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ISBN : 2800302518. ELSEVIER SEQUOIA. 1978. In-4 Carré. Relié. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 247 pages. Nombreuses illustrations en couleurs et noir et blanc dans et hors texte. Jaquette légèrement abimée.
ISBN : 2800302518. ELSEVIER SEQUOIA. 1978. In-4 Carré. Relié. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 247 pages. Nombreuses illustrations en couleurs et noir et blanc dans et hors texte. Couverture muette.
Sm. 4to., Second Impression, with 8 full-page coloured plates and numerous monochrome photographs and illustrations in the text; original pictorial wrappers, a very good, clean copy. Men at Arms 96. First published in 1979.
Front cover illustration of Major-General E.H.H. Allenby, the brilliant Cavalry Leader. Later phases of the Great Retreat. With the Northern French Armies during the Great Retreat. The Course of Events from Mons to Lemberg. Photos and illustrations include: The Grand Duke Nicholas - Generalissimo of the Russian Armies; with our French Allies - horse, foot, and artillery - in the field; Big Guns employed by the Allies against heavy artillery of the Germans; Buses converted to Lorries in France; and more. Average wear. Sound and unmarked copy. Book
Cover portrait of Commodore Reginald Y. Tyrwhitt, C.B. The Railway Battles of Northern France. Centerfold illustration of 'Charge of the French Light Cavalry after the German artillery had been destroyed at Lassigny'. Photos and illustrations: The Town of Metz; Infantry advance near Arras; Sir William Robertson; Wrecked Hotel De Ville and belfry at Arras; Full-page photo of a hasty wayside breakfast with General Joffre at the front; and more. Covers secured by tape. Somewhat above-average wear. Book
Cover portrait of Lieut.-General Sir Archibald James Murray. Intrigue and treachery in the Balkans. Photos/Illustrations: British troops reach Salonika; Rumanian Infantry; Bulgarian artillery; Centerfold contains 4 photos of artillery in Serbia; the Montenegrin Army in the field; Bulgarian air assets; the allies land at Salonika; and more. Please note: this issue does not contain the Dardanelles photogravure. Book
Cover portrait of The Duke of Abruzzi, First cousin of King Victor Emmanuel, Chief Commander of the Royal Italian Navy. Feature: Italy's war in vivid picture and story. Concluding portion of "The Mountain Battles for 'Italia Irredenta'. German Inhumanity to British Prisoners. Photos/Illustrations: full-page photo of Italian troops entrenching at the foot of a glacier on the Austrian Alps; Centerfold illustrations of heavy Italian artillery and before/after views of the Austrian armoured fort at Malborghetto, in the Carnic Alps; and more. Two pieces of tape inside front cover. Unmarked. Sound copy. Book
8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece and plates; black cloth, gilt back, brown endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The author served with 67 Field Artillery Battalion of 3rd Armoured Division from Omaha to the Elbe.
8vo., First Edition, on laid paper, with a folding map; original black buckram, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in gilt, a very good, bright, clean copy. Includes a list of all HAC members in South Africa showing rank and branch of service. EXTREMELY SCARCE. Hackett, p.12; White, p.197.
Light sun bleaching to spine, first page a little loose. 16 pages of black and white photos.
8vo., First Edition, on laid paper, with coloured frontispiece, 3 coloured plates, 40 plates in monochrome, and 35 illustrations and facsimiles in the text; small neat contemporary signature on front paste-down; original blue cloth, badge in gilt on upper board, gilt back, red top, a very good, bright, clean copy. With a relevant cutting loosely inserted. White, p.198.
8vo., First Edition, on laid paper, with coloured frontispiece, 3 coloured plates, 40 plates in monochrome, and 35 illustrations and facsimiles in the text; handsomely bound in full navy crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. White, p.198.
8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece (original tissue guard present), title in red and black, 5 coloured plates (all original captioned tissue guards present), 40 plates in monochrome and illustrations in the text, neat contemporary inscription on half-title; original blue cloth, upper board blocked and ruled in gilt, blue leather back with flat bands lettered and ruled in gilt, gilt top, uncut, boards mildly age-soiled else a very good, bright, ,clean, crisp copy. EDITION LIMITED TO 250 NUMBERED COPIES WITH TWO EXTRA COLOURED AND TWO EXTRA MONOCHROME PLATES (THIS COPY NO. 185). With 2pp publisher's advertisement at end. The inscription presents this copy from his parents to a Private of the Company who served from 1916 to 1919. White p.198.
