UK: Presidio Press, 1977. Hardcover 1st edition - blue cloth with gilt titles on spine. Minor shelfwear otherwise a fine solid copy, lavishly illustrated - a history of the British Guards as a whole - the Grenadier, the Coldstream, the Life Guards, the Blues and Royals, Scots, Irish and Welsh guards all presented here with lively text. Dust jacket is a little chipped and frayed and is price clipped. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Illustrated.

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Bookseller: Turtle Creek Books (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 084676
Title: The Story of the Guards
Author: Paget, Julian
Illustrator: Illustrated
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Good
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 089141035X
ISBN 13: 9780891410355
Publisher: Presidio Press
Place of Publication: UK
Date Published: 1977
Keywords: Military Regimental History Grenadier Guards Coldstream Life Blues and Royals Scots Irish Welsh
Bookseller catalogs: .War & Militarism - Theory and General History;

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