The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment 1920-1950 by H D Chaplin - 1954

Maidstone, UK: Kent Messenger. Very Good. 1956. Softcover. Very good in original wrapper. ; 47 pages .

Michael Joseph, 1954. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1050grams, ISBN:

Hardcover. Good. Dustcover has some rips but has been professionally library plastic covered in the past, so all intact. Book is tight & in good condition.

Michael Joseph, 1954. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1954. First Edition. 510 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white photographic plates. Light foxing and tanning to pages and plates. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Binding remains very firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has light scuffing and tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped dust jacket with moderate rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Moderate tanning and scuffing overall.

Queen's Own Museum Committee. Used - Good.

Regimental History Committee. Used - Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. Dust jacket price clipped. In protective mylar cover. (Great Britain, Military History) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Maidstone: The Regimental Museum Committee, 1964. Appears unread, fresh and crisp. Near Fine condition. Clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. Light bump to bottom corner of cover (pages are not affected). No remainder mark. No owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Illustrated with 4 maps and 33 photos. The third volume of the history, covering service 1951-1961, in Malaya, Egypt, Cyprus, etc. Role of Honour. Bibliography. Ten appendices: Role of Colonels and Commanding Officers; Honours and Awards, 1920-1939; 1951-1961; Citations for Gallantry; Lists of Officers on Active Service; List of Home Guard Battalions; The Last Order of Battle; Nelson and The Queen's Own; Errata in Other Works Concerning The Queen's Own; etc. Personnel Index. From the Foreword: "This volume of the history of The Queen's Own Royal West Regiment covers the period from 1951 to 1961 when the regiment was amalgamated with The Buffs (Royal East Kent… Read More

Michael Joseph 1954. 1st Edition. 510pp. Very good blue cloth with faded gilt title to spine. Hinges weak. Frontis of H R H Duchess of Kent. Map of Middle east on pastedowns. Contents good. Full page black and white ills, sketch maps.

Lon.: Joseph. very nice copy; 1677 members of this regiment lost their lives during WWII; Dunkirk, Middle East, North Africa, Aegean, Sicily, Italy . Near Fine. Hardcover. First. 1954.

London: Michael Joseph, 1954. Appears unread, fresh and crisp. Light bump to corners. Very Good condition in lightly rubbed, Near Very Good Dust Jacket. Clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. No remainder mark. No owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Illustrated with 45 photos, and 27 maps, several folding. Full-color frontispiece. Map endpapers. The second volume of the Regiment's history, covering service 1920-1950, in France, Malta, Egypt, North Africa, Sicily, Italy, Greece, Burma, Aegean Islands, etc. Role of Honour. Six appendices: Honours and Awards, 1940-1950; Citations for Gallantry; Lists of Officers in Campaigns; The Home Guard; Role of Colonels and Commanding Officers, 1920-1952; Escape of Captain D. E. B. Talbot after the Fall of Calais; Brief Report on the 1st Battalion in Malaya, April to December 1951. Bibliography. Index. . First Edition. Hardcover. Original blue cloth/DJ Not Price Clipped (25s). 8vo. 510pp.