CREASY, EDWARD

The Decisive Battles of the World

London, Sisleys Ltd. Hardcover. Used, Small hard cover, no jacket, in very good condition. Green leather boards with gilded pageblock, gilt decoration and text to front and spine. Light shelf and handling wear, minor wear to corners, creasing to spine head and foot. Light tanning and foxing to pageblock, endpapers, and occasionally page edges. Within, pages are tightly bound, and content is clear and bright. CN. Very Good/No Dust Jacket.

PsychoBabel BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 544811

Catalogue: History - Warfare

CREASY, Sir Edward

Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World

New York, Limited Editions Club, 1969. Hardcover. Small folio (9-3/8" x 12-1/4") bound in full decorated buckram with a black leather label lettered in gilt; 254 pages. Copy #39 of 1500 printed at the Stinehour Press and illustrated with 15 full-page multi-color woodcut and 14 black-and-white woodcut reproductions by Joseph Domjan. SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. Ill.: Joseph Domjan. Bookplate on the verso of the front free endpaper. Near Fine in a Near Fine slipcase .

Charles AgventProfessional seller

Book number: 017381

Catalogue: Limited Editions Club

Keywords: Signed, Color Plates, Military Joseph Domjan Signed Illustrated Books Fine Press War

CREASY, Edward

The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World from Marathon to Waterloo

New York, Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1908. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Brown cloth with black and yellow lettering and pictorial stamping. ix, 297pp. Maps. Very good. Mild binding edgewear only; rear inner hinge archivally mended, thus tight. Tight and handsome later printing of this oft-reprinted 1851 text that ranges from the Battle of Marathon in 490 B.C. in Greece to the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 -- but this "New and Enlarged Edition" contains a Part II containing accounts of eight more battles ranging from the Fall of Quebec (1759) to the Battle of Tsu-Shima (1905). .

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Book number: 47164

Catalogue: Books

Keywords: Military History

CREASY, Sir Edward

Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World

New York, Limited Editions Club, 1969. Hardcover. Small folio (9-3/8" x 12-1/4") bound in full decorated buckram with a black leather label lettered in gilt; 254 pages. Copy #1175 of 1500 printed at the Stinehour Press and illustrated with 15 full-page multi-color woodcut and 14 black-and-white woodcut reproductions by Joseph Domjan. SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. Monthly Letter laid in. Ill.: Joseph Domjan. Fine in a Fine slipcase .

Charles AgventProfessional seller

Book number: 015889

Catalogue: Limited Editions Club

Keywords: Illustrated Books, Signed, Limited Editions Club, Color Plates, Military Joseph Domjan Signed Illustrated Books Limited Editions Club Military

CREASY EDWARD S. SIR

Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World from Marathon to Waterloo

J. M. Dent / E. P. Dutton, 1914. Hardcover. Brown Hardcovers, gilt titles and insignia to the cover. Burgundy spine with gilt titles to the spine. Heavy wear to the spine ends and spine. Corner wear. The previous owner's name plate on the front paste down, a break between the front cover and front end paper. No markings through the book. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 434 pages. Very Good .

Bytown BookeryProfessional seller

Book number: 27856

Catalogue: History, War, Battles, Military

Keywords: History War Battles World History History Military War

Creasy, Sir Edward.

The fifteen decisive battles of the world: from Marathon to Waterloo. Eighteenth Edition.

London, Richard Bentley, 1871 Full red leather hardcover, gilt title and decoration. School-prize binding 'Collegiate School for Ladies north London', complete with prize on endpaper. xx,408 pp.; some ill./plans.; 19x13 cm. Text in English. - (hinges bit weak but still holding strong, paper slightly browned) Although very good, decorative binding, see pictures . Gewicht/Weight: 560 grs.

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Book number: 68085

CREASY, Edward

The fifteen decisive battles of the world from Marathon to Waterloo

Macillan and Co. 1901. Used - Good. Good hardback in full leather . Bound by Bickers & Son Leicester in full red calf with gilt crest of S. Wales Training College on front board, gilt rules and decoration. Prize bookplate on front free endpaper; endpapers and page edges marbled. Five raised bands to spine. Front joint cracked but holding firm. Some slight marks and wear to boards. Spine darkened. Some foxing around endpapers but otherwise internally VG in tight binding. Photo:http://cibimages.blob.core.windows.net/img-1/stand_105257_jpg.jpg.

