Crimean war broadsides (2 risultati)

Unbound. Condizione: Good+. First Edition. Two single sided printed broadsides, approximately 255mm x 320mm in size. Lightly browned and very lightly creased, but generally quite bright and clean. Relating to the Sebastopol Committee of 1855, relating to the condition of the British Army in Crimea. The Radical M.P. John Arthur Roebuck led calls for an inquiry into the state of the army, the House of Commons endorsed this, and Lord Aberdeen's government interpreted this as a vote of no confidence and resigned. Sidney Herbert (the Member for South Wilts.) and had been responsible for the War Office during the Crimean War. He was also instrumental in getting Florence Nightingale to lead a team of nurses out to Crimea. The printer James Bennett of Salisbury (fl. 1851), also printed the Salisbury & Winchester Journal. Neither broadside is in Library Hub Size: 4to. Broadside. …

Unbound. Condizione: Good. First Edition. Collection of seven provincially printed broadsides relating to the Crimean war, all printed in 1854 or 1855, the smallest measuring approximately 170mm x 370mm in size and the rest approximately 245mm x 370mm. All lightly browned, some light foxing and light creasing, a few small nicks and tears, one 'News From Sebastopol!' with small chip to left hand margin and small hole to centre catching a few letters but with no loss of sense, 'Statistics and Statements' with loss to bottom right hand corner, but no loss of text, 'Bombardment of Sebastopol' is laid on to linen. 'Bombardment of Sebastopol' was printed by T. & W. Plant in Clare Street, Nottingham, possibly descendants of James Plant (see BBTI); the remainder were printed by Thomas Stevenson in Wheeler-Gate, probably the same printer as the Thomas Stevenson & Co. located in Middle Pavement Nottingham in 1847 (see BBTI). A mixture of news from the Crimean war which was one of the first conflicts to be extensively documented in reports and photographs. The topics here include death numbers, notable events and diplomatic developments, and are taken from a number of sources, including European and Russian papers. Lord Raglan is noted in one as "a good rider, and does not appear to feel the want of the arm which he left at Waterloo". All are unrecorded in Library Hub Size: Folio. Broadside.…