WORLD WAR I
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C.R.W. NEVINSON: THIS CULT OF VIOLENCE
Written by Michael J. K. Walsh.
Illustrated by C.R.W. Nevinson.
Stock no. 1828223
Published by Paul Mellon Centre for British Art; Yale University Press.
1st
2002.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
C.R.W. Nevinson was one of the most important, colourful and talked about artists of his generation. Black boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0300095074. Rear panel of dustwrapper lightly scuffed. Else a lovely copy.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- WORLD WAR I
- BIOGRAPHY
FOR THE KING'S SERVICE RAILWAY SHIPS AT WAR
Written by A.J. Mullay.
Stock no. 1327798
Published by Pendragon Publishing.
1st
2008.
Nearly fine condition.
In two World Wars nearly 200 railway-owned ships were converted to operate as troop carriers, hospital ships, minesweepers and seaplane-carriers, while others carried on normal sailings in a world suddenly more dangerous than before. Railway ships took part in many battle, one in three of them failed to return. This book tells their story. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. 127 pages. ISBN: 9781899816163. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners. Contents fine.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR I
- WORLD WAR II
- MARITIME
- WARSHIP
FRENCH ARMOURED CRUISERS 1887-1932
Written by John Jordan; Philippe Caresse.
Stock no. 1828103
Published by Seaforth Publishing.
1st
2019.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
This book has as its subject the French armoured cruisers built from the late 1880s until shortly before the outbreak of the Great War, beginning with the revolutionary Dupuy-de-Lome, the world's first modern armoured cruiser, and ending with the impressive six-funnelled Edgar Quinet and Waldeck-Rousseau. The primary focus is on the tgechnical characterstics of the ships. Large format. Blue boarfds, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 9781526741189. Light rubbing to corners else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is clean and bright.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- MARITIME
- NAVY
- WORLD WAR I
- WARSHIP
THE GREAT WAR AT SEA: A NAVAL HISTORY OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR
Written by Lawrence Sondhaus.
Stock no. 1828014
Published by Cambridge University Press.
1st
2014.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A naval history of the First World War, revealing the decisive contribution of the war at sea to Allied victory. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w maps and illustrations. ISBN: 9781107036901. Light scuffing to black pictorial dustwrapper else a lovely copy.
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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- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR I
- CHANNEL ISLANDS
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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- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR I
- BIOGRAPHY
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.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- EAST MIDLANDS
- RUTLAND
- WORLD WAR I
- LIMITED EDITION
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.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- WORLD WAR I
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.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- POETRY
- WORLD WAR I
"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
"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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- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR I
- HUMOUR
- CARTOONS
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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- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR I
- WORLD WAR II
- FIREARMS