[Signed] [First Edition] The United Service Club And Its Founder: With An Appreciation And Catalogue Of The Pictures And Busts In The Possession Of

The first edition of an founding history of the prestigious gentleman's club, written and signed by Royal Engineer Sir Major-General Sir Louis Charles Jackson. The first edition of The United Service Club and its Founder: With an Appreciation and Catalogue of the Pictures and Busts in the Possession of the Club, written and signed by Major-General Sir Louis Charles Jackson. In the publisher's original quarter cloth, with marble paper boards. Contains all four colour plates and all four collotypes, as well as numerous in-text illustrations. Jackson's signed inscription to the front free end paper. Jackson served with the Royal Engineers and was sent to Russia shortly before the Revolution to investigate their munitions production. The United Service Club, known as The Senior amongst its members, was among the most exclusive gentleman's clubs in London, including distinguished military personell with The Duke of Wellington as a member. This particular charming history includes its foundational years, as well as an extensive bibliography of members and their portraits. In the publisher's original quarter cloth, with marble paper boards. Externally, mostly smart, with a couple of faint marks to boards. A couple of faint marks to the spine, and slight bumping to the head and tail, and to the extremities. Minor lifts to cloth to head and tail of spine. Faint spots to end papers. Jackson's signed inscription to the front free end paper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good