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8vo., First Edition, with photographs in the text; pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy.
8vo., First Edition, with numerous plates, and endpaper maps; dark green cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Unusual and valuable study of the effects of the Gallipoli disaster upon the Lancashire town of Bury, regimental home of the Lancashire Fusiliers.
8vo., First Edition, with numerous illustrations from contemporary engravings in the text; cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in the dustwrapper, the latter lightly age-soiled and frayed at extremities. Uncommon, especially in this condition. Turan 210.
8vo., First Edition, with folding coloured frontispiece, plates and maps; green cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped, mildly browned dustwrapper. Enser, p.164.
8vo., First Edition, with numerous illustrations in the text; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Published in Cooper's concise Famous Regiments series edited by Lt.-General Sir Brian Horrocks. Sutcliffe, p.412.
8vo., First Edition, with maps in the text; green cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
8vo., First Edition, with photographs, illustrations and maps in the text; regimental red cloth, crest blocked in gilt on upper board, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. With the separately printed errata slip mounted on page ix. The sole dedicated account of the 1st London Regiment, from formation in 1859 to redesignation post-WWII. Sutcliffe, p.451.
First edition, 8vo, xxiv, 185, [1]pp., six coloured plates, inner hinges a little shaken, orig. publishers brown cloth, decorated in gilt, some light wear.
Roy. 8vo., Best Edition, with a coloured portrait frontispiece, 15 fine coloured plates (including one of badge, one of colours and 5 of uniform), 2 plates toned in sepia, and several illustrations and a full-page map in the text; regimental cloth, badge blocked in gilt on upper board, covers lightly marked else a very good, clean copy. The first and second editions appeared in 1926 and 1932 repectively. Sutcliffe, p.61; White, p.58.
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs, maps and facsimiles in the text; original photographic wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy. The battalion was destroyed attacking Thiepval on 1 July 1916. The remnants returned to England where the battalion was reformed. Includes statistics, rolls and other appendices. SCARCE. Sutcliffe, p. 131.
8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs in the text; brown cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped, lightly browned dustwrapper. Published in Horrocks' concise Famous Regiments series. Sutcliffe, p.60.
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
8vo.,Third Impression thus, with plates; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. The revised edition first appeared in 1957. See Higginson A32h (title verso gives publication month as September; Higginson as November). VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
3 vols., 8vo., with frontispieces, title-vignettes and numerous illustrations in the text; pictorial cloth, gilt backs, red tops, red endpapers, a near fine set in publishers board slip-case blocked in gilt. Bright set of Sassoon's classic fictional autobiography, first published by FS as single volumes in 1971, 1974 and 1974 respectively. The first two volumes are illustrated by Lamb; the last by Lawrence. This is the 1993 reissue with redesigned slip-case.
8vo., First Edition, with original photographic print toned in sepia mounted as frontispiece, 16 coloured plates and 10 plates in monochrome, half-title and frontispiece verso lightly spotted, some very minor marginal spotting to a few leaves; black cloth, upper board blocked and lettered in gilt and regimental colours, gilt back, black endpapers, uncut, a very good, bright, clean copy. The frontispiece is of the regimental mascot Billy the Goat. The coloured plates comprise 1 of colours and 15 of uniforms. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Sutcliffe, p. 147; White, p. 75.
83 pages. Includes the following songs: Power and Glory; The Stars and Stripes Forever; Harmonica Wizard; The Royal Welch Fusiliers; Hands Across the Sea; El Capitan; King Cotton; The Liberty Bell; The Charlatan; The Bride-Elect; The Manhattan Beach. Faint name atop front cover otherwise unmarked. Above-average wear and soiling. Binding tender but intact. A worthy vintage copy. Hours of uplifting musical pleasure here! Book
8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs in the text; brown cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped, lightly browned dustwrapper. SIGNED BY AUTHOR ON TITLE AND BY HORROCKS FOLLOWING HIS SERIES INTRODUCTION. Published in Horrocks' concise Famous Regiments series. SIGNED COPIES ARE SCARCE. Sutcliffe, p.60.
225, [20] pages. Bibliography. Generously illustrated in colour and black and white. "Primarily a history of the past 30-odd years in the life of an infantry regiment of the British Army as seen through the eyes and told in the words of those who have served in the Regiment." - dust jacket. Clean and unmarked with light to moderate wear. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy. Book
8vo., Second English Edition (revised), with 12 plates on 8, neat contemporary signature on front paste-down; original black cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter mildly chipped and frayed at edges. The revised edition of Graves' classic war memoir was first published in the US a week earlier; the UK edition was printed in far smaller numbers and is considerably scarcer. The 'revisions' amount in aggregate to a new book. Higginson A32h, recording that 6027 copies were printed.
