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GENESIS, EMPLOYMENT, AFTERMATH: FIRST WORLD WAR TANKS AND THE NEW WARFARE, 1900-1945
Written by Alaric Searle.
Stock no. 1329505
Published by Helion & Company Ltd.
1st
2015.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Modern Military History series no.1. Black boards, silver title to spine. 244 pages. Some b/w photos and maps. ISBN: 9781909982222. Top of spine bumped. A lovely copy, looks unread.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- TANKS
CHEPSTOW PARISH RECORDS
Written by Ivor Waters.
Stock no. 1329492
Published by The Chepstow Society.
1st
1955.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Limited to 1245 copies. Red cloth, gilt title to spine. 7 b/w illustrations. SIGNED by C. Gordon Jolliffee (writer of foreword) by means of a lengthy inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed.Some light brown marks to gutter of front endpaper. Textblock is slightly foxed. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with slight loss to top of spine and is faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- WYE VALLEY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- LIMITED EDITION
- GENEALOGY
CHEPSTOW PACKETS
Written by Ivor Waters.
Illustrated by Mercedes Waters; Bryan Woodfield.
Stock no. 1329487
Published by Moss Rose Press.
1st
1983.
Fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Green cloth, gilt title to spine. Limited to 195 copies. 140pp inc.index. Numerous b/w illus. throughout. Pull out map of Chepstow as it was. 9 x 5.75". ISBN: 0906134218. A fine copy in dustwrapper which is slightly edge creased.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- WYE VALLEY
- LIMITED EDITION
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
THE LOYAL SUFFOLK HUSSARS: THE HISTORY OF THE SUFFOLK YEOMANRY 1794-1967
Written by Margaret Thomas; Nick Sign.
Stock no. 1829777
Published by Helion & Company Ltd.
1st
2012.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A complete account of the Suffok Yeomanry from its formation in 1794 as volunteer cavalry, intended to meet the threat of a French invasion, to its eventual disbandment as a regiment and merger with TA units in 1967. Limited edition of 500 individually numbered and signed copies. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. xvii and 317 pages including index. ISBN: 9781908916457. SIGNED by both authors to title page. This is copy number 213 of 500. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel else a lovely copy.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- REGIMENTAL HISTORY (UK)
- ARMY
- MILITARY
- CAVALRY
- LIMITED EDITION
"EVERYTHING WORKED LIKE CLOCKWORK"
Written by Roger E. Salmon.
Stock no. 1329482
Published by Helion & Company Ltd.
1st
2016.
Fine condition.
The Mechanization of British Regular and Household Cavalry 1918-1942. An important book not just for cavalry mechanization but for British defence policy in the inter-war years. Glazed pictorial boards. bw/321 pages (including index). Wolverhampton Military Studies No.18. ISBN: 9781910777961. A super copy, looks unread.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- MILITARY VEHICLES
- TANKS
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
TWELVE DAYS IN MAY
Written by Brian Cull; Bruce Lander; Heinrich Weiss.
Stock no. 1329479
Published by Grub Street.
1st
1995.
Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.
The Air Battle for Northern France and The Low Countries, 10-21 May 1940, As Seen Through the Eyes of The Fighter Pilots Involved. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1898697205. A super copy, looks unread.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- AIR FORCE
- AVIATION
- WORLD WAR II
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
MUD, BLOOD AND DETERMINATION
Written by Simon Peaple.
Stock no. 1329408
Published by Helion & Company Ltd.
1st
2015.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
The history of the 46th (North Midland) Division in the Great War. How the ordinary Tommies of the 46th Division learnt to fight more effectively and ultimately stormed the Hindenburg Line. Green boards, silver title to spine. 216 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781910294666. Glue from the binding process is visible through the paper at both joints, else a fine copy in a fine wrapper.
BATTLE TACTICS OF THE WESTERN FRONT
Written by Paddy Griffith.
Stock no. 1329404
Published by Yale University Press.
1st
1994.
Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
The British Army's Art of Attack 1916-18. Red boards, gilt title to spine. 286 pages. ISBN: 0300059108. A fine copy in dustwrapper which is very slightly edge rubbed.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR I
- ARMY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
EARLY BRITISH QUICK FIRING ARTILLERY (FIELD AND HORSE)
Written by Len Trawin.
Stock no. 1329400
Published by Nexus Special Interests Ltd.
1st
1997.
Fine condition.
A unique work which explains, in layman's terms, the development of the long recoil system from the fixed gun carriage. A mine of information from basic gun carriage design to details of limbers and ammunition wagons, all with their supplies and equipment carried, plus ammunition, fuzes and complete harness details. Oblong card wraps. B/w technical diagrams. ix and 406 pages. ISBN: 1854861549. A super copy, looks unread.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ARTILLERY
THE TRAFALGAR COMPANION
Written by Mark Adkin.
Illustrated by Clive Farmer.
Stock no. 1329396
Published by Aurum Press.
Circa
2007.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A guide to history's most famous sea battle and the life of Admiral Lord Nelson. Large format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. 560 pages. ISBN: 1845130189. 3rd printing. Spine bumped else a fine copy. Dustwrapper is just a little edge creased.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- MARITIME
- MILITARY
- NAVY
BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE: THE 1914 CAMPAIGN
Written by Andrew Rawson.
Stock no. 1329392
Published by Pen & Sword Military.
1st
2014.
Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.
This book concentrates on the British Expeditionary Force's defensive actions during the retreat from Mons through to the advance to the River Aisne, then the first days of trench warfare and its move north to Ypres, where is endured three long weeks of German attacks. Includes many b/w maps. Black boards, silver title to spine. ISBN: 9781473823839. An unread copy.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR I
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
A HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH SPEAKING PEOPLES (4 VOLUMES)
Written by Winston S. Churchill; Roy Jenkins.
Stock no. 1829667
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2003.
Slightly better than very good condition.
4 Volumes. Intorduction by Roy Jenkins. Red covers, gilt titles and blue bands to spines. Colour & b/w illustrations. A lovely set, no noteworthy blemishes. contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed (VG+).
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- WORLD WAR II