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SIMPSON (WILLIAM) The Seat of War in the East. First [-Second] Series, 2 parts in one vol., Colnaghi, 1855-1856
15 June 2016, 14:00 BST
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SIMPSON (WILLIAM)
The Seat of War in the East. First [-Second] Series, 2 parts in one vol., hand-coloured lithographed pictorial titles, lithographed dedication leaf, 79 tinted lithographed plates, ALL HAND-COLOURED, tissue guards (some with printed keys), modern half morocco preserving original gilt morocco spine, and gilt lettering panel on upper cover [Abbey Travel 237], folio (553 x 362mm.), Colnaghi, 1855-1856
Footnotes
"During the Crimean War Simpson became a pioneer war artist: dispatched by the printsellers Colnaghi & Son... he recorded the naval battles in the Baltic Sea and then went on to Balaklava in November 1854 to make accurate sketches on the spot. The drawings which he made during that terrible winter were submitted to Lord Raglan, sent home to England, and shown to Queen Victoria by the minister of war" (ODNB). Lithographed by Day & Son they remain one of the most significant visual records of the Crimean conflict.





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