Major henriques (5 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. * CONDITION : Used - Good * OTHER: The dustwrapper has some wear to the edges and corners, with some staining, the spine is faded. The dustwrapper is now in a removable protective sleeve. The red boards are clean with some bumping to the edges, with bright lettering to the spine. The binding is firm. The pages are clean with some tanning, however there is some marking to the edges. This book has 348 pages. All in all a nice example of this book.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Hardback. Original edition of this important regimental history. well illustrated with privately taken photographs, folding panorama of Gommecourt, trench maps. 348pp., ills., maps, roll of honour, index. Some foxing and wear to head and tail of spine and board corners. Realistically priced.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Hardback. Original and detailed War history of the 1st Battalion Queen's Westminster Rifles. 1st Edition 1923. 348pp., photographs, maps, Rolls, including Roll of honour, awards etc. Owned by Arthur Hoare, enlisted 10th April 1916, commissioned February 1917. Sniping Section with many interesting neat entries in margin etc. Also signature on half title page. Includes detailed list of events up to joining 1st Battn. "A" Coy close to front, travels through "Death Valley" on Somme with 7 killed and 8 wounded, 10th September "under intense fire with many casualties"18th "no food, no overcoats!", ".Chappell & I lay wedged together at the bottom of the trench to keep warmth in our bodies." November 3rd "I now joined the Sniping Section". Christmas Day " we were working in the front line.", "5th Jan went with other Snipers for a course at Merville in a bowling alley. 9th Jan Snipers went to La Gorgue for training." " Left the Snipers" 20th January. "News of my Commission .Feb 4th. Summarises service from 5th Feb 1917 to 16 April 1921 some of which were with the Royal Engineers. It is unusual to have this much relevant and very interesting detail added by a member of the unit. Book has chip on edge of spine and slight wear to corners, else very good condition.…

Publishers Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. First Edition. Book measures 25.5x16.5.cm. Collation, xiv,[2],348pp, ilustrated with maps and plates. Bound in original publishers red cloth, with gilt lettering, crest on top board. Binding in very good clean firm condition. Dust jacket rubbed, chipped, section of loss on back panel. Jacket in good condition. Internally, pages and illustrations in very good clean condition. A nice clean copy. Size: Large 8vo. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. The War History of the 1st Battalion Queen's Westminster Rifles, 1914-1918 by Major J.Q. Henriques, first published in 1923, is a detailed account of the 1/16th (County of London) Battalion's service on the Western Front. It covers their mobilization, Ypres Salient, the Somme (Gommecourt), and 1917-18 offensives.Red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Boards slight wear to edges. There is some foxing to the foredge of pages, binding is sound. B/w photographic frontispiece. Textblock is in good condition, occasional foxing . The pull out maps are in good condition. Copyright © Medici Society.…