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$50.00
1y87/11

Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-45: Bardia to Enfidaville


STEVENS, MAJOR-GENERAL W.G.

Tidy ex library, super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind stamp to front board, frontispiece, xii + 416pp, illus, 6 folding maps + maps in text, VG+ (minor rubbing to spine and board edges, minor speckling to top opage edges, usual library markings, minor residue stain from d/w gloss to front ep) in d/w VG (library additions of clear wrap and brown paper, secured with minimal tape to boards and pastedowns, minor crinkling to edges, 1cm closed tear to top edge)

PUBLISHER: War History Branch Dept of Internal Affairs 1962

KEYWORDS: Military history New Zealand WW2 Bardia El Agheila Tripoli Gabes Enfidaville

$185.00
1y87/17

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.

Ex library, super octavo, red buckram boards, black lettering and crossed gun emblem to spine and front board, frontispiece, illus prelims, 255pp, illus, 9 maps, of which 7 folding, VG- (moderate bruising, fraying, fading to spine, moderate soiling, fraying and brusiing to boards, moderate staining to page edges, light foxing to eps, usual library markings, substantial writing in ink from previous owners to pastedown and fep)

PUBLISHER: Whitcombe and Tombs 1923

KEYWORDS: Military history New Zealand machine gun crops gunners Somme Passchendaele Ypres Cambrai Selle Palestine Gaza Moab

$100.00
1y87/32

Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1945/46


BRIDGMAN, LEONARD (ed. comp.)

Second Impression, quarto hardcover, patterned blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine and boards, gilt stamp to front board, eps advertisements, 170 ads + vi + a74pp.+ b53pp. + c315pp. + d94pp., illus, VG- (severe bruising to board corners, moderate bruising to spine extrems, closed tear to front gutter, moderate scuffing to boards and spine, slight browing to page edges, moderate soiling to front board)

PUBLISHER: Sampson Low 1946

KEYWORDS: aviation aircraft collection planes war military

$100.00
1y89/23

Societ Submarines - Design, Development and Tactics


BREEMER, JAN

Super octavo, black cloth boards, silver stamp lettering to spine, 187pp, illus, Near FINE (slight foxing) in illus d/w VG+ (light chafing and very slight soiling)

PUBLISHER: Janes Information Group 1989

KEYWORDS: jan breemer russian nuclear soviet union strategic forces history military ussr

$195.00
1y90/28

Regimental History - The Royal Hampshire Regiment VOL 1-2


ATKINSON, C.T.

TWO VOLUME SET, Super Octavo hardcover, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt regiment insignia to front boards, frontispiece, xx + 497pp. (VOL 1), xx + 515pp. (VOL 2), illus, VG (mild fading to spines, moderate bruising to board corners, severe foxing to page edges, mild tanning to page interiors)

PUBLISHER: The University Press Glasgow 1952

KEYWORDS: military history war regiment royal uk england hampshire

$60.00
1y90/30

A History Of The Foot Guards to 1856


AUBREY-FLETCHER, H.L.

Super Octavo hardcover, black buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, decorative gilt motif to front board, xiv + 463pp., 44 maps, VG- (severe bruising to board and spine extrems, moderate scuffing to boards and spine, severe rubbing to hinges, severe tanning to page edges, severe foxing to page edges, moderate cracking to front gutter, moderate tanning to page interiors)

PUBLISHER: Constable And Company 1927

KEYWORDS: military history war army foot guards

$120.00
1y90/42

The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry In The Great War 1914-1918 - VOLUME III


BOND, R. C.

THIS VOL ONLY, Super Octavo hardcover, full vellum binding, gilt lettering to spine and boards, gilt motif to front board, deckled page edges, frontis piece, xviii + 713-1063pp., 13 illus, 14 maps, VG (moderate soiling to boards and spine, moderate bruising to spine and board extrems, moderate creasing to hinges, moderate creasing to gutters, severe tanning and foxing to page edges, moderate tanning to page interiors)

PUBLISHER: Percy Lund, Humphries & Co. ND

KEYWORDS: history military war yorkshire regement infantry great war ww1 wwi

$85.00
1y91/7

The Life Of A Regiment Volume IV - The Gordon Highlanders In The First World War 1914-1919


FALLS, CYRILL

THIS VOL ONLY, super octavo hardcover, green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, silver insignia to front board, xv + 276pp., VG (moderately severe bruising to board and spine extrems, moderate scuffing to board and spine extrems, mild scuffing to boards, mild creasing to gutters, mild fading to spine, mild tanning to page edges, mild foxing to eps)

PUBLISHER: Aberdeen University Press 1958

KEYWORDS: war military history gordon highlanders scotland ww1 wwi

$18.50
xxrge164058

Ribbons and Medals


DORLING, TAPRELL

EX-LIBRARY. Paperback (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 costs.

