Lieut.-Colonel S. T. Banning — Indian Military Law

London, W. Thacker & Co. 1924. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this very scarce guide to Indian Military Law for the use of officers in the Indian Army preparing for their examinations. First edition. Very scarce work. Signed by the author to the front endpaper, dated 21st February 1924. Compiled at the urgent request of several officers in the Indian Army to study and prepare for their examinations, this work acts as a guide to Indian Military Law and its administration. With chapters on military code, persons subject to Indian Military Law, crimes and punishments, arrests and investigations, proceedings, court-martials, sentencing, evidence, inquiries, and more. Written by Lieutenant-Colonel Stuart T. Banning, a member of the British Army's Royal Munster Fusiliers serving in India before the Second Boer War. Previously held in the library of Peter Fabyan Evans, a British judge. Publisher's catalogue to the rear. In the original red cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor rubbing to the extremities and the odd small mark to the boards. Light fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot. Minor age toning to the endpapers. Author's ink inscription to the front endpaper. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .