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Lot 71: SANDWITH, Humphrey (1822-81). Siege of Kars and of the Six Months'  Resistance by the Turkish Garrison Under General Williams to the Russian Army. London: John Murray, 1856. 8vo. Engraved frontispiece, engraved title page, a plan of Kars, map of the surrounding area occasional spotting). Original blind-tooled orange cloth (worn, former owner's name stamped in ink on the front board). Provenance: A. Stavropoulos (ink stamp) to a few of the pages. With Anthony Highmore's The History of the Honourable Artillery Company, of the City of London. London: Printed for the Author, By R. Wilkes, 1804. 8vo. Engraved portrait frontispiece, folding plan, folding plate (some occasional spotting). Later red cloth (light rubbing to extremities). E. Samuel's An Historical Account of the British Army, And of the Military, as declared by the Ancient and Modern Statutes and Articles of War For its Government. London: William Clowes, 1816. 4to. (Some spotting, lacking leaf of advertisements and possibly a frontispiece). Contemporary calf (rebacked, extremities rubbed).   Sold not subject to return. (3)

Est: £100 GBP - £200 GBPPassed
Chiswick AuctionsLondon, United KingdomMay 25, 2016

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SANDWITH, Humphrey (1822-81). Siege of Kars and of the Six Months' Resistance by the Turkish Garrison Under General Williams to the Russian Army. London: John Murray, 1856. 8vo. Engraved frontispiece, engraved title page, a plan of Kars, map of the surrounding area occasional spotting). Original blind-tooled orange cloth (worn, former owner's name stamped in ink on the front board). Provenance: A. Stavropoulos (ink stamp) to a few of the pages. With Anthony Highmore's The History of the Honourable Artillery Company, of the City of London. London: Printed for the Author, By R. Wilkes, 1804. 8vo. Engraved portrait frontispiece, folding plan, folding plate (some occasional spotting). Later red cloth (light rubbing to extremities). E. Samuel's An Historical Account of the British Army, And of the Military, as declared by the Ancient and Modern Statutes and Articles of War For its Government. London: William Clowes, 1816. 4to. (Some spotting, lacking leaf of advertisements and possibly a frontispiece). Contemporary calf (rebacked, extremities rubbed). Sold not subject to return. (3)

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Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts

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Chiswick Auctions
May 25, 2016, 01:00 PM BST

1 Colville Road, London, LDN, W3 8BL, UK

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