HISTORY OF THE 1st & 2nd BATTALIONS THE SHERWOOD FORESTERS, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment, 1740-1914. 45th Foot-95th Foot.
Foreword by General Sir H. L. Smith-Dorrien. In two volumes. Pp. xx+xii+764, frontispiece, 1 folding and 43 full page plates, 2 folding plus 35 full page text maps, indices; cr. 4to; qr. purple cloth, green cloth boards, lettered, ruled and decorated in gilt, spines lightly faded, boards lightly flecked and marked; upper hinges very slightly starting, some light foxing, surface damage to lower portion of lower free endpaper and lower pastedown in Volume II; Butler & Turner, Frome, Somerset, 1929. White p. 101; Sutcliffe 1/p. 278. *From the library of Lieut. Colonel H. F. N. Jourdain, C.M.G. (late The Connaught Rangers), with his armorial bookplate on upper pastedowns and with presentation inscription to him 'by the Sherwood Foresters, as some slight acknowledgement of his assistance in the compilation of this History.' Loosely inserted are two small autograph letters, signed, on embossed 'Upton Lodge, Upper Hale, Farnham, Surrey' letterhead, dated 15.3.33 (3pp.) and 21.3.33 (2pp.), addressed to 'Dear Jourdain', from [Brigadier-General] J. W. G. Roy concerning their contribution to the book and about the sending of this copy. Both men are acknowledged in the author's preface. Item #152983
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