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CARDIGAN (Lord)]
Eight Months on Active Service; or, A Diary of A General Officer of Cavalry in 1854.
1st Ed., 122pp. Printed by Wm. Clowes & Sons. nd [1855].
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The exceptionally rare Crimean memoirs of the colourful & controversial leader of the Light Cavalry Brigade - who despite any faults of character gallantly rode at the head of his Brigade into the mouth of the Russian guns at Balaclava. The narrative contains an account of his appointment to this command (including transcripts of official letters of appointment &c.), his diary of the campaign (including his account of the famous charge), various extracts from letters & documents. Beautifully printed by Clowes & Sons, most probably for private circulation by the author as the title page states 'Printed by' rather than just published; the rarity of the work supporting this contention. Orig. maroon cloth boards, blindstamped & gilt, recently & professionally recased with matching blind sp. panel, eps also renewed, VG thus & one of the rarest Crimean memoirs. Pencil note to tp: "Major General Earl of Cardigan." See illustrations on our website.
£1250
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HUME (John R., Maj.-Genl., late 55th Regt.)
Reminiscences of the Crimean Campaign with the 55th Regiment.
1st Ed., 190pp., portrait frontis., 27 other illus., plans & portraits. Printed for the Author by Unwin Bros.
1894
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Detailed account throughout the campaign until the fall of Sebastopol, based on the author's diary & letters. Orig. green cloth, gilt to front & sp., minor wear, VG. See illustration on our website.
£90
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PORTAL (Capt. Robert)
Letters from the Crimea 1854-1855.
1st Ed., 258pp., frontis. Winchester: Warren & Son (Printed for Private Circulation Only).
1900
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4th Light Dragoons & ADC to Lord George Paget; participated in the Charge of the Light Brigade & later commanded 5th Lancers. Orig. blue cloth boards with white backstrip, gilt, sp. panel worn & stained, sound & scarce, about VG & inscribed "Bertram John Hubbard from Wyndham S. Portal July 1900." See illustration on our website.
£125
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RUSSELL (William Howard)
The British Expedition to the Crimea.
New & Revised Ed., xii+556pp., 6 fldg. maps bound in, plus two in end-pocket. Routledge.
1877
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The final, definitive edition of this standard account by the celebrated Times correspondent inc. all main battles & events throughout the campaign., a prefaratory Note explains that: "In addition to the despatches relating to the landing in the Crimea, the battles of Alma, Balaklava, Inkerman, & the Tchernayam the assaults on the place, &c., there will be found in the present edition the text of the most important clauses of the Treaty of Paris in 1856, the correspondence between Prince Gortschakoff & Lord Granville on the duniciation of the Treaty in 1870, &c." Orig. red cloth, titled in black (to boards) & gilt (to spine); sp. sunned, somewhat worn overall, generally VG with neat (undated) pencil pownership inscrip. of A.C. De Wiart, i.e., the redoubtable, much decorated & many times wounded Lieut.-Gen. Sir Adrian Paul Ghislain Carton de Wiart, VC, KBE, CMG, DSO. Interesting provenance. See illustrations on our website.
£145
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