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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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"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.

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LEWIS GUN MECHANISM MADE EASY
Written by C.H.B. Pridham.
Stock no. 1827257
Published by Gale & Polden, Ltd.. 7th 1942. Very good condition.

Seventh Edition. With Notes on the .300 (American) Lewis Gun. Fully illustrated with large coloured plate (fold-out) and numerous diagrams. Small format. Paperwraps. Staple binding. 22 numbered text pages plus colour plate and diagrams. 24th impression. Covers a little grubby and worn at corners. Name and address in ink to top of title page. Staples rusty, therefore corresponding rust holes to cover. Colour plate carelessly tipped in (not straight).

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