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The Royal New South Wales Lancers 1885-1960, Incorporating a Narrative of the 1st Light Horse Regiment A.I.F. 1914-1919
by Vernon, P.V., editor
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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South Pasadena, California, United States
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About This Item
Sydney: Halstead Press, printer, 1961. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Hardcover in blue cloth boards. No dust jacket. First printing of first edition. Book is crisp and clean, with tight binding, sharp corners, a whisper of wear at tips. Gilt on front and spine is bright. Map and photo illustrations. Map endpapers. 8vo. 380 pp. including index. From the estate of Donald Skinner, Canadian military collector extraordinaire.
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- Bookseller
- Warwick Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 96398
- Title
- The Royal New South Wales Lancers 1885-1960, Incorporating a Narrative of the 1st Light Horse Regiment A.I.F. 1914-1919
- Author
- Vernon, P.V., editor
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Halstead Press, printer
- Place of Publication
- Sydney
- Date Published
- 1961
- Keywords
- Military history; British military history
Terms of Sale
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Returnable if not as described, with prior notice, within 30 days. We take care packaging the books you order and will gift wrap on request.
About the Seller
Warwick Books
Biblio member since 2004
South Pasadena, California
About Warwick Books
We are an Internet-only book business. We carry hard-to-find books in many categories including art, photography, military history, cookbooks, children's books, fiction, needlework, Americana, popular culture, and signed first editions. Warwick Books is a member of IOBA, the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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