PUBLISHER: George Phillip & Son Ltd. 1916

KEYWORDS: Taprell Dorling military medald ribbons army navy air force service war combat commonwealth british britain

$70.00
1y92/15

Panzer Battles 1939-1945: A Study of the Employment of Armour in the Second World War


MELLENTHIN, MAJOR-GENERAL F.W.VON & BETZLER, H (trans)

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, dark brown buckram boards, faded yellow lettering to spine, frontispiece, xix + 371pp, illus, 11 folding maps + 49 maps, VG (light bruising to spine and board extrems, moderate foxing to prelims and terminals, minor crack to gutter at fep)

PUBLISHER: Cassell & Company 1955

KEYWORDS: German military history Panzer tank armoured armour Rommel Western Desert Russia Alsace-Lorraine WW2

$45.00
1y92/22

The Story of The Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment)


KINGSFORD, CHARLES LETHBRIDGE

Super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind stamped Albuhera crest to front, frontispiece, xiv + 243pp + 16pp Country Life Ads, illus, 17 plates inc folding map to rear, VG- (moderate bruising to spine extrems, fraying with 1cm closed tear to top of spine, small 5cm crack to gutter at fep, minor foxing to eps, previous owner's name in ink to pastedown, moderate cracking to gutter through last third of book, light tanning throughout)

PUBLISHER: George Newes 1916

KEYWORDS: Military history Duke Cambridge Middlesex Regiment 57th 1755 77th American War India Penninsula Crimean Great War

$245.00
1y92/24

The Essex Regiment: 1st Battalion (44th)


BURROWS, JOHN Wm.

THIS VOL ONLY, Super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt lettering and shield to front, frontispiece, xxxi + 293pp, illus with four fold-outs to rear, VG (light bruising to spine and board extrems, light foxing to prelims and terminals, minor tanning throughout)

PUBLISHER: John H Burrows & Sons 1931

KEYWORDS: Military history British Essex regiment 1st Battalion Great War formation 1740 regimental history blizzard Ypres Cambrai Sambre etc

$90.00
1y92/26

History of the XX Regiment 1688 - 1888


SMYTH, LIEUTENANT B.

Super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt emblem to front, frontispiece, illus prelims, xv + 427pp, 11 illus plates with tissue guard, 5 folding maps, VG- (moderate bruising to spine and board extrems, substantial fading to spine, moderate ink blotches to boards, light foxing to prelims and terminals, previous owner's name and date stamped neatly on title page, date stamp to rear ep, minimal ink markings to index margins)

PUBLISHER: Simpkin, Marshall & Co. 1889

KEYWORDS: Military history XX regiment 1688 Prince of Orange James Wolfe Robert Ross Gibraltar seven years war Malta India Koolapoor Inkerman etc

$295.00
1y92/27

The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment 1914 - 1919


ATKINSON, C.T.

Super octavo, light blue buckram boards, silver lettering to spine, silver rearing horse emblem to front, frontispiece, xxvii + 629pp, illus, 62 folding maps, VG- (moderate bruising and rubbing to spine and board extrems, front hinge loose, minor staining to page edges, minor foxing sporadic throughout, minor crack to gutter at p369, slightly cocked)

PUBLISHER: Simpkin, Marshall Hamilton, Kent & Co. 1924

KEYWORDS: Military history British Great War Queen's Own West Kent Flanders Aisne India Mesopotamia Somme Ypres Cambrai

$245.00
1y92/29

History of the Bombay Pioneers


TUGWELL, LIEUT.-COLONEL W.B.P.

