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$15.00
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Wavell: Portrait of a Soldier


FERGUSSON, BERNARD

First edition. 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Collins 1961

KEYWORDS: Bernard Fergusson Lord Wavell 20th century life lives biography military solider

$15.00
xxfhd225553

NIghtfighter: The Battles for the Night Skies


DELVE, KEN

Ex-library. 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Arms and Armour 1995

KEYWORDS: Ken Delve aircraft planes military air arms RAF history

$12.50
xxfia225583

A Brief History of Agincourt


HIBBERT, CHRISTOPHER

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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Robinson 2015

KEYWORDS: Christopher Hibbert 15th century history military England France English French Agincourt

$32.50
xxfja225611

Weekend Warriors: A Brief History of the Hawke's Bay Regiment


LEA, PETER A

First edition. 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Peter A Lea 1991

KEYWORDS: New Zealand military history Hawke's Bay Hawkes infantry

$200.00
3L4/11

Down the Flare Path


MONTGOMERY, D H & BRADSHAW, STANLEY ORTON (Illus)

Octavo, red heavy boards, black lettering to spine, illus title page, 144pp, illus, VG (light to moderate fading & scuffing to spine & board edges, light bruising to board extrems, moderate chafing & soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps, prev. owner's details in ink to ffep, light foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, G+ (heavy creasing & chipping/tearing to edges, light to moderate general chafing/soiling)

PUBLISHER: John Hamilton N/D

KEYWORDS: military history aviation night bomber pilot D H Montgomery British Royal Flying Corps pilots autobiography

$90.00
3L4/12

Some Still Live: Experiences of a Fighting-Plane Pilot in the Spanish War


TINKER, F G

Super octavo, red buckram boards, black lettering & illus to spine & front board, illus eps, frontispiece, 284pp, illus/photos, VG- (moderate rubbing & soiling to spine & boards/edges, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, moderate tape staining to front & rear eps, v heavy crack & tape staining/residue to front gutter at prelims- binding partially exposed, prev. owner's name in ink to prelims, other occasional minor foxing sporadically throughout) in d/w, G+ (price clipped, in scruffy plastic protective cover- taped to jacket with yellowing brittle tape, heavy creasing & tearing to edges, numerous attempts at tape repairs to internal side- all yellowing & flaky)

PUBLISHER: Lovat Dickson 1938

KEYWORDS: Frank Tinker military history aviation pilots Spain Spanish autobiography

$100.00
3L4/15

War Flying in Macedonia


HEYDEMARCK, HAUPT & SYKES, CLAUD W (Trans)

FOLDING MAP TO REAR, octavo, blue heavy boards, black lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, illus/photos, VG (sl bruising & scuffing to extrems, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, moderate tape staining to board edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, minro foxing throughout, occasional cracking to gutters sporadically throughout) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, moderate general wrinkling & soiling, adhesive residue & staining from prev. owner's plastic cover, moderate creasing & chipping/tearing to edges)

PUBLISHER: John Hamilton Ltd N/D (c.1935)

KEYWORDS: military history aviation pilots Haupt Heydemarck

$475.00
3L4/18

The Wellington Regiment NZEF 1914-1919


CUNNINGHAM, W H & TREADWELL, C A L & HANNA, J S

OWNERSHIP OF A MEMBER OF THE WELLINGTON REGIMENT, octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, xii + 399pp, illus/photos, folding maps, VG- (moderate to heavy scuffing to extrems, heavy cracking to spine hinges- repaired but still visible, heavy soiling to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps, Willoughby Bartlett in ink to ffep, occasional cracking to gutters, minor foxing throughout, moderate creasing & occasional tearing to folding maps)

PUBLISHER: Ferguson and Osborn Ltd 1928

KEYWORDS: New Zealand nz military history Wellington Regiment NZEF ww1 first 1st world war one i 1 the great war

$85.00
3L3/5

The Colonial New Zealand Wars


RYAN, TIM & PARHAM, BILL

FIRST EDITION. SIGNED BY AUTHORS. Imp. octavo, blue card boards, spine lettered in gilt; illus., photos; [6] + 226 pp.; VG (light to moderate fading, scuffing & bruising to edges & extrems, light tanning throughout); in d/w, VG (light fading, some bruising to edges & extrems).

PUBLISHER: Grantham House 1986

KEYWORDS: early New Zealand history 20th century settlers settlement colonial first edition war wars military

$70.00
3L3/8

Gunners' Story: A Short History of the Artillery Volunteers of Christchurch 1867-1967


BLISS, GUY C

LIMITERED NUMBERED FIRST EDITION. Super octavo, illus. stapled light card covers, plates; VG (light to moderate soiling & fading to covers, light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges & prelims/terminals, sl tanning throughout).

PUBLISHER: Canterbury Artillery Officers' Mess 1970

KEYWORDS: early New Zealand military history 19th 20th century colonial artillery volunteers first edition

$200.00
3L3/13

The Story of Conscription in Australia


JAUNCEY, LESLIE C

Octavo, blue cl boards, spine lettered in gilt; illus.; x + 365; VG+ (light to moderate soiling to boards, light to moderate burising to edges & extrems; light to moderate soiling & foxing to pg edges); in d/w VG (light to moderate soiling, tanning & rubbing, moderate bruising to edges & extrems with moderate chipping).

