Campaigns of Field Marshal His Grace, The Most Noble Arthur, Duke of Wellington; Knight of the most Noble Order of the Garter; G.C.B., Prince of Waterloo; Duke of Ciudad-Rodrigo, and Vittoria; Marquess of Torres-Veras, and of the Douro; Count of Vimeira; Viscount Talavera; etc.,: detailing all the celebrated Battles gained by the English Armies, commanded by this unconquered hero, from the taking of Seringapatam to the memorable Victory at Waterloo: embellished with Twenty Four elegant Engravings, and a superb Equestrian Portrait of His Grace, beautifully executed by the celebrated J. Duplessi Bertaux. First edition.
Paris: Galignani, [1817]. Folio. 29 x 45.58cm. Contemporary half calf, spine repaired and reinforced with later goatskin; later gray endpapers. 24 sections, each separately numbered with an engraved 1/3 page plate. Full page engraving of Wellington on a horse as frontispiece..........
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8199419.....Provenance: Estate of Joaquin Romero Maura. Mr Maura, great-grandson of a five-time prime minister of Spain, lived in the UK for most of his life and co-directed the Iberian Centre with the illustrious historian Sir Raymond Carr. Joaquín Romero Maura – died lin June 2022 at the age of 81, at a senior home in Zaragoza, Spain. The historian – who held a PhD from Oxford University – was widowed and childless. He had been a confidante of the former Spanish king. Item #51-6428
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