A HISTORY OF THE BRITISH ARMY:
20 VOLUMES INCLUDING 6 MAP VOLUMES
by Hon. J. W. Fortescue
A scarce, complete set of Fortescue's
celebrated history of the British Army. Including some second
editions, it was published between 1910 and 1927. Presented in
red boards, some with slightly faded spines, endpapers browning
and top edge is dusty, but overall this is a very good set.
Signature on front inside board of Volume 1 and others is that
of Lt. Colonel Ernest Makins of the Royal Dragoons. Some other
volumes have a bookplate for Arthur Oliver Villiers Russell,
Baron Ampthill. Two map Volumes have the bookplate of Raymond J.
Marker, Coldstream Guards.
