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"Memoirs Of Sir Andrew Melvill" by Ameer-Ali ANTIQUE 1918 HC Sir Andrew Melvill Memoirs

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"Memoirs Of Sir Andrew Melvill" by Ameer-Ali ANTIQUE 1918 HC Sir Andrew Melvill Memoirs

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by The Book Barn
August 13, 2026 5:00 PM EDT
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ANTIQUE 1918 Hardcover Memoirs Of Sir Andrew Melvill 1st THUS Edition 1st Printing. "Memoirs Of Sir Andrew Melvill: Translated From The French & The Wars Of The Seventeenth Century" by Ameer-Ali. HARDCOVER 1918 John Lane The Bodley Head 1st THUS Edition 1st Printing w/ Date: "MCMXVIII" (1918) on title page & "Copyright 1967" with no additional printings on copyright page. Exactly as shown in listing scan(s). Nice Collectible 1st THUS Edition 1st Printing hardcover copy. UNCOMMON MILITARY BIOGRAPHY IN ORIGINAL BINDING; ONLY NINE ORIGINAL COPIES ON THE INTERNET AT THE TIE OF LISTING.

"First publication in English, Melvill Memoirs were first published in 1704 and are supplement here with an essay of The Wars of the Seventeenth Century. Melvill was a soldier of fortune in the religious wars of the 17th century. Unlike the famous names of the time like Wallenstein, Berwick, or Charles of Lorraine whose memoirs show us these wars from the top down, Melvill sees things from the bottom up. He was a pawn in the great "game" of seventeenth century religious war, where their were no winners only death & destruction. From 1647 when he joined the French forces in the 30 Years War through 1700 he served as a commander in various struggles with or against France, Sweden, Hungary, & various German states. During all these command he was in the thick of the fighting. In the Battle before Treves in 1675 Melvill fought valiantly but his soldiers were broken. Melvill himself told how he sustained 16 wounds of which 8 were in his head. H survived and later it was said of him; "I verily believe that the Scots are seconded not from Adam but from the serpent. One cuts them into 16 pieces like Malvill and they all join together again." Index & Appendix makes further research easier."

Illustrated with photos, some being fold-outs. Internally tight & unmarked. Binding Exterior; Light handling wear, but all lettering/decoration bright. No DJ present.

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