Autograph Letter Signed ‘Raglan’, to General Yorke, about the appointment of an officer from the Buffs to the cavalry, and suggesting Lieutenant Macneill, son of the eminent civil engineer, to fill that vacancy by RAGLAN, Fitzroy Somerset, Lord

London: Longmans, 1961. 2nd Printing; dj w/unclipped price, in mylar; 338 clean, unmarked pages/sources/ references/ index.; owner's insc. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by B/W Illus. 8 Vo.

Princeton University Press , pp. 272 . Papeback. New.

Vintage Books, NewYork, 1956. VIII,296,XIp. Pocketbook. Edged little bit grimy. A demonstration that myths are fictional narratives dereived from ritual dramas. In this study Raglan has classified the parallel life-patterns of the mythical hero of tradition into twenty-two archetypal incidents.

Watts and Co. , 1949 . Hardback. . 12mo red cloth with black lettering. The image on this page is of the actual book for sale. Good+ hardback (moderate edgewear, esp. to spine extremities, ownership sig., pages gently age-toned otherwise clean and unmarked).

UK. First Edition . Paper. Good. 48mo - over 3 - 4" tall. An Original Signed Paper Slip by Fitzroy Somerset, Lord Raglan. Undated. Field Marshal FitzRoy James Henry Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan 1788 - 1855, known before 1852 as Lord FitzRoy Somerset, was a British Army officer. When a junior officer, he served in the Peninsular War and the Waterloo campaign, latterly as military secretary to the Duke of Wellington. He also took part in politics as Tory Member of Parliament for Truro, before becoming Master-General of the Ordnance. He became commander of the British troops sent to the Crimea in 1854: his primary objective was to defend Constantinople, and he was also ordered to besiege the Russian Port of Sevastopol. After an early success at the Battle of Alma, a failure to deliver orders with sufficient clarity caused the fateful Charge of the Light Brigade at the Battle of Balaclava. Despite further success at the Battle of Inkerman, a poorly coordinated allied assault on Sevastopol in June… Read More

Home Guards, 1831. 4to. Fine. 4to.

UK, 1832. First Edition . Paper. Good. 48mo - over 3 - 4" tall. An Original Hand Written Letter Signed by Fitzroy Somerset, Lord Raglan. Dated 1832. A handwritten and signed letter by Fitzroy Somerset, Lord Raglan, best remembered for his service in the Crimean War and the Charge of the Light Brigade. 'My dear Sir, Having submitted to Lord Hill your letter of the 27th Ultimo with the accompanying petition from Mrs Cook widow of Colonel Cook praying that her son may be appointed to a commission without purchase, I am directed to acquaint you that the list is so overloaded that however His Lordship might wish to oblige you, and to evince his regard for the services of an old officer, he feels that he could not with justice to those already noted --- that her request should be complied with. If however Mrs Cook should be enabled to purchase, which I fear is not the case, and her son be under 19, Lord Hill will cause his name to be placed on the list. Believe me very faithfully yours, Fitzroy… Read More

Place illegible;, February 13, 1846.. Fine.. 8vo.. Regarding military appointments.

1844. Manuscript in in k. 1-1/2 pp on a bifolium with original addressed envelope. Some old folds, else fine. Manuscript in in k. 1-1/2 pp on a bifolium with original addressed envelope. Somerset writes regarding the prudence of showing a copy of Napier's letter to Lord ?Doukes. At this time he was serving as military secretary at the Horse Guards, a position he held for 25 years. He rose to the rank of Field Marshall in the British Army, acting as Commander-in-Chief in the Crimean War. The recipient of this letter, Knatchbull, was Paymaster General at this time. An engraved portrait of Somerset is included.