Brigadier General H C E Westropp (4 results)

Condition: New. xxxviii, 785, 54 p., [5] leaves of plates : ill., facsim., ports. ; 26 cm. 48 p., variously paged between p. 402 and 403. Includes index, 216 B&W photographsPublished Price £32 One of Britain's major cities, and the cradle of the industrial revolution, Manchester's contribution to the nation's effort in the Great War was enormous. This huge reference volume, originally published in 1916, offers ample testimony to the 'City Battalions' (referred to elsewhere in Lancashire as 'Pals' Battalions). The units commemorated here are the 23 battalions of the Manchester Regiment itself comprising some 11,000 names. They are arranged in descending order by battalion, company and platoon - and each platoon is accompanied by a group photograph. The Roll of Honour of volunteers include the Manchester Corporation; the Ship Canal, and scores of Manchester firms. As the local magnate the Earl of Derby wrote in the book's foreword: "2290Manchester has every reason to be proud of its sons". Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Very good tight condition, illustrated throughout, some foxing/marks to fore edge, shading to end pages, red boards, shelf wear, corners bumped.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. Second Edition. Rebound with original red cloth boards and later cloth spine. Endpapers replaced. Knock to lower corner of front board.; xxxviii, [2], 802, (55) pages. Illustrated. Page dimensions: 247 x 181mm. [NB: Our standard shipping rates only will be charged on this heavy book].; 4to.…

xxxviii[ii], 785[1]pp, 54pp appendix, frontis, numerous full page photos within the pagination, occasional text illustrations. Original red cloth, partly printed on 'art' paper. Some minor wear to cloth, front hinge paper cracked, leaf-edges foxed.