Pearman sergeant edited marquess anglesey (1 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. Some edge wear, chipping and rubbing to top and bottom of largely red jacket and spine, spine slightly faded, large 'skinned' patch and remains of old sticky label to top front jacket, corners rubbed and bruised, price clipped, no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a reasonable copy for its age. 159pp, map endpapers. The hard life of a Victoran soldier. The author and historian seventh Marquess of Anglesey(1922-2013), when researching his history of the British Cavalry came upon the manuscript memoirs of Sergeant John Pearman (1819-1908). Quite a scarce book. Jacket by Leigh Taylor (illustratore). …