PARKYN Major H.G.MareMagnum
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8vo., Second Edition, with portrait frontispiece; green cloth, upper board blocked in regimental badge in silver, backstrip lettered in silver, black endpapers, a very good, bright, clean copy. Considerably enlarged version of the original edition of 1917. Sutcliffe, p. 447; White, p.134.
8vo., First Edition, on laid paper, with a portrait frontispiece, 41 plates on 16 and 3 folding maps, some light soiling throughout; original regimental cloth, battalion badge in gilt on upper board, gilt back, covers moderately age-marked else a good, sound copy. Includes register of officers and personnel. This territorial battalion served in Malta, Alexandria, Mudros, Gallipoli (October 1915-January 1916) and Rouen. It was disbanded in June 1916 and replaced by 3/4th battalion which then took its name. SCARCE. Sutcliffe, p.62; White, p.201
189 pages. Black and white illustrations. Author has signed bookplate affixed inside front cover. "A memoir of an officer who commanded an infantry company of the Royal Winnipeg Rifles (Canadian Army) in Normandy." - subtitle. (Schicklgruber was Hitler's birth name). Unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Book
240 pages including glossary. Author reveals the story of his life as an infantry lieutenant on the ground in Vietnam. If some soldiers, barely out of high school, might die there, others might find hidden steel in themselves and grow. Author was one who grew, also one who fought, one who killed, and one for whom the helicopter finally came to take away a shattered body. A book of truth and power which stands proudly with the best books written about men in combat. Prior owner's bookplate upon front endpaper, else unmarked. Light wear to clean book. Several tiny tears to dust jacket which shows light wear. Very nice copy. Book
271 pages. Although based on fact, and the reminiscenses of the author, the characters in this book are fictional. "It all began in 1936 when I joined the famous band of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI) in Winnipeg.... As the band drove into liberated Hilversum, we were overrun by tearful and cheerful Dutch because we had liberated them. Others would follow but we were the first. 'We are not soldiers,' we explained. 'But you have liberated us.' " Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
470 pages. Footnotes. Bibliography. Index. Author interviewed 150 men who fought alongside him on the Dutch polders. Their revelations are frank and disturbing... This important true story of nineteen- and twenty-year-old soldiers, many of whom died misereably on the sodden polders of Zeeland, deserves to be read again and again." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Gift quality. Book
LIBRAIRIE MILITAIRE BERGER-LEVRAULT. 1926. In-12 Carré. Cartonné. Etat d'usage. Plats abîmés. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 795 pages - Coins tres abimés - Coiffes legerement frottés ainsi que les plats. DIRECTION DE L'INFANTERIE - EDITION DE MAI 1925.
Fort volume in-8°, pagination complexe (env. 1200 pages), très nombreuses illustrations et planches explcatives depliantes, plats carton pleine toile, reliure extensible à vis Excellent etat [P-43] Ouvrage a diffusion restreinte.
8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece, title in red and black, 17 monochrome plates, 9 illustrations and 12 maps and plans (a number full-page) in the text and a large folding map on japon, endpapers faintly spotted; original red cloth, gilt backs, backstrip moderately sunned else a very good, bright, clean copy. With 16pp publisher's catalogue bound in at end. Published in the 'Country Life Series of Military Histories'. Includes coloured plate of uniform, monochrome plates of colours (1-4 Bns), medals, bibliography, ROH (first two years of WWI), and list of officers serving in August 1916. Sutcliffe, p.327; White, p.109.
8vo., First Edition, with very numerous photographs and maps in the text, and pictorial endpapers; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED BY A MEMBER OF THE REGIMENT ON TITLE. VERY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION. 'The narrative is comprehensive and easy to follow, the illustrations are very good indeed, and the numerous maps excellent' (Perkins). Perkins, p.639.
8vo., First Edition, with a coloured frontispiece, title in red and black, 9 plates in monochrome and 8maps in the text, small personal book-label on front paste-down; original faux-vellum, upper board with gilt grame border enclosing regimental badge blocked in gilt, gilt back, gil top, covers very lightly age-soiled else a very good, bright, clean copy. Published in the 'Country Life ' series of military histories. Sutcliffe, p.68; White, p.60.
