An Officer of the 81st / Letters from Flushing containing an account 1st ed 1809

Description: Letters from Flushing; containing an account of the expedition to Walcheren, Beveland, and the mouth of the Scheldt, under the command of the Earl of Chatham; to which is added a topographical and statistical account of the islands of Walcheren and Beveland Author: Anonymous [An Officer of the 81st Regiment] Title: Letters from Flushing; containing an account of the expedition to Walcheren, Beveland, and the mouth of the Scheldt, under the command of the Earl of Chatham; to which is added a topographical and statistical account of the islands of Walcheren and Beveland Publication: London: printed for Richard Phillips, Bridge Street, Blackfriars, 1809 Description: First edition, 8vo, pp. [2], ii, 288, 16 (Phillips catalog); folding frontispiece map, 2 other folding maps; original blue paper-covered boards, printed paper label on spine; front endpapers and frontispiece dampstained, spine worn with small chips out, label chipped with loss of one letter; a good, sound, and but for the initial dampstains, clean copy. On the front pastedown is armorial bookplate for Robert Montgomery / Convoy. Wikipedia notes that "The Walcheren Campaign was an unsuccessful British expedition to the Netherlands in 1809 intended to open another front in the Austrian Empire's struggle with France during the War of the Fifth Coalition." Seller ID: 66435 Subject: English Literature, Military Rulon-Miller Books buys and sells rare, fine and unusual books in many fields, with an emphasis on language, early and unusual printing, voyages and travel, archives, and appraisal services. Catalogs issued regularly. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA). Guarantee All books are guaranteed genuine as described, and are returnable for any reason during the two weeks after receipt. Please notify us as soon as possible if an item is being returned, so that we might make it available to another customer. Shipping We are happy to ship to buyers outside of the United States. Please contact us for an exact shipping quote. All books shipped to US destinations are sent US Post Office Media Mail. We are happy to send via Priority Mail upon request for the cost of shipping. Priority delivery typically takes 3 to 5 days, but may be longer, especially during the holidays. Faster shipping is available, please contact us for a price quote. For international purchases please contact us directly. We will combine shipping on items purchased at the same time. Feedback We leave feedback for buyers once they have posted feedback for us. If you are unhappy with any aspect of a transaction with us, please contact us immediately. We work hard to keep buyers happy and to resolve the rare problem promptly.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

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