Author: SIMKIN, RICHARD
Title: OUR ARMIES, Illustrated and Described by Richard Simkin with One Hundred and One Facsimile Water Colour Drawings
Description: London, Sampson Low, Marston & Co. 1st. Hard, 4to. First edition. Hard cover in original cloth backed pictorial boards. Published London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co. no date (1891). Oblong 4to. 11" x 8 3/4", unpaginated, illus. full page color plates. Blue cloth and pictorial paper covered boards. Printed by Emrik and Binger. 5 Sections: British Cavalry, British Artillery and Infantry, Indian Native Cavalry, Indian Native Artillery and Infantry, The British Army of the Past. Vibrant color illustrations include battle scenes and parades along with accompanying descriptions of regiments and uniform, line drawings between sections. Boards worn at the corners, rubbed along edges, some soiling/fade to the covers, toning to title page and endpapers, a few pages have tiny, flattened corner creasing. All illustrations present, colors strong and bright. Very good minus. Rare. Very Good Minus/No Jacket, As Issued.

Keywords: Military History


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