WWI War Art 1916 Louis Rademaeker Autographed Art Folio ANTI German

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1862 OFFICERS OF OUR UNION ARMY AND NAVY Louis Prang CIVIL WAR Illustrated Book

OFFICERS

 OF OUR UNION ARMY AND NAVY

THEIR LIVES, THEIR PORTRAITS

Edited by

Dean Dudley

Honorary and Corresponding Member of several

State Historical Societies.

Illustrated with

Fine-Engraved Portraits from Life

By L. Prang & Co.

VOL I.

Boston

Published By L. Prang & Co.,

34 Merchants Row.

Washington, D.C.' 520 Seventh Street

1862

This is a first edition and the only volume produced.  The book is complete with 148 pages, the original light brown cloth covers with gold lettering on the front and spine and gilt page edges.  It is illustrated with 30 lithographic portraits of Union Commanders.  The text includes a list of Union and Rebel victories for the year 1861 and early 1862.  And  4 pages of publisher’s advertisements.

Condition is very good, binding is tight, pages are clean with minor foxing to the portrait tissues and portraits.     There is wear to top outer spine (see photo). 

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1900 SOUTH AFRICA & THE TRANSVAAL WAR, BY LOUIS CRESWICKE-BOER WAR-MILITARY-1900

This is a complete six volume first edition set of

SOUTH AFRICA

AND THE

TRANSVAAL WAR

BY

LOUIS CRESWICKE

AUTHOR OF "ROXANE" ETC

WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS AND MAPS (COLOUR & B & W PLATES, PORTRAITS, PULLOUT MAPS, ETC)

IN SIX VOLUMES

EDINBURGH: T. C. & E. C. JACK

1900

The six volumes are as follows:

VOL I-From the Foudation of Cape Colony to the Boer Ultimatum of 9th Oct. 1899

VOL II-From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec 1899.

VOL III-From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec 1899, to Lord Roberts's Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb 1900.

Vol IV-From Lord Roberts's Entry into the Free State to the Battle of Karree.

VOL V-From the Disaster at Koorn to Lord Roberts's Entry into Pretoria.

VOL VI-From the Occupation of Pretoria to Mr. Kruger's Departure from South Africa, with a Summarised Account of the

Guerilla War to March 1901.

The books are bound in cream hardback bindings, with identical decoration/illustration and lettering to each volume. They were printed by Ballantyne, Hanson & Co. Edinburgh and London. There are a total between the six vols of 48 colour plates, 96 full page plates (b & w), 48 portraits, and 125 maps (including colour & foldout) and engravings in the text. Containing a total of approx 1500 pages, with dimensions to eac volume of 10" x 7.5" x 1" thick, and the combined weight is 5.8kg unpacked.

The condition of the bindings are fair, but they do have some staining and grubby marks to boards. All covers and hinges are firmly secure though with no splitting or weakness to any of them. Contents to all volumes are in excellent order, they are clean and bright, without any damage (rips, tears, etc), there is no foxing, marking or inscriptions present, and text blocks are all firm and secure with no missing, detached or loose pages.

Refund is accepted if you are not completely satisfied or feel the book is not as described with no questions asked.

Insurance is automtically included in UK postage and overseas shipping costs. UK insurance is covered for upto £46 by Standard Parcel (£12.90), or for upto £500 by Special Next Day Delivery (cost £22.95). Overseas insurance is covered for upto £46 by standard airmail or Surface Mail services, but if any item exceeds this amount then buyer is required to pay for additional and enhanced cover (approx an additional $10), and this applies to UK also. If this set sells to an overseas winning bidder then they will be sent in two parcels/packages, with three books in each, and to reduce shipping costs as otherwise will be very expensive to ship.

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