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114727Série de cinq volumes in-12 de 90 x 150 mm environ comportant 40 textes. Demi-chagrin bleu, dos à quatre nerfs portant titres et tomaisons dorés, gardes marbrées. Intérieur frais et ensemble en bon état malgré les défauts à signaler : un dos insolé, de discrets frottements sur les coins et les coiffes.
4to., First Edition; original printed wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy. This catalogue should not be confused with its similarly titled but much smaller counterpart [Mulholland & Jordan H81] issued in purple wrappers to accompany the same exhibition held at Marlborough House. THE PRESENT WORK IS THE ONLY CATALOGUE TO LIST IN FULL THE CITATIONS OF ALL 640 VICTORIA CROSSES ON DISPLAY AND IS CONSIDERABLY SCARCER THAN THE ABRIDGED 39PP VERSION. The catalogue is arranged chronologically from inception to 1951. SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION. Mulholland & Jordan, H80.
415 pages. Bibliography. Index of Medal of Bravery recipients. Black and white illustrations. "The citations range from the Victoria Cross awarded to Lieutenant Alexander Dunn for racing back on horseback at the Charge of the Light Brigade, to the Cross of Valour awarded to Constable David Cheverie of the RCMP in 1988 for his daring rescue of three children. Where available, the citation, as it appears in the London Gazette or the Canada Gazette, Part 1 (CG) is reproduced in its entirety with the exception of the Medal of Bravery citations which have been paraphrased from the Canada Gazette." - from Introduction. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
