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Bacon / John Francis Bacon. Six / 6 Years in Biscay : Comprising A Personal Narrative of the Sieges of Bilbao in June 1835 and Oct to Dec 1836 and of the Principal Events Which occurred in That City and the Basque Provinces During the Years 1830 to 1837. London : Smith Elder and Co. ; Cornhil 1838 / Reprint / FBRE, Ltd., Clean and Unmarked Text, 1838.

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Description: 480 pages. 2 volume set. Paper / Soft cover reprint edition in very good or better condition, slight wear to edges. Overall good copy of this scarce title. Excellent read. A good book to enjoy and keep on hand. Or would make a great gift for the fan / reader in your life. Some of the Chapter headings: PREPAGE I / MAP Plan of the town and vicinity of Bilbao / TITLE PAGE III / TABLE OF CONTENTS V / LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS IX / CHAPTER PERSONAL NARRATIVE of the SIEGES OF BILBAO / INTRODUCTION / INTRODUCTION Section II. - THE PAPAL CHURCH IN SPAIN / CHAPTER CHAPTER I. - Death of Ferdinand VII. - Rising of the Basque Provinces. - Proclamation of the Infante Don Carlos Isidro de Bourbon, as King of Spain, by the Style and Title of Charles V. - Supplies forwarded t / CHAPTER CHAPTER II. - Sarsfield leaves Bilbao, after naming the Count Armildez de Toledo as commandant general of Biscay. - Arrival of General Valdez to take the Command of the Northern Army. - Affair at Guernica. - / CHAPTER CHAPTER III. - General Rodil succeeds to the supreme command of Navarre, and the Basque provinces; he presses vigorously the Pretender - tactics of the Carlist chieftains. - Capture of the Carlist Commandant / FIGURE View in the town of Bilbao, with the Morro hill in the distance / CHAPTER CHAPTER IV. - First Siege of Bilbao, June 10th to July 2nd, 1837 / CHAPTER CHAPTER V. - General Cordova arrives and takes the command of the Army. - Carlists testify their Vexation at the Interference of the English. - Attack on the Ringdove's Boat. - H.M.S. Royalist comes into the / FIGURE The Puente Nueva, with the mountains of Ollargan and Pena, from the Paseo de Miraflores CHAPTER CHAPTER VI. - Second Siege of Bilbao, first Investment, Oct. 23 to Nov. 8 / CHAPTER CHAPTER VII. - Second Siege of Bilbao, second Investment / FIGURE View of the ruins of San Augustine, and of the principal defences of the town; taken after the siege / FIGURE The pass of Luchana, with the convent of El Desierto in the distance; taken from under Montecabras CHAPTER CHAPTER IX. - Occurrences in the town after the siege. - Severe sickness among the soldiery and the inhabitants. - Decree of the Cortes respecting the town. - Arrival of the division of Narvaez, and their.

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BACON, John Francis.. Six Years in Biscay: comprising a personal Narrative of the Sieges of Bilbao, in June 1835, and Oct. to Dec., 1836. And of the Principal Events which occurred in that City and the Basque Provinces, during the Years 1830 to 1837. 'Quaeque / Pars ipsa miserrima vida.'. LONDON: Smith, Elder and Co. 1838., 1838.

