1825 Sketches of INDIA & Peninsula WAR Sherer Napoleonic Portugal 2in1 Napoleon
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1825 Sketches of INDIA & Peninsula WAR Sherer Napoleonic Portugal 2in1 Napoleon
Moyle Sherer was a 19th-century travel writer best-known for his books “Sketches of India” and “Recollections of the Peninsula”. As a British army officer, Sherer led his corps into Portugal during the Peninsular War and was heavily involved in many of the battles there, including the Battle of Maya, where he was captured and taken prisoner. Following the end of the war, Sherer wrote a memoir of his experiences in Portugal, published under the title “Recollections of the Peninsula”.
He also visited India in 1818 where he wrote his Sketches of India where he described his discoveries and encounters in Calcutta, plants and animals that caught his eye, foods, cultures and lifestyles, the state of the Ganges River, and much, much more.
Both titles are included in this 1825 London edition. Sherers two best works, published in one tome.
Item number: #24008
Price: $499
SHERER, Moyle
works
London: Longman… 1825
Details:
Collation: Complete
“Peninsula” – [4], 358
“India” – iv, 297, [1]
Language: English
Binding: Leather; tight and secure
Size: ~8.75in X 5.5in (22cm x 14cm)
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24008
Moyle Sherer was a 19th-century travel writer best-known for his books “Sketches of India” and “Recollections of the Peninsula”. As a British army officer, Sherer led his corps into Portugal during the Peninsular War and was heavily involved in many of the battles there, including the Battle of Maya, where he was captured and taken prisoner. Following the end of the war, Sherer wrote a memoir of his experiences in Portugal, published under the title “Recollections of the Peninsula”.
He also visited India in 1818 where he wrote his Sketches of India where he described his discoveries and encounters in Calcutta, plants and animals that caught his eye, foods, cultures and lifestyles, the state of the Ganges River, and much, much more.
Both titles are included in this 1825 London edition. Sherers two best works, published in one tome.
Item number: #24008
Price: $499
SHERER, Moyle
works
London: Longman… 1825
Details:
Collation: Complete
“Peninsula” – [4], 358
“India” – iv, 297, [1]
Language: English
Binding: Leather; tight and secure
Size: ~8.75in X 5.5in (22cm x 14cm)
Our Guarantee:
Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.
Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation!
24008
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1825 Sketches of INDIA & Peninsula WAR Sherer Napoleonic Portugal 2in1 Napoleon
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