{"product_id":"combe-wars-wellington-london-1821-signed-114072","title":"The Wars of Wellington, a Narrative Poem;","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"srb-faux-head\"\u003esigned letter by wellington\u003c\/h4\u003eA finely bound copy of this poem, which includes a signed letter by the Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) to MP John Capel (1767-1846), discussing business in London, with the franked envelope. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWilliam Combe (1742-1823) was a notorious hack, and often ridiculed those in high power such as Lord Lyttelton. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 6 plates are different to that called for in the Abbey copy, but all still taken from the first edition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSecond edition, with letter by the Duke of Wellington tipped in; 4to (30 x 25 cm); 6 hand-coloured aquatint plates, armorial bookplate to front pastedown, clean and tight internally; later full red morocco by Bayntuns preserved in cloth slip-case, boards gilt, spine lettered in gilt in six compartments, boards edges gilt rolled, all edges gilt, turn-ins panelled in gilt, a touch of rubbing to spine otherwise a fine copy; 175 pp.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbbey (Life), 358; Tooley 153.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"SYNTAX, Dr. [pseud. COMBE, William].","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57126857113975,"sku":"114072","price":2750.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4694\/1233\/files\/114072_2421b5e5-518a-4bf6-ac4d-d80bef2424ba.jpg?v=1780069977","url":"https:\/\/shapero.com\/products\/combe-wars-wellington-london-1821-signed-114072","provider":"Shapero Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}