The fifteen decisive battles of the world, from Marathon to Waterloo.
Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy (1812-1878)
Category
Books
Date
1851
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
NT 3106768
Summary
Bibliographic description
2v. . 8vo.. Former shelfmark: Aa.10.12-13 (in blue ink).. Provenance: Armorial bookplate (after 1754): Philip, Earl of Hardwicke. [i.e. Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke (1690-1764), created Baron Hardwicke, 1733, and Earl of Hardwicke, 1754; also found in Wimpole books acquired by his successors]. Bookseller's label on front pastedown: 'Hodgsons Gt. Marylebone St'.. Binding: Publisher's red embossed cloth bindings; gold-tooled spines.
Makers and roles
Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy (1812-1878)