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Historical Records of the British Army - The Fourth or the King's Own, Regiment of Foot
by Richard Cannon
- Used
- Very Good
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Farningham, Kent, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Longman, Orme and Co., 1839 The engraved frontis title plate states 'By Command of His late Majesty William the IVth and under the patronage of Her Majesty the Queen'. Whilst the intro is dated 1836 the date of publication is a little later. 152pp with four lithographic plates, three hand coloured and depicting uniforms, the colours and the landing of British and Dutch troops at Gibraltar on the 21st July 1704. Publishers red cloth, blind stamped and with gilt titling to upper board and spine. Three die stamped George 4th Regimental Insignia clipped from stationery pasted to front pastedown together with a hand coloured uniform depiction. Undated but early inscription to front end paper - To Captain E Burdett Pooley from his brother officer J.G.Leonard Chaplain. End papers lightly aged. Engraved title moderately foxed.
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- Bookseller
- Wadard Books PBFA
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14111
- Title
- Historical Records of the British Army - The Fourth or the King's Own, Regiment of Foot
- Author
- Richard Cannon
- Format/Binding
- Publishers Blind Stamped Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Longman, Orme and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1839
- Size
- 225x145mm
- Keywords
- The Fourth or King's Own Regiment of Foot
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Wadard Books PBFA
Biblio member since 2014
Farningham, Kent
About Wadard Books PBFA
The shop of Wadard Books is located in a listed 17th century timber framed building in the historic Kentish village of Farningham. The business is named after Wadard, one of Farningham's Domesday landlords, a henchman of Bishop Odo and featured on the Bayeaux tapestry.
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