SIGNED BY AUTHOR, super octavo, half bound buckram and blue leather boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt emblem to front, frontispiece, xix + 439pp, illus, illus prelims, maps in text and folding maps, VG (moderate rubbing, bruising and fraying to extrems of leather spine, minor bruising to board corners, moderate crack to gutter at fep, light staining to page edges, minor tanning throughout, but maps and illus clean and crisp)

PUBLISHER: Sidney Press 1938

KEYWORDS: Military history Corps of Bombay Pioneers 1777 to 1933 Mysore Afghan Indian mutiny Punjab Tigris Suez canal Megiddo Great War British

$40.00
1y92/30

Wellington & Waterloo


GRIFFITHS, MAJOR ARTHUR & WOLSELEY, FIELD-MARSHAL VISCOUNT K.P (intro)

Quarto, blue buckram boards with gilt lettering to spine, gilt and black stamped lettering and motif to front board,aeg, frontispiece, viii + 280pp, illus, VG (moderate browning to spine, moderate bruising and rubbing to spine extrems and hinges, moderate browning and light soiling to boards, light rubbing and bruising to board edges and corners, moderate foxing to verso of fep and recto of ep.

PUBLISHER: George Newnes, Ltd. 1898

KEYWORDS: military history battle Wellington Waterloo illustrated Europe

$75.00
1y92/34

Seaforth Highlanders


SYM, COLONEL JOHN (ed)

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, orange cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine and gilt motive to front board, frontispiece, xvi+416pp, illus, VG+ (moderate soiling to spine, slight creasing to spine extrems, slight foxing to page edges, slight bruising to board corners) in d/w VG (slight chipping and creasing to flap hinges and spine extrems, small (<1cm) repaired chip to lower edge of rear cover, 1cm repaired closed tear to upper spine extrem, slight rubbing to rear cover).

PUBLISHER: Gale & Polden Ltd 1962

KEYWORDS: military history Highlanders Scotland Britain illustrated

$68.00
1y92/35

The War with Spain: A Complete History of the War of 1898 Between the United States and Spain


MORRIS, CHARLES

FIRST EDITION, octavo, grey buckram boards with blue lettering and silver stamped motif to spine, silver stamped lettering and coloured flag motif to front board, frontispiece, 383pp, illus, VG+ (light mould staining to spine, sl. creasing to spine extrems, light mould staining to front board extrems, light bruising to board corners, v.sl. foxing to page edges, light cracking to front gutter)

PUBLISHER: J.B. Lippincott Company 1899

KEYWORDS: military history war Spain USA America

$75.00
1y92/36

Some Home Truths Re The Maori War 1863 to 1869 on the West Coast of New Zealand


GORTON, LIEUT. COL. EDWARD

FIRST EDITION, octavo, red buckram boards with gilt stamped lettering to front board, 127pp, VG (light bruising to spine extrems and board corners, moderate scuffing with some loss of buckram coating to both boards and spine, light foxing on page edges, heavy tanning on both eps, slight foxing to pages sporadically throughout book, gutter cracked between pages 48 &49, dog earing to pages 112 & 114, 3cm tear with loss to page 107)

PUBLISHER: Greening & Co. Ltd. 1901

KEYWORDS: military history Maori war New Zealand NZ

$120.00
1y92/39

The History of The Corps of Royal Canadian Engineers: Volume I 1749-1939 and Volume II 1936-1946


KERRY, COLONEL A. J. & MCDILL, MAJOR W. A.

2 VOL. SET, imperial octavo, blue buckram boards with gold lettering to spine, Vol. 1 with green lettering and motif to front board, Vol.2 with gold lettering and motif to front board, illus eps, frontispiece, xx+389pp(Vol. 1), xix+713pp (Vol.2), illus & folding maps, both volumes VG (light bruising to spine extrems, light soiling and rubbing to boards, light to moderate bruising of board corners, sl. foxing to page edges, sl. tanning to eps and paste downs old pricing/notation in pencil to verso of fep and recto of ep) in d/ws scruffy (moderate tanning to spines, moderate foxing and tanning to covers, repaired and unrepaired minor chipping to edges, large tear with loss on Vol 2 front cover lower corner (approx 4 cm), several patches of damp staining on Vol 1 front cover and spine)

PUBLISHER: The Military Engineers Association of Canada 1962 (Vol.1) and 1966 (Vol.2)

KEYWORDS: military history Canada engineers illustrated maps

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