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The Last of the Bengal Lancers
by Francis Ingall
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0891412034
- ISBN 13
- 9780891412038
- Seller
-
WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
Item Price
€6.68€4.68
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About This Item
Novato, CA: Presidio Press, 1988 Presidio Press, Novato, CA. 1988. Hardcover. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for an X on the FFFP indicating he had read the book. Book Condition: Very Good +; light bumping to lower tips; shelfwear to head, tail, and tips. DJ: Very Good; NOT Price Clipped ($17.95); light shelfwear to head, tail, and tips; bumping and a small closed tear on the top of the front panel. Blue leatherette boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 157 pp 8vo. The author spent most of his life in India and Pakistan fighting outlaw bands and other brigands as part of the British Army. In charge of Indian and Pakistani soldiers he helped keep peace and order in that part of the British Empire and even went with his men in light tanks in WWII to rout the Germans in Northern Italy. He was the founder of the Pakistani Military Academy after the war. Tis book is full of humor and incident sue to entertain those who enjoy reading about the last days of the Raj and its army. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015523
- Title
- The Last of the Bengal Lancers
- Author
- Francis Ingall
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0891412034
- ISBN 13
- 9780891412038
- Publisher
- Presidio Press
- Place of Publication
- Novato, CA
- Date Published
- 1988
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- India, British Empire, Commonwealth, Pakistan, Royal British Army, horse cavalry, World War II, Khyber Pass, Pakistani Military Academy, 6th Lancers, Battle of Karawal,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiography;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Price Clipped
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
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