XVth (The King's) Hussars 1759-1913 by Wylly, H.C - 1914

London: Caxton Publishing Company, 1914. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Original black leather binding with title and bands in gilt. Limited edition. This copy #106 out of 250 copies. Top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers. Four raised bands on spine. Gift message on front free page, "Dad, From Stewart, August 12, 1914." Book is in very good condition. Occasional light spotting. Wear along spine edge, with eventual weakening of front board. All plates present. Intact tissue guards on color plates. Three maps (one folding). The book records, year by year, and in some cases day by day, the events of the years 1759 to 1913 as acted by, successively, Eliott's Light Horse, the First Light Dragoons, or the 15th (The King's) Hussars. Includes Regimental songs and music. Army list rolls. Waterloo medal rolls. Records of service officers. Extensive index. Large, thick, and heavy--about 10 pounds packed. 4to. 564 pp. From the estate of Canadian military collector extraordinaire Donald Skinner. Will require substantial additional postage if shipped priority or outside the U.S.