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The Battle Honours of the British and Indian Armies 1662-1982
by Cook, H. C. B. (signed)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Original blue cloth, gilt/DJ Not Price Clipped (£75.00)
- ISBN 10
- 0850520827
- ISBN 13
- 9780850520828
- Seller
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Henderson, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
London: Leo Cooper, 1987. Appears unread, fresh and crisp. Fine condition in bright, shiny Fine Dust Jacket. Fine slipcase, covered in matching blue-cloth. Not a book club edition. No remainder mark. No owner's name. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. Sharp corners. No chips or tears. Author-signed bookplate reads: "This is number 157 of a limited edition of 750 copies - signed by the author." From the Dust Jacket: "[The author gives] brief accounts of each campaign, siege or battle and showing when and where it occurred, how it evolved and the major incidents therein… the record details the Honours of the Regular Army, Militia, Yeomanry, Volunteers, Territorials, Colonial Forces and Indian Army... how the system of awards developed, what principles were involved in selecting them and who decided upon the recipients. Tables attached to each chapter as annexes form a cross-reference to the text and together, give a complete list of which unit received what Honours.". Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcover. Original blue cloth, gilt/DJ Not Price Clipped (£75.00). 8vo. xi, 552pp.
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- Bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001114
- Title
- The Battle Honours of the British and Indian Armies 1662-1982
- Author
- Cook, H. C. B. (signed)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Original blue cloth, gilt
- Jacket Condition
- DJ Not Price Clipped (£75.00)
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0850520827
- ISBN 13
- 9780850520828
- Publisher
- Leo Cooper
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1987
- Size
- 8vo. xi, 552pp
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