[Rarebooks] FS: Hutton's greatly expanded 2nd ed. of "The Battle of Bosworth Field..." London: 1813

[Kenneth Karmiole]

(MILITARY) Hutton, William. THE BATTLE OF BOSWORTH FIELD, BETWEEN RICHARD THE THIRD AND HENRY EARL OF RICHMOND, AUGUST 22, 1485. Wherein Is Described the Approach of Both Armies, with Plans of the Battle, Its Consequences, the Fall, Treatment, and Character of Richard. To Which Is Prefixed, by Way of Introduction, a History of His Life Till He Assumed the Regal Power. The Second Edition, with Additions by J. Nichols. London: Printed by and for Nichols, Son, and Bentley. 1813. lxxiv,272pp. Illustrated with a total of 11 plates, including a folding plan, 2 folding maps and 3 double-page engravings. Cont. 1/2 calf, gilt, over textured cloth. Frontispiece portrait of Richard III with an old light water stain at lower third.                       $350.00 (trade discount allowed)
The greatly expanded, scarce 2nd edition. The first 180 pages are actually the first edition sheets, printed in Birmingham in 1788. The preliminaries and pages 181-272 are newly printed in 1813.

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