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Louisa Chesney and Jane O'Donnell (n??e Chesney) The Life of the Late General F. R. Chesney
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Louisa Chesney and Jane O'Donnell (n??e Chesney) The Life of the Late General F. R. Chesney Colonel Commandant Royal Artillery
W. H. Allen & Co.
London
1885
Very good
23 x 15 cm
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1 volume. First edition 1885. Very scarce copy.
Publisher pictorial cover.
Gilt bands and gilt steam boat vignette.
Gilt title to spine.
Some uncut pages.
xxiii, 477 pages, [2], 48 page publishers catalogue.
Fold-out map frontispiece.
Francis Rawdon Chesney (1789-1872) led the 1835 expedition that
investigated the navigability of the Euphrates river by crossing from
the Bay of Antioch and continuing aboard two steamers, Tigris and
Euphrates, to the mouth. The loss of the Tigris during a whirlwind
did not diminish Chesney's opinion that the Euphrates was indeed
navigable, and could thus form a stage in the overland route to India.
The idea was not sanctioned by the British Government, and Chesney
continued instead a military career, spending much of the 1840's in
China, where he commanded the artillery at the Hong Kong Station.
After his death, his widow and daughter used his extensive journals
to write this very detailed work.
Recorded shipping weight 2000g.
Shipped and insured by recorded delivery.
W. H. Allen & Co.
London
1885
Very good
23 x 15 cm
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Louisa Chesney and Jane O'Donnell (n??e Chesney) The Life of the Late General F. R. Chesney Colonel Commandant Royal Artillery
W. H. Allen & Co.
London
1885
Very good
23 x 15 cm
For further details and and to bid visit AntiquarianAuctions.com
1 volume. First edition 1885. Very scarce copy.
Publisher pictorial cover.
Gilt bands and gilt steam boat vignette.
Gilt title to spine.
Some uncut pages.
xxiii, 477 pages, [2], 48 page publishers catalogue.
Fold-out map frontispiece.
Francis Rawdon Chesney (1789-1872) led the 1835 expedition that
investigated the navigability of the Euphrates river by crossing from
the Bay of Antioch and continuing aboard two steamers, Tigris and
Euphrates, to the mouth. The loss of the Tigris during a whirlwind
did not diminish Chesney's opinion that the Euphrates was indeed
navigable, and could thus form a stage in the overland route to India.
The idea was not sanctioned by the British Government, and Chesney
continued instead a military career, spending much of the 1840's in
China, where he commanded the artillery at the Hong Kong Station.
After his death, his widow and daughter used his extensive journals
to write this very detailed work.
Recorded shipping weight 2000g.
Shipped and insured by recorded delivery.
W. H. Allen & Co.
London
1885
Very good
23 x 15 cm
For further details and and to bid visit AntiquarianAuctions.com
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