THE KINGS DEPART
Written by Richard M. Watt.
Stock no. 1831413
Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1st 1969. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Tragedy of Germany: Versailles and the German Revolution. German history, the collapse of the Kaiser's armies. Extraordinary drama in an era of violent upheaval. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Maps to endpapers. 604 pages including index. Top edge red. ISBN: 029717858X. Lower edge of spine lightly shelf-rubbed. Light foxing to top of boards and spine. Text block a little grubby and foxing to vertical edge. Else contents clean. Dustwrapper is lightly edge-worn. Musty odour present.

PEACEMAKERS: THE PARIS CONFERENCE OF 1919 AND ITS ATTEMPT TO END WAR
Written by Margaret MacMillan.
Stock no. 1831328
Published by John Murray. 1st thus 2002. Very good condition.

In this book, Margaret MacMillan looks in depth at how the Treaty of Versailles, which officially brought the Great War to and end, was formulated and argues that, flawed though some of its terms were, the peacemakers did as well as they could in fairly impossible circumstances. Pictorial cardwraps. x and 528 pages including index. ISBN: 0719562333. Reading creases to spine. Text block is grubby. Contents clean and firm.

IVOR GURNEY: COLLECTED LETTERS
Written by Ivor Gurney; R.K.R. Thornton.
Stock no. 1831183
Published by The Mid Northumberland Arts Group. 1st 1991. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Composer, poet of the First World War, incurable psychiatric patient. After the outbreak of the First World War he enlisted as a private soldier with the Gloucester Regiment. It was during the war where he began to write poetry... These Collected Letters give the fullest picture yet available of the nature of this fascinating writer, who looks set to rank with the greatest English song-writers, and the finest poets of the First World War. Edited by R.K.R. Thornton. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. xxvi and 579 pages including index. ISBN: 0904790657. Boards clean. Text block a little grubby, minor foxing to top edge. Inscription in ink to half-title page. Black pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

SOPWITH CAMEL: KING OF COMBAT
Written by Chaz Bowyer.
Stock no. 1831131
Published by Glasney Press. 1st 1978. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Blue boards with gilt title to spine. B/w photos and b/w diagrams. 192 pages includes appendices 1-13, Index (Places & Names). ISBN: 095028257X. Light browning and shelf wear to horizontal edges. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Minor glue mark to lower edge of front endpaper. Light page edge browning else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine, a little creased and a few minor marks, remains of label to lower edge of front flap.

WAR HORSE
Written by Michael Morpurgo.
Stock no. 1831109
Published by Egmont. 1st thus 2012. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

In the deadly chaos of the First World War, one horse witnesses the reality of battle from both sides of the trenches. Bombarded by artillery, with bullets knocking riders from his back, Joey tells a powerful story of the truest of friendships in the worst of wars. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 181 pages plus publisher adverts to rear. ISBN: 9781405264716. Minor white mark to base of spine. Pale foxspots to text block. A few foxspots to contents but generally clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is creased to top and tail of spine, slightly fading to spine, a little scuffed.

RBK A VERY PARFIT GENTIL KNIGHT
Written by Simon Harris.
Stock no. 1831082
Published by Rooke Publishing. 1st 2004. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Ralph Kite was an ordinary Edwardian schoolboy, who was sent home at an early age from Tasmania to be educated in England. During his tragically short life he rose to command a company of the 52nd Light Infantry on the Somme. Having won the Military Cross he was mortally wounded and spent an agonising month dying of his wounds. In essence this is an informal history of the 52nd Light Infantry between the spring of 1915 and late 1916. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. xxiii and175 pages including index. ISBN: 095486400X. SIGNED with a personal dedication to half-title page. Also includes a letter signed by the author. A lovely copy.

A STURDY RACE OF MEN 149 BRIGADE: A HISTORY OF THE NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS TERRITORIAL BATTALIONS IN THE GREAT WAR
Written by Alan Isaac Grint.
Stock no. 1831026
Published by Pen & Sword Military. 1st 2018. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A war history of the four battalions that made up 149th Infantry Brigade: the 4th to 7th Northumberland Fusiliers, headquartered respectively at Hexham, Walker, Newcastle and Alnwick but with company drill stations stretching from Gosforth up to Berwick. The Territorial battalions of the Northumberland Fusiliers (149 Brigade) served with distinction in France and Flanders from 1915 until May 1918. Grey cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. xiv and 402 pages including index. ISBN: 9781526741783. Base of spine lightly shelf-worn. Else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is a very nice example.

LLOYD GEORGE: FROM PEACE TO WAR 1912-1916
Written by John Grigg.
Stock no. 1830998
Published by Methuen London Ltd. 1st 1985. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The third volume of John Grigg's highly acclaimed biography of Lloyd George. Covering the period 1912-16, From Peace to War begins when Lloyd George is at the pinnacle of success and achievement. Yet in the following two years he is plunged into turmoil in both his personal and political life. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 527 pages including index. ISBN: 0413466604. Boards clean. Slight lean to spine. Text block a little grubby and lightly foxed. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is foxed to flaps, lightly browned and lightly scuffed, slightly faded to spine.

LLOYD GEORGE: WAR LEADER 1916-1918
Written by John Grigg.
Stock no. 1830938
Published by The Penguin Group. 1st 2002. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

In this biography, John Grigg gives a detailed account of how Lloyd George steered Britain to victory in the First World War, handling the generals and politicians at home and abroad with mastery. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos to endpapers. B/w photos and maps. xv and 669 pages including index. ISBN: 071399343X. Boards clean, text block a little grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and lightly rubbed at edges.

ANTHEM FOR DOOMED YOUTH: POETS OF THE GREAT WAR
Written by Lyn MacDonald.
Stock no. 1330757
Published by Folio Society. 1st 2000. Very good condition.

Edited and introduced by Lyn MacDonald. Green pictorial cloth. B/w photos. Printed on pale green paper. Front joint between endpaper and half title-page is cracked. Light rubbing to corners. Contained in original publishers slipcase which is faded at edges and scuffed with a few grubby marks.

"BIRD UP" A TALE OF WARTIME ARCHIE
Written by Spotter.
Stock no. 1830402
Published by Alexander Ouseley Ltd.. Circa 1930. Almost very good condition.

Absorbing Incidents in the Trail of the Anti-Aircraft Forces. Blue cloth boards, gilt titles. B/w frontis of a Zeppelin in the air. 317 pages. Spine browned, boards a little marked. Corners and spine edges lightly worn. Text block browned. Front joint cracked. Large blank sticker to front endpaper (probably covering an old inscription). A few pale foxspots mainly to endpapers and prelims. Small damp stain to top margin of frontis.

WAR EXPERIENCES IN RURAL GERMANY 1914-1923
Written by Benjamin Ziemann.
Stock no. 1830293
Published by Berg. 1st thus 2007. Very good condition.

World War I was a uniquely devastating total war that surpassed all previous conflicts for its destruction. But what was the reality like on the ground, for both the soldiers on the front-lines and the women on the homefront? This book paints a vivid picture of the dynamics of total war on rural communities, from the calling up of troops to the reintegration of veterans into society. First published in 1997 as Front und Heimat: Landliche Kriegsfahrungen im sudlichen Bayern 1914-1923. Matt pictorial boards. xiii and 302 pages including index. ISBN: 9781845202446. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf-worn. Lower horizontal edge of boards lightly knocked. Rear board a little scuffed. A few minor marks to vertical edge of text block. Contents clean.