ANGLESEY (The Marquess of)
A History of the British Cavalry 1816-1919. Vol. 7: The Curragh Incident & the Western Front 1914.
1st Ed., xxiii+262pp., 48 photos., sketches, 11 maps + ep map. VG in dw. Cooper.
1996
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Acclaimed standard history. This volume covering the lead-up to war & 1914 campaign on the Western Front. VG in dw & now uncommon. See illustration on our website.
£45
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FERGUSSON (Sir James)
The Curragh Incident.
1st Ed., 236pp., 11 of 12 illus. VG in chipped dw. Faber.
1964
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The near-mutiny over prospect of active operations in Ulster, by the son of the then commander of 5th Division (stationed in Ireland, in whose Brigade Hubert Gough commanded 16th Lancers) utilising his private papers. This copy lacks the frontis. but includes a loosely inserted letter from the author in which he mentions his Father's speeches to the troops under his command during the Curragh Incident, & to the officers of the cavalry in Ireland. Interesting copy. See illustration on our website.
£20
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GRAHAM (Col. H.)
History of the Sixteenth, The Queen's Light Dragoons (Lancers) 1912-1925.
1st Ed., xi+148pp., 4to, portrait frontis., 10 plates, 6 fldg. maps in end-pocket. Devizes: Privately Printed.
1926
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Western Front from Aug. 1914, Retreat from Mons, Marne, Aisne & 1st Ypres covered in detail. Cambrai, Final Advance. Also of significance is the Curragh incident of 1914. Roll of Hon., awards, officers &c. Orig. red cloth, gilt, spine & front board sunned o/w VG & scarce. See illustration on our website.
£120
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