PUBLISHER: George Allen & Unwin 1935

KEYWORDS: Australia Australian history military war conscription First World War One 1 ww1 social

$95.00
3L3/36

Stray Military Papers


HIME, H W L

FIRST EDITION. Ex-library. Octavo, red cl boards, fillets in blind to fr board, spine lettered in gilt; folding map; [6] + 214; VG- (light to moderate soiling to boards, moderate rubbing to spine, light to moderate burising to edges & extrems; moderate soiling & foxing to pg edges, lacking ffep, moderate cracking to central gutters, light soiling throughout).

PUBLISHER: Longmans, Green, and Co. 1897

KEYWORDS: H W L Hime military history essays papers infantry artillery

$50.00
3L3/37

Modern Strategy: An Outline of the Principles Which Guide the Conduct of Campaigns: To Which is Added a Chapter on Modern Tactics


JAMES, WALTER, H

Third edition. Ex-library. Super octavo, red cl boards, blind filleted panel to front board, spine & front board lettered in gilt; illus., folding maps; [2 (advts)] + xxii + 263; VG (light soiling to boards, moderate fading to spine, light to moderate burising to edges & extrems; light to moderate soiling & foxing to pg edges, light to moderate cracking to central gutters; light foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: William Blackwood 1908

KEYWORDS: military history strategy tactics war wartime army armies

$40.00
3L3/39

The Elite of the Fleet (Vol 1): A guide to the embriodered emblems worn by naval aviators - 1927 to present


MORGAN, J L PETE

Quarto, black card boards, spine lettered in gilt, device to front board in gilt; photos;128 pp.; VG- (light soiling to boards, moderate burising to edges & extrems; light to moderate soiling to pg edges, moderate cracking to central gutters, light soiling throughout); in d/w VG- (light to moderate soiling & rubbing, moderate bruising to edges & extrems w moderate chipping, some archival repairs).

PUBLISHER: International Trade Association

KEYWORDS: navy aviators naval emblems guide 20th century military history embriodery

$40.00
3L3/43

The Imperial Japanese Navy


WATTS, ANTHONY J & GORDON, BRIAN G

Super octavo, black cl boards, spine lettered in silver gilt; photos, illus.; xiv + 529; VG (light to moderate soiling to boards, light to moderate burising & rubbing to edges & extrems; light soiling & tanning to pg edges & eps); in d/w VG (light to moderate soiling & rubbing, light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems w some chipping & curling).

PUBLISHER: Doubleday & Company 1971

KEYWORDS: Japan Japanese military history navy naval war 19th 20th century

$40.00
3L3/49

Our Italian Front


ALLEN, WARNER; HARDIE, MARTIN (illus.)

First edition. Octavo, blue buckram boards, spine lettered in gilt; panel, decorations & centrepiece in blind to front board; frontis., plates, folding map; x + 203 pp.; VG (moderate soiling to boards, moderate bruising & scuffing to edges & extrems; light to moderate soiling, tanning & foxing to pg edges & eps, light cracking to central & rear gutters, prev owner inscr in pencil to ffep).

PUBLISHER: A. & C. Black 1920

KEYWORDS: ww1 First World War One 1 life lives memoir biography autobiography wartime British Italian Italy military history

$45.00
3L3/50

Dardanelles Dilemma: The Story of the Naval Operations


CHATTERTON, E KEBLE

FIRST EDITION. Ex-library. Octavo, blue buckram boards, spine & front board lettered in gilt; top pg edge stained, illus. eps, frontis., illus., plates; xii + 320 pp.; VG+ (moderate soiling & scuffing to boards, moderate bruising to edges & extrems; light to moderate soiling, tanning & foxing to pg edges & eps, light to moderate cracking to front gutters, moderate to heavy cracking at hinge, bdg sloppy).

PUBLISHER: Rich & Cowan 1935

KEYWORDS: ww1 First World War One 1 England Britain British navy naval military history Dardanelles first edition

$150.00
3L2/24

The British Expedition to the Crimea


RUSSELL, WILLIAM HOWARD

Octavo, brown cl boards, spine lettered in gilt, front board & spine decorated in black; folding map; xii + 556 pp.; VG- (moderate soiling & scuffing to boards, moderate to heavy bruising to edges & extrems w moderate to heavy chipping esp to spine; light soiling to pg edges; prev ownership inscr in black ink to ffep; moderate soiling, tanning & foxing to eps & prelims/terminals; moderate cracking to front, central & rear gutters, bdg sloppy; some foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: George Routledge and Sons 1877

KEYWORDS: England Britain British Russia Russian military history Crimea

$40.00
3L2/25

The Cuban and Porto Rican Campaigns


DAVIS, RICHARD HARDING

Octavo, yellow buckram boards, spine & front board lettered in blue, front board decorated in blue, red & gilt; illus., photos, plates, folding map; xiv + 360 + [4 (advts)] pp.; VG- (moderate to heavy soiling to boards, moderate bruising to edges & extrems w some chipping; light soiling to pg edges; light cracking to fr gutters).

PUBLISHER: Charles Scribner's Sons 1898

KEYWORDS: Cuba Cuban Porto Rica Rican military history 19th nineteenth century

$75.00
3L2/27

The March on Paris and the Battle of the Marne, 1914


VON KLUCK, ALEXANDER

FIRST EDITION. Octavo, brown cl boards, spine & front board lettered in gilt; frontis., map to rear; xii + 175 + [4 (advts)] pp.; VG- (moderate to heavy soiling & scuffing to boards, heavy bruising to edges & extrems w heavy chipping & loss to joints, board edges & spine; moderate soiling & foxing to pg edges, eps & prelims; annotations in pencil throughout; )

PUBLISHER: Edward Arnold 1920

KEYWORDS: ww1 First World War One 1 France Germany military history first edition

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