“Invicta”

With the First Battalion

The Queen’s Own Royal

West Kent Regiment

in the Great War


by

Major C. V. Molony

This is the 1923 First Edition (ex-Library)

previously owned by a Serving Officer


 

 

Front cover and spine

Further images of this book are shown below

 
 
Publisher and place of publication   Dimensions in inches (to the nearest quarter-inch)
London: Nisbet & Co. Ltd   5½ inches wide x 9 inches tall
     
Edition   Length
1923 First Edition   [xi] + 326 pages
     
Condition of covers    Internal condition
Original blue cloth gilt. The covers are worn and damaged. The front cover is heavily scuffed and rubbed with patchy discoloration and noticeable variation in colour. The rear cover is also  heavily scuffed and rubbed, with the addition of surface scratching, fading around the edges, and some prominent old stains. The spine is significant faded and also damaged. There is total loss of original colour and a number of shallow vertical creases. The head and tail are frayed with splits in the cloth and some minor loss. The head is also snagged, with a central tear. The rear spine gutter is splt for its entire length but has been re-glued. The front spine gutter is also partially split. There is a shelf number in white ink near the tail. The corners are heavily bumped.   This volume is ex-Library, with a Library bookplate on the front pastedown and green triangular Library stamp on the front free end-paper, together with two abraded patches: a small one on the pastedown and a larger rectangular patch on the end-paper. There is also a previous owner's name inscribed, in ink, on the end-paper, with details of his Military Service in the First World War. The name appears to be George Wilcox of Shoreham, Kent, late Captain Adjutant, who served with the Royal West Kents. All the above can be seen in the final image below. The text is generally clean throughout, on tanned paper, though there are a few pencilled comments in the margins but the previous owner (an example of which is shown below). The illustrations have acquired a yellowish tinge. The underside edge of the text block is not uniformly trimmed leaving pages with a ragged edge. The edge of the text block is dust-stained and lightly foxed. The folding map at the end is torn at the stub.
     
Dust-jacket present?   Other comments
No   Not the most prepossessing of First Editions , with defects as listed above, and with the usual Library markings; however, there is some association interest due to the former owner. All maps and illustrations are present.
     
Illustrations, maps, etc   Contents
Please see below for details   Please see below for details
     
Post & shipping information   Payment options
The packed weight is approximately 900 grams.


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“Invicta”
With the First Battalion The Queen’s Own Royal
West Kent Regiment in the Great War
 

Contents

 

I. From Mobilisation to Mons
II. Wasmes, Le Cateau and the Retreat
III. The Marne and the Aisne
IV. The Move to Flanders—Neuve Chapelle
V. The Salient and Wulverghem
VI. Hill 60, Pilkem and St Eloi
VII. Carnoy and Arras
VIII. The Somme

IX. Festubert and Vimy
X. In and out of the Trenches
XI. The Fighting in " The Salient "
XII. Italy
XIII. Hazebrouck and Merville
XIV. The Break Through
XV. Peace and Return
Postscript
Appendix
Index

 

 

 

List of Illustrations

 Portraits
1. Brig.-Gen. A. Martyn, C.B., C.M.G.
2. Major P. M. Buckle, D.S.O.
3. C.S.M. W. Penny
4. R.S.M. M. Stroud, D.C.M.
5. Colonel P. M. Robinson, C.B., C.M.G.
6. Lieut.-Colonel H. D. Buchanan-Dunlop, C.M.G., D.S.O.
7. Capt. M. B. Baines, M.C. (R.A.M.C.)
8. Lieut.-Colonel B. Johnstone, D.S.O.
9. Major R. Brown, M.C.

 Photographs
1. Presentation of Colours at Dover 1909   Frontispiece
2. Group of Officers at Dublin
3. Group of Officers the Day before Hill 60
4. Stretcher Bearers and Signallers in France
5. A Road near Neuville St Vaast
6. View of Vimy
7. The Railway Cutting near Achiet le Grand

 

 

List of Maps

 

1. General Map of Western Front    At end of book
2. Map to illustrate Captain Lister's Narrative
3. Mons
4. Le Cateau
5. Missy sur Aisne
6. Neuve Chapelle
7. Ypres Salient and Wulverghem
8. Hill 60
9. Arras
10. The Somme
11. High Wood
12. Falfemont Farm and Ginchy
13. The Raid, Givenchy
14. Vimy Ridge
15. Bois de Nieppe
16. Plate Becque and Bonar Farm
17. The Advance, 1918



Please note: to avoid opening the book out, with the risk of damaging the spine, some of the pages were slightly raised on the inner edge when being scanned, which has resulted in some blurring to the text and a shadow on the inside edge of the final images. Colour reproduction is shown as accurately as possible but please be aware that some colours are difficult to scan and may result in a slight variation from the colour shown below to the actual colour.

In line with eBay guidelines on picture sizes, some of the illustrations may be shown enlarged for greater detail and clarity.

 

 

 

 

 

 The text is generally clean throughout, on tanned paper, though there are a few pencilled comments in the margins but the previous owner (an example of which is shown below):

 

This volume is ex-Library, with a Library bookplate on the front pastedown and green triangular Library stamp on the front free end-paper, together with two abraded patches: a small one on the pastedown and a larger rectangular patch on the end-paper. There is also a previous owner's name inscribed, in ink, on the end-paper, with details of his Military Service in the First World War. The name appears to be George Wilcox of Shoreham, Kent, late Captain Adjutant, who served with the Royal West Kents.

 



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