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BRITISH OFFICERS' PEAK CAPS OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
Written by Olivier C. Dorrell.
Stock no. 1327030
Published by Schiffer Publishing Ltd..
1st
2013.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
An encylopedic introduction to British Officer's peak caps, exploring the caps' history and giving key introduction and alteration dates. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. 176 pages. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 9780764345784. Slight wear to corners of covers else a fine copy. Dustwrapper is edge creased and slightly worn at corners, small tear to top edge of rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- UNIFORMS
WIND, SAND AND STARS
Written by Antoine De Saint-Exupery; Cecil Lewis.
Illustrated by Linda Kitson.
Stock no. 1827515
Published by Folio Society.
1992.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Striking blue, black and silver decorated cloth. B/w illustrations. The author's experiences as a pilot in the first world war. Introduced by Cecil Lewis. Top edge blue. Third printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has some light scuff marks (shelf wear).
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR I
- AIR FORCE
THE SACRIFICIAL YEARS
Written by Walt Whitman; John Harmon McElroy.
Stock no. 1827478
Published by David R. Godine.
1st
1999.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A Chronicle of Walt Whitman's Experiences in the Civil War. Edited & with an introduction by John Harmon McElroy. Dark pink cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1567920799. Possible fading to front panel and spine of dustwrapper (not obvious).
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
- CIVIL WAR
- CIVIL WAR (AMERICAN)
- MILITARY
ALL QUIET ON THE IRRAWADDY
Written by John Tim Finnerty.
Stock no. 1326909
Published by New Horizon.
1st
1979.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The authors story of service with the British Army during WWII., arriving back in India in 1945 the author learns that he has been offcially reported as killed in action in 1942 and must await to be officially resurrected! Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 225 pages. ISBN: 0861161572. SIGNED by the author to the rear flap of the wrapper. Small hole to spine of wrapper with corresponding slight damage to spine of book below.
- Categorised in:
- BIOGRAPHY
- HISTORY
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
JUNGLE, JUNGLE, LITTLE CHINDIT
Written by Patrick Boyle; Jon Musgrave-Wood.
Illustrated by Patrick Boyle; Jon Musgrave-Wood.
Stock no. 1326908
Published by Hollis & Carter.
1st
1944.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
An illuminating document on jungle warfare. Beige cloth, blue title to spine and vignette to front cover. 97 pages, top edge blue. B/w illustrations throughout. A nice, bright copy with pale foxing to prelims and foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper has a small piece missing to top front edge and the white rear panel is a bit grubby.
VEGETIUS: EPITOME OF MILITARY SCIENCE
Written by Vegetius; N.P. Milner.
Stock no. 1326906
Published by Liverpool University Press.
1st
1993.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Translated Texts For Historians series. Translated with notes and introduction by Milner. Red cardwraps. 152 pages. ISBN: 0853232288. Slight fading to spine and slight rubbing to cover edges.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (MEDIEVAL)
- MILITARY
- ROME
PADDLE STEAMERS AT WAR 1939-1945
Written by Russell Plummer.
Stock no. 1827402
Published by GMS Enterprises.
1st
1995.
Very good condition.
Compiled and Edited by Russell Plummer. published to coincide with the 50th Anniversary of the end of World War Two, commemorates the part played in it by British paddle steamers and a tribute to the men who served aboard or were rescued by them. Oblong format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 1870384393. Covers lightly browned. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MARITIME
- PADDLE STEAMERS
- WORLD WAR II
- MILITARY
WILLIAM RUSSELL SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TIMES
Written by Roger Hudson; Max Hastings.
Stock no. 1827299
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
1995.
Very good condition.
Edited by Roger Hudson. Introduced by Max Hastings. Brown elaborately decorated pictorial cloth. B/w photos. Top edge brown. Tiny nick to lower edge of prelims (probably a binding incident). Else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is slightly scuffed, minor bump to one open corner.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- BIOGRAPHY
- MILITARY
- NEWSPAPERS
MEMOIRS OF AN INFANTRY OFFICER
Written by Siegfried Sassoon.
Illustrated by Lynton Lamb.
Stock no. 1326762
Published by Folio Society.
1977.
Very good condition.
Decorated brown cloth. B/w illustrations. Top edge brown. Third impression. Spine slightly bumped. Slipcase is very slightly faded at opening edges.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR I
- ILLUSTRATED
- BIOGRAPHY
FAIREY AIRCRAFT SINCE 1915
Written by H.A. Taylor.
Stock no. 1326743
Published by Putnam.
1988.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 450 pages. ISBN: 037000065X. Spine very slightly bumped. Textblock and some page margins and lightly foxed and a little grubby. Dustwrapper is very slightly rubbed at edges.
SMALL ARMS TRAINING VOLUME I, PAMPHLET No. 2 APPLICATION OF FIRE 1942
No author listed.
Stock no. 1827264
Published by The War Office.
1942.
Very good condition.
This Pamphlet supersedes the 1937 edition and that reprinted with Amendments (No. 1), 1939. Soldier trained effective fire. Small format. Beige paperwraps, red title to front. Staple binding with three punched holes. B/w illustrations. 20 numbered pages. Covers a little grubby. Staples rusty. Top corners lightly creased. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- FIREARMS
- WORLD WAR II
"WHAT A WAR!" (2ND SERIES)
Written by Gilbert Wilkinson.
Illustrated by Gilbert Wilkinson.
Stock no. 1827263
Published by Odhams Press Limited.
Very good condition.
Small format. Oblong paperwraps. Green pictorial covers. Staple binding. 2 b/w cartoons with accompanying text per page. 128 numbered pages. Covers lightly browned. Text block browned. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR I
- HUMOUR
- CARTOONS