Author: CANNON] [Richard
Title: Historical Record of the Fifth Regiment of Foot or Northumberland Fusiliers. Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in the Year 1674 and of its subsequent Services to 1837. THE LATER ISSUE WITH EXTRA PLATE: A NEAR FINE COPY
Description: W. Clowes and Sons,, 1838. 8vo., Later Issue, with series and volume titles, frontispiece and 4 plates, ALL PLATES COLOURED BY HAND; original series binding of red cloth, boards elaborately framed and blocked in blind enclosing volume title in gilt, backstrip lettered in gilt, primrose endpapers, an unusually bright, clean, crisp copy. REMARKABLY BRIGHT COPY OF THE FIRST DEDICATED HISTORY OF THE REGIMENT, published in Cannon's well-known 'Historical Records' series. This later issue is illustrated with woodcuts replacing the original lithographs, but with the extra coloured plate of Colours as frontispiece, together with the usual regimental badge and three plates of uniforms. Ogilby 51/31; Sutcliffe p.47; White p.54.

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