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UP FOR SALE TODAY WE HAVE "AN HONOR TO THE STATE - THE BICENTENNIAL HISTORY OF THE FIRST COMPANY GOVERNOR'S FOOT GUARD -- LLOYD W. FOWLES -- HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT 1771-1971(VERSO OF THE TITLE PAGE STATES THAT THIS BOOK WAS COPYRIGHTED AND PUBLISHED IN 1971 BY THE BOND PRESS, INC., FOR THE FIRST COMPANY GOVERNOR'S FOOT GUARD, AND HAS A LENGTHY GIFTING INSCRIPTION FROM PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER CAPTAIN JOHN DOMBEK OF THE FOOT GUARD!!)-- Here we have a near fine First Edition copy of this history of a unit that is now almost purely ceremonial but in its early years was a serious fighting force charged with protecting the governor and the capital of Connecticut. The book has pictures of the unit from the middle 19th Century up to 1971, when the book was published. This copy was gifted to its original owner by Captain John Dombek, public relations officer for the company, who was a significant contributor to the writing of the book. I find copies without a gift inscription priced from fifteen to thirty dollars plus shipping.-- THIS IS A HARDCOVER BOOK OF 236 PAGES, WHICH MEASURES A LITTLE OVER 9 BY 6 INCHES IN DIAMETER--I AM PUTTING THIS UP FOR SALE TODAY AT A REASONABLE BUY-IT-NOW PRICE WITH FREE SHIPPING, OR FEEL FREE TO SUBMIT YOUR BEST OFFER--GARY FROM HAUNTED MANSION RELIX--