Foot Guards (8 results)

Condition: New. 2009 N&M Press reprint (original pub 1812). SB. xii+276 pp + MapPublished Price £14.50 Published in 1812, this is an extremely early account of the Peninsular War by Capt. William Stothert, an infantry adjutant with the Third Foot Guards, who was later killed at the Battle of Waterloo. Published in the form of letters written home to the authorâs family, Stothertâs narrative relates his entire experiences of the war, from leaving Portsmouth in 1809, to his return three years later. In between he witnesses the assumption of command by Wellington (then Sir Arthur Wellesley); the campaigns in north Portugal; the battle of Talavera; the siege and storming of Ciudad Roderigo; the battle of Busaco; the retreat to the lines of Torres Vedras; the battle of Fuentes dâOnoro; the battle of Albuera; and the siege of Badajoz. Stothert does not hold back in his denunciations of French barbarities against the Spanish civilian population; but he is equally unsparing of praise for the enemyâs bravery in battle. A rare and valuable insight into a savage war.

Soft Cover. Condition: Good. Order of ceremony and programme of music for the presentation of colours to the first battalion, which took place on 22nd May 1997. White card covers with black lettering to front. Covers are marked and generally a little grubby. Slight bumping to corners. Stapled spine is holding well. Textblock is in good condition, clean and tight. 8 pp. Additional photos are available upon request. When securely packed this item will weigh in the region of 114g. Unless specifically mentioned, all our books are photographed so you can see what you are buying. ABE may, however, display a stock image whilst processing ours. (YBP Ref: 032546:9f) Size: 8vo - over 73/4" - 93/4" Tall Language: ENG 114 G. Book.

Red Cloth Gilt. Condition: Very Good. Pp. 240. Singed & dated at top margin of title page: "P. Redmond (?) Barry." Neat annotations & amendments in re ink in a neat hand suggest that this copy was used to revise and update the standing orders of the regiment. The printed name of the Field Marshal who had revised and approved the amendments was Earl Roberts. The amended name of his successor in pen was French. So in a sense this book contains the standing orders of two field marshals. The original in printed form and the revised one in neat red ink overlaid on the printed version. So one can see the differences between the demands of the teo F.M's. Rare.

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1882 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set and contains approximately 18 pages. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English.

Most attractive crown 8vo bound in original vellum-card with Regimenal crest. (split to spine hinge otherwise excellent in original chipped/ soiled cello dust jacket. 39pps. A.e.gilt. Superbly illustrated in colour.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 39p. Hardcover. White boards. Gilt edges. Roster of officicers. History of the Regiment. Color plates of flags & company badges. Covers soiled. Good Copy.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. xii, 276pp and with a fold-out map as a frontispiece. rebound in modern card retaining the original boards and endpapers. Clean pages. No previous ownership markings. VG.

First Edition. In two volumes. Volume I: Pp. [ii]+xxviii+488, 15 plates, corrigenda, embellishments (medals); Volume II: Pp. [ii]+xx+552, 3 plates, appendix, erratum slip; demy 8vo; half crimson morocco, lettered, ruled and decorated in gilt, raised bands, red cloth boards, lower fore-corners very slightly bruised; top edges gilt; marbled endpapers, dentelles offset; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedowns, leaves browned, Volume I with a 2 cm. closed tear from top edge into running title of pages 113/114 and tiny perforation in margin of pages 189/190; Richard Bentley, London, 1833. First edition. White p. 43.