1964 The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment H D Chaplin First Ed Illus Dust...

Click here to see our other books! The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment Lieutenant-Colonel H. D. Chaplin 1964 The Regimental Museum Committee : Maidstone 9.5" by 6" xvi, [2], 168pp. SUMMARY An uncommon first edition of H. D. Chaplin's study of the Queen's own Royal West Kent regiment, in the original dust wrapper. First Edition,Local Imprint,Original Binding,Publishers' Original Binding,Uncommon,With Dustwrapper Overall Condition: Near Fine This book weighs 0.5 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 15.99 EU Postage: £ 13.99 European Postage: £ 14.99 Asia Postage: £ 18.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 19.99 DESCRIPTION First edition, in the publisher's original cloth, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. This is the third volume of the history of The Queen's Own, written by Lieutenant-Colonel H. D. Chapin, the Regimental Historian. This particular volume covers the history of The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment between 1951 and 1961. During this period the regiment was combined with The Buffs, or The Royal East Kent Regiment to form The Queen's Own Buffs, The Royal Kent Regiment. With chapters containing information on the battalion in Malaya, Egypt and Cyprus, as well as covering the amalgamation.With photographs to accompany the text. CONDITION In the publisher's original cloth, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with light shelf wear and light handling marks. Dust wrapper is lightly soiled, with the occasional closed tear, with a larger tear to the head of the front board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Overall Condition: Near Fine Very Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques