Khaki and Gown: An Autobiography. by Birdwood, Field Marshal Lord - 1941

Ward, Lock & Co., Limited, 1941. Hardcover. Good. 1941. First Edition. 456 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth covered boards with gilt. Black and white photographs and colour fold-out maps. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. A previous owner's name to front free endpaper. Boards have moderate shelf wear with mild bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends. All surfaces heavily tanned. Some additional marks and staining to surfaces.

Second printing. 8vo in publisher's cloth. 456 pp. VG. Light wear. Foxing to top edge. Ownership signature of actor Edward Herrmann in pencil on the rear endpaper and his small bookplate on the front pastedown. Text is clean. Fold-out maps are in excellent condition. Ships wrapped in bubble wrap and packed with care in a box.

Ward, Lock & Co 1941. BOARDS WATER DAMAGED, TEXT BLOCK OTHERWISE TIDY, octavo hardcover (VG-) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs

NY: Robert Speller & Sons, Publishers, Inc., 1957. Retired library copy with usual stamps. Minor tape stain on front and rear end papers, some age discoloring, else textblock is clean and tight. Light to moderate shelf and character wear, with faded titling. Lacks dust jacket; 456p., including index.. Brown Cloth. Very Good. Illus. by Folded Colored Maps/Duoture Plates. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

London: Ward, Lock & Co., Limited, 1942. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Cloth Bound Boards. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1942 first edition, second printing. Size octavo, 8.5" tall, 456 pages. Blue cloth covered boards with gilt titles on the spine, no dust jacket. Condition good, hinges loose, corners and spine ends rubbed and bumped, both covers have mottled fading to the lower outer edge, previous owner's name to the front paste-down, a few faint spots to first and last few pages otherwise the contents are clean.

(London: Ward, Lock: February 1942) Reprint. Cloth pp. 456. Illustrated. Maps. Glossary. Index. Foreword by Winston Churchill. A gift inscription on front free endpaper, edges a little foxed, a near fine copy in very good price-clipped dust-jacket which is a little frayed at the head and foot of its spine.

London: Ward, Lock and Co., Limited, 1941. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8.5" by 6". Not Stated. A smart first edition of this illustrated autobiography from British Army officer, Lord Birdwood. First edition. Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece, fifteen plates, and five colour maps, four of which are folding. Collated complete. The life of Field Marshal William Riddell Birdwood, a British Army officer who saw active service in the Second Boer War and the First World War, and went on the be Commander-in-Chief, India. With a foreword by Sir Winston Churchill, a British statesman, soldier, and writer who twice served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. The odd small mark to the boards with a mark to the front board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Very Good

London: Ward Lock & Co, 1941. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Dj Complete But With Three Closed Tears And Edgewear

London : Ward, Lock & Co, 1942. Cloth. Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". Not Stated. A smart reprint copy of this fascinating autobiography, with maps and plates. A reprint copy of Khaki and Gown, An Autobiography of Field-Marshal Lord Birdwood, with a foreword by Winston Churchill. William Birdwood was a British Army Officer who saw active service during the Second Boer War on the staff of Lord Kitchener and in the First World War. This is a fascinating autobiography of his life and active service. Complete with sixteen plates and five maps and a frontispiece. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart with some light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Previous owner inscription to the front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good

London: Ward, Lock and Co., Limited, 1942. Cloth. Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". Not Stated. A smart second impression of Lord Birdwood's autobiography on his time with the British Army, complete with colour folding maps. Second impression, originally published 1941. Illustrated with a frontispiece, sixteen plates, and five colour maps, four of which are folding. Collated complete. The first-hand experiences of Field Marshal William Riddell Birdwood, a British Army officer, during his time in conflict. He saw active service in the Second Boer War on the staff of Lord Kitchener, and again in the First World War as commander of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps during the Gallipoli Campaign in 1915. He went on to be general officer commanding the Northern Army in India in 1920. With a foreword by Sir Winston Churchill, a British statesman, soldier, and writer who twice served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally, smart with minor rubbing… Read More