The Coldstream Guards

G. Davies; Lieutenant-Colonel Sir John Ross-of-Bladensburg;

Published by Oxford at the Clarendon Press; Oxford University Press 1924-1929, Oxford, 1924

About this Item

Five smart first edition volumes on the Coldstream Guards, the oldest continuously serving regular regiment in the British Army. Five volumes of a six volume set. Lacking The Coldstream Guards 1920-1946. A collection concerning the oldest serving regular regiment of the British Army, the Coldstream Guards, with the principal role being protecting the monarchy. This set includes: The Early History of the Coldstream Guards, 1924. The history of the regiment from the First Civil War to the Restoration, exploring their role in the many battles between. Illustrated with a frontispiece, eleven plates, one double-paged plate, and a folding map to the rear. Collated complete. Written by G. Davies, a British military historian. The Coldstream Guards 1914-1918, Volume I and II and Maps, 1928. An extensive account of the history of the Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards during the First World War from 1914-18. Telling of the history of the Regiment and the role it played during WW1, including details on the beginning of the war, and of the battles of Marne, Aisne, Ypres, Somme, Cambrai, and numerous others. Volume one is illustrated with a frontispiece. Maps is illustrated with twenty-seven folding maps. Collated complete. Written by Lieutenant-Colonel Sir John Ross-of-Bladensburg, a British soldier, author, commissioner of DMP, and landscape gardener. The Coldstream Guards 1885-1914, 1929. A further account of the regiment between 1885 and 1914, with chapters on the Boer Republics, the Battle of Belmont, the occupation of Bloemfontein, the Battle of Diamon Hill, the Blockhouse Line, and the lead up to the First World War. Illustrated with seven folding maps. Collated complete. Previously held in the library of A. F. Sinclair, a member of the Coldstream Guards. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing to the extremities. Minor fading to the spine and the odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd spot. Light age toning to the endpapers with a contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper of The Coldstream Guards 1885-1914. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Very Good Indeed.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Coldstream Guards
• Publisher: Oxford at the Clarendon Press; Oxford University Press 1924-1929, Oxford
• Publication Date: 1924
• Binding: Cloth
• Illustrator: Not Stated
• Edition: First edition.
• Condition: Very Good Indeed
• Weight: 3 kilograms
• Book Type: book