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AROUND THE WORLD WITH ANT AND BEE
Written by Angela Banner. Illustrated by Bryan Ward.
Stock no. 2137742
Published by Edmund Ward Ltd.. 1st 1960. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

And and Bee take young children on a journey to many lands and peoples. Small oblong format. Pink pictorial boards, colour pictures. 93 pages. 4 x 4.75". Front cover is a bit bowed. Spine and cover edges are faded. Foxing to a few pages and outer page edges. Illustrations are still lovely and bright! Wrapper is creased with edge-tears and chips; a bit of loss; some uneven fading and grubby marks.

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ANT AND BEE GO SHOPPING
Written by Angela Banner. Illustrated by Angela Banner.
Stock no. 2137741
Published by Kaye & Ward Ltd.. 1st 1972. Very good condition.

Book 12 in the Ant and Bee series. Small oblong format. Red glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0718200446. Some fading to spine. Pale browning and odd foxspot to some pages.

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THE SOUTH WALES BORDERERS 24TH FOOT 1689-1937
Written by C.T. Atkinson.
Stock no. 2137737
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1st 1937. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth, gilt titles. 52 plates of which 23 are colour. Folding maps. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and page margins.

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THE COLDSTREAM GUARDS 1914-1918 (3 VOLUMES)
Written by John Ross-Of-Bladensburg.
Stock no. 2137731
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1st 1928. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Larger format. Blue cloth with gilt titles to spines; gilt borders and decorations around motif to front cover. 3rd Volume Contains the Maps. Inscriptions in ink to front endpapers. Foxing to outer page edges and margins. Wrapper to volume I is MISSING it's rear flap and panel. All other wrappers also have edge-chipping and creasing; Maps volume has 1" loss to top of spine.

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THE HISTORY OF THE DUKE OF CORNWALL'S LIGHT INFANTRY 1914-1919
Written by Everard Wyrall.
Stock no. 2137730
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1932. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Green cloth with gilt title to spine and vignette/crest to front cover. With a foreword by H.R.H. The Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall. With 21 illustrations and 21 maps, some folding. Some light wear to covers. Name in ink to front pastedown. A couple of plates are loosely inserted to front, as is dedication page. Foxing and browning to outer page edges. Wrapper is scuffed with marks; tears and chips; name in pencil to top of front panel; minimal loss.

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THE SEVENTH AND THREE ENEMIES
Written by G.M.O. Davy.
Stock no. 2137727
Published by W. Heffer & Sons Ltd.. Circa 1952. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The Story of World War II and the 7th Queen's Own Hussars. B/w photos. Light bumping and wear to spine and corners. Front endpaper is creased vertically; some foxspots. Page edges are browned with foxing. Wrapper is edge-creased with some marks; faded to spine.

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SEVENTH (PRINCESS ROYAL'S) DRAGOON GUARDS: THE STORY OF THE REGIMENT (1688-1882) AND WITH THE REGIMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA (1900-1902)
Written by C.W. Thompson; N.D.H. Campbell; W.S. Whetherly; J.E.D. Holland.
Stock no. 2137722
1st thus 1913. Good condition.

Large format. Maroon cloth with black titles. B/w photos. Some fold-out pages. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some scuffing marks to covers. Joints are a bit cracked and weak. Bookplate to front pastedown. Some page corners are creased. Grubby margin marks.

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REGIMENTAL HISTORY THE ROYAL HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT (2 VOLUMES)
Written by C.T. Atkinson.
Stock no. 2137719
Published by Robert Maclehose And Co. Ltd. Circa 1950. Very good condition.

Blue cloth with gilt titles to spines and vignettes to front covers. Volume I published in 1950, covers upto 1914. Volume II published in 1952 covers 1914-1918. B/w illustrations. Spines are a bit bumped and faded. Some marks to covers. Foxing to outer page edges.

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HISTORY OF THE 12TH (THE SUFFOLK) REGIMENT 1685-1913
Written by E.A.H. Webb.
Stock no. 1823663
Published by Spottiswoode & Co.. 1st 1914. Very good condition.

Three-quarters dark burgundy leather binding, gilt title to spine. Burgundy cloth boards with gilt vignette to front. B/w photos, colour plates, b/w illustrations. Top edge gilt. A few minor marks to covers. Text block and endpapers browned. A few minor foxspots present.

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THE 2ND CITY OF LONDON REGIMENT (ROYAL FUSILIERS) IN THE GREAT WAR (1914-19)
Written by W.E. Grey.
Stock no. 1823650
Published by The Headquarters Of The Regiment. 1st 1929. Very good condition.

Red cloth spine with gilt title, blue cloth boards with gilt vignette to front. B/w plates and maps. Top edge gilt. Red cloth spine faded and browned, gilt also faded. Blue cloth boards rubbed at corners. Text blcok and endpapers browned. A few finger marks to margins.

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HISTORY OF THE WELSH GUARDS
Written by C.H. Dudley Ward.
Stock no. 1823642
Published by The London Stamp Exchange. 1st thus 1988. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The Welsh Guards in the first world war. Facsimile edition of the 1920 edition. Red cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos. B/w maps. 505 pages. ISBN: 0948130121. Minor mark to rear board. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Red dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine.

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THE LORD-LIEUTENANTS AND THEIR DEPUTIES
Written by Miles Jebb.
Stock no. 1823619
Published by Phillimore. 1st 2007. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The development of the Lieutenancies and their adaption towards the requirements of today, a story of progressive loss of real power but retention of social purpose. Embellished with numerous anecdotes about the aristocrats who held the office of Lieutenants, together with their deputies. Includes a comprehensive list of all the Lieutenants in history, compiled by Sir John Sainty. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 9781860774515. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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