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HARVEY (Col. J.R., DSO) & CAPE (Lt.-Col. H.A., DSO)
The History of the 5th (Royal Irish) Regiment of Dragoons from 1689 to 1799 Afterwards the 5th Royal Irish Lancers from 1859 to 1921.
1st Ed., xxiii+460pp., lge. 4to, col. frontis. & 10 col. plates (7 of uniforms), 27 b/w plates (inc. 12 Western Front photos. of trenches &c. on 4 plates), 16 maps (some fldg.). Aldershot: G&P.
1923
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Printed for Private Circulation Only. Superb & substantial history. Campaigns include Marlborough's Wars, the Irish Rebellion 1797-98 (after which disbanded). The reformed regiment participated in the Boer War, then the second half of the book is entirely devoted to the First World War on the Western Front, various mounted & dismounted action, & again disbanded in 1921. Roll of Hon. Orig. green cloth, bevelled boards, gilt to sp. & regimental badge to front, VG & a fine example of the impressive standard of Gale & Polden's work in their heyday, evidently with a substantial budget at their disposal.
£325
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