110p., 2 fold. maps in pocket at rear Hardcover Very good condition
4to., Sole Edition, with very numerous portraits and illustrations (a number in colour) in the text, and pictorial endpapers; regimental cloth, a very good, clean copy. Profusely illustrated review of staff, headquarters, personnel and activities. Includes a summary history of 10th Division. Uncommon; distribution was restricted to officers, enlisted personnel and families
138 p. + 30 Full page plates, many double and some folding. Includes a full page of musical scores for Rifle Bugle Signals. Damp stain. Foxed. XLib stamp of the Widener College Library, Chester PA. Inner hinges crudely taped. 185 mm. Original very leather binding, worn. Spine crudely taped. Poor. Published by the Department of War, under the Authority of an Act of Congress of the 2d of March, 1829. S&S/AI 3801. Hardbound. AI BX 2
8vo., First Edition, with 4 double-page coloured plates, 13 monochrome plates on 12, illustrations in the text and pictorial endpapers; original regimental green cloth with crest blocked in silver on upper board, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with photographs and maps in the text; printed wrappers, a near fine copy. SCARCE.
8vo., Second Edition, with plates, maps in the text and endpaper maps; green cloth, upper board with regimental insignia blocked in gilt, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Revised reissue of the original edition of 1949, with factual corrections and index of personal names. Sutcliffe, p.367; White, p. 186 (both recording the original edition).
8vo., First Edition, with a coloured frontispiece (original tissue guard present) and 4 plates in monochrome, fore-edges lightly spotted as often; cloth gilt, gilt back, a very good, bright, firm copy. Scarce. White p.208.
P., Eurimprim, 1969. In folio, reliure skivertex rouge, 413 pp.-5 hors-textes en couleurs (insignes). Dans cet exemplaire 8 pages n'ayant pas été imprimées, l'ancien propriétaire (ou l'éditeur) a proprement inséré des copies. A la fin musiques de régiment. ex-libris.
174 pages including index. History abounds with smaller battles eminently suitable for reconstruction because of the relatively low numbers of troops and the compactness of the terrain. This book lists 15 such affrays, and the troops who took part include the legions of Julius Caesar; English archers and French Knights; Cavaliers and Roundheads; American militia; Napoleonic French and their British opponents; Federals and 'Rebs'; General Custer and Chief Sitting Bull; Boers; ANZACs at Gallipoli; British Commandos and UN infantry in Korea. Usual library markings. Above-average wear. Binding intact. A worthy working copy. Book
181 pages including index, bibliography and black and white plates. The first book in a series of Concise Guides to various campaigns. A short guide to the whole war. Includes among the appendices a complete key to the British cavalry and infantry regiments with their titles i n1854, 1900 and 1971. Illustrations lean heavily upon the well-known engravings from the drawings by William Simpson. Usual library markings. Moderate lean to spine. Above average but not excessive wear. Pocket removal from front endpaper has caused some peeling. Book
32 page facsimile reprint of the 1828 first edition. "A series of figures showing all the motions in the manual and platoon exercises, and the different firings according to his Majesty's Regulations - 1828." - front cover. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy. Book
238 pages. Footnotes. Bibliography. Index. "Tells the story of Canada's 'forgotten war' in which soldiers in Korea suffered needless casualties and endured conditions that bordered on criminal neglect." - from dust jacket. Moderate wear. Minimal library markings. Dust jacket preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy. Book
372 pages including black and white photographic plates. A firsthand and revealing critical account of the most controversial battle of World War II which saw 3,000 Canadian infantry killed, wounded or taken prisoner within a few short hours. Was Dieppe necessary? What was Churchill's real intent behind the operation? Did so much sacrifice have a payoff later in the war? Those who fought so courageously at Dieppe are a vital part of the history of Canada's military effort. They are owed long overdue answers to the reasons why. Author won a DSO as an infantry captain fighting on the main beach at Dieppe. This very well-used former library copy has the defects you would expect, but the vital substance remains. Book
PARIS.. 1884. In-18 Carré. Cartonné. Etat passable. Couv. défraîchie. Dos très frotté. Intérieur acceptable. 196 pages.
