R. E. Lee by JACKMAN, W. G. (engraver) - 1870

London: Society for Army Historical Research, 1962. Paging runs 111 - 166, 10" H. Two colour plates, 4 pages sepiatone illustrations. Contents include: The Coldstream Guards, c.1680; Rimington's Guides, 1899 to 1901; The Volunteer Reviews in Hyde Park in 1799, 1800 and 1803; Military Gleanings from the Cheveley Papers; General Robert Melville of Strathkinness and the Carronade; Lt.-Col. W. Munro and Officers of the 39th Regiment in the Crimea; The Permanent Forces of The Cape of Good Hope in 1884; Two Soldier Brothers of the Eighteenth Century / Notes: Advice on Recruiting from the Horsbrugh Papers; Camping Instructions; etc. / Questions; Reply: "Fusilier", "Light Infantry" and "Rifle" Titles. Museum Supplement No. 52 (September, 1962) laid in. Interior - minor browning to pages, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - light to moderate edgewear/wrinkling, light browning, issue number written in ink on spine, two tiny edge… Read More

London: Society for Army Historical Research, 1958. Paging runs 95 - 142, 10" H. Colour frontispiece, 4 pages sepiatone illustrations, 1 b&w map. Contents include: British and French Troops Off Duty in the Crimea; The Expedition to Holland in 1799; Militia Uniforms, 1780; Army Pensioners and the Maintenance of Civil Order in Early Nineteenth Century England; "Waterloo Arthur" (concluded); The Indian Mutiny Journals of Private Charles Wickins of the 90th Light Infantry (concluded); A Sabretache and Pouch of the 1st Life Guards, c.1815. / Notes: Officer's Mitre Cap, 43rd Foot, The Black Watch, circa 1747-49; Some Indian Army Sabretaches; Captain Francis Bond Head of the Royal Engineers and the Edinburgh Fire; The 18th Hussars in 1813; etc. / Reply: State Dress in Guards Bands. Museum Supplement No. 36 September, 1958 laid in. Interior - minor browning to pages, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - light edgewear, moderate edge wrinkling, light… Read More

Victoria, B.C University of Victoria 1967 Preface by Malcolm G. Taylor. Paperback. First edition Yellowish decorated wrappers [about 6" x 9"], 48 pages, photo-illustrated. Tipped [with a small label with "Philip Hofer" printed on it] to the inside front cover is a one page, two paragraph, creased at one upper corner T.L.S. [Typed Letter Signed] on University of Victoria, Department of History stationary to Philip [Hofer] from [and signed] "Toby" that begins "I am enclosing with this note a copy of a little book that a colleague of mine and I did to honour our retiring chancellor. I think that it is a nice example of the arts of the typographer - the contents were responsibilities of the various authors - and I would hope that you might be inclined to add this opus to your collection". Near fine with very light toning to covers. bx46E .