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PADDLE STEAMERS AT WAR 1939-1945
Written by Russell Plummer.
Stock no. 1827402
Published by GMS Enterprises.
1st
1995.
Very good condition.
Compiled and Edited by Russell Plummer. published to coincide with the 50th Anniversary of the end of World War Two, commemorates the part played in it by British paddle steamers and a tribute to the men who served aboard or were rescued by them. Oblong format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 1870384393. Covers lightly browned. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MARITIME
- PADDLE STEAMERS
- WORLD WAR II
- MILITARY
WILLIAM RUSSELL SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TIMES
Written by Roger Hudson; Max Hastings.
Stock no. 1827299
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
1995.
Very good condition.
Edited by Roger Hudson. Introduced by Max Hastings. Brown elaborately decorated pictorial cloth. B/w photos. Top edge brown. Tiny nick to lower edge of prelims (probably a binding incident). Else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is slightly scuffed, minor bump to one open corner.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- BIOGRAPHY
- MILITARY
- NEWSPAPERS
GOODBYE TO ALL THAT
Written by Robert Graves; Raleigh Trevelyan.
Stock no. 1827292
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
1981.
Very good condition.
Autobiography. Pale blue decorated cloth. B/w photos. Introduction by Trevelyan. Spine very lightly browned (not obvious). Contents clean. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly browned and worn at one closed corner.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR I
- BIOGRAPHY
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.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR I
- ILLUSTRATED
- BIOGRAPHY
FAIREY AIRCRAFT SINCE 1915
Written by H.A. Taylor.
Stock no. 1326743
Published by Putnam.
1988.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 450 pages. ISBN: 037000065X. Spine very slightly bumped. Textblock and some page margins and lightly foxed and a little grubby. Dustwrapper is very slightly rubbed at edges.
SMALL ARMS TRAINING VOLUME I, PAMPHLET No. 2 APPLICATION OF FIRE 1942
No author listed.
Stock no. 1827264
Published by The War Office.
1942.
Very good condition.
This Pamphlet supersedes the 1937 edition and that reprinted with Amendments (No. 1), 1939. Soldier trained effective fire. Small format. Beige paperwraps, red title to front. Staple binding with three punched holes. B/w illustrations. 20 numbered pages. Covers a little grubby. Staples rusty. Top corners lightly creased. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- FIREARMS
- WORLD WAR II
"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.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR I
- HUMOUR
- CARTOONS
MANUAL OF THE STEN GUN
Written by E.W. Manders; W. Bently Capper.
Stock no. 1827262
Published by John Crowther Ltd..
Circa
1943.
Good condition.
This handbook is more particularly concerned with the Sten Machine Carbine Mark II, and the measurements and weights given herein refer to Mark II. Small format. Black & white pictorial cardwraps. War Economy Standard (i.e. produced between 1942 and 1949). NOT illustrated. 32 numbered pages. Staple binding. Large amount of surface paper loss to front cover (see photo). Covers grubby, spine worn with 1.5" split to base of front edge. Staples rusty. A few foxspots and fingermarks to contents.
ALPHABET OF MAP READING (CONVENTIONAL SIGNS)
Written by David A. Croll.
Stock no. 1827261
Published by Gale & Polden, Ltd..
Very good condition.
Folded cardwraps creating 6 pages including title page. Black title to front. Colour pictograms are those in use in Great Britain. Annotation to top of front cover (neat). Covers a little grubby. Pictogram of Electric Transmission Line added to 'Notes' page in blue ink (neat). An interesting item.
HOME GUARD INSTRUCTION, No. 51 BATTLECRAFT AND BATTLE DRILL FOR THE HOME GUARD PART III PATROLLING
No author listed.
Stock no. 1827260
1943.
Very good condition.
Prepared under the Direction of the Commander-in-Chief, Home Forces. Carrying out four types of Patrol. Beige paperwraps, black title to front. Staple binding. B/w diagrams. v and 49 pages. Covers lightly creased. A few minor foxspots at edges else generally a nice, clean copy.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
INFANTRY SECTION LEADING 1938
No author listed.
Stock no. 1827259
Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office.
1st
1940.
Very good condition.
This book deals with the organization and armament of the infantry platoon, the training of its sections in peace and their leading in war. Small format. Beige carwraps, black title to front. Notified in Amry Orders for December 1938. viii and 104 pages. Covers a little creased and grubby. Top edge of text block and gutter edge top margins (not affecting text) stained. Contents lightly browned else clean.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- INFANTRY
"WHAT A WAR!"
Written by Gilbert Wilkinson.
Illustrated by Gilbert Wilkinson.
Stock no. 1827258
Published by Odhams Press Limited.
Almost very good condition.
Small format. Oblong paperwraps. Red pictorial covers. Staple binding. 2 b/w cartoons with accompanying text per page. 128 numbered pages. Covers bronwed, a couple of minor edge tears. Top of spine worn with 1" tear, base of spine chipped. Staples rusty and therefore cover is just holding on to the contents but contents are tightly bound. Contents lightly browned else clean.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR I
- HUMOUR
- CARTOONS