Mercer patrick introduction (2 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. xii, 260pp, sparsely illustrated. In black cloth-covered boards with silver lettering on spine. 8vo. A few smudges on the text block fore edge, else neat, clean, bright and tight throughout. In its original, illustrated, glossy dust jacket, just a little bumped on extreme edges. Delane's War is an account of the four months between October 1854 and January 1855, during which the British Government and the army tried to silence and deride John Delane, editor of the Times Newspaper, for his coverage of the Crimean War, accusing him of treachery, deception and exaggeration. Delane remained steadfast in his editorial line and would be ignored. Eventually a dramatic debate took place in Parliament which brought about the largest ever defeat of a British Government in office.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Two volumes, very good+ condition, main volume octavo, scarlet boards, in very good dust wrapper in protective cover, faint foxing to fore edges otherwise clean and bright and binding firm, 154 plates, xx plus 829 pages. The supplementary volume is in near fine condition, octavo paper back, printed card covers, paginated 831 to 893 including plates 155 to 176 of which 4 are fold out. This is a heavy set (2.4 kg net weight) and will require additional for postage/shipping. [QH] [QP].…