Author: Orme, Edward and J.A. Atkinson, F.J. Manskirch, William Heath (artists)
Title: Historic, Military, and Naval Anecdotes, of Personal Valour, Bravery, and Particular Incidents Which Occurred to the Armies of Great Britain and Her Allies, in the Last Long-Contested War, Terminating with the Battle of Waterloo. Under the Patronage of, and Dedicated with Permission of His Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief. . First Edition
Description: London: Edward Orme, 1819. Large 4to. 27 x 34.8cm. 10.6 x 13.75 inches with 40 hand-coloured aquatint plates, some spotting and soiling, offsetting onto tissue-guards, one plate with tear repaired to verso, crayon drawing to front free endpaper, contemporary red straight-grain morocco, gilt, rebacked preserving original spine, rubbed, [Abbey Life 376; Tooley 353],Bookplate ot Mr. Spottiswood. OCLC Number: 84007475 Notes: The letterpress of this edition is printed on paper without watermarks; most of the plates are unwatermarked, but 8 of them have dated watermark "1831." In this undated edition the title occupies 12 lines & the imprint 5, & the title is set off from the imprint by a rule; p. 95-98 are numbered. Plates (colored aquatints) by J.A. Atkinson, F.J. Manskirch, William Heath, & others. .

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