LEXANDER BEATSON (1759-1833)
A View of the Origins and Conduct of the War with Tippoo Sultaun. London: W. Bulmer and Co., 1800. 4° (265 x 210mm). Engraved portrait by S. W. Reynolds, 5 folding plates, a folding table and a folding map. Contemporary tree calf (joints splitting, extremities rubbed, head of spine chipped). Provenance: Sir Clive Milnes-Coates of Helperby (1879-1971, ownership inscription dated 1948 and book label) -- Thomas Daniell (book label).
FIRST EDITION of Beatson's account on the the 1799 British military campaign in Mysore India and the final defeat of Tipu Sultan. Beatson, who served as advisor to General Harris during the conflict, composed his narrative in part from personal observations. With a newspaper clipping tipped in titled The Great Historical Picture of the Storming of Seringapatam and dated 4th May 1799.
LEXANDER BEATSON (1759-1833)
A View of the Origins and Conduct of the War with Tippoo Sultaun. London: W. Bulmer and Co., 1800. 4° (265 x 210mm). Engraved portrait by S. W. Reynolds, 5 folding plates, a folding table and a folding map. Contemporary tree calf (joints splitting, extremities rubbed, head of spine chipped). Provenance: Sir Clive Milnes-Coates of Helperby (1879-1971, ownership inscription dated 1948 and book label) -- Thomas Daniell (book label).
FIRST EDITION of Beatson's account on the the 1799 British military campaign in Mysore India and the final defeat of Tipu Sultan. Beatson, who served as advisor to General Harris during the conflict, composed his narrative in part from personal observations. With a newspaper clipping tipped in titled The Great Historical Picture of the Storming of Seringapatam and dated 4th May 1799.
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