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Cornwell, Bernard : Waterloo. The History of Four Days, Three Armies and Three Battles

William Collins of London, 2014

ISBN 9780007539383

A signed copy (for us by the author), in terrific near fine condition., Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket

First British Edition

CORNWELL**, BERNARD: : WATERLOO: THE HISTORY OF FOUR DAYS, THREE ARMIES AND THREE BATTLES

LONDON.WILLIAM COLLINS,2014.

ISBN 9780007539383.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 19 - 14 descending with a row below of 10 - 1 descending.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt, colour pictorial paintings' details (From Closing the Gates at Hougoumont,1815,by Robert Gibbs,R.S.A. ,1903.) artwork illustrated front and (Cuirasseurs Charging the Highlanders at the Battle of Waterloo,1815 by Felix Philippoteaux, 1874),rear panels respectively with embossed gilt (lightly but minimally scraped)and glossy embossed white lettering to front panel and similar lettering to colour detail illustration from front painting,to spine/backstrip, colour illustrated rear panel with brown lettered prose extract.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present - both head+foot of spine/backstrip minisculey bumped with reciprocal creasing.Top+ fore-edges bright and clean without any blemish; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners – pristine,unread,apart from my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, original plain red cloth boards with bright, crisp,blocked gilt lettering to spine/backstrip, a red+yellow striped headband and immaculate monochrome repeated front+rear paintings illustrated sets of endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj, 1st edn,5-352pp [paginated] includes a Foreword, a Preface,12 chapters and an Aftermath,55pp of various colour historical illustration reproductions includes 12 colour historical, topographical regional maps - one preceding each chapter,an afterword,acknowledgements,a bibliography and an index; plus [unpaginated] title page,contents list/table with colour painting illustration by J.M.W, Turner of 'The Field of Waterloo,from the Picton Tree',c.1833 as frntis to its reverse. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional, and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation. On the 18th June 1815 the armies of France, Britain and Prussia descended upon a quiet valley south of Brussels.In the previous three days the French army had beaten the British at Quatre-Bras and the Prussians at Ligny.The Allies were in retreat.The blood-soaked battle of Waterloo would become a landmark in European history,to be examined over and again,not least because until the evening of the 18th,the French army was close to prevailing on the battlefield. Now,brought to life by the celebrated novelist Bernard Cornwell,this is the chronicle of the four days leading up to the actual battle and a thrilling hour-by-hour account of that fateful day.In his first work of non-fiction,Cornwell combines his storytelling skills with a meticulously researched history to give a riveting account of every dramatic moment,from Napoleon's escape from Elba to the smoke and gore of the battlefields.Through letters and diaries he also sheds new light on the private thoughts of Napoleon and the Duke of Wellington,as well as the ordinary officers and soldiers. Considered to be one of the best books on this famous battle,Cornwell is able to make clear and understandable a long,complex battle involving infantry,artillery,and cavalry,as well as the armies of several nations. Published to coincide with the bicentenary in 2015,'Waterloo' is a tense and gripping story of heroism and tragedy - and of the final battle that determined the fate of Europe. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** This item offered P+p included.Offer available UK only, unless indicated otherwise.** ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

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Not SIGNED.

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