Mudford, William, An Historical Account of the Battle of Waterloo (London: Henry Colburn, 1817), 368pp. with hand-colored aquatint plates by James Rouse, small folio (13 x 10.75 in.), full calf with gilt title plate on spine, the plates to include "Portraits of the General Officers," a fully illustrated half title showing victorious soldiers from various branches of the service, a foldout map detailing portions of Belgium and France (no color), a foldout battle plan, a foldout panorama of the battle and (24) full page illustrations of Waterloo, its environs and the carnage that transpired. The covers carry title plates for a James Robertson and another for "Major General John Cecil Russell, Col. 12th Royal Lancers," an active officer from the Boer War until the 1930s.

The Collection of Arthur Bennett Schram, Jr. of Pinehurst, North Carolina and Jupiter Island, Florida

Both covers disbound but present; lacking the first plate after the text; heavy offsetting from the second plate to page 368; creme age toning throughout; some edge browning to endpapers; internally clean with some light scattered stains and foxing. Worthy of restoration.

$300 - 600