Well illustrated book on the Queen’s Own Corps of Guides, 1909

Younghusband, Col. G. J.: The Story of the Guides. Macmillan and Co., Limited [London] 1909 8vo. [1st edition was 1908].

Frontispiece & 15 other plates, xvi, 207pp. Original maroon cloth gilt with regimental badge to front board in excellent, clean condition with just a little fading to the spine and part of rear board, pictorial bookplate to front pastedown Joan & Turner Ewing, no other previous ownership markings. This work has a number of extremely good photographs showing Guides’ uniforms.   oct15/1