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1855 Assault of Sevastopol. Two Topographical & Panoramic Sketches, Representing the Advanced Lines of Attack, and the Russian Defences, in Front of Sevastopol
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Description
First Edition, Folding Plates, Illustrated, Original Binding, Very Scarce
Very scarce first edition.
Two detailed sketches that depict the advances lines of attack and the Russian defences of the 1854-55 Siege of Sevastopol during the Crimean War.
First hand sketches done by Captain M. A. Biddulph, who was an assistant engineer officer in the trenches and fought in the Siege.
Biddulph later became a Black Rod, and an Extra Groom in Waiting to Edward VII.
Illustrated with two folding maps.
Original wraps bound in.
Condition
In the original cloth binding. Externally, smart. Minor marks to the boards. Very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Light spots to the original wraps.
Very Good
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