Infantry Uniforms Including Artillery and Other Supporting Troops of Britain and the Commonwealth 1742-1855, in Color
by Wilkinson-Latham, Robert; and Christopher Wilkinson-Latham
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine condition./Fine dust jacket.
- Seller
-
Henderson, Nevada, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1970. 5" wide by 7.25" tall. A beautiful copy. Bright, shiny, clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. Dust Jacket is NOT price clipped (4.95). No chips. No tears. No creases. Sharp corners. No owner's name or bookplate. Pages are fresh and crisp. "First American Edition 1970" is so stated on the copyright page. Illustrated with 96 pages of color plates depicting uniforms, arms, and equipment. The notes on weapons are by Major John Wilkinson-Latham. Index. Bound in the original red boards. From the Dust Jacket: "Jack Cassin-Scott, a specialist in military illustration, pays pictorial tribute to Britain's standing army in ninety-six pages of vivid and accurate color plates, each of them complete with a close-up of an authentic item of equipment.". First American Edition. Hard Cover. Fine condition./Fine dust jacket.. Illus. by Cassin-Scott, Jack. 199pp..
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- About Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003858
- Title
- Infantry Uniforms Including Artillery and Other Supporting Troops of Britain and the Commonwealth 1742-1855, in Color
- Author
- Wilkinson-Latham, Robert; and Christopher Wilkinson-Latham
- Illustrator
- Cassin-Scott, Jack
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine condition.
- Jacket Condition
- Fine dust jacket.
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- The Macmillan Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1970
- Size
- 199pp.
Terms of Sale
About Books
Please add 8.375% sales tax for any order sent to a Nevada address (unless you have provided an official resale or tax exemption certificate). All items are guaranteed as described. We take pride in our book descriptions. Every item is meticulously examined so that condition and edition are listed as accurately as possible. We strive to provide pertinent bibliographical details. In addition, our listings frequently include content summaries, details on provenance, and/or biographical notes on the author. Our descriptions are protected by copyright, and unauthorized use is strictly prohibited. Violators will be prosecuted. We always take the time necessary to carefully package your order so that it arrives safely and securely. Shipping cost estimates are based on an average size book and are intended to cover only our actual expenses. If your order includes multiple volumes, oversize, heavy, or valuable items, we may contact you to request authorization for additional postage. RETURNS: If not as described, your order is returnable within 10 days of receipt. Prior notice is requested and appreciated. Returns must be securely packaged and arrive here safely. A full refund will be issued if the return is attributable to a mistake on our part; otherwise shipping costs are not refundable.
About the Seller
About Books
Biblio member since 2008
Henderson, Nevada
About About Books
About Books (Genny and Michael Winne, proprietors, formerly of Parsippany, New Jersey) has been selling rare and OP books since 1985. Besides book fairs and mail-order catalogues, long-time collectors and dealers will remember our lengthy For Sale ads in the Antiquarian Bookman and similar magazines. Our inventory of over 40,000 volumes is especially strong in the specialties listed, but contains fine books in a variety of other fields as well. Because most of our books are stored in protective boxes, rather than on shelves, they cannot be viewed as a whole. If you wish to visit us to examine specific titles, please provide 24 hours notice and we will make them available for your inspection. Phone calls to (702) 750-2722 are welcome, but please, only between the hours of 8am and 10pm (west coast time).
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Frequently asked questions
This Book’s Categories
Signed vs. Inscribed
Know what you are getting into when purchasing rare books, and learn the difference between signed books and inscribed books.
Collecting Banned & Challenged Books
Build a revolutionary library of literature that has been challenged or even outright banned. You’ll be surprised by some of the titles in this gallery!