8vo., Second Edition, with a coloured frontispiece, 4 coloured plates, 42 plates in monochrome, 29 illustrations in the text and 3 folding maps on japon; original blue cloth, arms blocked in gilt on upper board, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter chafed at head and tail of backstrip. A PRESENTATION COMPANY FROM THE COURT OF ASSISTANTS OF THE HAC TO THE LIBRARY OF THE CITY OF LONDON TERRITORIAL AND AUXILIARY FORCES ASSOCIATION. Second edition of the original history of 1926, updated to include the regiment's service in WWII. White, p.198.
8vo., First Edition, with 2 plates on 1 as frontispiece, 32 plates on 15, and 4 illustrations and 9 maps and plans in the text, some light worming to preliminaries and title margins, and to lower blank corner of last few leaves; neatly rebound in tan buckram, arms blocked in gilt from original binding mounted on upper board, gilt label from original binding mounted on backstrip, a very good, tight copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter with some light worming at extremities. The standard history in WWI of the oldest and most famous territorial regiment. 1 Bn served in France from 1914; 2 Bn from October 1916. Two Horse Artillery batteries served with Palestine Expeditionary Force from July 1915. The two second-line batteries and a siege battery served in France. Scarce, especially in the dustwrapper. Enser, p.66; White, p.198.
192 pages. Black and white illustrations. Second Edition of "The War of the Guns" published in 1936. "The present publication has an obvious distinction in respect of the pictures which diversify it... a very honest and clear recital of a personal experience has in this volume acquired the support of a powerful series of 'eye-witness' illustrations, capable of extending the individual theme in a flash towards the apprehension of the total agonising, the mutilation and the stoicism of 1914-1918." - from dust jacket. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Price-clipped dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A sound copy. Book
Extensive coverage of the Transvaal (Boer) War. Photos and illustrations include: Troops around the Water-Cart after Colenso, Seaforth Highlanders Bivouacking, "Joe Chamberlain", Transport Leaving Southampton, Camp on Look-out Hill, Pretoria Jail (laid in), Hospital Ship Lismore Castle, Lord Roberts arrives at Cape Town, Mr. Lynch's Captivity, The Brighton Artillery Position Battery, Hampshire Volunteers for the front, Ladysmith images, Lubbes Hoop Farm, 16 photos of men killed at Spion Kop, Ladysmith, and Modder River, "D" Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery, departs Ottawa, In the Trenches at Ladysmith (centerfold), Lord Iveagh's Field Hospital Staff prior to Departure, Two-page illustration of "Canadian Artillery Entraining at Ottawa for the Cape" (laid in). Moisture exposure at edges has resulted in light staining and waviness. Average wear. Binding intact. Book
68 pages. Features: Nice photo ad for the Sikorsky S-61 twin-turbine helicopter; So You're Going to Okinawa; One-page illustrated ad for the FMC 'winged' amphibious landing craft LVHX2; Small Unit Operations - Counterguerrilla War - Part 4 of a series; Major Military Decisions of the 20th Century; How to Win at Combat Training; Pacific Strategy - Part 2 - Looking Ahead, by Samuel Eliot Morison, Rear Admiral USNR (Ret.); MABS or MOBS - Suggestions to prevent Marine Air Bases from running in circles; Recall and You - advice for Marines (and their wives) on what to do before you're called to go to war; Artillery vs. Guerrillas; Republic of China (Taiwan) Marines; Promotions and Transfers; Phantom II F4H-1 fighter color ad on back cover; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece and photographs in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
Roy. 4to., First Edition, with very numerous photographs and maps (a number full-page) in the text; red cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Excellent, detailed and profusely illustrated account from an established team. Appendices include Escape and Evasion; POW; Guns, Ammunition and Training; Glider Lifts; Nominal Roll; H&A. SCARCE.
Charles lavauzelle 1929, In-8 broché, 160 pages. Trés bon état.
8vo., First Edition, with photographs and maps in the text; original pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy. The regiment saw varied service, including Norway, North Africa and Burma.
Appears unread. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, traces of storage and no bumping to corners. 48 + 28pp. The American invented Lewis gun saw service in the British Army in both World Wars in calibre 0.303inch. The two manuals (the official British Army pamphlet and a privately published booklet) in this reprint give details of the gun and its stripping, assembly, handling and tactical use. With ample illustrations, anyone can now understand the weapon. Very scarce.
ISBN : 1555217435. CHARTWELL BOOKS. 1991. In-4 Carré. Relié, Jaquette. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 320 pages. Nombreuses illustrations en couleurs et noir et blanc dans et hors texte. Ouvrage en anglais.
ISBN : 2800303360. ELSEVIER SEQUOIA. 1979. In-4 Carré. Relié, Jaquette. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 191 pages. Nombreuses illustrations en couleurs dans et hors texte. Adaptation française de Philippe Grasset.
