Jenkins Martial Achievements

The Martial Achievements of Great Britain and Her Allies from 1799 to 1815, by James Jenkins, London, 1815. Folio. (binding 35 x 29 cms, Text / Plates 34 x 27 cms) Engraved title with un-coloured vignette, hand-coloured aquatint frontispiece additional title, hand coloured engraved coat of arms of the Duke of Wellington, hand coloured engraved portrait of the Duke of Wellington, List of Subscribers, Introduction, Table of Contents and 51 hand coloured plates of battles by Thomas Sutherland after William Heath. Many of the original tissue guards are still in place.. Plate for The Death of Sir John Moore and numerous text pages are watermarked J WHATMAN 1812. Contemporary mahogany coloured calf, covers elaborately tooled and panelled in gilt and blind, spine with wide semi-raised bands in six compartments, lettered in the second compartment, the others with a repeat decoration in gilt, (spine is expertly re-backed), with brown marble endpapers. Price: £3275.00 with free shipping to the UK.