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.

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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.

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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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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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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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FOKKER - THE MAN AND THE AIRCRAFT
Written by Henri Hegener. Illustrated by W.F. Hepworth.
Stock no. 1326654
Published by Harleyford Publications Limited. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This book is split into three parts. Part one the biography, part two comprises 49 3-view drawings, part three gives a by-type review. Large format. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Price-cut dustwrapper is edge rubbed and slightly chipped. Small white label covers printed price on rear panel of wrapper.

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MARINE AIRCRAFT OF THE 1914-1918 WAR
Written by Heinz J. Nowarra; Bruce Robertson; Peter G. Cooksley.
Stock no. 1326653
Published by Harleyford Publications Limited. 1st 1966. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Red cloth. Colour frontis. B/w photos. Fold-out line drawings of aircraft. Spine bumped. The wrapper has been covered and stuck down onto the books pastedowns using fablon, it is very slightly grubby.

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RECONNAISSANCE & BOMBER AIRCRAFT OF THE 1914-1948 WAR
Written by W.M. Lamberton; E.F. Cheesman. Illustrated by J.D. Carrick; F.A. Yeoman.
Stock no. 1326651
Published by Harleyford Publications Limited. 1st 1962. Very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Large format. Yellow cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams (some fold-out). Binding error causes some creasing to the front pastedown. Dustwrapper is edge worn and torn, tear to centre of spine with some slight loss.

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ANTHEM FOR DOOMED YOUTH: POETS OF THE GREAT WAR
Written by Lyn MacDonald.
Stock no. 1827022
Published by Folio Society. 2003. Very good condition.

Edited and introduced by Lyn MacDonald. Green pictorial cloth. B/w photos. Printed on pale green paper. Third printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is a little grubby and slightly faded at edges.

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THE HISTORY OF THE RIFLE BRIGADE IN THE WAR OF 1914-1918 (3 VOLUMES)
Written by Reginald Berkeley.
Stock no. 1826616
Published by The Naval & Military Press Ltd.. 1st thus 2007. Nearly fine condition.

Originally published between 1926 and 1936. This is a modern reprint, printed and bound by Lightning Source. Pictorial cardwraps. Volume 3 is an appendix of Honours & Awards. ISBN: 1847346987. A nice set.

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WINGS OVER THE SOMME 1916-1918
Written by G.H. Lewis; Chaz Bowyer.
Stock no. 1826003
Published by Bridge Books. 1st thus 1994. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A modern classic of military aviation history. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Edited by Bowyer. ISBN: 1872424384. A few light marks and scuffs to dustwrapper.

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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. Black boards, silver title to spine. ISBN: 9781473823839. Top of spine bumped. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper has corresponding crease to top of spine (minor).

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