SCENES FROM THE LIFE OF A SOLDIER IN ACTIVE SERVICE. I. AUSTRIAN CAMPAIGN IN PIEDMONT, 1849; II. NOTICE OF THE DEFENCE OF TEMESWAR. III. THE CAMP OF THE BAN
London: John Murray, 1850.
Hard Cover. First English Edition. Signed. 8vo.; in publisher’s green embossed cloth, with titling at the spine in gilt; xvi; 245 pages; with folding map at the rear of the book; the gutter between the first blank leaf and the title page is cracked but holding well. A previous owner has written “Mil” on the front endpaper. The first blank leaf has an inscription from the translator, Francis Egerton Ellesmere: “The Lady Selina Meade | from the Translator”.~~Hacklander was a kind of jack of all trades -- military and literature included. Among other things he became a war correspondent in Italy, which resulted in this book.
Good binding.
Item #293171
Price: $250.00