Isbn: 9780850520545 - how the regiments got their nicknames (11 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: VG. Hardcover / No jacket / Nicolas Bentley drew the pictures.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition hardcover, bound in red cloth, with bright gilt lettering on spine, is in VG condition, having a slight slant to spine; former owner's bookplate on first fixed endpaper; small smudge near bookplate; slight dinge to closed page edges. Dust jacket, enclosed in protective mylar (mylar not pictured), is in VG condition as well. Book is illustrated by Nicolas Bentley. "Who better to delve into the stories behind the 'Pompadours', the 'Dirty Shirts', the 'Jam Stealers', the 'Cherry-pickers' or the 'Mutton Lancers' than Tim Carew, who was a soldier of varying fortune for thirteen years and has been writing about soldiers for twenty more?"--from DJ. Military. British Army. Artillery. Cavalry. Infantry. DB. …

Hard Cover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 157 pages, illustrated with b&w line drawings by Nicholas Bentley. "Most regiements acquired through the years a variety of nicknames, the origins of many of which have, alas, vanished for ever, but it is not entirely untrue to say that, in the same perverse manner in which the British celebrate their defeats, so the more derogatory the nickname the greater the regimental pride therein." FINE HARDCOVER, FINE DUST JACKET. Previous owner bookplate is present. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Nicholas Bentley (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First British edition. A section of pages (87-118) are age darkened, else very good in a very good, price clipped dust jacket. Illustrated by Nicolas Bentley (illustrator).

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 157pp. b/w illustrations by Tim Bentley Comprehensive and interesting reference. The book is in excellent condition - clean and bright in like d/w. It presents very nicely on the shelf. PARROTT BOOKS - established for over 20 years offering a prompt friendly and efficient service. BENTLEY t (illustrator).…

hardcover. Zustand: Good. Good Jacket. . Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail with tracking worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Picture is the actual item.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. original cloth hardcover, illustrated, 157 pages, pages browned otherwise very good in very good price clipped dustwrapper. We are a real bookshop with real books situated in and shipping from the United Kingdom. Shelf B16. …

First Edition. Very good cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; ix, 157 p : ill ; 23 cm. Subjects; Great Britain. Army History. Nicknames Great Britain. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Very good cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; ix, 157 p : ill ; 23 cm. Subjects; Great Britain. Army History. Nicknames Great Britain. 1 Kg.…

hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Includes dust jacket. First Edition.

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