1977, ISBN: 9780571106455

Bright gilt on brown panel with brown illustration, on orange cloth. Well-bound, covers, corners and edges are very good, and text and interior is similarly very good throughout. I313 pag… Plus…

Bright gilt on brown panel with brown illustration, on orange cloth. Well-bound, covers, corners and edges are very good, and text and interior is similarly very good throughout. I313 pages, including bibliography and index. Illustrated throughout. Demonstrating Portuguese prowess in trade, travel, and war, as seen by one adventurous rogue, across the South and East Asia. Pinto is as exotic as Marco Polo, though most have never heard of him., Faber & Faber, 1949, 3, London: Faber and Faber, 1977. 256 pp, 8 3/4" H. B&w plates. "It was, after all, a war for the independence of Spain and Portugal and had far-reaching repercussions outside the Peninsula: notably the liberation of South America from foreign domination. Drawing upon contemporary documents and eyewitness accounts, Jan Read's book sets the conflict in its wider historical context and pays special attention to the activities of the guerillas, whose day-to-day attacks on the invader inflicted a terrible toll on the French and did as much to achieve ultimate victory as the more spectacular victories of Wellington. (A) vividly readable account, which brings to life the intrigues of the corrupt Bourbon court, the machinations of Napoleon, individual bravery on the battlefield, the horrors of a war so unforgettably depicted by Goya, and the attempts to forge a more liberal Spain." Previous owners bookplate on front paste-down, boards lightly bowed, small paper pull at top of rear end papers, soft crease at bottom of index pages, light wrinkling at bottom of spine. Dust jacket is price-clipped, has light edge wrinkling, small area of colour fading on rear hinge - now protected in removable mylar sleeve.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good., Faber and Faber, 1977, 3<

1977, ISBN: 0571106455

[EAN: 9780571106455], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Faber & Faber, London], Jacket, Dust jacket complete, unclipped. Original cloth boards with bright gilt titling on spine. No owne… Plus…

[EAN: 9780571106455], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Faber & Faber, London], Jacket, Dust jacket complete, unclipped. Original cloth boards with bright gilt titling on spine. No ownership marks. Illustrated, 256 pages clean and tight. In writing about the Peninsular War English traveller, Richard Ford, says that the military authorities 'are necessarily of three classes: and belong to the invader, the French; the invaded, the Spanish; and the deliverer, the English'. The difficulty is to strike a fair balance: most English accounts describe the war in terms of set battles between the British and the French. It was, after all, a war for the independence of Spain and Portugal and had far-reaching repercussions outside the Peninsula: notably the liberation of South America from foreign domination. Drawing upon contemporary documents and eyewitness accounts, Jan Read's book sets the conflict in its wider historical context and pays special attention to the activities of the guerillas, whose day-to-day attacks on the invader inflicted a terrible toll on the French and did as much to achieve ultimate victory as the more spectacular victories of Wellington. It is illustrated by little-known paintings and engravings, mainly from Spanish sources. Jan Read has written a vividly readable account, which brings to life the intrigues of the corrupt Bourbon court, the machinations of Napoleon, individual bravery on the battlefield, the horrors of a war so unforgettably depicted by Goya, and the attempts to forge a more liberal Spain. Size: 8vo, Books<

1977, ISBN: 9780571106455

[PU: London, Faber & Faber Ltd. 1977], Original publisher's orange paper-covered boards, black title spine, pictorial dustjacket, 8vo: 256pp., illustrations, map, acknowledgements, chrono… Plus…

[PU: London, Faber & Faber Ltd. 1977], Original publisher's orange paper-covered boards, black title spine, pictorial dustjacket, 8vo: 256pp., illustrations, map, acknowledgements, chronological table, Napoleon's marchals in Spain and Portugal and their titles, bibliography, index. very fine copy., NL, [SC: 8.50], leichte Gebrauchsspuren, gewerbliches Angebot, Banküberweisung, PayPal, Klarna-Sofortüberweisung, Transporte marítimo internacional<