United Kingdom. Head-Dress Badges Of The British Army, Volumes One And Two

1. Head-Dress Badges of the British Army, Volume One, Up to the End of the Great War.

Hardcover, navy blue cloth cover, with dust jacket, entitled "Head-Dress Badges of the British Army, Volume One, Up to the End of the Great War", authored by Arthur Lawrence Kipling and Hugh Lionel King, first published in Great Britain in 1973 by Frederick Muller Ltd. of London, 2nd Revised Edition published in 1978, reprinted in 1980, printed by Clarke, Doble & Brendon Ltd. of Plymouth and London, bound by Webb, Son & Co. Ltd. of Ferndale, Glamorgan, Glamorganshire, Wales, ISBN 0 584 10947 4. As stated on the dust jacket: "The most important and comprehensive work covers badges worn on every known type of British Army head-dress from the mitre cap to the field service cap. The detailed text is complemented by photographs of approximately 1,900 specimens, providing an indispensable source of reference to all concerned with military history and an invaluable aid to all collectors." The book begins with a Table of Contents, followed by an Introduction and an Acknowledgements. It is divided into thirty-six chapters: 1 - Early Badges; 2 - The Regency Shako: 1816 to 1829; 3 - The Bell-Topped Shako: 1829 to 1844; 4 - Albert Shako: 1844 to 1855; 5 - The French-Pattern Shako: 1855 to 1861; 6 - The Quilted Shako: 1861-1869; 7 - The Last Shako: 1869 to 1878; 8 - The Cloth Helmet: 1878 to 1881; 9 - The Cloth Helmet: Officers' Badges of 1881 to 1914; 10 - Other-Ranks' Helmet-PLate Centres: 1881 to 1914; 11 - The Glengarry Badges of the Pre-Territorial Era: 1874-1881; 12 - Slouch-Hat and Forage-Cap Badges worn by the Regular Infantry Regiments: 1898 to 1921; 13 - Cavalry Full-Dress Devices; 14 - Cavalry Field-Service Caps: 1896 to 1922; 15 - The Royal Regiment of Artillery; 16 - The Corps of Royal Engineers; 17 - The Brigade of Guards; 18 - The Grenade Badges of the Fusilier Regiments; 19 - Departments, Corps and Miscellaneous Badges; 20 - The Royal Marines; 21 - The Reserve Regiments of the South African War; 22 - Units raised during the Great War of 1914 to 1918; 23 - The Militia; 24 - The Imperial Yeomanry; 25 - Yeomanry Forage-Cap Badges: 1908 to 1922; 26 - The Volunteers; 27 - The Volunteer Force of 1914 to 1919; 28 - The Territorial Force of 1908 to 1921; 29 - The Territorial Regiments; 30 - The London Regiment: 1908 to 1922; 31 - The Cyclist Battalions: 1908 to 1920; 32 - Insignia on Regular Army Badges; 33 - Hints on Collecting Badges; 34 - Mounting and Framing a Collection: Cleaning and Preserving Badges; 35 - Glossary of Terms Used; 36 - The Marching Regiments of Foot and their Titles in 1914. It concludes with an eleven page Index. The book contains 492 pages of text and incorporates multiple photographs illustrating over 1,900 badges, printed in black ink, on a thick white paper stock, the top edges of the pages in a light purple tint, measuring 220 mm (w) x 274 mm (h) x 38 mm (d) and exhibits light foxing.

2. Head-Dress Badges of the British Army, Volume Two, From the End of the Great War to the Present Day, signed copy.

Hardcover, steel blue cloth cover, with dust jacket, entitled "Head-Dress Badges of the British Army, Volume Two, From the End of the Great War to the Present Day" authored by Arthur Lawrence Kipling and Hugh Lionel King, first published in Great Britain in 1979 by Frederick Muller Ltd. of London, reprinted in 1987 by Muller, Blond & White Ltd. of London, this edition reprinted in 1994 by H.L. & P. King of Saxon Croft, Farnham, Surrey, printed in Great Britain by Bookcraft (Bath) Ltd., ISBN 5 584 10948 2. It is signed in blue ink by one of the authors, "H.L. King", on the title page. As stated on the dust jacket: "The publication of Volume Two of this work completes the survey of all head-dress badges worn from the eighteenth century to the present day. It includes, for the first time, the badges of all Gurkha Regiments now on the British Establishment and also all of the special units during World War II. An additional feature is the inclusion of the badges of the Officers' Training Corps, which have not been covered before in any other publication. No less than 1,200 badges are reproduced, of which many have not been previously depicted. The actual date on which each badge was sealed is given where this is known, as too are the changes of title and dates of amalgamation of particular regiments. this is undoubtedly the most comprehensive work on head-dress badges authorised since the end of the Great War." The book begins with a Table of Contents, followed by an Introduction and an Acknowledgements. It is divided into twenty-two chapters: 1 - The Cavalry; 2 - The Royal Artillery, Royal Engineers and Royal Corps of Signals; 3 - The Guards Division; 4 - Infantry of the Line: Officers; 5 - Infantry of the Line: Other-ranks; 6 - Airborne Forces; 7 - Special Service Forces: Second World War; 8 - The Brigade of Gurkhas; 9 - The Royal Marines; 10 - Department and Corps; 11 - School and MIscellaneous; 12 - Women's Services; 13 - The Plastic Badges of the Second World War; 14 - The Yeomanry; 15 - Territorial Army Infantry: 1920 to 1947; 16 - Territorial Army Infantry from 1947, and the Territorial Army Volunteer Reserve; 17 - The London Regiments; 18 - The Home Guard; 19 - The Officers Training Corps; 20 - Further Notes for Collectors; 21 - Glossary of Terms Used; 22 - Regimental Titles. It concludes with an eight page Index. The book contains 256 pages of text and incorporates multiple photographs illustrating over 1,200 badges, printed in black ink, on a lightweight bright white paper stock, measuring 215 mm (w) x 270 mm (h) x 25 mm (d).

The two volumes together weigh 2.7 kilograms. Near extremely fine.

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