Click for full-size.
Vestigia By the Commander of the Order of Leopold, Officer of the Legion of Honour.
by REPINGTON, Lt.-Col. Charles a Court:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London, Constable and Company Ltd., 1919 1st. Hardback, 9 x 6 inches. Green cloth with gilt lettering to front and spine. In very good condition. Some minor rubbing and slight bumps to corners, some minor fading to lettering on spine. Neat inscription to endpaper “Anglesey 1975.” Some minor tanning to title page from frontis tissue guard. Some minor tanning to pages throughout, else pages all very clean and tight, all remain uncut along top edges. Maps and plates all clean and bright. Else a very good clean and tight copy. 373pp. Illustrated with 12 B&W photo plates, and 5 maps, (3 are fold-out).
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- The Antique Map & Bookshop
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 92247
- Title
- Vestigia By the Commander of the Order of Leopold, Officer of the Legion of Honour.
- Author
- REPINGTON, Lt.-Col. Charles a Court:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London, Constable and Company Ltd., 1919 1st
- Keywords
- Military Subjects Lieut.-Colonel Charles a Court REPINGTON, Vestigia, Constable and Company Ltd., 1919, 1st, first edition, South africa, Sudan, Omdurman, Eton, Sandhurst, India, Kaiser, Natal, Khaibar
Terms of Sale
The Antique Map & Bookshop
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
The Antique Map & Bookshop
Biblio member since 2016
Dorchester, Dorset
About The Antique Map & Bookshop
The Antique Map & Bookshop was established in 1976 and has been in Puddletown since 1978. PUDDLETOWN is situated just outside DORCHESTER in the county of DORSET, on the A35 to BOURNEMOUTH. The village has a by-pass now which means there is easy access to the village and ample space for parking. Our shop is directly on the main road through the village.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- 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...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Collecting Vintage Valentine’s Day Cards
Exchanging Valentines can be an awkward process, especially when you consider “Vinegar Valentines” and other snarky sentiments - whatever your tastes, enjoy the sweet and sour cards alike in this gallery!
Uncommonly Good Books Sold in 2019
Read about some of the most interesting books and ephemera that were sold through Biblio in 2019 and browse the gallery of highlights.
