History and Services of the 78th Highlanders (Ross-Shire Buffs) , 1793-1881, 2 volumes
by DAVIDSON, HUG
- Used
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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San Francisco, California, United States
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About This Item
Edinburgh & London: W & A.K. Johnson, 1901. First Edition, First printing. Hard Cover. Numerous plates from photographs and other sources; 9 chromolithographed plates of uniforms after paintings by R. Simkin; actual cloth sample of regimental tartan. ORIGINAL RED CLOTH STAMPED IN GILT, BEAUTIFULLY REBACKED AND RECORNERED WITH BUCKRAM. NEW ENDPAPERS. TOP EDGES GILT, OTHERS UNTRIMMED WITH LIGHT FOXING. BOARDS AND INTERIOR CLEAN AND TIGHT. OVERALL, A NEAR-FINE TO FINE SET. BOOKPLATES. SCARCE.
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- Bookseller
- Mark Post, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8987
- Title
- History and Services of the 78th Highlanders (Ross-Shire Buffs) , 1793-1881, 2 volumes
- Author
- DAVIDSON, HUG
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First printing
- Publisher
- W & A.K. Johnson
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh & London
- Date Published
- 1901
- Bookseller catalogs
- Scotland: Regimental History;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Mark Post, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
San Francisco, California
About Mark Post, Bookseller
Specializing in American, European, and Military History, and all sujects relating to Scotland. Also a large selection of uncommon first editions of literature, including historical and western fiction.
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