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JAMES (Lt.-Col. F.H., OBE, MC)
History of the 1st Battalion 6th Rajputana Rifles (Wellesley's).
1st Ed., xx+277pp., 4to, col. frontis., 3 other col. & 20 b/w plates, 20 maps. Aldershot: G&P.
1938
#65762
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Sikh & Afghan Wars, Persia, North-West Frontier &c., Mespot. in WW1, notably battles of Kut-el-Amar ah & Ctesiphon, incarceration at Kut &c. Waziristan 1919. Roll of Hon., officers' services. "One of the best Indian Army infantry histories" - Perkins 456. Attractive & scarce deluxe edition, full green morocco, silver gilt badge to front panel & leather lettering label to sp., minor rubing to sp., generally VG throughout.See illustration on our website.
£275
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JAMES (Lt.-Col. F.H., OBE, MC)
History of the 1st Battalion 6th Rajputana Rifles (Wellesley's).
1st Ed., xx+277pp., 4to, col. frontis., 3 other col. & 20 b/w plates, 20 maps. Aldershot: G&P.
1938
#66212
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Sikh & Afghan Wars, Persia, North-West Frontier &c., Mespot. in WW1, notably battles of Kut-el-Amara &c. (much interesting detail on this campaign). Orig. green cloth, silver gilt badge to front panel & silver gilt titles to sp., this rubbed & a little indistinct, little chipped at head & tail of sp., generally VG with presentation bookplate from the regiment. See illustrations on our website.
£175
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KAYE (J.W.)
History of the War in Afghanistan. From the Unpublished Letters & Journals of Political & Military Officers Employed in Afghanistan throughout the entire period of British connexion with that Country.
1st Ed., 2 Vols., xii+660 & vi+690pp. Bentley.
1851
#66855
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Standard detailed contemporary account of the background to & history of the First Afghan War, with much interesting detail. Worn & renovated copy (notaby tp of Vol. I), much later brown cloth, gilt, VG thus & an inexpensive copy of the 1st Edition. See illustration on our website.
£95
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