Famous battles of the nineteenth century / described by Archibald Forbes, George A. Henty, Major Arthur Griffiths, and other well-known writers ; edited by Charles Welsh …
Archibald Forbes (1838-1900)
Category
Books
Date
1905
Materials
Place of origin
New York
Collection
Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire
NT 3256904
Summary
Bibliographic description
4 v. : ill. ; 8vo. Imperfect: v. 4 only. Provenance: Embossed stamp on front free endpaper: Broughton family crest with motto 'Si je puis' [i.e.: Huttleston Rogers Broughton, 1st Lord Fairhaven (1896-1966)]. Bookseller's ticket on rear pastedown: 'Brentano's / Booksellers & stationers, / New York.' Binding: Early twentieth-century full publisher's red cloth; blue, black and cream stamped illustration of soldiers on upper board; cream lettering on upper board; blue and cream stamped illustration of crossed swords and lance on spine; cream and black lettering on spine.
Makers and roles
Archibald Forbes (1838-1900), author George Alfred Henty (1832-1902), author Griffiths, Arthur, author Charles Welsh (1850 - 1914), editor