Canada. The Charlton Standard Catalogue Of First World War Canadian Corps Badges, First Edition, By W.k. Cross Newly Listed soiling evident on the reverse

soiling evident on the reverse but the photograph has inherited only minor spotting

L'AMBASSADEUR KARL WOLF" (Ambassador Karl Wolf) above and date inscribed in Roman numerals "MCMLXVI-MCMLXVIII" (1966-1968) below

extremely fine and rare in this size

bearing an anchor design on both sides of the crossguard

but also with light wear on the paint

Canada. The Charlton Standard Catalogue Of First World War Canadian Corps Badges, First Edition, By W.k. Cross Newly Listed soiling evident on the reverseAn extremely well preserved first edition of The Charlton Standard Catalogue of First World War Canadian Corps Badges, by W. K. Cross. It is constructed of a glossed card stock binding, with the exterior of the cover page depicting an armoured corps badge circumscribed by author and title, while the reverse also bears images of various badges. The interior consists of 253 white paper pages with facsimile images of cap and uniform insignia,