The first edition of Shadwell's biography on the life of British Army officer Colin Campbell. The first edition.Complete in two volumes.An insightful biography on the life of the British Army officer Colin Campbell, the 1st Baron Clyde.Campbell was an eminent officer of the Army, serving in the Peninsular War, the War of 1812, the First and Second Opium War, the Second Anglo-Sikh War, the Crimean War, and more.Volume I is illustrated with a frontispiece, five maps and plans, and one folding map to the rear.Volume II is illustrated with seven folding maps and plans, and one plan.Collated, complete.Written by the Lieutenant-General Lawrence Shadwell.Institutional label to Clarendon Press Institute to the front paste downs, presented to the library by George William Blackwood, the publisher of this work. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, a little worn. Loss to the head and tail of the spines, heavier to Volume II. Minor bumping to the extremities. Spines are a little faded. Institutional label to the tail of the spines, chipped and age-toned. A few light marks to the cloth. Front hinges are starting but firm. Institutional label to the front paste downs. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with a few light scattered spots and handling marks. Good. Seller Inventory # 931P40
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Title: The Life of Colin Campbell, Lord Clyde
Publisher: William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London
Publication Date: 1881
Binding: Cloth
Illustrator: Various
Condition: Good
Edition: First edition.
Book Type: book