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The Household Cavalry - Arthur, 3 Vols complete

The Household Cavalry - Arthur, 3 Vols complete

The Story of the Household Cavalry.  Arthur, Captain Sir George, Bart.  First Edition, 3 Vols, London.  Vol. I & II, 1909; 400 and 401 - 777pp., Vol III, 1926, xii, 271pp., corrigenda slip at pp1. The complete history of The Life Guards, The Horse Grenadier Guards and The Royal Horse Guards, with fascinating detail of duty, regalia, tradition, ceremony and the hardships of campaign and battle over 300 years.  Provides a panoramic view of this elite and military institution, to the conclusion and aftermath of WWI.  Volume III has the dedication of the author on the front flyleaf, ‘For dear Lady Lincolnshire with the author’s warmest tribute to her brave son.  Dec 1926’.  Bound in blue buckram, each volume decorated respectively with a gilt image of the Regimental Standard, the Pennant and Bugle Banner, with frontis, illustrations,  maps, diagrams, charts and appendices; rough cut edges, the interiors very clean, t.e.g.  A rare set.  V.FINE           

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