Need name of British Empire Book (1 Viewer)

[Carnahan]

Years ago when living in South Florida I stumbled upon a massive hardcover in a library's reference section that chronicled England's exploits across the globe. As I couldn't check it out I was only able to skip through it briefly, and although I wrote down the name I misplaced it after I moved north. The one thing that stood out was an illustration in the opening pages depicting a group of elderly veterans decked out in pith helmets and medals at a parade for Queen Victoria. I have since searched the library's catalog online but the book is not showing up. Does this sound familiar to anyone?

 

[trooper]

Could possibly be a bound volume of the Navy and Army Illustrated. This was a magazine published between 1897 and 1914 and bound volumes sometimes appear on the market. They contain a wealth of photographs and some issues have articles on foreign units as well. Well worth obtaining if you find any of them. Trooper

 

[Carnahan]

Thanks for the info!

 

[GICOP]

Can you remember if the cover looked like this

VOLUME 1,2,3 and 4 – 1895 – 1897

Cheers

Martyn

 

[DMNamiot]

Hi Martyn

Those are great references!

Carnahan, if you have any idea of the name of the book take a look at Abebooks.com and see if you can find it. They have a ton of books listed for sale around the world.

Dave

 

[GICOP]

Hi Martyn

Those are great references!

Carnahan, if you have any idea of the name of the book take a look at Abebooks.com and see if you can find it. They have a ton of books listed for sale around the world.

Dave

Thanks Dave

Cheers

Martyn

 

[Carnahan]

Martyn, roughly how big are those covers? Those look familiar, but I can't remember what the front looked like. The book stood over a foot tall and almost as long, and it was about three inches thick. I really didn't have a lot of time to look at it, and as the library was not close to home I never got back before I moved.
Dave, I did a search on a couple of sites but since I remember so little nothing is ringing a bell! I'm going to try and call the library soon to see if someone can help.

 

[GICOP]

Martyn, roughly how big are those covers? Those look familiar, but I can't remember what the front looked like. The book stood over a foot tall and almost as long, and it was about three inches thick. I really didn't have a lot of time to look at it, and as the library was not close to home I never got back before I moved.
Dave, I did a search on a couple of sites but since I remember so little nothing is ringing a bell! I'm going to try and call the library soon to see if someone can help.

Just measured one and they are 14 inches by 10 inches by approx 11/2 inches thick

Cheers

Martyn