The XII royal Lancers is one of the oldest Cavalry Regiment in the British Army, who fought through the hard days of the Peninsula War,of Waterloo and Mareth. the closing chapters feature some of the men who gained honours with the 8th Army in the Desert Campaigns in the Second World War, includes 8 cold plates including frontispiece and 16 maps some of which are fold-out ones, an excellent history of this distinguished Regiment. First Edition. 8vo. Publisher's red cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Aside from some feint marking to the bumped boards and offsetting to the endpapers a superb example. Internally clean and bright. In First issue dustwrapper with 10/6- price intact. Showing some overall minor wear and spotting. Housed in removable protective dustwrapper sleeve.

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