The History of the Scots Guards; From the Creation of the Regiment to the Eve of the Great War

Published by Chatto and Windus, London, 1934

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Octavo, [two volumes], xxii, [2], 410pp; xi, [3], 394pp. Purple cloth, title in gilt on spines. Top edge gilt, silver emblem stamped to front covers. Solid text blocks, sunning to spines, light wear to tips, shelf wear, faint wear to gutters, a very good set. Lacking dust jackets. Complete with 15 full page illustrations in Volume I, 25 in Volume II, some in color. Complete with 28 maps and plans in Volume I, 16 in Volume II, including large fold-out maps at rear of each volume. Stated copy 21 of 60. (Sutcliffe, 10) Signed on the foreword by Prince Albert as Colonel of the Regiment. Upon the abdication of King Edward VIII in 1936, Prince Albert would ascend to the British throne as King George VI.

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Title
The History of the Scots Guards; From the Creation of the Regiment to the Eve of the Great War
Author
Maurice, F. [King George VI] [Albert, Duke of York]
Publisher
Chatto and Windus, London
Publication year
1934
Condition
Very good
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Signed
Binding
Cloth
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Signed by Prince Albert, the future King George VI, this is the limited edition of The History of the Scots Guards by Major-General Frederick Maurice.
Edition
Limited Edition.
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