THE BRITISH ARMY & AUXILIARY FORCES BY C. COOPER-KING 1893 SOTHERAN FINE BINDING
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[COOPER-KING, COLONEL C.]. The British Army and Auxiliary Forces. London: Cassell and Company Limited, 1893.
First edition, in two volumes, leather-bound, hardcover, folio (33cm x 25cm), pp. viii, 119; viii, 112; English text, handsomely bound in half morocco gilt by Sotheran, smooth spines, pebbled cloth boards, all page edges gilt, patterned endpapers, illustrated with ninety full-page plates from 222 original photographs, title pages in red and black. Condition: VERY GOOD. Bindings tight and secure, vol. 2 with slight rubbing to spine ends, contents complete and very well-preserved, without previous ownership markings; a wonderful set.
Notes: First edition, complete in two volumes, issued by subscription, dated from Preface. A profusely illustrated work of military history which deals with the British Army by regiment and includes the Auxiliaries. From the Preface: "What I have endeavoured, is to shortly describe how the regiments came to be, and what they have done; to note those who have distinguished themselves, and helped to make the regimental name; and, finally to add such homely details as their domestic pets and their nicknames, and brief description of the uniform, so as to explain the details the illustrations could not show."