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THE S.E.5 FILE
Written by Ray Sturtivant; Gordon Page.
Stock no. 1828981
Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd.. 1st 1996. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Blue glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos, colour illustrations. 168 pages. ISBN: 0851302467. Spine is faded to a lighter blue. Contents clean.

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THE TRENCH WAR ON THE WESTERN FRONT 1914-1918
Written by Antonio Fernandez-Mayoralas.
Stock no. 1828778
Published by Andrea Press. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A technical, historical and human vision of one of the most dramatic transcendent episodes of the 20th century. Large format. Black cloth boards, silver titles. Pictorial endpapers. Colour & b/w illustrations throughout. 109 pages. ISBN: 9788496658158. A lovely copy. Black pictorial dustwrapper has old bookseller's price label to front flap and is lightly scuffed.

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NIEUPORT AIRCRAFT OF WORLD WAR ONE
Written by Ray Sanger.
Stock no. 1828642
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 2002. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Crowood Aviation Series. Technical and operational detail. Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 192 pages. ISBN: 186126447X. A very nice copy in green pictorial dustwrapper which is lightly creased across top edge and lightly scuffed.

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BRITISH WARSHIP LOSSES IN THE IRONCLAD ERA, 1860-1919
Written by David Hepper.
Stock no. 1828635
Published by Chatham Publishing. 1st 2006. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A chronological listing of all British naval vessels lost through accident or enemy action from 1860 to the end of the First World War. Full indexes by ship name, ship type and commanding officer to facilitate cross-referencing and research. Large format. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. viii and 168 pages. ISBN: 9781861762733. Light rubbing to top & tail of spine and board corners. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and unevenly faded to rear panel with a little scuffing.

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WHEN THE BARRAGE LIFTS: A TOPOGRAPHICAL HISTORY AND COMMENTARY ON THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME 1916
Written by Gerald Gliddon.
Stock no. 1328432
Published by Gliddon Books. 1st 1987. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The complete Somme guide. Black cloth, gilt title to spine. 478 pages. B/w photos and maps. ISBN: 0947893024. Spine bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is just slightly creased at edges.

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THE GERMAN SNIPER 1914-1945
Written by Peter R. Senich.
Stock no. 1828536
Published by Paladin Press. 1st USA 1982. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The Scharfschutzen - or sharpshooter - of the German military machine during the twentieth century is a fearsome and special figure in the history of modern warfare. He was cold and nerveless while stalking his human prey. This book presents a complete photographic survey of these master snipers, and teh remarkable weapon systems they used with such deadly efficiency. Large format. Black cloth boards, gilt titles. B/w photos throughout. xiv and 445 pages. ISBN: 0873642236. Minor discolouration to top of spine. Foxing to text block. Tape marks to pastedowns and dustwrapper flaps. Contents clean. Red dustwrapper is rubbed at corners and worn at top & tail of spine, tape repairs to top & tail of spine and edges.

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AFVS OF WORLD WAR ONE (ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES OF THE WORLD VOLUME ONE)
Written by Duncan Crow.
Stock no. 1828497
Published by Profile Publications. 1st 1970. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Title to spine is: Armoured fighting Vehicles of World War One Volume 1. Tanks of the first holocaust called the Great War. Includes a section in colour on the uniforms of the men who fought in the Tanks. Black cloth spine, gilt title, yellow & black mottled boards. B/w photos. Base of spine lightly worn. Text block lightly foxed. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby.

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TOWNSHEND OF KUT: A BIOGRAPHY OF MAJOR-GENERAL SIR CHARLES TOWNSHEND
Written by A.J. Barker.
Stock no. 1828493
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd. 1st 1967. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Orange cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and maps. Lower edge of b oards lightly rubbed. Light vertical crease to spine. Foxing to text block. Includes a relevant newspaper cutting. Orange pictorial dustwrapper is faded and grubby, edge-rubbed.

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20TH CENTURY DEFENCES IN BRITAIN AN INTRODUCTORY GUIDE
Written by Ian Brown; David Burridge; et al. Illustrated by Roger Thomas; Medwyn Parry.
Stock no. 1328238
Published by The Council For British Archaeology. 1998. Slightly better than very good condition.

Handbook of the Defence of Britain Project. Practical Handbooks in Archaeology No 12 (Revised edition). Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 1872414745. Minimal rubbing to cover edges. Contents fine.

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THE BOILERPLATE WAR
Written by John Foley.
Stock no. 1828477
Published by Frederick Muller Limited. 1st 1963. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of tanks in the first World War, and particularly some of the people who manned them. Navy blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Top edge orange. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is worn at top & tail of spine & corners with slight loss.

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BRITISH CRUISERS TWO WORLD WARS AND AFTER
Written by Norman Friedman. Illustrated by A.D. Baker; John R. Dominy; Alan Raven; Paul Webb.
Stock no. 1327994
Published by Seaforth Publishing. 1st 2010. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Seeking to comprehend the full policy background, from which a different and entirely original picture emerges of British cruiser development. Large, heavy format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 432 pages including index. B/w photos and ship plans. ISBN: 9781848320789. Minimal bumping/rubbing to spine. Tiny indentation to lower edge of front cover. Small, light mark to rear cover. Minimal creasing to dustwrapper edges and some fading to spine edge and top edge of rear panel. A super copy.

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CLASSIC WWI AIRCRAFT PROFILES VOLUME TWO
Written by Edward Shacklady; Terry C. Treadwell.
Stock no. 1828231
Published by Cerberus. 1st 2002. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Bristol Fighter, Albatros Fighters, Nieuport Scouts, Pfalz Scouts, Sopwith Snipe, Caproni Bombers, LFG Roland. Blue boards, silver title to spine. Colour illustrations & b/w photos. ISBN: 1841451029. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf-worn. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and lightly scuffed.

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