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Rare and modern books

[Waterloo, Napoleon], Mercer

JOURNAL OF THE WATERLOO CAMPAIGN Kept Throughout The Campaign of 1815

William Blackwood and Sons, 1870

3135.00 €

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Year of publication
1870
Place of printing
Edinburgh and London
Author
[Waterloo, Napoleon], Mercer
Publishers
William Blackwood and Sons
Edition
A SCARCE AND IMPORTANT FIRST EDITION, SCARCE IN ANY STATE AND
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

2 volumes. RARE FIRST EDITION IN PRESENTATION BINDING. A UNIQUE COPY. A family presentation copy, inscribed to George E. Mercer from I. Tod-Mercer and dated [18]96. 8vo, in a beautiful Zaehnsdorf signed binding dated 1896, thus no doubt custom made for the presentation to George E. Mercer. The binding is of full crushed scarlet morocco richly adorned in fine late-Victorian style. The boards feature a wide frame of gilt vines, flowers and thistles which is further ruled in gilt then further surrounded by minutely detailed gilt rolling, the upper boards also lettered ?Mercer?s Waterloo? in fine gilt stamping, the smooth rounded spines with gilt lettering with a gilt oval surrounded by more gilt vines and flowers which then grow both up and below to fully frame the spine panel, board edges gilt ruled, wide turn-ins gilt tooled in the same motif as the covers, silk endpapers with powder blue moire pattern and further gilt tooling complete this beautiful presentation, a.e.g. xii, 369; viii, 347 pp. An extraordinary set, the condition remains outstanding. The text-block is essentially pristine, the fine bindings show only the most minimal evidence of age. Truly and outstanding and unique copy.