Author: Captain Gronow
Title: Recollections and Anecdotes of the Camp, the Court, and the Clubs by Captain Gronow
Description: London, Smith, Elder & Co. 1877. Hardback. A collection of dandy Captain Gronow's reminiscences, bound in pictorial boards with a decorative spine. Rees Howell Gronow (1794-1865) was a military man before commencing an unsuccessful parliamentary career. He wrote four works of reminiscences, this being the second; 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.A new edition of this work.In the publisher's original decorative boards, depicting Lord Wilton, Count D'Orsay, Captain Gronow and Edward Hughes Ball Hughes partaking in conversation together. In the publisher's original paper covered boards. Externally rather worn, with some loss to the tail of the spine and rubbing to the boards and spine. Contemporary ownership inscription to the front pastedown. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only .
Keywords: Captain Gronow Recollections Reminiscences Autobiography Recollections Welsh Grenadiers None
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Title: Recollections and Anecdotes of the Camp, the Court, and the Clubs by Captain Gronow
Description: London, Smith, Elder & Co. 1877. Hardback. A collection of dandy Captain Gronow's reminiscences, bound in pictorial boards with a decorative spine. Rees Howell Gronow (1794-1865) was a military man before commencing an unsuccessful parliamentary career. He wrote four works of reminiscences, this being the second; 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.A new edition of this work.In the publisher's original decorative boards, depicting Lord Wilton, Count D'Orsay, Captain Gronow and Edward Hughes Ball Hughes partaking in conversation together. In the publisher's original paper covered boards. Externally rather worn, with some loss to the tail of the spine and rubbing to the boards and spine. Contemporary ownership inscription to the front pastedown. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only .
Keywords: Captain Gronow Recollections Reminiscences Autobiography Recollections Welsh Grenadiers None
Price: GBP 38.00 = appr. US$ 54.26 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 778R21
- Book number: 778R21
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