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44 (RHODESIA) SQUADRON ROYAL AIR FORCE ON OPERATIONS
Written by A.N. White.
Stock no. 1829948
Published by A.N. White. 1st 1977. Slightly better than very good condition.

An operations record and roll of honour. Published to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of No 44 Squadron RAF. Large format. White cardwraps. B/w photos. 76 pages. Light creasing to rear cover. Text block lightly browned. Else contents clean.

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THE FLYING CAMELS: THE HISTORY OF NO 45 SQN, RAF
Written by C.G. Jefford.
Stock no. 1829863
Published by C G Jefford. 1st 1995. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

First formed in 1916, No. 45 Sqn has has as colourful and varied a career as any squadron in the RAF. Large format. Blue cloth boards, no title to boards, gilt vignette to front board. B/w photos. ISBN: 0952629003. A lovely copy, appears unread!

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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.

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83 SQUADRON 1917-1969
Written by Ronald G. Low; Frank E. Harper.
Stock no. 1829767
Published by Compaid Graphics. 2nd 1997. Slightly better than very good condition.

2nd edition. A permanent memory to all 890 who died while serving with the squadron. Large format. White cardwraps. B/w photos. 264 pages plus b/w photos to rear. ISBN: 1900604051. Minor crease to front cover. Contents clean. A lovely clopy.

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OUR HEROES
No author listed.
Stock no. 1829650
Published by The London Stamp Exchange. Slightly better than very good condition.

Mons to the Somme August 1914 - July 1916. This book contains photographs with biographical notes of Officers of Irish Regiments and of Irish Officers of British Regiments who have fallen in action, or who have been mentioned for distinguished conduct from August 1914 to July 1916. Originally published in 1916. This is a facsimile, undated. Large format. Red cloth boards, gilt titles. 243 pages. ISBN: 0948130113. A few scuff marks to boards. Top edge of text block a little grubby. Previous owner's address label to fly leaf. Else contents clean.

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THOSE WHO DARED: A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF WORLD WAR II ALLIED ESCAPERS
Written by G.A. Brown.
Stock no. 1829590
Published by Batteline Books. 1983. Very good condition.

When a member of the armed forces is captured by an enemy in time of war, it is his personal duty to escape. This book is a list of all those Allied escapers of World War II. Large format. Pale blue cardwraps. 331 pages plus index. SIGNED by the author and compiler at base of introduction. Covers are a little grubby and faded. Corners creased. Previous owner's gold address label to top of introduction page. Text block grubby. Crease to lower corner of contents page 163-178. Contents are clean.

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FIRST WORLD WAR MILITARY SERVICE TRIBUNALS: WARWICK DISTRICT APPEAL TRIBUNAL 1916-1918
Written by Philip Spinks; Julie Spinks.
Stock no. 1829576
Published by The Dugdale Society. 1st 2017. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Dugdale Society Vol. 50. Edited by Philip and Julie Spinks. Conscription into the British Army was introduced in 1916. Claims against conscription, not only on grounds of conscience but also in cases of national interest, hardship and illness or infirmity, were heard by a country-wide network of Local and Appeal Tribunals. The records of the Warwick District Appeal Tribunal was one of the collections which escaped destruction after World War I. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. viii and 598 pages including index. ISBN: 9780852201039. Small knock to base of spine, tiny mark to front board. Contents appear unread. Pictorial dustwrapper has a tiny closed tear where knock to spine appears, is lightly scuffed.

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THE REGISTER OF THE GUILD OF THE HOLY CROSS, ST MARY AND ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, STRATFORD-UPON-AVON
Written by Mairi Macdonald.
Stock no. 1829575
Published by The Dugdale Society. 1st 2007. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Dugdale Society Vol. 42. Edited by Mairi Macdonald. A detailed analysis of the Guild's membership register, supplemented with other relevant information drawn from the account rolls. Also includes a transcript of the Guild's governing ordinances of 1443, two appendices and an index which includes members occupations. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 586 pages including index. ISBN: 9780852200889. Light bumping to top corner of boards. Text block very slightly grubby. Else contents appear unread. Pictorial dustwrapper is creased to front flap and lightly rubbed at corners.

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STRATFORD-UPON-AVON WILLS 1348-1701 (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Stephanie Appleton; Mairi Macdonald.
Stock no. 1829574
Published by The Dugdale Society. 1st 2020. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Dugdale Society Vol. 52 & 53. Edited by Stephanie Appleton and Mairi Macdonald. Two volumes, complete, Volume 1: 1348-1647; Volume 2: 1648-1701. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spines. ISBN: 9780852201060. Corners of boards lightly bumped else contents appear unread. Pictorial dustwrappers are lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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ANCESTRAL TRAILS: THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO BRITISH GENEALOGY AND FAMILY HISTORY
Written by Mark Herber.
Stock no. 1327938
Published by Sutton Publishing. 2005. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Second Edition (fully updated and revised). Black boards, gilt title to spine. 873 pages including appendices, bibliography and index. ISBN: 0750935103. Spine slightly bumped. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased.

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FAMILY AND DYNASTY IN LATE MEDIEVAL ENGLAND: PROCEEDINGS OF THE 1977 HARLAXTON SYMPOSIUM
Written by Richard Eales; Shaun Tyas.
Stock no. 1828152
Published by Shaun Tyas. 1st 2003. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Harlaxton Medieval Studies Volume IX. Edited by Eales & Tyas. Many of the families examined in this volume show a rearkable resilience to adversity. They could rise in favour as quickly as fall from it, but the shock of disinheritance which faced many families during political reversals, especially after failed bids for greater power, is balanced by their not infrequent recover of title, sometimes decades later. Orange cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w plates to rear. ISBN: 1900289547. Name & date in ink to front endpaper else a lovely copy. Green dustwrapper is lightly creased and lightly scuffed.

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THE ROYAL FOREST OF LANCASTER
Written by R. Cunliffe Shaw.
Stock no. 1828116
Published by The Guardian Press. 1st 1956. Very good condition.

Red cloth with gilt title to spine and vignette to front cover. Colour frontis. B/w photos. 29 maps. 4 Pedigree charts. Professionally rebound with black cloth spine and gilt title. New Endpapers. Red boards are a little grubby and lightly rubbed at corners. Text block browned. Name & date in ink to front endpaper. Light browning to edges of plates. One or two minor marks to contents. Overall, a decent copy.

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