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BRITISH SOLDIERS IN THE FIELD (THE YOUNG ENGLAND LIBRARY)
Written by Herbert Maxwell.
Stock no. 1820018
Published by George Allen.
1st
1902.
Very good condition.
Green cloth boards, gilt titles, gilt design to spine, black blocked design to front board. Green pictorial endpapers show young man reading and fishing under a tree. Colour plates & b/w illustrations, folding maps. 259 pages. All edges gilt. Top & tail of spine lightly rubbed. A few small water marks to rear board. Neat inscription to front endpaper. A few scattered minor foxspots. All plates present.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- MILITARY
- ARMY
MOTORING MEMORIES IN PEACE AND WAR
Written by Tindall Harris.
Stock no. 2133442
Published by St. Catherine Press.
1st
1928.
Very good condition.
Memories of the author who in October 1914 joined a Red Cross convoy for France as a volunteer driver. Small format. Red cloth, gilt titles to front cover and spine. 5 b/w plates. 91 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Spine very slightly browned. Name and address in pencil on front pastedown. Contents bright and clean. Address label to rear pastedown. A very nice copy of this rare Great War account.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- HISTORY
- WORLD WAR I
HITLER'S DECISION TO INVADE RUSSIA 1941
Written by Robert Cecil.
Stock no. 2133424
Published by Davis-Poynter.
1st
1975.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Fourth volume in the series The Politics and Strategy of the Second World War. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 192 pages includes index. ISBN: 0706701828. Spine slightly bumped. Pictorial wrapper has a couple of small edge creases.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- RUSSIA
- MILITARY
- NAZIS
- POLITICS
- WORLD WAR II
UNIFORMS OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY
Written by Henry Loomis Nelson.
Illustrated by H.A. Ogden.
Stock no. 1819991
Published by Thomas Yoseloff.
1st thus
1959.
Very good condition.
Very large format. Grey cloth spine with red title block and silver title, blue cloth boards with silver vignette to front. Full page colour plates. A few faint marks to rear board but appearance is a nice copy. Tape marks to endpapers. Text block browned. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- UNIFORMS
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
- ARMY
THE STORY OF MONMOUTHSHIRE VOLUME TWO
Written by Arthur Clark.
Stock no. 1319156
Published by Monnow Press.
1st
1979.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
From the Civil War to present times (1974). Maroon boards, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. 215 pages includes index. ISBN: 0950661805. Spine and corners bumped. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn, faded to spine and has a sticker covering the price on front flap ('help spastics').
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
MILITARY UNIFORMS II: REGIMENTS OF SCOTLAND
Written by W.Y. Carman.
Illustrated by Richard Simkin.
Stock no. 1819989
Published by The Ariel Press.
1st
1970.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Very large format. White cardwraps, white cloth spine, title and illustration to front. 12 full page colour prints. Browning to horizontal edges of covers and text block. Pink pictorial dustwrapper is rubbed at corners and has a few minor closed tears (no loss).
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- UNIFORMS
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- SCOTLAND
- REGIMENTAL HISTORY (UK)
A CALENDAR OF NEW FOREST DOCUMENTS 1244-1334
Written by D.J. Stagg.
Stock no. 2133346
Published by Hampshire County Council.
1st
1979.
Almost very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Hampshire Record Series Volume III. Green cloth with gilt title to spine. ISBN: 090668000X. Spine is bumped, spotting (possibly from damp) to covers. Browning to page edges and margins. Wrapper is edge-creased.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH EAST UK
- HAMPSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
THE HISTORY AND DIARY OF THE NEWPORT Y.M.C.A. 1869 TO 1990
Written by Ernest J. Bakewell.
Stock no. 1819901
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
You Must Come Again. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0907143164. SIGNED by the author (with gift dedication) to free front endpaper. Top edges have been bumped. Foxing to verso of page facing title page (blank page). Top edge of text block lightly foxed. Pictorial dustwrapper is heavily scuffed and a little grubby.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
CHEPSTOW AND THE CHARTISTS
Written by Eric Wiles.
Stock no. 1319121
Published by The Chepstow Society.
1st
1985.
Slightly better than very good condition.
White card wrap booklet. 12 page booklet. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0900278447. Staples are rusty.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- WYE VALLEY
- HISTORY
- CHARTISM
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
THE BRITISH BOMBER SINCE 1914
Written by Francis K. Mason.
Stock no. 1819834
Published by Putnam Aeronautical Books.
1st
1994.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
A type by type survey of more than 350 types of bomber. B/w photos. 416 pages. Large format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0851778615. Slight shelf bumping to spine. Pictorial dustwrapper lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- AVIATION
- AIRCRAFT
- MILITARY
- RAF
- HISTORY
- WORLD WAR I
- WORLD WAR II
MOVING THE GUNS: THE MECHANISATION OF THE ROYAL ARTILLERY 1854-1939
Written by Philip Ventham; David Fletcher.
Stock no. 1819797
Published by HMSO.
1st
1990.
Nearly fine condition.
Chronicling the story of the mechanisation of the Royal Artillery, following the technical development of the means to move guns in warfare from early experiments through to the beginning of the Second World War. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0112904777. Previous owner's name label to inside front cover.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- MILITARY VEHICLES
- TANKS
- ARTILLERY
- HISTORY
JOURNAL OF THE WATERLOO CAMPAIGN
Written by Cavalie Mercer.
Stock no. 1819774
Published by Peter Davies.
1st thus
1969.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Re-issue. A volume in the series Soldiers' Tales. A personal description. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Map to endpapers. ISBN: 0432093850. Text block browned. Price-cut dustwrapper is a little grubby.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- NAPOLEON