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Historical Records of the 32nd (Cornwall) Light Infantry. Now the 1st Battalion Duke of Cornwall's L.I., from the Formation of the Regiment in 1702 Down to 1892
by Swiney, Col. G. C. (ed.)
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- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
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About This Item
London: Simpkin, Marshal, Hamilton and Kent; Debonport: A. H. Swiss, 1893. First edition. Hard cover in original cloth. Published London: Simpkin, Marshal, Hamilton and Kent; and Debonport: A. H. Swiss, 1893. 8vo., xii+386pp. plus 2pp. List of Subscribers, 1pp. publisher's ads, illus. 16 plates (11 in color of uniforms). Red cloth with gilt and black titles. spine cloth heavily faded, split to the outer cloth along front hinge (hinge intact and strong) worn at the extremities, fading/soil area to covers, large color print of 32nd private applied as bookplate on pastedown, some pencil underlinings in text. Good. Internally better. . 1st. Hard. Good/No Jacket. 8vo.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010460
- Title
- Historical Records of the 32nd (Cornwall) Light Infantry. Now the 1st Battalion Duke of Cornwall's L.I., from the Formation of the Regiment in 1702 Down to 1892
- Author
- Swiney, Col. G. C. (ed.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- Simpkin, Marshal, Hamilton and Kent; Debonport: A. H. Swiss
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1893
- Size
- 8vo
- Bookseller catalogs
- England & Europe; Military;
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