Memoirs of John Duke of Marlborough; with His Original Correspondence: Collected from the Family Records at Blenheim, and Other Authentic Sources. Illustrated with Portraits, Maps, and Military Plans. By William Coxe. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1818.
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Provenance:
Armorial bookplate of R. E. Duncombe Shafto.
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FIRST EDITION. With many foldout maps, two of which have overlapping flaps/tabs showing different battle movements (photographed).
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Size: 220 x 270 mm (approx., each)
Condition:
Full marbled brown calf bindings with titles in gilt in compartments to the spines between raised bands. Bindings rubbed and scuffed. Small losses of leather from the boards of volume three at the joints. Gilt to spines somewhat dulled. All boards attached, apart from the front board of volume three, with some joints and hinges cracked, others with some wear or starting, thus fragile. Shelf and edge wear. Marbled page edges somewhat dulled. Bookplate attached to front pastedown in all volumes. Text block very clean with some occasional foxing. Uncollated.
