Awards of Honour; The Orders, Decorations, medals and Awards of Great Britain & the Commonwealth from Edward III to Elizabeth II
London: Adam and Charles Black, 1956. First Published [stated], presumed first printing. Hardcover. Format is approximately 10 inches by 13 inches. xix, [1 plus colour plate), 276 pages. Color frontispiece. Plates in Colour (all present). Illustrations. Forward by the Rt. Hon. The Earl Mountbatten of Burma. Ex-library with the usual library markings. Cover worn and soiled. Taped repair at pages xviii and xix. Decoration on front cover. Spine torn and frayed at the bottom. This is a heavy book and somewhat shaken. If this book is to be send outside of the United States, addition shipping costs will be required. Contents include: Introduction and Definitions; Orders; Royal Family Orders; Other Orders; Medals Affiliated wit Orders; Medals of the Order of the British Empire; Miscellaneous Honours;, Regimental Honours; Medals; Decorations: Coronations, Jubilee, Commemorative and Royal Household Medals; Life-Saving Medals; Naval, Military and Air Decorations for Valour, Gallantry, Distinguished Conduct and Meritorious Service; Campaign Medals, Polar Exploration Medals; Long Service and Good Conduct Medals; Good Shooting Medals; Royal Societies' Medals; Indian, Dominion and Colonial Decorations and Medals; Empire and Colonial Police Medals; Medical and Nursing Services' Decorations, and Miscellaneous Decorations. More