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1924 The Story of a Regiment of a Horse Being The Regimental History from 1685 to 1922 Of the 5th Princess Charlotte of Wales' Dragoon Guards Volume I
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Description
Colour Plates, Illustrated
The first edition of the work.
Volume I of a two volume set.
In publisher's original green cloth boards with a rebacked spine.
With a colourful frontispiece, 8 colour plates,11 half tone plates and in text illustrations throughout.
Lacking 5 plates: 'A Trooper of the Regiment in 1763', 'The Charge of the Heavy Brigade at Balaklava', 'Charles, Earl of Shrewsbury', 'Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg Gotha, K.G.', 'The Charge of the 5th Dragoon Guards at Har-bonieres'.
A comprehensive account of British military history. The 5th Dragoon Guards was a British army cavalry regiment, officially raised in January 1686 as Shrewsbury's Regiment of Horse. Its history and traditions continue today in the Royal Dragoon Guards, an armoured cavalry unit of the British Army.
Condition
In publisher's original cloth boards with a rebacked cloth spine. Externally, generally smart. Bumping to extremities, most significant to the head and tail of spine and corners of boards. Fading to edge of boards. Slight rubbing to boards with the odd mark. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally clean and bright with light age toning and the odd spot. Lacking five plates.
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