Smith charles hamilton plates (6 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good+. An oversize volume presenting a series of illustrations depicting the uniforms in use by the British Army under the command of the Duke of Wellington in 1812 to 1814. Per the jacket flap, the plates by Charles Hamilton Smith were drawn from life and completed in 1814. They are accompanied by detailed commentary by Wellington expert Philip J. Haythornthwaite. --- In full textured dark red paper-covered boards with spine titling in gilt. Volume wrapped in jacket with representative Smith illustration to front panel. --- A tightly-bound, bright, unmarked copy lacking damages worthy of mention. Unpriced, unclipped dust jacket also in great shape, though with a very small tear to upper edge & a little creasing. (NOTE: Due to the weight of this item, extra shipping charges may be requested.) ; Folio - 13 to 23 in. tall; [6], 7-163, [13] pages.…

Condizione: Good. Original boards, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, illusrated with full page colour plates, unpaged, folio.

Condizione: Good. Original boards, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, illusrated with full page colour plates, unpaged, folio.; Bottom dust jacket back side slightly curling up; small tear dust jacket repaired.

Hard Cover. Condizione: Near Fine. Near Fine. First UK Edition. HEAVY. 39 pages followed by unpaginated section of 60 colour plates on page rectos with facing commentary on page versos, bibliography. Or cloth boards, with slight chipping to lower edge, in dust-jacket. The book includes full-colour evocation of British military uniforms during the Peninsular War and Waterloo; Authentic plates, drawn from life and completed in 1814, cover all branches of service, including general officers and staff of the army, line infantry, light infantry and rifles, heavy and light cavalry, artillery and engineers, cadets and veterans, and foreign regiments, with detailed commentary. The introduction analyses the evolution of the British Army of the period. This is a companion volume to Napoleon's Elite Cavalry: Cavalry of the Imperial Guard 1804-1815 (The Paintings of Lucien Rousselot) with text by Edward Ryan. Size: FoliIo.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. ISBN 1853675016. Hardback. Very good condition book, with slight rubs to cover corners, in a Very good condition dustjacket with minor creasing to top edge of jacket. Tight, sound, unmarked copy. No statement of later printing on copyright page. Oversized. …

Folio, maroon heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, illus prelims, 163pp + plates & appendices, illus, VG+ (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, sl tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing, tanning & soiling).