History of the Royal Sappers and Miners, from the Formation of the corps in March 1772…
London: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts, 1857.
Two volumes, octavo, seventeen coloured plates, in half-red morocco by Sangorski, spines with raised bands with gilt lettering.
Sir George Grey overland in South Australia.
Second edition, with considerable additions and a pleasing suite of lithographic plates showing uniform changes through the history of the Sappers and Miners (until redesignated as the Royal Engineers in 1856).
Second edition, with considerable additions and a pleasing suite of lithographic plates showing uniform changes through the history of the Sappers and Miners (until redesignated as the Royal Engineers in 1856).
Entries from 1837-1839 relate to Australia, including vivid accounts of privations faced by Sir George Grey's campaigns into South and Western Australia.
Condition Report: Slight foxing affecting preliminary leaves; a most attractive set.
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