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• Auction House:
  Davidson Auctions
• Sale Name:
  Estate & Collector
• Sale Date:
  23 May 2015 ~ 10am: Session 1 - Pictures, Tribal & Maps
  23 May 2015 ~ 1pm: Session 2 - Oriental, Jewellery, Silver & Decorative Arts
• Lot #:
  257
• Lot Description:
  Two Books on Russian Military Campaigns
  Von MOLTKE, Baron.The Russians in Bulgaria and Rumelia in 1828 and 1829; During the campaigns of the Danube, the sieges of Brailow, Varna, Silistria, Shumla, and the passage of the Balkan by Marshal Diebitch.London, John Murray, 1854. First edition.13 folding plans (some pale spotting), (8),476pp., marbled endpapers and edges, 8vo., contemporary 1/2 calf with raised bands and contrasting title label, marbled boards, spine rubbed and now stabilised with conservation leather dressing. Pale blue ownership stamp of a parliamentary library on titlepage, first and last pages of the text, and on the blank versos of the maps. No other markings internal or external. Uncommon. Von Moltke, (1800-1891) had been requested by Sultan Mahmoud to remodel the Turkish Army, and served in the campaigns described in this book; LABAUME, Eugene. A Circumstantial Narrative of the Campaign in Russia, embellished with plans...containing a faithful description of the affecting and interesting scenes, of which
• Estimate:
  A$300 - 500
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Books & Manuscripts

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