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The Wellesley Papers: The Life & Correspondence of Richard Colley Wellesley Marquess Wellesley 1760-1842. By the Editor of "The Windham Papers." 1st Ed., 2 Vols., xix+325pp., portrait frontis., 16 plates & vii+415pp., portrait frontis., 16 plates. Herbert Jenkins. 1914  #64997
[HLMainPic] An important & rare record of the British administration of India, reproducing much original correspondence, &c. Wellesley was Governor of Madras, 1797-98; Governor-General of India, 1798-1805, & much involved in the Mahratta Wars (Seringapatam) &c. In 1809, Wellesley was appointed ambassador to Spain, landed at Cadiz just after the Battle of Talavera, & tried unsuccessfully to bring the Spanish government into effective co-operation with his brother (The Duke of Wellington), who, through the failure of his allies, had been forced to retreat into Portugal. Later Lord Lieutenant of Ireland among other senior public offices. Orig. red cloth, gilt, VG, ex-lib. Trinity College, Oxford, with presentation bookplates (gifted in memory of William Hunt) & loosely inserted round TC library labels which were previously affixed to the front boards, leaving traces of their removal. VG thus. See illustration on our website.   £165
BANNATYNE (Lt.-Col. Neil) History of the Thirtieth Regiment now the First Battalion East Lancashire Regiment, 1689-1881. 1st Ed., ix+474pp., 14 col plates (of uniforms), one b/w plate (with portraits of 3 COs), 15 maps. Liverpool: Littlebury Bros. 1923  #61643
[HLMainPic] Exellent, detailed & scarce history including campaigns in Flanders, Peninsula & Waterloo, Mahratta Wars & Crimea. Roll of officers who served; casualties of all ranks often noted in text. Orig. blue cloth, gilt,stained & worn, internally VG. See illustration on our website.   £45
CANNON (Richard) Historical Record of the 53rd or The Shropshire Regiment of Foot: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in the Year 1755 & of its subsequent services to 1848. 1st Ed., xxxv+69pp., 3 col. plates. Parker. 1849  #57449
[HLMainPic] Useful early records inc. 1st Bn. in American War of Independence, Low Countries, West Indies, Mahratta Wars &c., 2nd Bn. raised in 1803 & served in the Peninsular War 1809-14 inc. (with much interesting detail). Orig. red cloth, gilt, nice clean copy, VG. See illustration on our website.   £65
PALSOKAR (Col. R.D., MC) The Grenadiers: A Tradition of Valour. 1st Ed., xxiv+538pp., col. frontis., 5 other col. plates & 120 b/w illus., 49 maps. VG in sl. chipped dw. Jabalpur: The Regimental Centre. [1980].  #68238
[HLMainPic] The 4th Bombay Grenadiers (1922 title) from raising as 1st Indian Grenadiers in 1779 onwards, inc. Mysore Wars, Egypt 1801, Mahratta Wars, Central India in the Mutiny, Abyssinia, 2nd Afghan War, Burma, Somaliland &c., WW1 Mespot. &c., post-war NWF, WW2 PAIFORCE & Burma (inc. Kohima & Meiktila &c.) & post-1947 Indo-Pakistan Wars &c. Appenices inc. rolls of commanding officers & subedar-majors, gallantry awards (inc. MiDs) to all ranks, both pre- & post-Independence. "a comprehensive account of all the Grenadier battalions & their forebears between 1779 & 1980... gives proper recognition to this fine regiment" - Perkins. VG in sl. chipped dw & very scarce. See illustration on our website.   £165
PESTER (Lieut. John) War & Sport in India 1802-1806: An Officer's Diary. Edited by J.A. Devenish. 1st Ed., 494pp., frontis., fldg. map. Heath, Cranton & Ouseley Ltd. nd [1913].  #66156
[HLMainPic] Pester was commissioned in the HEIC forces 1801 in time to participate with 1st Bn., 2nd Native Infantry, in Gen. Lake's 2nd Mahratta War campaign in north & central India inc. ops. at Allighur, Deig, Laswaree, Bhurtpore &c. Detailed & rare diaries, edited by a relative who had been Executive Engineer, Public Works Dept. of India, & provided with detailed indices of names & places. Old apple green cloth, gilt, minor foxing & wear, little worming o/w VG. See illustration on our website.   £100
PHYTHIAN-ADAMS (Lt.-Col. E.G., Madras Regt. &c.) Madras Infantry 1748-1943. 1st Ed., x+133pp., frontis. Madras: Govt. Press. 1943  #68263
[HLMainPic] The Madras Army, its regiments & campaigns, with a table of units noting when raised, changes in designation, disbanded &c. "A very detailed & readable narrative history... good descriptions of many small-scale actions... helpful notes on battle honours, unit lineages, & unit war services." - Perkins. Dec. paper covd. boards with green cloth backstrip, covs. somewhat rubbed worn, generally VG & scarce. See illustration on our website.   £90
PHYTHIAN-ADAMS (Lt.-Col. E.G., Madras Regt. &c.) The Madras Soldier 1746-1946. 1st Ed. thus (revised & enlarged from 1943 Ed.), xii+215pp., frontis. Madras: Govt. Press. 1948  #65707
[HLMainPic] The Madras Army, its regiments & campaigns, with a table of units noting when raised, changes in designation, disbanded &c. Thsi edition much enlarged inc. rolls of WW2 awards, &c. "A very detailed & readable narrative history... good descriptions of many small-scale actions... helpful notes on battle honours, unit lineages, & unit war services." - Perkins. Orig. dec. paper covd. boards with cloth backstrip, nice copy, VG & rare. See illustration on our website.   £245

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