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61st Cavalry Golden Jubilee, 1953-2003. 1st Ed., laminated card wraps., A4 format, [xvii] & 94pp., illus. through inc. many col. photos. The Regiment. 2003  #68237
[HLMainPic] Post-partition the 61st Cavalry of the Indian Army was raised from the former State Forces units Gwalior Lancers, Jodhpur Lancers, Mysore Lancers et al. Lavishly illustrated souvenir, including many col. plates, produced to commemorate the Regiment's 50th Anniversary, inc. details of regimental history (the forebear units, the Jodhpur Lancers famous action at Haifa in 1918, post-1947 activities, &c.), alongside rolls & portraits of current officers & much else of interest. VG. See illustration on our website.   £45
A Short History of the 1st King's Dragoon Guards from the Regimental Records, Army Despatches & Othe Papers Connected with The History of the Regiment from its Formation in 1685 to 1929. 1st Ed., orig. dec. card wraps., 66pp., portrait frontis. Aldershot: G&P. 1931  #64214
[HLMainPic] The 1st KDG did not publish a WW1 history so this work has value for its concise but informative account of the regiment's services in France & Flanders with the Lucknow Cavalry Brigade 1914-17, with much on 1915. The regiment returned to Meerut at the end of 1917 & participated in the 3rd Afghan War 1919. Appendices include a statement of "Dates & Places in Which The Regiment was Billeted, Camped, Bivouacked, or In Trenches, From November 12th, 1914, up to October 26th, 1917" also a Great War Roll of Hon. (listing those killed & wounded), WW1 awards roll, plus similar listings for Afghan War 1919. Little chipped, VG ex-IWM with minor stamps inc. 'Withdrawn' stamp inside rear cover. Uncommon. See illustration on our website.   £45
Army Estimates of Effective & Non-Effective Services, for the Year 1911-12; 1912-1913; 1913-1914; 1914-1915; 1915-1916; 1916-1917; 1917-1918; 1918-1919. Together with Statements of the Variations of the Numbers of His Majesty's British Forces; Explanations of the Increases & Decreases in the Estimates; the amounts provided for each Arm of the Service & for various Miscellaneous Establishments; the amounts included for the Colonies & Egypt, & the net Army Expenditure for Ten Years. Printed by Command of His Majesty. ii+225, ii+225, ii+228, ii+228, 8, 6, 6 & 6pp., foolscap. HMSO. Contemp.  #68941
[HLMainPic] Detailed annual projections on the cost of maintaining the Army and its commitments worldwide (including some material on costs of maintaining forces in colonies, and cost of maintaining Army in the field (but not generally India & the Indian Army as these costs borne by India Office). Includes the cost of running the militia, training and pension establishments, military prisons, cost of recruiting, purchase of horses, cost of medals, cost of pay and allowances of troops, cost of each military district, cost of running every regiment, ordnance, warlike stores, &c. The scale and organisation of the Army at home and abroad, and the cost of running different establishments, from the largest to the minor (e.g. the Royal Hibernian Military School, with pay estimates from the Commandant down to through the ranks of the Serjeant Tailor, Serjeant Gardener &c, through to the Ploughman & Labourer - similarly detailed costings for the Military Asylum, School of Musketry, &c.). Much detail on the establishment & cost of the various Volunteer Corps', Yeomanry Cavalry, Militia &c. Please note that the war years 1915-16 through to 1918-19 are published in abbreviated form only. The issues here offered, 1911-19, bound together in red cloth, VG ex-Admiralty lib. See illustrations on our website.   £125
Army Regulations India. Vol. VII: Dress. Government of India, Military Dept., 1913 [Reprinted December 1919.] [x]+96pp. (+ blank interleaves) Calcutta: Supt. of Govt. Printing. 1919  #67930
[HLMainPic] Dress Regs. for all branches of the IA inc. the Staff, Bodyguards, ADCs &c., Cavalry & Lancers, Corps of Guides, Mountain Artillery, S&M, Infantry (distinguishing those regiments dressed in Scarlet, Green or Drab), PFF, IMS & other corps. Appendices in this edition include: Badges & Devices; Care & preservation of Uniform; Buttons & Lace; Revolver; Swords & Scabbards; Belts & Sword, Knot; Shoulder chains for officers of Cavalry & Royal Horse Artillery, &c. Orig. official red cloth binding, gilt to front & sp., trace of old labels removed from sp., o/w VG ex-RUSI. Rare. See illustration on our website.   £125
Cavalry Training (Horsed) 1937. Orig. yellow cloth covd. printed boards, xii+217pp., 43 plates/diagrams. HMSO. 1937  #69116
[HLMainPic] Sword & Lance Exercises, Drill, Field Operations, Employment of Cavalry, Reconnaissance, Armoured Troops in Co-Operation With Cavalry, &c. At this time the British Army was becoming largely mobilised but the principle tractical lessons would later apply to armoured forces. VG with contemp. ownership inscrip. of Lorne H. Hitchins. See illustration on our website.   £25
