Canons

1849 · réf. 149132 — London: Parker Furnivall & Parker 1849. First edition of this official chronicle of the twenty-first regiment’s origins campaigns and traditions. Octavo original publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front penal triple ruling and detailing stamped in blind to the front and rear panels engraved title page vignette illustrated with three hand colored lithographic plates. In very good condition. Richard Cannon’s Historical Record of the Twenty-First Regiment 1849 is part of a broader mid-nineteenth-century project to compile official regimental histories of the British Army documenting their origins battles and traditions. Commissioned by the War Office Cannon’s volume traces the lineage and service of the 21st Regiment of Foot later the Royal Scots Fusiliers situating the unit within Britain’s imperial and military narrative. Combining chronological accounts of campaigns with details of uniforms honors and organizational changes the work reflects Victorian interest in institutional memory and the valorization of military heritage. Parker, Furnivall, & Parker hardcover