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Horses and Saddlery: An Account of the Animals used by the British and Commonwealth Armies from the Seventeenth Century to the Present Day with a Description of their Equipment
by Major G. Tylden
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: J. A. Allen & Company , 1965. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 10" by 7.5" . Various. An illustrated account of horses and animals used in the British and Commonwealth armies, a lovely first edition in its dust wrapper. A lovely first edition of this illustrated account of the remounts, mules, and other animals used by both the British and Commonwealth armies from the seventeenth to the twentieth century, accompanied with detailed descriptions of their equipment. By Major G. Tylden. Fully illustrated with one hundred and nine full page plates, of which two in colour, and numerous other figures in text. Collated, complete. With the price-clipped dust wrapper. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely with minor shelf wear. Minor ownership signature to the front free endpaper. The dust wrapper is price clipped and very smart, with minor shelf wear and a minor chipping to the head of the spine, as well as a hint of sunning to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Fully illustrated with one hundred and nine full page plates, of which two in colour, and numerous other figures in text. Collated, complete. Near Fine
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 790A10
- Title
- Horses and Saddlery: An Account of the Animals used by the British and Commonwealth Armies from the Seventeenth Century to the Present Day with a Description of their Equipment
- Author
- Major G. Tylden
- Illustrator
- Various
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J. A. Allen & Company
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1965
- Size
- 10" by 7.5"
- Keywords
- horses army first editions army
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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