Author: Lord Birdwood; Winston Churchill
Title: Khaki and Gown an Autobiography
Description: London, Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, 1942. Cloth. A nice second impression copy of Lord Birdwood's enlightening travel work on his time with the British Army, complete with colour folding maps. The second impression of this work, printed in February 1942. The first impression was published in December 1941.The autobiography of Lord William Birdwood, the British Army officer who was involved in active service in the Second Boer War and the First World War.Illustrated with a frontispiece, four colour folding maps, one colour map, and fifteen monochrome plates.Collated, complete.With a foreword by Winston Churchill. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, with some marks and a little rubbing to the boards and spine. Minor bumping to the spine and extremities. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto to the front endpaper. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with a few light handling marks and spots. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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