History of the 91st Princess Louise's Argyllshire Highlanders. Now the 1st Battalion Princess Louise's Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. 1794-1894. Illustrated by Harry Payne
by GROVES, Lieut.-Col. Percy
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About This Item
Edinburgh and London: W. & A.K. Johnston, 1894.. First edition, 8vo, 43, (1) pp. 8 coloured plates of uniforms and one of the regimental tartan, patterned endpapers, later bookplate from the Mollo Collection. Original gilt titled red cloth with bevelled edges, spine faded and torn and repaired.
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- Bow Windows Bookshop (GB)
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- Title
- History of the 91st Princess Louise's Argyllshire Highlanders. Now the 1st Battalion Princess Louise's Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. 1794-1894. Illustrated by Harry Payne
- Author
- GROVES, Lieut.-Col. Percy
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Edinburgh and London: W. & A.K. Johnston
- Date Published
- 1894.
- Keywords
- General Military
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