The History of the Scots Guards from the Creation of the Regiment to the Eve of the Great War
by Maurice, Major-General Sir F
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- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
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Granville, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Chatto & Windus, 1934. 2 volume set. First editions. Hard covers in original cloth and dust jackets. Published London: Chatto & Windus, 1934. Tall 8vo., xxii+410pp., xi+394pp., illus color frontis each volume, 38 plates (6 in color), 44 maps and plans (some folding). Bound in blue cloth with gilt titles, gilt and silver cover crest, top edges tinted blue. Endpapers slightly toned, trace of spotting on top edge tint, else fine, clean, crisp, attractive in very good, unclipped dust jackets with uniform darkening to the spines, fraying/closed tears, chip at the heel of vol 1. . 1st. Hard. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo.
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- The Wild Muse (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010431
- Title
- The History of the Scots Guards from the Creation of the Regiment to the Eve of the Great War
- Author
- Maurice, Major-General Sir F
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1934
- Size
- 8vo
- Bookseller catalogs
- England & Europe; Military;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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