$861
Jenkins, James (fl. circa 1817) The Martial Achievements of Great Britain and Her Allies from 1799 to 1815. London: for Js. Jenkins, [1814-1815]. First edition, first issue, folio, hand-colored frontispiece, engraved title (uncolored), hand-colored portrait of Wellington, and fifty-one hand-colored aquatints of battle scenes by Thomas Sutherland; text and plate paper watermarked "Whatman 1812," bound in full contemporary gilt-tooled tan calf, double endbands, inner gilt dentelles, marbled edges; some foxing to tissue guards, 11 x 14 in. This work covers the Duke of Wellington's defeat of Napoleon and other important events of the Napoleonic wars, including: The Burning of Moscow, The Storming of St. Sebastian, The Entrance of the Allies into Paris, and The Battle of Waterloo. Provenance: The Estate of David Spinney.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2016-10-30
