Sketches Of The Country Character And Costume In Portugal And Spain Made During The Campaign And On

by Rev William Bradford

$2,850 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books · No longer available

First edition

Contemporary three-quarter brown morocco, stamped in blind and in gilt, marbled paper-covered boards. The very rare first edition large-paper issue of a noted English colour-plate book. This copy uncut, with the rare frontispiece and supplement, comprising 53 hand-coloured aquatint plates. The present work, one of the first to provide an eyewitness account of the Napoleonic Wars, includes scenic views of Portugal and Spain. William Bradford was Chaplain to the

• Binding: Leather

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