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Description: 8vo mayor. Media piel reciente; lomo con nervios, tejuelo, filetes y adornos dorados.viii, 487 pp; una mapa y 4 litografías plegadas fuera texto por J.Graf d'après Capt.Le Hardy.'Bacon, liberal, moderado, librecambista y anticlerical, vivió varios años en Bilbao, pero es testigo muy parcial de los acontecimientos. Su obra en inglés iba dirigida a inclinar a la opinión pública anglosajona hacia el bando liberal, en contraposición a Henningsen. Ni siquiera Zumalacárregui, por lo general respetado hasta por los enemigos, se libra de sus diatribas y dice de él que calculó con imprimir un profundo sentimiento de terror en sus secuaces y enemigos. ' Jaime del Burgo. Contiene las siguientes bellas láminas. (i) PLAN / of the Town and Vicinity of / BILBAO / Shewing the positions occupied by the Besiegers, during / the Siege of Oct.23d - Dec.r 25th 1836.- By J.F.B. 24.0 x 39.6 cms. (ii) View in the Town of Bilbao, with the Morro Hill in the distance. 165 x 223 mm. (iii) The Puente Nueva with the Mountains of Ollargan and the peña / from the Paseo de Miraflores. 164 x 222 mm. (iv) Ruins of S.Augustine, & of the principal Defences of the Town, taken after the Siege. [lugares nombrados:] CONVENT OF SAN AUGUSTINE. FORT OF MALLONA. THE REDIENTE. CEMETERY OF BEGOÑA. // STREET OF THE ZENDEJA. CASAS DEL ARENAL. 163 x 225 mm. (v) The Pass of Luchana with the Convent of El Desierto / in the distance taken from under Mondecabras. 163 x 222 mm. Todas llevan: 'On Stone by J. Brandard from a Sketch by Capt. Le Hardy R.N.' y 'J. Graf Printer to Her Majesty.' // 'Published by Smith Elder & Cº. Cornhill, London.' Jaime del Burgo 87. Palau 21 606. No en García Moreno. Almirante p.50. Alberich 1042. Foulché-Delbosc: Bibliothèque 672. García-Romeral 164.

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John Francis Bacon. Six Years In Biscay : Comprising A Personal Narrative Of The Sieges Of Bilbao in June 1835, And Oct. to Dec. 1836 And Of The Principal Events Which Occurred In That City And The Basque Provinces, During The Years 1830 to 1837. Smith , Elder , London 1838, 1838.

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Description: A Very Good copy of the First Edition in red leather with gilt titles and decorations. A firm copy with light edge wear and very short crack to the leather at the top front gutter. Folding Frontispiece map has short tear at top front edge not touching the map. 4 folding plate present and in Very Good condition with mild to moderate foxing. 478pp 8vo.

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BACON, John Francis. Six Years in Biscay: Comprising A Personal Narrative of The Sieges of Bilbao, in June 1835, and Oct. to Dec. 1836. And of The Principal Events Which Occurred In That City and The Basque Provinces, During The Years 1830 to 1837. London. Smith , Elder & Co. 1838, 1838.

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Description: 8vo, The First Edition, viii,478,[ii]p., ads., appendix, with folding frontis map (plan of Bilbo) & 4 folding plate views, in contemporary full black calf, wide gilt decorated raised bands, gilt spine titles, elaborated gilt decorated borders on the boards, all edges gilt, engraved armorial bookplate expertly rebacked, a fine copy, very rare, WorldCat locates 2 copies, both in Germany.(cgc) John Francis Bacon was a British consul in Bilbao during the years 1830 to 1837, a period partly covered by the First Carlist War (1833-1839). He was the author of the book History of the Revolution of the Basque Provinces and Navarra. 1833-1837, in which his experience in this period is narrated. He is also the author of the book entitled Six years in Biscay (1831-1837), where he narrates the sites of Bilbao, during the First Carlist War. The book, in its English edition, contains a plan and four engravings of the town of Bilbao. There is a Spanish translation of Victor Luis de Gaminde from 1838. The First Carlist War was a civil war in Spain from 1833 to 1840, the first of three Carlist Wars. It was fought between two factions over the succession to the throne and the nature of the Spanish monarchy: the conservative supporters of the late king's brother, Carlos de Borb¢n (or Carlos V), became known as Carlists (carlistas), while the progressive supporters of the regent, Maria Christina, acting for Isabella II of Spain, were called Liberals (liberales), cristinos or isabelinos. Aside from being a war of succession about the question who the rightful successor to king Ferdinand VII of Spain was, the Carlists' goal was the return to an absolute monarchy, while the Liberals sought to defend the constitutional monarchy. Portugal, France and the United Kingdom supported the regency, and sent volunteer and even regular forces to confront the Carlist army. (Wiki).

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