Colonial Small Wars 1837-1901.

Featherstone (David).

Description:

Featherstone (David). Colonial Small Wars 1837-1901. (45 Victorian Campaigns Described and Illustrated with 79 Maps). David & Charles: Newton Abbot, 1973.
4to. 223pp., illustrated with black and white maps, mainly in the text; original blue cloth gilt with coloured pictorial dust-wrapper. (Fine)
“In this lively and useful study … (the author), after defining ‘small wars’ and describing the Victorian soldier and his weapons, covers all these minor actions in detail. Most of the accounts are complemented by specially drawn maps and plans which have never before been collected together in a single volume”. Dust-wrapper.

Details:

  • Publisher: David & Charles
  • Publisher Place: Newton Abbot
  • Date of Publication: 1973
  • Overall Condition: Fine
  • Size: 4to
  • Lot No: 423
  • Hammer Price: $25
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  • Estimate: $30/40
  • Reserve: $25

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