated throughout. Collated complete. One set of plates to volume II is misbound, but is present. A interesting personal account, giving an insight into the British and French society of the 19th, albeit from the bias of the renowned dandy. In a full cloth binding, with rough cut pages. Bumping to the head and tail of the spine, and also to the extremities. Rubbing to the spine, joints and extremities. Light creases to the spine. The odd scratch mark to the front and rear boards. Bookplates to the front and rear pastedowns. Spotting to the front and rear pastedowns and endpapers. Light age toning to the fore edge. Internally, generally firmly bound, with several pages and plates loosening slightly. Page are generally clean. Offsetting caused by the illustrated plates, mainly affecting the tissue guards. Instances of foxing and spotting throughout each volume. Tape repair to the reverse of several plate, securing the binding, becoming lightly age toned. Good . Ill.: Joseph Grego. Good .

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Book number: 618C5

Catalogue: Biography & Autobiography

Keywords: Illustrated Captain Gronow Joseph Grego Captain Gronow Joseph Grego

Captain Gronow; John Raymond

The Reminiscences and Recollections of Captain Gronow

London, The Bodley Head, 1964. First edition. Leather. A decoratively bound first Bodley Head abridged edition of the memoirs of Captain Rees Howell Gronow, an entertaining work on late Georgian and Victorian society. The first abridged edition of this work published by Bodley Head.In a two-toned full morocco binding by Harry Bailey & Raymond Whitaker.The memoir and reminiscences of Captain Rees Howell Gronow, a Welsh Grenadier Guards officer and dandy.Gronow's memoirs recollect various anecdotes of the camp, court, clubs, and society, from 1810 to 1860.Illustrated with a frontispiece, eight plates, and in-text illustrations.Collated, complete.Here abridged with an introduction by John Raymond. In a full morocco binding by Harry Bailey & Raymond Whitaker. Externally, the spine is a touch faded. Light marks to the boards and spine. The odd spot to the fore edge. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with some spotting to the first and last few pages. Near Fine . Ill.: Various. Near Fine .

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Book number: 784P4

Catalogue: Biography & Autobiography

Keywords: The Reminiscences and Recollections of Captain Gronow captain gronow rees howell gronow reminiscences captain gronow welsh grenadier guards Various

Rees Howell Gronow and Joseph Grego

The Reminiscences and Recollections of Captain Gronow

London , John C. Nimmo, 1892. Cloth. A two volume set of this autobiography of Rees Howell Gronow. A Welsh Grenadier Guards officer and celebrated author, Gronow was additionally noted for an impeccable dress sense and overall popularity within society, as well as his keen skill in marksmanship. This set is illustrated throughout with thirty-three hand-coloured plates, collated complete. Rebound in cloth binding with paper-covered boards. Externally very smart indeed, there is only some very minor marking to one board. Internally, the binding is slightly tender in places and the pages are bright and clean throughout aside from the odd mark. Contains a small bookplate to each pastedown. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: GEN37-H-12

Catalogue: Biography & Autobiography

Keywords: Rees Howell Gronow Biography Recollections Biography None

Captain Gronow

The Reminiscences and Recollections of Captain Gronow

London & New York, John C. Nimmo, 1900. Cloth. A lovely two volume collection of the reminiscences of this Welsh Grenadier Guards officer and writer. Rees Howell Gronow (1794-1865) was a military man before commencing an unsuccessful parliamentary career. He wrote four works of reminiscences, this being the first; it is an entertaining work and details society in London and Paris in his time. Gronow was extremely popular and immaculately dressed, and early in life completed in many duels.With a frontispiece portrait of the subject and thirty-two illustrations by Joseph Grego. Collated, complete.With a gild emblem to the front cover of each volume. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally very smart, minor bumping to the extremities. Internally firmly bound, pages bright and clean bar the occasional spot. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Joseph Grego. Very Good Indeed .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 756R56

Catalogue: Biography & Autobiography

Keywords: captain gronow welsh grenadier guards reminiscences welsh grenadier guards Joseph Grego

Captain Gronow

The Reminiscences and Recollections of Captain Gronow

Frome, The R. S. Surtees Society, 1984-1985. Cloth. A smart two volume set of The Reminiscences and Recollections of Captain Gronow. This is a two volume set of the Reminiscences and Recollections of Captain Gronow.Gronow wrote his reminiscences in the early 1860s when he was an old man and they were hugely popular. The first volume of the R. S. Surtees Society's edition combines in a single volume Gronow's Anecdotes of the Camp, the Court and the Clubs at the Close of the Last War with France and Recollections and Anecdotes. Based on the limited edition of 1889 and with 17 full-page colour plates, with thirteen colour plate illustrations from designs by Joseph Grego. The second volume combines Celebrities of London and Paris and Last Recollections with twelve colour plates. Collated, complete.  In the publisher's original binding. Externally smart with some marks to the boards and bumping to the spine. Internally, firmly bound with bright clean pages. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Joseph Grego. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 822B10

Catalogue: Humour

Keywords: The Reminiscences and Recollections of Captain Gronow Captain Gronow surtees reminiscences Captain Gronow Joseph Grego

Captain Gronow; Rees Howell Gronow

The Reminiscences and Recollections of Captain Gronow

London, John C. Nimmo, 1892. Leather. A Bickers bound set of the memoirs of Captain Gronow, a lovely edition complete with hand-coloured plates. Bound by Bickers.Complete in two volumes.The memoir and reminiscences of Captain Rees Howell Gronow, a Welsh Grenadier Guards officer and dandy.Gronow's memoirs recollect various anecdotes of the camp, court, clubs, and society, from 1810 to 1860.Volume I is illustrated with a hand-coloured frontispiece, and fifteen hand-coloured plates. Collated, complete.Volume II is illustrated with a hand-coloured frontispiece, and sixteen hand-coloured plates. Collated, complete.Bookplate of L. R. Rawlings to the recto of the front free endpapers. In a half crushed morocco binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally, smart. Light rubbing to the joints and extremities. Cracks to the head and tail of the front joint of Volume II. Spots to the fore edges. Bookplate to the recto of the front free endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Joseph Grego. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 947P19

Catalogue: Biography & Autobiography

Keywords: The Reminiscences and Recollections of Captain Gronow captain gronow rees howell gronow grenadier guards captain gronow Joseph Grego

RAYMOND,JOHN

THE REMINISCENCES AND RECOLLECTIONS OF CAPTAIN GRONOW

London 1964, 384 pp., photos b497

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Book number: 45950

Catalogue: Maritime