SEDGEMOOR 1685: MARLBOROUGH'S FIRST VICTORY
Written by John Tincey.
Stock no. 1829281
Published by Pen & Sword Military. 1st 2005. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

An account of the confrontation of the Duke of Monmouth and future Duke of Marlborough, John Churchill and a graphic reassessment of the campaign against the rebellion in the West Country. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. viii and 184 pages including index. ISBN: 1844151476. Top & tail of spine worn. A few marks to text block and endpapers. Contents otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased at corners and lightly scuffed. Sweet odour present.

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SWINGS AND ROUNDABOUTS
Written by Mike Tice.
Stock no. 1829279
Published by Square One Publications. 1st 1991. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Autobiography of Major Mike Tice who was instrumental in the first shot being fired against the Japanese... typical of the man to be in the forefront of the action - both in war and in peace. He went on to form a cricket team christened The Mercenaries in the early 70s, playing the game for the love of it. An autobiography of a character whose life has never been boring. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 213 pages. ISBN: 1872017479. SIGNED by the author with a personal gift dedication to previous owner to the title page. Base of spine on front edge is bumped. Minor foxing to text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper lightly scuffed and very lightly faded to spine.

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A BAR OF SHADOW
Written by Laurens Van Der Post.
Stock no. 1829261
Published by The Hogarth Press. 1954. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This is the story of Hara, a Japanese sergeant in command of a prisoner-of-war camp. A penetrating and enthralling study of the Japanese mentality, the Japanese myth, as personified by this demonic, naive, brutal, weirdly idealistic sergeant. Small format. Blue cloth spine with gilt title. Blue and white design paper boards. 58 pages. Reprint in the first year of publication. Boards lightly browned. Minor foxing present mainly to text block. Contents generally clean. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is browned to spine and rear panel, foxing to rear panel, corners lightly worn with minor chipping.

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TALE OF A GUINEA PIG
Written by Geoffrey Page.
Stock no. 1829254
Published by Wingham Press. 2nd 1991. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Second Edition. The Exploits of a World War II Fighter Pilot. Geoffrey Page spent two years in hospital suffering from severe burns and gunshot wounds. It was during this period that he and other badly burnt aircrew formed the Guinea Pig Club. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. 221 pages including index. ISBN: 1873454031. SIGNED by the author (with dedication)to title page. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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ROYAL AIR FORCE 1939-1945 (3 VOLUMES)
Written by Denis Richards; Hilary St. George Saunders.
Stock no. 1829253
Published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1954. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Volume I: The Fight at Odds. Volume II: The fight Avails. Volume III: The Fight is Won. Published between 1953 & 1954. Blue cloth boards, navy title block with gilt title to spine. Some fold out maps. B/w photos. Volume I is third impression 1954, Volume II & III are first editions 1954.Volume I has small white mark to front board, small patch of fading from sunlight to spine in same place there is a hole to spine of dustwrapper. Light browning and foxing to text blocks and endpapers. Contents are generally clean. Binding is tight. Blue dustwrappers are a little edge-worn with a few small closed tears, spines are faded and worn, a little browned.

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THE FIGHTING FIFTY-SECOND RECCE
Written by Carl Shilleto.
Stock no. 1829248
Published by Eskdale Publishing. 1st 2001. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The 52nd (Lowland) Divisional Reconnaissance Regiment RAC in north-west Europe September 1944-March 1946. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and maps. 192 pages including index. ISBN: 0953867714. A very nice copy. Green dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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BRITISH SECRET PROJECTS: FIGHTERS & BOMBERS 1935-1950
Written by Tony Buttler.
Stock no. 1329042
Published by Midland Publishing. 1st 2004. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Emphasis on unbuilt designs that competed with those that flew, and the aircraft influenced by World War Two - projects that were prepared from the mid-1930s in the knowledge that war was coming through to some which appeared after the war was over. Large format. Grey boards, silver title to spine. Mainly b/w photos & illustrations with a few colour photos. 240 pages including index. ISBN: 1857801792. SIGNED by the author to title-page. Spine and corners bumped. Dustwrapper is just a little edge rubbed.

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THE CAMBRIDGE HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR (3 VOLUMES)
Written by Aaron Sheehan-Dean.
Stock no. 1829214
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1st 2019. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Three volume set. Volume I: Military Affairs; Volume II: Affairs of the State; Volume III: Affairs of the People. Plum colour cloth with gilt title to spine. A few b/w photos and colour illustrations. ISBN: 9781107154582. Top & tail of spines slightly bent from shelf-wear. Dustwrappers are ligthly edge-creased with some very light scuffing. A handsome set.

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NORTH ATLANTIC PATROL: THE LOG OF A SEAGOING ARTIST
Written by Griffith Baily Coale. Illustrated by Griffith Baily Coale.
Stock no. 1829192
Published by Farrar & Rinehart. 1st 1942. Very good condition.

The author was commissioned as the official painter for the US Navy. Blue cloth boards, blue titles and vignette to front. 17 b/w drawings. xii and 48 pages. Boards a little grubby, lightly rubbed at edges, corners of boards bumped, white marks to top of rear board. Endpapers and text block browned, endpapers also grubby. Hinges pulled and a few minor margin marks present.

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MESSERSCHMITT BF 109 VERSIONS B-E (CLASSIC AIRCRAFT No.2)
Written by Roy Cross; Gerald Scarborough; Hans J. Ebert.
Stock no. 1829186
Published by Patrick Stephens. 1st 1972. Very good condition.

Their history and how to model them. An invaluable book for Second World War aircraft enthusiasts and plastic construction kit modellrs that describes the early development and service history of the Messerschmitt Bf109, versions B to E, in Spain and during the Battle of Britain, provides extensive information on technical details, camouflage and markings, and explains how to add even more detail to the Airfix 1:24 scale kit or convert this into earlier Jumo-engined, versions. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos and diagrams. 112 pages. ISBN: 0850591066. Boards a little grubby, printed price to rear board is crossed out with black ink. Page browning throughout, else clean.

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WARSHIP 2013
Written by John Jordan; Stephen Dent.
Stock no. 1829162
Published by Conway. 1st 2013. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Volume XXXV. Light brown boards with silver title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9781844862054. Base of spine a little bashed else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby and lightly scuffed, base of spine lightly worn.

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BY RAIL TO VICTORY: THE STORY OF THE LNER IN WARTIME
Written by Norman Crump.
Stock no. 1829140
Published by London & North Eastern Railway. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

the war story of the London and North Eastern Railway and of the men and women who kept it running. White cloth boards with blue titles. B/w photos. xii and 196 pages including index. Folding map to rear. Foxing to boards, browning to spine. Contents are clean. Dustwrapper is torn and messily repaired with now yellowed tape to verso, browned and grubby, a few small chips.

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