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

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

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

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

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

PREBBLE, JOHN

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, green heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, 542pp, illus, VG- (light scuffing & bruising to extrems, heavy water damage to top corner of front board, light tanning & foxing to page edges & prelims/terminals) in d/w & protective adhesive clear contact, VG- (light creasing to edges, moderate chafing & soiling to covers, heavy water stain matching water damage to front board, price clipped)

PUBLISHER: Secker & Warburg 1975

KEYWORDS: first edition Scotland Scottish military illustrated history Highland soldiers mutiny rebels

MOLONY, Brig. C. J. C. & JACKSON, Gen. Sir WILLIAM ET AL

3 VOLUME SET, super octavo, green glossy card covers, white & yellow lettering to spines & front covers, illus prelims & terminals, xi-xiv + 492-537pp, illus, VG+ (light creasing to cover edges, light soiling to page edges, light chafing to covers)

PUBLISHER: The Naval & Military Press 2004

KEYWORDS: military history Mediterranean Middle East illustrated maps ww2 second world war British Great Britain

WYLLY, Col. H. C. (Compiled) & BIRD, Maj-Gen Sir WILKINSON D. (Preface)

2 VOLUME SET (BOOK & MAP VOLUME), imperial octavo, royal blue buckram boards, gilt lettering & blind rule to spines, gilt sheep motif & blind rule to front boards, marbled eps, frontispiece, xiv + 308pp, illus, folding maps enc. to vol 2, VG (light creasing to spine extrems, light scuffing to spine & boards, light bruising to board corners, 1cm indentation to edge of rear board, light tanning & foxing to page egdes, boxed vol of maps in same condition as book, some light closed tears to some corners of some maps)

PUBLISHER: Gale & Polden Ltd n/d

KEYWORDS: British military history Queen's royal regiment illustrated maps

KENT, ALEXANDER

FIRST EDITION, large 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 1983

KEYWORDS: first edition naval historical fiction Richard Bolitho Alexander Kent war military

HOWSON, GERALD

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: John Murray Publishers 1998

KEYWORDS: history politics war military Spain

KETTLE, MICHAEL

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, black heavy card boards, silver coloured lettering to spine, illus eps, 287pp, illus, VG (light bruising to spine extrems & board corners, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, moderate creasing to edges of pgs 191-200) in d/w, VG (light creasing & soiling to edges, light chafing & soiling to covers)

PUBLISHER: Andre Deutsch 1981

KEYWORDS: Russia history politics military first edition 20th twentieth century

SUTHERLAND, I. L. G. & PASCOE, JOHN (Photos) & BUCK, Sir PETER (Fore)

SCARCE, super octavo, illus stapled light card wrappers, printed eps, 40pp, illus, VG (moderate creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling to covers, light tanning to page edges, light creasing to some page edges)

PUBLISHER: Avery Press (Printer) 1949

KEYWORDS: Maori New Zealand history illustrated culture military

MACHRAY, ROBERT

Octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 508pp, illus, VG- (heavy scuffing & moderate chipping to spine extrems, moderate scuffing to board corners, moderate chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing to page egdes & eps, owner's name in ink to fep, moderate cracking to gutters sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: George Allen & Unwin 1936

KEYWORDS: Poland Polish history illustrated politics military ww1 first world war one Marshal Pilsudski

MAYNARD, Maj.-Gen. SIR C.

BOOKPLATE & OWNERSHIP OF Brig.-Gen. H. S. SEWELL, octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, blind rule to front board, frontispiece, xii + 322pp, folding map to rear, illus, VG (moderate fading to spine, light staining to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges, ex-libris plate to front pastedown, inscription in ink to fep, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: Hodder and Stoughton 1928

KEYWORDS: military history illustrated maps Russia Murmansk autobiography memoir raf British air force

ROBINSON, R. E. R. & Maj.-Gen. HRH THE DUKE OF KENT (Fore)

Super octavo, red cloth boards, gilt lettering on green title plate to spine, xv + 719pp, illus, VG+ (light foxing to page edges & bookseller's label to fep) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light sun fading to spine, light chafing to covers)

PUBLISHER: The Devonshire & Dorset Regiment 1988

KEYWORDS: military history illustrated British army Devonshire regiment

NEVILL, Capt. H. L.

Super octavo, maroon heavy card boards, gilt lettering to title plate to spine, gilt motif to spine & front board, xix + 413pp, illus, folding map to rear pocket, Near FINE

PUBLISHER: The Battery Press 1999

KEYWORDS: military history Pakistan India campaigns north west British empire illustrated

COLVILLE, Col. H. E.

Super octavo, maroon heavy card boards, gilt lettering to title plate to spine, gilt motif to spine & front board, xvi + 277pp & xiv + 327pp, illus, folding map to front pocket & to rear, Near FINE (v sl foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: The Battery Press 1996

KEYWORDS: military history illustrated Sudan Egypt maps British empire

LEVINGE, Sir RICHARD GEORGE AUGUSTUS

Super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering & line to spine, gilt motifs & blind rule to spine & boards, 352pp, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping to spine extrems, heavy bruising & scuffing with some surface loss to board corners, moderate staining to spine & boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, inscriptions in ink to front eps, some prelims loose but attached & present, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, moderate cracking to gutters throughout)

PUBLISHER: W. Clowes & Sons (Printer) 1868

KEYWORDS: military history 43rd forty third regiment Monmouthshire regiment soldiers officers roll light infantry British empire army

MOCKLER-FERRYMAN, Lieut.-Col. A. F.

Octavo, green heavy card boards with green buckram spine, gilt lettering to spine, cream lettering to front board, frontispiece, viii + 414pp, illus, folding maps, VG- (moderate scuffing to extrems with some surface loss, ligth chafing to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, moderate cracking to front gutter)

PUBLISHER: Eyre & Spottiswoode circa 1915-20

KEYWORDS: ww1 world war one 1 first military history illustrated maps The Great War Oxfordshire Buckinghamshire light infantry British army

BURROWS, JOHN Wm. & DE WIART, Maj.-Gen. A. CARTON (Fore)

THIS VOLUME ONLY (VOL 2), octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, gilt coat of arms to front board, frontispiece, xxviii + 232pp, illus, folding map to rear, VG- (light creasing & bruising to extrems, heavy staining to base of spine & boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light discolouration to spine)

PUBLISHER: John H. Burrows & Sons/Essex Territorial Force Assoc. 1937

KEYWORDS: military history illustrated Essex regiment pompadours 2nd second battalion British army The Great War ww1 first 1st world war one