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COMBE, William.
William Heath.
The Wars of Wellington, a Narrative Poem, in Fifteen cantons. .
A lovely volume, beautifully embellished with thirty engravings, coloured from the original paintings by Heath. Imitation of William Combe's famous series of Dr Syntax narrative poetical works.
- Published
- London: Whittingham for Combe, 1819.
- References
- Tooley 153; Abbey 'Life in England' 357; Prideaux p.332; Bobins II 355.
- Plates
- 30
- Binding/Size
- M=4to
- Value
- 0-5000
- Published
- London: Whittingham for Combe, 1819.
- Ref
- 295
FIRST EDITION. 30 full hand-coloured plates. (310 x 250 mm) large quarto. 175pp plus 30 plates. Quarter blue leather spine with black/gilt title label; blue marbled boards; in very good condition without dust wrapper as issued; modern professional rebind; new endpapers; occasional foxing and set-off against plates. SCARCE. Plates depict Wellington's various engagements. MS signature "Agnes Walton" to title page. Coloured plates in order: 1. Battle of Mallavelly. 2. Storming of Seringapatam, May 4th 1799. 3. Battle of Assye, Sept 23, 1803. 4. Battle of Assye, Sept 23, 1803 [Route of the Enemy]. 5. Battle of Roleia, Aug 17th 1808. 6. Battle of Vimeira. 7. Battle of Oporto. 8. Battle of Talavera. 9. Battle of Busaco. 10. Battle of Barrosa. 11. Taking of Ciudad Rodrigo, Jan 19th 1812. 12. Badajos. 13. Storming the Bishops Palace at Badajos. 14. Battle of Salamanca, Jul 22 1812. 15. Lord Wellington entering Salamanca. 16. Battle of Vittoria, Jun 21 1813. 17. Storming of St. Sebastians, Aug 31, 1813. 18. Halting in the Pyrenees, July 26, 27, 28th 1813. 19. Battle of Pyrenees. 20. Battle near the Village Sorausen. 21. Battle of the Pyrenees, Jul 27, 1813. 22. Crossing the Bidassoa, Oct 7th 1813. 23. Reconnoitering after crossing the Bidassoa. 24. Battle of Toulouse. 25. The Duke of Wellington entering the City of Toulouse, Oct 1814. 26. Signing the Treaty of Peace at Vienna. 27. Intelligence of the Battle of Ligny. 28. Battle of Waterloo. 29. Battle of Waterloo, Jun 18, 1815. 30. Meeting of Wellington & Blucher, at La Belle Alliance.
