In the Finest Tradition : Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys) - Its History and Treasures by Wood, Stephen

Mainstream Pub. Co. hardcover. Like New/Like New. 7x0x9. May have light shelf wear due to warehouse storage and handling

Approximately 7 3/4 by 10 inches, 160 pages, hard cover, dust jacket. Pre-owned item in good condition, pencil price notation on title page, no other handwriting or markings, no tears, light wear. Dust jacket with scuffing, soiling, wear.

Mainstream Publishing Company, 1988. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Mainstream Publishing Company, 1988. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

H. Good.

Hardback. Very Good.

Edinburgh : Mainstream Publishing , 1988 . First Edition . F/F . 4TO . The history of the regiment as told through its treasures. Well illustrated in colour and black and white. A fine copy.

Edinburgh: Mainstream, 1988. 160 pp, large 8vo (9 7/8" H). B&w and color photographs, reproductions. "Eschwing the traditional approach to regimental history, wherein battles are dissected and hoary anecdotes repeated, Stephen Wood tackles the subject from an alternative angle. Appreciating the quality and quantity of the possessions held by The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers & Greys), Scotland's only cavalry regiment and one known and respected throughout the world, he decided to re-tell its story and illustrate it using the accummulated treasures of the three regiments which go to make up The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards. It is a story rich in facts and in fable, in myth and in legend, but the reality of the regiment as an extended and ancient military family permeates it throughout. The book's subject is military history but its illustrations take it into fields of applied and fine arts, fields never far removed from the subject itself but ones often regarded… Read More

Edinburgh: Mainstream, 1988. 160 pp, large 8vo (9 7/8" H). B&w and color photographs, reproductions. "Eschwing the traditional approach to regimental history, wherein battles are dissected and hoary anecdotes repeated, Stephen Wood tackles the subject from an alternative angle. Appreciating the quality and quantity of the possessions held by The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers & Greys), Scotland's only cavalry regiment and one known and respected throughout the world, he decided to re-tell its story and illustrate it using the accummulated treasures of the three regiments which go to make up The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards. It is a story rich in facts and in fable, in myth and in legend, but the reality of the regiment as an extended and ancient military family permeates it throughout. The book's subject is military history but its illustrations take it into fields of applied and fine arts, fields never far removed from the subject itself but ones often regarded… Read More

Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. 185158174X . DJ shows some shelf wear, scuffing with some chipping . Front flap creased. ; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; Carabiniers and Greys; B&W and Colour photographs; 9.53 X 7.64 X 0.71 inches; 160 pages .