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$40.00
3s10/18

Memorials of the Military Life


METCALFE, THOMAS WASHINGTON

FIRST EDITION. Octavo, orange card boards, spine lettered in gilt; frontis., 295 pp.; VG (moderate soiling to boards, light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems; fading to spine; spine sl cocked; moderate soiling & foxing to pg edges, eps & prelims/terminals; prev ownership inscr to ffep; light cracking to central gutters; tearing to fore edge of pp. 250-60).

PUBLISHER: Ivor Nicholson and Watson 1936

KEYWORDS: life lives military history biography autobiography memoir first edition

$65.00
3s10/29

Horses and Saddlery: An account of the animals used by the British and Commonwealth Armies from the Seventeenth Century to the Prese Day with a description of their Equipment


TYLDEN, G

Super octavo, green card boards, spine lettered in gilt; frontis., illus., plates; xviii + 276 pp.; VG (light to moderate soiling & rubbing to boards, light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems; light soiling to pg edges; light soiling to eps, prelims & terminals; prev ownership stamp to fr pastedown; light cracking to central & rear gutters; some soiling throughout); in d/w VG (light to moderate soiling & rubbing, moderate bruising to edges & extrems w some chipping).

PUBLISHER: J. A. Allen & Comapany 1980

KEYWORDS: Horse horses saddlery military equipment history

$200.00
3s10/32

The History of the Second Division, 1914-1918


WYRALL, EVERARD

2 VOL SET. FIRST EDITION. Super octavo, blue cl boards, spine lettered & device to fr board in gilt; fore edge uncut, frontis., plates, foldout maps; 344, 345-739 pp.; VG (light to moderate soiling to boards, light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems; fading to spine; light to moderate soiling to pg edges; some tanning & foxing to prelims & terminals; stamp in purple ink to rfep verso).

PUBLISHER: Thomas Nelson and Sons 1921

KEYWORDS: ww1 First World War I One 1 military history war wartime

$80.00
3s10/33

The Irish Guards in the Great War


KIPLING, RUDYARD (ed.)

2 VOL SET. FIRST EDITION. Super octavo, red cl boards, spine lettered & device to front board in gilt; frontis., maps; xvi + 344, vi + 310 + 2 (advts) pp.; VG (light to moderate soiling & rubbing to boards, light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems; light soiling & foxing to pg edges; some tanning & foxing to prelims & terminals; some light cracking to fr gutters, first gathering sl loose (vol. 2)).

PUBLISHER: Macmillan and Co. 1923

KEYWORDS: Irish Guards ww1 First World War One I 1 military history wartime

$175.00
3s10/35

The Grenadier Guards in the Great War of 1914-1918


PONSONBY, FREDERICK; THE EARL OF CAVAN (introd.); WALKER, EMERY (maps)

3 VOL SET. Super octavo, grey card boards, label to brown cl spine lettered in gilt; frontis., illus., plates, maps; xviii + 378 + 2 (advts), viii + 383, x + 352 pp.; VG- (moderate to heavy soiling & scuffing to boards, moderate to heavy bruising to edges & extrems, w moderate chipping; light to moderate soiling, tanning & foxing to pg edges; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to eps, prelims & terminals; moderate cracking to front (vols. 1, 2 & 3) & central (vol. 2) gutters; wormholes rear boards (vols 1 & 2) & sl to spine (vols 1, 2 & 3); wormholes to rear hinges (1, 2 & 3 ); ffep unopened (vol. 3); tape to boards).

PUBLISHER: Macmillan and Co. 1920

KEYWORDS: ww1 First World War One I 1 military history

$90.00
3s10/36

The Royal Engineers in Egypt and the Sudan


SANDES, E W C

FIRST EDITION. Super octavo, red cl boards, spine lettered & device to front board in gilt; frontis., plates, maps; xxxii + 571 pp.; VG (light to moderate soiling & scuffing to boards, spine faded; light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems w some chipping; light soiling to pg edges; moderate soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; prev ownership inscr to ffep; light to moderate cracking to front & central gutters).

PUBLISHER: The Institution of Royal Engineers 1937

KEYWORDS: military history 19th 20th century Royal Engineers Middle East Egpyt Sudan political

$100.00
3s9/7

The World and Nigeria: The Diplomatic History of the Biafran War, 1967-1970


CRONJE, SUZANNE

Octavo, black card boards, spine lettered in gilt; illus. eps, frontis., plates; xii + 409 pp.; VG+ (light soiling to boards, light bruising to edges & extrems; light soiling to pg edges; some foxing to prelims/terminals); in d/w VG (light to moderate soiling & rubbing, moderate bruising to edges & extrems; some foxing).

PUBLISHER: Sidgwick & Jackson 1972

KEYWORDS: Nigeria Biafra West Africa African history politics political military

$60.00
3s9/9

Against All Odds: The History of the 2/18 Battalion A. I. F.


BURFITT, JAMES

Signed by author, Paul F. Gemmell. Super octavo, green card boards, spine & front board lettered in white; illus., plates; 296 pp.; VG+ (light soiling to boards, light bruising to edges & extrems; light soiling & tanning to pg edges, eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w VG (light soiling .& rubbing, some tanning; light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems; some fading; lg tear to front cover).

