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$175.00
1y38/35

History of Thos. Farrington's Regiment Subsequently Designated the 29th (Worcestershire) Foot 1694 to 1891


EVERARD, Maj. H.

Imperial octavo, dark blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, gilt military motifs to front board, frontispiece with tissue guard, xvii + 598pp, illus, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping to spine extrems, moderatebruising to board corners, light scuffing to board edges, 8cm crack to buckram of spine, moderate tanning to page edges, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, ex-libris plate to front pastedown, owner's name in ink to fep, heavy cracking to gutters sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: Littlebury & Company 1891

KEYWORDS: military history Farrington regiment 29th xxix Worcestershire

$245.00
1y38/37

History of the East Surrey Regiment: Volume IV 1920-1952


DANIELL, DAVID SCOTT & ROUPELL, G. R. P. (Fore)

FIRST EDITION, TIDY ex-library, tan buckram boards, gilt lettering to title plate on spine, illus eps, 283pp, illus, VG (usual library markings, light creasing/bruising to spine extrems & board corners, moderate foxing to spine, light discolouration to boards, light tanning/foxing/soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Ernest Benn 1957

KEYWORDS: military history east Surrey regiment 20th twentieth century

$120.00
1y38/38

The Story of 98th Field Regiment (Surrey and Sussex Yeomanry Q. M. R.) R. A. (T. A.) and 144th Field Regiment (Surrey and Sussex Yeomanry) r. a. (T. A.) 1939-1946


DAVIS, Lieu.-Col. T. B. & FLOWER, JOHN (Illus/Maps)

Octavo, red heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt military motifs to front board, illus eps, frotnispiece, xvii + 370pp, folding maps throughout, VG+ (light creasing & bruising to spine extrems & board corners, light foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, moderate sun fading to spine, light chafing & soiling to covers, price clipped)

PUBLISHER: Ditchling Press 1980

KEYWORDS: military history yeomans yeomanry illustrated second world war ww2

$40.00
1y38/41

A History of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers: Late the Twenty-Third Regiment


THOMAS, HOWEL

FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt military motif to front board, frontispiece with tissue guard, 288pp, illus, VG (light creasing to spine extrems, moderate discolouration to spine, light chafing & staining to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, light foxing to pages throughout)

PUBLISHER: T. Fisher Unwin 1916

KEYWORDS: first edition military history royal Welsh fusiliers 23rd twenty-third regiment

$32.50
1y39/1

Armentieres and the Somme


MALTHUS, CECIL

Octavo, illus glossy light card covers with french flaps, white lettering to spine, 147pp, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing to covers, prev owners inscription in ink to verso of cover)

PUBLISHER: Reed Books 2002

KEYWORDS: ww1 first 1st world war military history New Zealand Somme autobiography memoir ANZAC Cecil Malthus

$165.00
1y39/4

The Mad Mullah of Somaliland


JARDINE, DOUGLAS & RIGHT HON. THE VISCOUNT MILNER

FIRST EDITION, octavo, black lettering & line to spine & front board, top page egdes stained grey, frontispiece, 336pp, illus, folding maps throughout, VG (moderate creasing & chipping with 1cm closed tear to spine extrems, light bruising & scuffing to board corners, moderate discolouration & soiling to spine & boards, moderate tanning & light foxing to page egdes & eps, 1cm heavy scuff to top corner of fep, light tanning & foxing to pages throughout, moderate crack to gutter of pgs 64-65)

PUBLISHER: Herbert Jenkins Ltd 1923

KEYWORDS: first edition Africa Somaliland colony illustrated exploration anthropology Somalia culture history

$120.00
1y39/5

The Indian Frontier War: Being an Account of the Mohmund and Tirah Expeditions 1897


JAMES, LIONEL

Super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, black lettering & gilt Somali scene motif to front board, frontispiece, xviii + 300pp + 32pp adverts, illus, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping to spine extrems, heavy bruising to board corners, heavy discolouration to spine, moderate soiling & light fading to boards, moderate tanning to page edges & eps, light to moderate foxing to pages throughout)

PUBLISHER: William Heinemann 1898

KEYWORDS: India military politics history colony British empire

$355.00
1y39/8

With the Machine Gunners in France and Palestine (The Official History of the New Zealand Machine Corps in the great World War 1914-1918)


LUXFORD, MAJOR J. H.

