Greetings …
Napoleon’s Heavy Cavalry and Napoleon’s Dragoons and Lancers…
Yup!…
It was always going to happen…
And of course they are everything that I’ve come to expect from Mr Dawson…
Loads of pictures and information…I am certainly looking forward to taking a deep dive into the subject of Napoleonic French Cavalry…
And the good thing is that the vision in my eye is loads clearer and I have picked up some half decent reading glasses…
Not good enough to paint with…But I should manage some basing.
All the best. Aly
One can never have too many book’s especially as fine as these. Good news on the eye front!
ReplyDeleteThank you Phil…
DeleteYes they are excellent books…
All the best. Aly
Nice buys, Aly!
ReplyDeleteYes… I clearly needed them….
DeleteWhat better treat for refurbished eyes than these gems?
ReplyDeleteYes reading a book is certainly the best way to test the new eye/eyes…
DeleteAll the best. Aly
A real feast for your improving eyes! Very nice purchases, they look really interesting.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely a feast for the eyes Donnie…
DeleteAll the best. Aly
Great looking books, glad to hear the eyes are on the mend .
ReplyDeleteThank you…
DeleteThe books are very nice… And it’s very nice to be able to see them a lot better…
All the best. Aly
Fine additions to the Library there. Good news on the eye too!
ReplyDeleteThey are indeed David…
DeleteI am now getting impatient for the next operation 😆
All the best. Aly
I have to admit, I don't seem to be buying as many books as I used to... ones like this are a bit too tempting, looks good. I.will.not.start.another.army.
ReplyDeleteIt may be hard to believe… But I have actually been cutting down on my book purchases… Honest!
DeleteAll the best. Aly
I have just checked out the book on Amazon where you can read a sample - what a cracker!
ReplyDeleteIt is isn’t it… You can see why I was tempted.
DeleteAll the best. Aly
Beautiful books, I love a Cuirassier.
ReplyDeleteThey are indeed…
DeleteThe more Cuirassiers the better…
All the best. Aly
Lovely looking book, it's took me a while to get used to reading glasses after my op but it works out in the end!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
I’m so used to taking my glasses off to look at things up close…
DeleteI have to think twice about popping glasses on… I’m sure I will get used to it…
All the best. Aly
You're obviously lucky enough to have room on your bookshelves. I need to thin mine again - being obliged to go down the Kindle route is sub-optimal.
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear the eye's doing well, bet you're looking forward to getting the other one done.
I have gotten rid of a few books… mostly the sort of uninformative coffee table additions that I was given as presents…
DeleteYes I am indeed getting impatient about/looking forward too the next operation…
All the best. Aly
I will be an outlier heretic Aly and admit I buy very few books, particularly nowadays! I honestly think if you want to know how many buttons were on the turnback's of the 11th Hussars as opposed to the 9th Hussars, you can almost certainly find out via Google - but as I say, I understand it's a minority view!
ReplyDeleteDon't get me wrong, I still have a 6" x 3" cupboard full of books (and that's after I got rid of a heap!) and your purchases always look excellent, but I have limited finances AND limited space for more figures - so I would rather concentrate my resources there!
It seems, from your blog, that you are probably a single male living in a family sized home - so you have a bit (LOT!) more freedom of action in those regards! 😂
Good news about your eyes - mine are the opposite - I have needed painting glasses for around 20 years and for the last 10 have also needed them for reading and PC work - but I don't need to wear them to drive or other daily life activities.......yet!
I wouldn’t consider you a heretic Keith….
DeleteThe best thing about this hobby is that there are so many ways to approach it…
I like books so I would buy them anyway… I do enjoy a good crime novel 😁
I guess I am lucky that I have my home to myself and almost enough room to store my books and toys…
The thing I don’t seem to have enough of is of course time… so roll on retirement…
All the best. Aly
Great looking buy, the internet is great but doesn't (for me) have the same feeling as holding a reference book.
ReplyDeleteYes I also find the tactile quality of books very pleasing…of course the size and weight of some volumes makes them impossible to just stick in your pocket/backpack and take down to the pub 😄.
DeleteAll the best. Aly