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Book number: BOOKS327090I

Sir Edward Creasy

Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: From Marathon to Waterloo

London, Richard Bentley, 1853. Leather. A smartly bound fifth edition of this insightful history on the great battles of the world. Fifth edition, revised with additions, originally published 1851. A detailed commentary on important historical battles from across the world, including: Marathon, Arbela, Chalons, Hastings, Orleans, Blenheim, Waterloo, and more. With reference to the historical context, weaponry, and tactical observations. Written by Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy, an English historian and jurist. Previously held in the library of Henry Philip Dodd, a British curator and editor. In the original full calf binding. Externally, sound with rubbing and light bumping to the extremities. The odd mark to the boards with minor loss to the head of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with minor age toning to the extremities. Contemporary ink inscriptions to the front endpaper dated 1854 and 1896. Bookseller's ink stamp to the front endpaper with the previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 958T32

Catalogue: Naval & Military History

Keywords: Fifteen Decisive Battles World Decisive None

Sir Edward Creasy

The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: From Marathon to Waterloo

London, Richard Bentley & Son, 1898. Leather. Later edition of Edward Creasy's celebrated study of the most impactful military engagements in the history of the world. Containing the story of fifteen battles which according to the author had the most significant impact on world history. With illustrations in text. Originally published in 1851.In fifteen chapters featuring: The Battle of Marathon, 490 BC; Defeat of the Athenians at Syracuse, 413 BC; The Battle of Gaugamela, 331 BC; The Battle of the Metaurus, 207 BC; Victory of Arminius over the Roman Legions under Varus, AD 9; The Battle of Châlons, AD 451; The Battle of Tours, AD 732; The Battle of Hastings, AD 1066; Joan of Arc's Victory over the English at Orléans, AD 1429; Defeat of the Spanish Armada, AD 1588; The Battle of Blenheim, AD 1704; The Battle of Pultowa, AD 1709; Victory of the Americans over Burgoyne at Saratoga, AD 1777; The Battle of Valmy, AD 1792; The Battle of Waterloo, AD 1815. Forty-first edition of this work. In prize binding awarded to J. C. B. Harbottle in 1888 for general proficiency. Rebound in half calf over marbled boards with five raised bands, decorations in gilt to back strip, marbled edges and endpapers. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear only, light rubbing to head and tail of spine and extremities. Prize bookplate to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 842A11

Catalogue: Military

Keywords: sir edward creasy The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World prize binding military history The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World None

Sir Edward Creasy

Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: From Marathon to Waterloo

London, Richard Bentley and Son, 1883. Leather. A smartly bound thirty-first edition of this insightful history on the great battles of the world. Thirty-first edition, originally published 1851. A detailed commentary on important historical battles from across the world, including: Marathon, Arbela, Chalons, Hastings, Orleans, Blenheim, Waterloo, and more. With reference to the historical context, weaponry, and tactical observations. Written by Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy, an English historian and jurist. Bound in half calf with marbled boards. Externally, smart with light rubbing to the extremities and the odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting. School bookplate to the front pastedown has been partially removed. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 958T19

Catalogue: Naval & Military History

Keywords: Fifteen Decisive Battles World Decisive None

CREASY, EDWARD AND OTHER WRITERS

For God and the King and Other True Stories of Heroic Women, Noble Mothers, Chivalrous Wives and Devoted Daughters

London: S.H. Bousfield. Hardcover. No date or edition statement, 320 pages, illustrated, front endpaper removed, red pictorial boards rubbed, tanning to page edges.. Good .

Philip EmeryProfessional seller

Book number: 168208

CREASY,EDWARD S.

HISTORY OF THE OTTOMAN TURKS

Berut 1961,560 pp., dust jacket (code B-475)

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Book number: 285154

Catalogue: History

Creasy, Sir Edward Shepherd

THE LATER DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE WORLD, from Hastings to Waterloo.

Richard Bentley & Son, London, 1886. First Edition, Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Red cloth with gold spine titles and decoration, field gun in gilt to front cover. Bright gilt edges. Spine is slightly darkened, sound binding, clean black end-papers, clean slightly darkened pages. No dust-jacket. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: under 1 kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 65016082145. ISBN: 1405899875

Bailgate Books LtdProfessional seller

Book number: 65016082145

Catalogue: Military history, weapons & military transport

Keywords: BZDB4 military history Military history, weapons & military transport; History. Creasy, Sir Edward Shepherd THE LATER DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE WORLD, from Hastings to Waterloo. History

CREASY, Edward S.

Memoirs of eminent Etonians with notices of the early history of Eton College

London, Richard Bentley, 1850. Used - Acceptable. Poor hardback in embossed pink/brown cloth with gi 1st.ed.. Lacks backstrip, but back board still firmly attached; front hinge cracked & starting; board edges faded to brown; board corners bumped. Photo:.

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Book number: BOOKS047008I

CREASY, Edward S.

Memoirs of eminent Etonians: with notices of the early history of Eton College

London, Richard Bentley, 1850. Used - Acceptable. Ex lib hardback in brown cloth 1st ed. Ex public library - stamps, label, rust mark from paper-clip etc.; cloth faded on boards & darkened on spine, with wear at board edges & some damage to spine. Photo:.

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Book number: BOOKS136569I