FIRST EDITION, red buckram boards, black lettering & black military motif to spine & front board, frontispiece, 255pp, illus, VG (light creasing & staining to spine extrems, light bruising & fraying to board corners, light discolouration to spine, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, owner's name & scribbles in ink to front pastedown, light crack to rear gutter)

PUBLISHER: Whitcombe & Tombs 1923

KEYWORDS: New Zealand military history ww1 world war one first machine gunners France Palestine illustrated first edition

$75.00
1y39/21

The First of Foot: The History of the Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment)


MUIR, AUGUSTUS & PRINCESS ROYAL MARY (intro)

Super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xvi+504pp, plates, 4 fold-out maps, VG+ ( v. slight creasing to spine extrems & board corners, light foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG- (moderate chipping to spine extrems and corners with loss, repaired with archival tape, price clipped, moderate rubbing, light foxing to inside)

PUBLISHER: The Royal Scots Historical Committee1961

KEYWORDS: history royal scots military regiment united kingdom

$150.00
1y39/26

How We Twisted the Dragons Tail: An Account of the Brilliant Naval Operations at Zeebrugge and Ostend Including a Complete List of the Roll of Honour and Awards


with 28 Illustrations

HISLAM, PERCIVAL

FIRST EDITION, Original Binding, small octavo, printed light paper covers with french flaps, frontispiece, 96pp, plates, scruffy (moderate creasing/chipping to covers, spine repaired with archival tape, 5cm closed tear to rear cover repaired with archival tape, light soiling to covers, page edges moderately tanned & soiled, light foxing throughout, front gutter 2/3 cracked repaired with archival tape, slightly shaky)

PUBLISHER: Hutchinson & Co. 1918

KEYWORDS: history war zeebrugge ostend navy military

$18.50
xxgig147765

The Scots


HANLEY, CLIFFORD

Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: David & Charles 1980

KEYWORDS: Scotland history illustrated politics culture Scottish

$16.50
xxgmd147770

The German Navy 1939-1945


BEKKER, CAJUS

Imperial octavo hardcover (VG) d/s (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: The Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd 1974

KEYWORDS: Navy Germany world war 2 U-Boat battleships history

$8.50
xxgmd147780

CLAN FRASER


MCNIE, ALAN (compiled)

Octavo softcover (NF); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: Cascade Publishing Company 1989

KEYWORDS: clan history Scotland Fraser heritage

$16.50
xxgmd147781

Waggish Tales of the Czechs originally entitled Gesta Czechorum


LOCKRIDGE, NORMAN (ed)

Super octavo hardcover (VG), d/s (Poor); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: The Candide Press1947

KEYWORDS: Czech history royalty anecdotes anthology

$35.00
xxgna147784

Indochina's Refugees: Oral Histories from Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam


SCOTT, JOANNA C.

Super octavo hardcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: McFarland & Co. 1989

KEYWORDS: history south east asia refugees

$24.50
xxgna147786

The Villa, The Lake, The Meeting: Wannsee and the Final Solution


ROSEMAN, MARK

Octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: Penguin 2002

KEYWORDS: history word war two ww2 wwii nazi germany final solution holocaust

$14.50
xxgna147787

Children of the SS


HENRY, CLARISSA & HILLEL, MARC & MOSBACHER, ERIC (trans)

Octavo hardcover (VG-) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: Hutchinson 1976

KEYWORDS: history world war two ww2 wwii stolen children aryan race eugenics

$30.00
xxgna147789

The Battles of the Somme


GIBBS, PHILIP

Octavo hardcover (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: William Heinnemann 1917

KEYWORDS: history battle war military somme

$17.50
xxgpb147791

An Intimate History of Killing: Face-to-Face Killing in Twentieth Century Warfare


BOURKE, JOANNA

Octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: Granta 2000

KEYWORDS: war warfare history

$9.00
xxgpd147806

Top Secret Mission


DUKE, MADELAINE & MARSHALL, BRUCE (preface)

FIRST EDITION Super octavo hardcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: Evans Brothers Limited 1954

KEYWORDS: history war memoir europe

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