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Physical description; ix, 157 p : ill ; 23 cm. Subjects; Great Britain. Army - History. Nicknames - Great Britain.
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How the Regiments Got Their Nicknames
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How the Regiments Got Their Nicknames
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How the Regiments Got Their Nicknames
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition hardcover, bound in red cloth, with bright gilt lettering on spine, is in VG condition, having a slight slant to spine; former owner's bookplate on first fixed endpaper; small smudge near bookplate; slight dinge to closed page edges. Dust jacket, enclosed in protective mylar (mylar not pictured), is in VG condition as well. Book is illustrated by Nicolas Bentley. "Who better to delve into the stories behind the 'Pompadours', the 'Dirty Shirts', the 'Jam Stealers', the 'Cherry-pickers' or the 'Mutton Lancers' than Tim Carew, who was a soldier of varying fortune for thirteen years and has been writing about soldiers for twenty more?"--from DJ. Military. British Army. Artillery. Cavalry. Infantry. DB. Seller Inventory # 816
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HOW THE REGIMENTS GOT THEIR NICKNAMES.
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Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Nicholas Bentley (illustrator). 157 pages, illustrated with b&w line drawings by Nicholas Bentley. "Most regiements acquired through the years a variety of nicknames, the origins of many of which have, alas, vanished for ever, but it is not entirely untrue to say that, in the same perverse manner in which the British celebrate their defeats, so the more derogatory the nickname the greater the regimental pride therein." FINE HARDCOVER, FINE DUST JACKET. Previous owner bookplate is present. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 032489
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Hardback. Dust Jacket both in Very Good condition. Red cloth boards with gold lettering to spine. Pictorial Dust Jacket. Not Inscribed. 157 Pages.Eight fine full page illustrations by Nicolas Bentley. Now that amalgamations has done away with the individual identities of so many well - loved regiments, it seems fitting that the less serious nomenclature associated with their former selves should be put on record before it is lost to posterity. This is such a book. Seller Inventory # 29945
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Illustrated by Nicolas Bentley (illustrator). First British edition. A section of pages (87-118) are age darkened, else very good in a very good, price clipped dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 79384
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. BENTLEY t (illustrator). 1st Edition. 157pp. b/w illustrations by Tim Bentley Comprehensive and interesting reference. The book is in excellent condition - clean and bright in like d/w. It presents very nicely on the shelf. PARROTT BOOKS - established for over 20 years offering a prompt friendly and efficient service. Seller Inventory # 018869
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. original cloth hardcover, illustrated, 157 pages, pages browned otherwise very good in very good price clipped dustwrapper. We are a real bookshop with real books situated in and shipping from the United Kingdom. Shelf B16. Seller Inventory # 125117
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How the Regiments Got Their Nicknames.
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Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. 1st ed. 157p. Illustrations. Jacket priced. Fine/Fine copy. Book. Seller Inventory # 78-1176