Cavalry Training (Mechanized) Pamhlet No. 1 - Armoured Cars.1937. Orig. yellow cloth covd. printed boards, 57pp. (+ adverts). HMSO. 1937  #69117
[HLMainPic] Contains sections on Reconnaissance, Protection, &c. Orig. wraps. housed in contemp. official binding. VG with contemp. ownership inscrip. of "M. Scott C. Gds. 1940". See illustration on our website.   £25
Charles Sackville Pelham, Lord Worsley. Born August 14th, 1887, Killed in Action October 30th, 1914. An Appreciation. By His Father. 1st Ed., 101pp., 22x17.5cm, portrait frontis., 24 photos., 4 maps. Privately published. 1924  #69314
[HLMainPic] Charles Sackville Pelham was a regular officer educated at Eton and Sandhurst. He was gazetted to the Royal Horse Guards in 1908, went overseas in October 1914 commanding the Machine Gun Section of the Blues, saw much action in the trenches with his guns during the First Battle of Ypres until killed in action in the German attack at Zandvoorde on 30th October 1914. He was twenty-seven years old and left a widow, Lady Alexandra. Memoir of his life and career with much detail on the 7th Cavalry Brigade in 1914, including the diary of the Adjutant of the Blues and considerable detail on Worsley's final fight, death and burial, including critical commentary on inaccuracies in the German official monograph on First Ypres. Lord Worsley was originally buried in an isolated grave at Zandvoorde, but reinterred in the Ypres Town Cemetery Extension in 1921. Lady Worsley purchased the original burial site and the Household Cavalry Memorial (unveiled by Earl Haig in 1924) now stands on the spot. Orig. light blue cloth, gilt to front & and spine, little rubbed, generally VG & very scarce.   £220
Corps Extracts. "A" and "Q" Branch Headquarters, Cavalry Corps. January, 1916. 2nd Ed., orig. buff printed card wraps., 40pp. + blank interleaves. Printed by Harrison & Sons for HMSO. 1916  #61040
[HLMainPic] These 'extracts' from Cavalry Corps standing orders relate to Commissions & Cadet School (with details of how candidates may become eligible for commissions in various branches of the service; how the commissions should be applied for & details of the establishment of the officer Cadet School in France ["Classes are received fortnightly, & the duration of the course is about one month..."] &c). Also contains details re promotions, reporting of casualties, guidance on courts martial, billeting, civilian claims against damages to billets &c. Much of interest on these various non-operational yet essential matters. Very nice condition, this copy with around 20 signatures of members of Cavalry Corps HQ, ranging from the GOC, Lt.-Gen. Sir Cecil Edward Bingham [who relinquished command of the Corps in March 1916, which neatly dates these inscriptions to early 1916, soon after this issue was published], Brig. Home (BGGS), Brig. Longmore (DA&QMG) & various lesser functionaries. VG & rare. See illustration on our website.   £145
English Cavalry in the Army of the East. 1854 & 1855. Divisional Orders & Correspondence Whilst Under the Command of Lieut.-General The Earl of Lucan, K.C.B. 1st Ed., [v]+clxiipp. Routledge. 1856  #66233
[HLMainPic] Contains Lucan's Divisional Orders, May 1854-Feb. 1855, followed by correspondence between Lucan & Cardigan, & Paulet, Airey, &c. with much interesting close matter regarding the conditions of the campaign in the Crimea. Also notes on Lucan's recall & other matters. Orig. maroon cloth, blindstamped boards with gilt titles to sp. & front. Nicely recased & VG thus with bookplate of the Cavalry Club to paste-down. See illustrations on our website.   £475
Examples of Cavalry Action in France During the German Offensive, March-April 1918. Issued by the General Staff, India. 1st Ed., orig. printed card wraps. with cloth backstrip, 14pp., foolscap, 5 fldg. & cold. maps/sketches. Calcutta: Supt. of Govt. Printing. 1921.  #63200
[HLMainPic] A rare survival (just 500 copies printed) containing reports on four actions: (i) Mounted Action - At Moreuil Wood on 30th March 1918, by Canadian Cavalry Brigade; (ii) Dismounted Action - Report of Action of 'C' Squadron, 4th Hussars, in the attack on Moreuil Wood; (iii) Mounted Action - Account of 3rd Cavalry Division at Villeselve; (iv) Example of Cavalry Patrol Report & Written Messages - Report of Patrol [by Lt. Hon. H.M. Stourton, 8th Hussars] from Sally-le-Sec to Morcourt [27th March 1918] plus Lessons drawn from the operations carried out by the 1st, 2nd & 3rd Cavalry Divisions from March 21st to April 5th, 1918. The reports are supported by excellent coloured maps/diagrams of the various engagements. Orig. printed card wraps., with cloth backstrip, VG. See illustrations on our website.   £325

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