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BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE: THE 1914 CAMPAIGN
Written by Andrew Rawson.
Stock no. 1825690
Published by Pen & Sword Military. 1st 2014. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

This book concentrates on the British Expeditionary Force's defensive actions during the retreat from Mons through to the advance to the River Aisne, then the first days of trench warfare and its move north to Ypres, where is endured three long weeks of German attacks. Includes many b/w maps. ISBN: 9781473823839. Top of spine bumped. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper has corresponding crease to top of spine (minor).

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JASTA BOELCKE: THE HISTORY OF JASTA 2, 1916-18
Written by Norman Franks.
Stock no. 1825341
Published by Grub Street. 1st 2004. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1904010768. A lovely copy.

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NARRATIVE OF THE BATTLE OF JUTLAND
Written by H.W. Fawcett; G.W.W. Hooper.
Stock no. 1825034
Published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1st 1924. Good condition.

A collection of personal narratives largely based on notes made during the action, compiled by Lieutenants H.W. Fawcett and G.W.W. Hooper. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to front. 45 diagrams, some folding. A few minor marks to boards, edges of boards lightly rubbed. Text block browned. Endpapers browned and crinkled. Some hinges pulled. All diagrams present - diagram 22 bound in upside down. Some foxing to contents.

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THE THIRTY-FOURTH DIVISION 1915-1919
Written by Lt Col. Shakespear.
Stock no. 1824304
Published by H. F. & G. Witherby. 1st 1921. Very good condition.

Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine, chequer board vignette to spine and front board. B/w photos and folding maps. Boards lightly unevenly faed with a few light marks. Frontis has been inserted next to contents page and tissue guard is missing. Neat name in ink to front endpaper. Text block browned. A few scattered foxspots.

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THE 18TH DIVISION IN THE GREAT WAR
Written by G.H.F. Nichols.
Stock no. 1824301
Published by William Blackwood and Sons. 1st 1922. Good condition.

Blue cloth, gilt titles. xvi + 485 pages including index. B/w photos. B/w maps in text, folding maps in pockets inside covers. Rear board a little scuffed, spine a little faded, rubbed at edges. Text block browned. Maps in front and rear pockets present. Snail damage to endpapers and two maps in rear pocket. Joints pulled. Snail damage to front pocket and top of front pastedown. Heavy foxspots mainly to prelims.

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"INVICTA" WITH THE FIRST BATTALION THE QUEEN'S OWN ROYAL WEST KENT REGIMENT IN THE GREAT WAR
Written by C.V. Molony.
Stock no. 1824297
Published by Nisbet & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1923. Very good condition.

Compiled from the war diary and accounts of eye-witnesses, by Major C.V. Molony, a former Officer of the 1st Battalion The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment, and is intended to chronicle as much detail as possble of the 1st Battalion during the war of 1914-1918. Blue cloth boards, gilt titles. B/w illustratons and maps. Folding colour map of Western Front to rear. Boards scuffed and a little faded. Endpapers browned. Hinges pulled but binding tight. Contents clean.

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THE HISTORY OF THE LANCASHIRE FUSILIERS 1914-1918 IN TWO VOLUMES (VOLUME I ONLY)
Written by J.C. Latter.
Stock no. 1824287
Published by Gale & Polden, Ltd.. 1st 1949. Good condition.

Volume I ONLY of a two volume set. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt tile to spine and gilt vignette of regimental flag to front. Folding maps. Some damp staining to lower corner of boards. Front joint broken. Rear joint pulled exposing mull beneath. Binding still tight. Contents clean. A good working copy.

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THE LORD KITCHENER MEMORIAL BOOK
Written by Hedley Le Bas.
Stock no. 1824285
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. Almost very good condition.

Edited by Sir Hedley Le Bas, Joint Honorary Secretary of the Lord Kitchener National Memorial Fund. This volume was prepared as a slight memorial to Lord Kitchener's life and work. Containing tributes from men who write from intimate knowledge of this great man. White cloth boards with blue titles and borders. B/w tipped in plates and b/w photos & illustrations. Split to top rear edge of spine. Boards slightly grubby. Name in ink to front endpaper. Foxing throughout - heavier in some places than in others.

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THE WESTERN FRONT THEN AND NOW
No author listed.
Stock no. 1824284
Published by C. Arthur Pearson Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Red pictorial cloth, black titles. The contents are divided into five sections, four covering the British fighting zones from north to south, the fifth covering the "back-areas". Each of the five sections are preceded by a short survey of the War history of the region as a whole. B/w photos accompanied by a paragraph of information relative to the particular locality. Boards nevenly faded with a few minor stains. Pencil erasure marks to front endpaper give the page a grubby appearance. Front and rear hinge pulled but binding tight.

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THE HISTORY OF THE LANCASHIRE FUSILIERS 1914-1918 IN TWO VOLUMES (VOLUME II ONLY)
Written by J.C. Latter.
Stock no. 1824276
Published by Gale & Polden, Ltd.. 1st 1949. Almost very good condition.

Volume II ONLY of a two volume set. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt tile to spine and gilt vignette of regimental flag to front. Includes Honours and Awards; The Commanding Officers of the Battalions; Battalion Signs; Calendar of Moves; Summary of Officers and other Ranks killed and Died of Wounds or Disease; The Commemoration fo the Fallen and the Care of the Survivors and of the Dependants. Water staining mainly affecting lower edge of boards. Browning to endpapers. Contents clean.

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'PI' IN THE SKY
Written by W.F.J. Harvey.
Stock no. 1823972
Published by Colin Huston. 1st 1971. Almost very good condition.

A history of No 22 Squadron Royal Flying Corps & R.A.F. in the Great War of 1914-1918. Large format. White pictorial paper boards. B/w photos and maps. ISBN: 0950186805. Spine browned, corners rubbed, boards grubby. Corner clipped from lower front endpaper. Endpapers marked else contents clean.

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WINGS OF WAR: AN AIRMAN'S DIARY OF THE LAST YEAR OF WORLD WAR ONE
Written by Rudolf Stark.
Stock no. 1823953
Published by John Hamilton Ltd.. 1st 1933. Almost very good condition.

A classic aviation memoir of the First World War - as seen from the German viewpoint, and therefore presenting a totally different and little-appreciated story. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Spine browned and marked, shelf-worn at top and tail. Corners of boards lightly worn. Spine is cocked. Text block browned. Prize plate to front pastedown. A few foxspots and margin marks present.

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