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The Memoirs of the Tenth Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales's Own), Historical and Social. With Illustrations by Oscar Norie.
by LIDDELL, COLONEL R.S
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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London, London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Longmans Green & Co., 1891 First Edition, with fine portrait frontispiece in photogravure, title in red and black, 12 fine chromolithographed pates showing uniforms (most original tissue guards present), 2 portraits in photogravure and several monochrome illustrations in the text. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Inner gilt dentelles. Pages evenly and only slightly toned. Occasional mark. Text block very slightly uneven. Inner hinges with historical repair with cloth tape. 19.5 x 25.5 cm. Contemporary full crimson morocco (beautifully patinated). Spine in 6 compartments with gilt pointille raised bands, featuring hand tooled gilt Prince of Wales feathers within gilt tulip, stamen and leaf corner-pieces, & floral head and tail scrolled tooling(slightly rubbed). Boards with gilt scrolling foliate borders within double gilt fillets (vertical incisions where historical strengthening repairs occurred). Upper board with central Prince of Wales feathers motif in gilt, above gilt block capital titling on three lines (corners slightly bumped and worn). Sumptuously and uniquely bound copy of one of the best illustrated cavalry histories of the period; Norie's plates are very fine. Includes detailed account of the regiment's service in the Peninsular and at Waterloo. Sutcliffe, p 68; White, p.20.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good.
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- Bookseller
- Camden Lock Books, ABA, IOBA.
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5088
- Title
- The Memoirs of the Tenth Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales's Own), Historical and Social. With Illustrations by Oscar Norie.
- Author
- LIDDELL, COLONEL R.S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Longmans Green & Co.
- Date Published
- 1891
Terms of Sale
Camden Lock Books, ABA, IOBA.
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About the Seller
Camden Lock Books, ABA, IOBA.
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London, London
About Camden Lock Books, ABA, IOBA.
My online bookselling is Camden Lock books. I own Camden Lock Books & list books that are uncommon, in demand and may be hard to find.
My book expertise came with four years as Chairman of London P.B.F.A. , many more years of exhibiting at monthly London Rare Book Fairs & owning my own bookshops continuously since 1984.
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You can meet me on my stand at Firsts 2024, London's Rare Book Fair, at the Saatchi Gallery, London SW3 4RY, 16-19 May 2024.
I also am joint owner of Burley Fisher Books , an independent bookshop offering new and secondhand books.
My book expertise came with four years as Chairman of London P.B.F.A. , many more years of exhibiting at monthly London Rare Book Fairs & owning my own bookshops continuously since 1984.
Every book here was valued by the person who first bought it and will be just as prized by the person who buys it now from my shopping website.
I am an accredited professional & a full member of the ABA, ILAB and the IOBA, "Setting the standard. The books you want...from booksellers you can trust".
You can meet me on my stand at Firsts 2024, London's Rare Book Fair, at the Saatchi Gallery, London SW3 4RY, 16-19 May 2024.
I also am joint owner of Burley Fisher Books , an independent bookshop offering new and secondhand books.
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