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British & Indian Armies in the East Indies, 1685-1935
by Harfield, Alan; Worsley, Sir John [Foreword]
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0902633953
- ISBN 13
- 9780902633957
- Seller
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Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Great Britain: Picton Publishing (Chippenham) Ltd, 1984. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 411 pages. Map endpapers. Generously illustrated in black and white plus several colour plates. "Commences with the setting up of the defences of the trading posts of the Honourable East India Company in Sumatra and then follows the progression of the Company's rule in the East Indies. The formation and defences of the settlements of Penang, Malacca and Singapore are covered and details are given of the units which formed the garrison troops of these settlements." - dust jacket. Book clean, tight and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket, now protected in archival-grade Brodart, shows moderate wear and light sunning along spine. A quality copy of this informative work..
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- Bookseller
- RareNonFiction.com
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 811H4136
- Title
- British & Indian Armies in the East Indies, 1685-1935
- Author
- Harfield, Alan; Worsley, Sir John [Foreword]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0902633953
- ISBN 13
- 9780902633957
- Publisher
- Picton Publishing (Chippenham) Ltd
- Place of Publication
- Great Britain
- Date Published
- 1984
- Keywords
- British & Indian Armies in the East Indies, 1685-1935, Military, India, History, Penang, Malacca, Singapore, Sumatra, East India Company, Military, Britain
- Bookseller catalogs
- Asia;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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