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THE HOSPITAL IN THE OATFIELD: THE ART OF NURSING IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR
Written by Natasha McEnroe; Tig Thomas.
Stock no. 1327479
Published by Florence Nightingale Museum. 1st 2014. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Published to accompany the exhibition of the same name displayed in the Florence Nightingale Museum in 2014 as part of the First World War centenary. Blue boards, silver title to spine. 106 pages. B/w photos and colour pictures. ISBN: 9781907222238. Spine and corners bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is creased at edges with a couple of tears repaired on verso.

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THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING MEDAL: A RECORD OF COURAGE 1918-1982
Written by I.T. Tavender.
Stock no. 1327452
Published by J.B. Hayward & Son. 2nd 1990. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Second edition (published same year as first edition). Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 632 pages. ISBN: 0903754479. One page has a tiny piece of text highlighted in yellow, no other annotation marks. Spine and corners bumped. Dustwrapper is slightly creased at edges and is slightly grubby to rear panel (with the remains of a sticky label).

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DIEX AIX: GOD HELP US THE GUERNSEYMEN WHO MARCHED AWAY, 1914-1918
Written by Edwin Parks.
Stock no. 1327419
Published by Guernsey Museums & Galleries. 1st 1992. Very good condition.

A record of the activities of each unit, and a listing for every man, with details of his service and wounds. Cardwraps. 172 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 1871560853. Foxing to textblock and prelims.

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GRETNA: BRITAIN'S WORST RAIL DISASTER (1915)
Written by John Thomas.
Stock no. 1327408
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1969. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The first full-length account of what remains the worst disaster in the history of British Railways. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0715346458. Minimal bumping/fading to top and tail of spine. Pale page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is faded to spine.

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THE MAN WHO DISOBEYED: SIR HORACE SMITH-DORRIEN AND HIS ENEMIES
Written by A.J. Smithers.
Stock no. 1327369
Published by Leo Cooper. 1st 1970. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The earlier highlights of Smith-Dorrien's career. Orange boards, gilt title to spine. 303 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0850520304. Spine and corners bumped. Textblock is slightly foxed. Contents clean. White dustwrapper is edge rubbed, sunned to spine and rear edges with remains of a label to rear panel.

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RUTLAND AND THE GREAT WAR: A LASTING TRIBUTE TO A GREAT AND NOBLE PART
Written by G. Phillips.
Stock no. 1327277
Published by Rutland County Museum. 1st thus 2014. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A limited edition of the second edition published to commemorate the Great War. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. 244 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781907097065. Slight bumping to spine and corners. Dustwrapper is lightly edge creased.

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THE GREAT WAR AND MODERN MEMORY
Written by Paul Fussell; Lyn MacDonald.
Stock no. 1327220
Published by Folio Society. Circa 2014. Fine condition.

Red decorated boards; yellow and grey titles and decorations. Introduction by MacDonald. Colour & b/w illustrations. Still in original shrinkwrap.

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FIRST WORLD WAR GRAVES AND MEMORIALS IN GWENT VOLUME 1
Written by Ray Westlake.
Stock no. 1327168
Published by Wharncliffe Books. 1st 2001. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

War graves and monuments commemorating those who served and those who fell during the Great War 1914-1918. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1871647789. Spine very slightly bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is a little edge creased.

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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).

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ANTHEM FOR DOOMED YOUTH: POETS OF THE GREAT WAR
Written by Lyn MacDonald.
Stock no. 1827294
Published by Folio Society. 2001. Slightly better than very good condition.

Edited and introduced by Lyn MacDonald. Green pictorial cloth. B/w photos. Printed on pale green paper. Second printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly faded at edges and a couple of marks.

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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.

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"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.

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