The Dress of the First Regiment of Life Guards in Three Centuries; (with ephemera laid in)

Published by Halton & Trustcott Smith Ltd, London, 1925

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Original pigskin-bound limited edition study of the uniform of the Life Guards. #236 of 300 copies. Book is printed on heavy untrimmed paper; tipped-in plates are on heavy boards. Title in gilt on spine. Wear along spine, with two pieces of clear tape across width at the top (the book's only flaws; interior pages are Fine). Inset decorative border on front panel, also a tiny nick in the leather. Top edge gilt. All plates present. Tissue guards intact. Among the ephemera: a letter, photos, postcards, and clippings amplifying the plates collected in the book. There is also a full-page two-color plate from Punch, "A Lover of the Order," and an original 6"x8" photogravure portrait of Major-General T.C.P. Calley, signed by Lafayette, a photographer active in Dublin and London from 1880-1962, with two blindstamp insignia at bottom edge of the sheet. Calley (1856-1932) joined the 1st Life Guards in 1876. and later was appointed commander. 4to. Heavy for international shipping--packed weight is eight pounds. From the estate of Donald Skinner, Canadian military collector extraordinaire.

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Title
The Dress of the First Regiment of Life Guards in Three Centuries; (with ephemera laid in)
Author
Broughton, U.H.R.
Publisher
Halton & Trustcott Smith Ltd, London
Publication year
1925
Condition
Near Fine
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Binding
Hardcover
Edition
First Edition.
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