Shelfmark
Go.3.03
Title
A narrative of the campaign of the British Army in Spain, commanded by his excellency Lieut.-General Sir John Moore, K.B. &c. &c. &c. Authenticated by official papers and original letters. By James Moore, Esq..
Edition
First edition.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London: : Printed for Joseph Johnson, St. Paul's Church Yard., 1809..
Physical description
viii, [1], 322, xi-xii, ix-x, 323-324 p., [4] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill., port., map ; 28 cm.
Note
Signatures: [A]⁴ B-Z⁴ 2A-2S⁴ 2T² b².
Note
"John Nichols and son, Printers, Red Lion Passage, Fleet Street, London." - on verso of title page.
Note
Errata on p. 324.
Provenance
Armorial bookplate of Major General Villiers Hatton (1852-1914) on front pastedown.
Provenance
Armorial bookplate with initials “H[?]B” with ermine cape and crown on front pastedown.
Binding
19th-century brown stright grain ?morocco over millboards. Covers decorated with triple fillets to form a border and adjacent blind roll; transversal gilt fillets on board-edges; gilt tool on turn-ins. Spine rebacked with gilt fillets, tools and titling over black label ("Moore's campaign in Spain"). Textblock trimmed and marbled. Endpapers of marbled paper (pastedowns and facing flyleaves); red buckram at joints; one additional flyleaf of undecorated paper at lower end of the textblock.
Copy-specific note
Bookseller's pencil notes on front endpaper verso and rear endpaper recto.
Copy-specific note
Ms. signposts at p. 108-109.
Subject
Subject
Peninsular War, 1807-1814.
Subject
Peninsular War, 1807-1814 Personal narratives.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Johnson, Joseph, 1738 - 1809 bookseller.
Added entry--name
Hatton, Villiers, 1852 - 1914 Major General, former owner.
Added entry--name
J. Nichols and Son printer.
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
eng
Identifier
B50930