The Orders, Decorations and Medals of the World: the British Empire by Arthur Jocelyn - 1934

London: Ivor Nicholson, 1934. First Edition (?). Hardcover. Very good. Folio, 91pp., illustrated. A very good copy in the publisher's beige cloth. Cloth dust-soiled, otherwise a clean and solid copy.

Adam and Charles Black, 1956. First Edition (so stated). Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. This old book is clean, solid and in great shape! This is a large, First Edition hardcover book with 263 pages including many color illustrations. The binding is strong with all pages firmly attached. The pages are clean with no soiling, writing, or tears. There is a bookplate on the first end paper as well as some light foxing. The copyright page states 1956 First Published with no other dates or printings shown. The blue covers show just a hint of edgewear and some light soiling. This old book looks and feels great! We always ship in a sturdy cardboard box!

London: Adam and Charles Black, 1956 OVERSIZED. With a Forward by the Rt. Hon. The Earl of Mountbatten of Burma. xix, 276pp, bound in blue cloth, with gilt still bright, binding and hinges tight. Complete with 20 colour plates, as called for. Foxing on preliminary pages, and outer page edges.

London: Adam and Charles Black, 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Folio, 276pp., illustrated. A very good copy in the publisher's blue cloth. Attractive bookplate on the front paste-down. Front panel and front flap of dust jacket have been cut and paste onto blank prelims. Gentle shelfwear to the bottoms of the boards. A solid, clean copy.

A. and C. Black. good. . 1956, ex lib copy, emobossed stamp to cover, head & tail of spine rubbed, bookplate, & small lib stamp to prelims & rear of plates, & stamp to page foredge, no markings in text, plates present, binding tight, Professional booksellers since 1981 . 1956. Hardcover.

London, A & C Black 1956. First edition tall quarto 276 pages illustrated with 20 colour plates. Fine royal blue cloth hard back with silver decoration. Complete with very good dark blue slip case. A masterful and well produced work. No inscriptions or marks, a pristine copy. .

London: Adam and Charles Black, 1956. Undetermined. good to very good. 1st Edition. xix,[1],276pp. Folio in original blue cloth with 20 colour plates (including frontispiece). Name of previous owner on front pastedown, a few dog-eared preliminaries with some minor soiling on bottom edge. Please inquire for extra shipping to your mailing address because of weight of book. good to very good 1956

London: Adam and Charles Black 1956. 4to. xix, 276 pp. Original cloth in dust wrapper. Jacket marked & edgeworn. Slight spotting to edge of cloth and to endpapers & prelims. With twenty full-page colour plates. Two ribbons laid in. . Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 1956.

London: Adam and Charles Black, 1956. First Published [stated], presumed first printing. Hardcover. Fair. Format is approximately 10 inches by 13 inches. xix, [1 plus colour plate), 276 pages. Color frontispiece. Plates in Colour (all present). Illustrations. Forward by the Rt. Hon. The Earl Mountbatten of Burma. Ex-library with the usual library markings. Cover worn and soiled. Taped repair at pages xviii and xix. Decoration on front cover. Spine torn and frayed at the bottom. This is a heavy book and somewhat shaken. If this book is to be send outside of the United States, addition shipping costs will be required. Contents include: Introduction and Definitions; Orders; Royal Family Orders; Other Orders; Medals Affiliated wit Orders; Medals of the Order of the British Empire; Miscellaneous Honours;, Regimental Honours; Medals; Decorations: Coronations, Jubilee, Commemorative and Royal Household Medals; Life-Saving Medals; Naval, Military and Air Decorations for Valour, Gallantry, Distinguished… Read More

London: Adam and Charles Black, 1956. Presumed first edition/first printing. Hardcover. Good. No dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. Some endpaper discoloration Cover has some wear and soiling. Corners bumped. Bookplate of previous owner and bookseller.. xix, [2], 276 p. Includes: illustrations, index. Most illustrations in color. This copy previously owned by William Henry Stephenson. Foreword by the R. Hon. The Earl Mountbatten of Burma, K.G., G.C.B., G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E., G.C.V.O., D.S.O. Within this work are the names of famous campaigns, battles, sieges, reliefs, and expeditions which, in recalling, sound to our modern ears little more than faint echoes from distant ranges of time. It is, perhaps, the tendency in every age to either forget, belittle or take for granted the triumphs and victories of years agone; or, to compare them with those of our own day. Hitherto, no previous compilation has included any mention of the exceedingly important and coveted Medals awarded by the Royal Society,… Read More