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London: Seeley, 1972. hardcover. very good(+)/very good. 230pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w.; London: Seeley, Service & Co., (1972). A very good (+) copy in a very good dust wrapper.<br/><br/>

Seeley, Service, London, (1972), Ist edition. 230 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. "India in 1861 was not a place where the whims of a British Cavalry Colonel could be lightly ignored. When Colonel Crawley took over command of the 6th Inniskilling Dragoons at Admednugger in April of that year the Regiment, already at odds with higher authority, was subjected to a man with a remarkably volatile temper and acid tongue. In a very short time the officers' mess was split into two opposing camps - a majority burning with resentment against their Commanding Officer and a few who supported him. Thus began a chain of events which led to the death of the Regimental Sergeant Major and which ended with a Court Martial in Aldershot on which was focussed the fullglare of Victorian publicity, at once prudish and purient. Mr. Haley skilfully weaves together the personal tragedy of RSM Lilley and his wife with the invidious position of Senior Officers who became personally involved in… Read More

London: Seeley, Service & Co., 1972 First edition hardcover in dust jacket. 230 pp. Appendix, index. Light dust soiling to top edge. Jacket has three short tears, light wear. Near Fine/Very Good.

Seeley, Service and Co, 1972. First Edition. hardcover. Good/Fair. 0x0x0. the jacket is scuffed and partly torn. foxing, tape residue and markings inside. previous owners' plate pasted inside. text remains legible. fairly good copy. [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Seeley, Service & Co., 1972. Hardcover. New.

Seeley, Service & Co., 1972. Hardcover. New.