Description

The book titled "The Seat Of War In The East" by William Simpson is a rare first edition published in 1855 by Paul & Dominic Colnaghi. It is a leather-bound book with 21 pages, written in English, and intended for an adult audience. The book provides a historical account of the war in the East during the 1800s, making it a valuable piece for history enthusiasts and collectors. Size is 22x15" This is a significant historical publishing. Its not complete by any means, but it has some beautiful aspects including the original intact spine and Queen Victoria dedication page Some pages have small tears, have folded and unfolded after, still are folded etc. Includes The Following Large Full Size Plates - list of plates - malakoff tower - Highland brigade camp - charge of the heavy calvary brigade 25th October 1854 - the calvary affair of the heights of bulganak _ the firs gun - second charge of the guards - Sebastopol from the east or extreme right of the English attack - view from the heights above balaklava looking towards Sebastopol - a Christmas dinner on the heights before Sebastopol - the camp of the second division looking east - prince woronzoffs palace near Yalta on the south coast of Crimea Small Descriptive Outline Etched Plates as Keys to the Larger Lithographs. - key to the Sebastopol from the rear of the English batteries - key to a Christmas dinner on the heights before Sebastopol - key to the view from heights above balaclava looking towards Sebastopol - key to the camp fo the naval bridge before Sebastopol - key to the calvary affair of the heights of bulganak - the first gun - key to the charge of the heavy calvary brigade - key to the second charge of the guards when they retook the two gun battery at the battle of inkermann - key to Sebastopol from the east or extreme right of the English attack - key to the field of inkermann - key to the gale off the port of balaklava - key to the highland brigade camp looking south - key to the camp of the 1st devision