marquess anglesey fsa (3 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Tall 8vo, i-xxv, 388 pp, 47 black and white illustrations, other illustrations in the text, 27 maps, maps on the end papers. An excellent copy in a similar dust wrapper.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good Plus. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good Plus. 1st Edition. 1997. xxv, 397pp. B&W illustrations. Illustrated endpapers. "This is the last volume of his monumental chronicle. The author examines the cavalry's role in trench warfare and shows how at the worst crisis moments, the cavalry's superior mobility saved the day." Author's signature with inscription to Title Page thus, "Anglesey, For Dawick, in the fond hope that he finds that I've not made too many errors! Harry". (This book was Dawyck Haig's personal copy. Dawyck Haig = 2nd Earl Haig.) Minor shelf wear to unclipped dust jacket. Both book and jacket are otherwise in excellent condition. All contents are tight and clean. SIGNED COPY.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Handsome full set of this classic work providing a comprehensive history of British Cavalry from 1816 to 1919 in eight volumes. All are near fine in near fine dustwrappers. 6 volumes are first editions, the first two are 1998 reprints, identical apart from some glowing reviews as the 1973 editions. Volume I : 1816-1850, Volume 2 : 1851-1871, Volume 3 1872-1898 (1982), Volume 4 1889-1913 (1986), Volume 5:1914-1919 Egypt, Palestine & Syria (1994), Volume 6 1917-1918 Mesopotamia (1995), Volume 7 : Curragh Incident & Western Front 1914 (1996), Volume 8: Western Front 1915-1918, Epilogue 1919-1939 (1997). All volumes have carefully chosen illustrations, maps, source notes and indexes. Above average weight so additional postage outside UK.