Description: Click here to see our other books! A Most Desperate Undertaking: The British Army in the Crimea 1854-1856 Alastair Massie 2003 National Army Museum : London 12" by 12" 407pp. SUMMARY A scarce first edition of this historical work on the British Army's participation in the Crimean War from 1854 to 1856. First Edition,Illustrated,Original Binding,Publishers' Original Binding,Scarce,With Dustwrapper Overall Condition: Fine This book weighs 3 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 36.99 EU Postage: £ 25.99 European Postage: £ 27.99 Asia Postage: £ 47.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 69.99 DESCRIPTION First edition. Scarce work. Illustrated throughout in colour as well as black and white. With three folding plates. Collated complete. Published to coincide with the special exhibition of the same name, this book details the nearly five-hundred exhibits of the collections held in the National Army Museum that tell the story of the British Army's participation in the Crimean War. With twelve essays from museum staff. CONDITION In the original red cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also excellent with light shelf wear only. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Overall Condition: Fine Near Fine GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques
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Author: Alastair Massie
Publisher: National Army Museum
Binding: Cloth
Special Attributes: Yes
Language: English
Fiction Subject: None
Illustrator: Various
Original/Facsimile: Original
Original/Reproduction: Original
Signed: No
Year Printed: 2003
Place of Publication: London
Weight: 3.000000
Country/Region of Manufacture: London
