Historical Record of the Third, or King's Own Regiment of Light Dragoons; Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1685, and Its Subsequent Services to 1857 by KAUNTZE, George E.F - 1857

London: Printed by B.D. Cousins, 1857. Second edition, "revised from the edition published (by authority) in 1847, by the late Richard Cannon." 8vo. xvi, 288 pp. Illustrated with five plates, four of them hand-colored engravings. Includes extensive service in the Napoleonic Wars and Afghanistan in 1842. Somewhat later black morocco (rubbed), gilt, gilt title and ornaments between raised bands on spine, a.e.g. Corners bumped, front joint cracked at head of spine, title page pulled, but a good solid copy. (1160).