PUBLISHER: 2/18th Battalion Association 1991

KEYWORDS: Australia Australian military history ww2 Second World War Two II 2

$100.00
3n1/1

Serving Hong Kong: The Hong Kong Volunteers


LEE, C Y (Photos) & TIM-KEUNG, KO et al (Eds)

Oblong quarto, illus heavy boards, green lettering to spine, camo patterned eps, illus eps, 190pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to spine & board edges, light chafing & soiling to boards)

PUBLISHER: Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence 2004

KEYWORDS: military Hong Kong volunteers Asia Asian HKVDC history

$60.00
3n1/4

Panzer III & Its Variants


SPIELBERGER, WALTER J

Quarto, blue heavy boards, white lettering to spine, white tank illus to front board, marbled eps, 167pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl fading to spine, light chafing & soiling, minor wrinkling)

PUBLISHER: Schiffer Publishing 1993

KEYWORDS: military armoured armored vehicles tanks Panzer iii German Germany history Spielberger series

$75.00
3n1/6

The 451st Bomb Group in World War II: A Pictorial History


HILL, MIKE

Quarto, blue buckram boards, light blue lettering to spine & front board, marbled eps, illus half title page, 160pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl rubbing to extrems, sl soiling to boards, sl tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing & soiling, sl tanning & soiling to upper edges of flaps)

PUBLISHER: Schiffer Publishing 2001

KEYWORDS: military history aviation aerial warfare combat 451st Bomb Group ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 wwii

$70.00
3n1/8

The Liberators from Wendling: The Combat Story of the 392nd Bombardment Group (H) of the Eighth Air Force During World War Two (With Illustrations)


VICKERS Jr, ROBERT E & ROGERS, J V (Ed)

Quarto, blue light card wrappers, white lettering to spine, grey aircraft illus & white lettering to front wrapper, xii + 288pp, illus, VG (light to moderate creasing & scuffing to wrapper edges, ligh chafing & soiling to wrappers, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, sl cracking to front gutter, minor tanning to inside wrappers, light soiling to prelims)

PUBLISHER: Sunflower University Press 1991

KEYWORDS: military history aviation aerial warfare 392nd bombardment group 8th eighth air force ww2 wwii second 2nd world war two ii 2

$60.00
3n1/22

Blind Bat: C-130 Night Forward Air Controller Ho Chi Minh Trail


NYC III, FREDERICK F

Octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus title page, maps to prelims - not counted presumed all present, x + 173pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising & soiling to board edges/extfrems, sl foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (light crasing & chipping/scuffing to edges, light chafing & sl surface loss)

PUBLISHER: Eakin Press 1999

KEYWORDS: military history aviation aerial combat warfare Viet Cong c-130a missions

$40.00
3n1/27

Army Group North: The Wehrmacht in Russia 1941-1945


HAUPT, WERNER

Super octavo, plum coloured boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, 394pp, illus/photos, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, light creasing to edges, sl chafing)

PUBLISHER: Schiffer Publishing 1997

KEYWORDS: military history ww2 wwii second 2nd world war two ii 2 German germany nazi Russia army group north wehrmacht

$50.00
3n1/29

Commando Despatch Rider: With 41 Royal Marines Commando in North-West Europe 1944-1945


MITCHELL, RAYMOND & THOMPSON, Major General JULIAN (Fore)

Super octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xvii + [5] + 234pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: Leo Cooper 2001

KEYWORDS: military history ww2 wwii second 2nd world war two ii 2 Raymond Mitchell war diaries 41 Royal Marines Commando autobiography

$30.00
xx17pol226136

Margaret Macdonald: Imperial Daughter


MANN, SUSAN

Super 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: McGill-Queen's University Press 2005

KEYWORDS: military history nursing nurse life lives biography First World War One I 1 ww1

$47.50
3n1/48

King-Doctor of Ulithi: The True Story of the Wartime Experiences of Marshall Paul Wees


WEES, MARSHALL PAUL & THORNTON, FRANCIS BEAUCHESNE (Related to)

Octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, viii + [4] + 128pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate staining to boards, sl scuffing & rubbing to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, gift inscription in ink to ffep, sl foxing to prelims) in d/w, VG- (moderate fading to spine & edges, minro creasing & heavy chipping/tearing to edges, light to moderate chafing & soiling, price clipped)

PUBLISHER: Macmillan 1950

KEYWORDS: military history ww2 wwii second 2nd world war two ii 2 Dr Marshall P Wees Pacific Ulithi autobiography biography memoir

$180.00
3s9/20

The Great War (3 Vol Set)


CHURCHILL, The Right Hon WINSTON S CHURCHILL

3 VOL SET, imperial octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering & decoration to spines, gilt lettering & blind stamp decoration to front boards, red speckling to page edges, frontispieces, 1668pp total, illus, VG (moderate soiling & wrinkling to spines, moderate cracking to spine of vol 3, moderate soiling to boards, light to moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedowns of all vols, occasional minor foxing & cracking to gutters throughout, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep of vol 2)

PUBLISHER: George Newnes N/D (c.1933)

KEYWORDS: military history ww1 wwi first 1st world war one i 1 the great war Winston Churchill

$30.00
xx36pol226191

Sir John French's Despatches (Second Series): Official Story of the Battle Around Ypres, Armentieres, and the Defence of Antwerp; Including the Roll of Honour and Illustrated by Specially drawn War Maps


FRENCH, SIR JOHN

Oblong super 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: The Graphic N/D (c.1914?)

KEYWORDS: Sir John French military history war maps British army wwi ww1 world war one

$35.00
xx36pol226192

Official naval despatches : the Admiralty's reports of the Battle of the Bight, destruction of German East Asiastic Squadron, sinking of the Emden, and other work of the Navy in the War.


N/A

FIRST EDITION. Oblong super 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: The Graphic N/D (c.1914?)

KEYWORDS: military history war maps British army wwi ww1 world war one navy navel Germany

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