4 vols., 8vo., with numerous coloured and monochrome plates and maps throughout; original blue cloth, gilt backs, a very good, bright, clean set. The set comprises Vol. I: 1689-1815; Vol. II: 1816-1914; Vol. III: 1914-1918 France and Flanders; Vol. IV: 1915-1918 Turkey, Bulgaria, Austria. The Regiment's own reissues of the original editions of 1921, 1921, 1928, 1929 respectively. Volume three contains a useful list of all battalions with their movements. Volume four contains an appendix on the Welsh Horse (later 25th Battalion RWF) at Gallipoli. Sutcliffe, p.146; White, p.76. Scarce as a set
8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece and 5 coloured plates, neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper and another on dedication; original maroon cloth, upper board lettered in gilt, dark red endpapers, some very light age-soiling else a very good, bright, clean copy. With the engraved armorial bookplate of Gerard F. Leather on front paste-down. Plates show badge; colours; uniforms. EXTREMELY SCARCE. White p.55; apparently not recorded by Sutcliffe.
Numerous black and white photographs. "...Framed with the object of producing an account of the great contest now in progress, which shall be at once popular and authoritative... An account written by men of great experience in political, military, and naval matters... Will contain a great deal of first-hand material which will be really valuable to historians of the future." - From Preface. Contents: Chapter CLI - The Battle of the Somme (I). Includes map entitled "The German Positions and Trenches from Thiepval to Combles." Laid in is table of contents for Vol. IX. Includes index to volume IX plus list of illustrations, places, and maps and plans. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Magazine
Pages 161-200. Cover illustration of a rifle grenade. Considerable text is supported by the following photos and illustrations: exploding German howitzer shell, blowing up barbed-wire entanglements, Private Morrow of the 1st Royal Fusiliers - an Irish V.C., great photo of a British heavy gun ready for action, British heavy howitzer on a railway mounting, snipers on the western front, one-page photo of Lieutenant Jean Navarre in flight, German airmen Immelmann and Boelcke, Lieut. McCubbin, Shell-makers at Woolwich lined up for dinner at YMCA, Lloyd George, Sir George Williams, J.J. Virgo, Lord Kinnaird, A.K. Yapp, photos of the YMCA entertaining troops at home and abroad, Lady Askwith, 'cabbage patch' in London, and more. Moderate external wear. Ink stamp atop front cover, otherwise unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Magazine
xiii, [1], 129 pages. Footnotes. Glossary. Index. Maps. Many reproductions of archival black and white photos in text. Colour frontispiece illustration depicts logging equipment on shore of Loch Ness. "Covers the experiences of the thirty companies of the CFC from their mobilization across Canada to their operations throughout the Scottish Highlands and ultimate return to Canada." - back cover. Former library copy with usual markings. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this informative Canadian military history. Cooke [3e] p.278. Book
Pages 521-548. Features: Great cover photo of Churchill celebrating with the masses in Whitehall; Photo of Churchill celebrating with Royal Family at Buckingham Palace; Five photos of celabratory night lights on London; Photos of vast crowds outside Buckingham Palace; Two pages of photos of the King and Queen with celebrating crowds, visiting bombed sites, at Thanksgiving services and among their subjects in South London; Photos of the Royals taking carriage to St. Paul's; Page of photos of the Royal Family and other distinguished personages at the national thanksgiving in St. Paul's Cathedral; Article "Field-Marshal Montgomery as a Soldier'; Three photos of captive German cruisers at Copenhagen and two photos of the first U-Boat, U-249, arriving at Portland; Six photos of unconditional German surrender signing at Rheims; Eight photos of the last act of German surrender ratified in Berlin; Twelve joyous centrefold photos of celebrations in Holland, Denmark, Belgium, and Norway; Twelve amazing post-war photos include Soviet troops planting their flag atop the Brandenburg Gate, Former French men and women political prisoners in striped garb walking home from Berlin, Field-Marshal Montgomery being saluted by cheering Copenhagen crowds, American soldier standing beside partially completed V-2 rocket underground at Nordhausen, German prisoners (opponents of the Nazi regime) in striped garb walking to freedom, Glum crowd of German civilians in Luneburg listening to reading of terms of surrender, and an amazing photo of an American soldier of the Seventh Army walking uphill toward a burning Berchtesgaden, Hitler's Bavarian home; Photo of captured Field-Marshal Von Rundstedt and his son after their capture by the Seventh Army; Photo of the notorious Seyss-Inquart - Reichskommissar of the Netherlands during the German occupation - who was captured in Hamburg by the Royal Welch Fusiliers; Pages of photos documenting the liberation of the Channel Islands - scenes of surrender and rejoicing; Photos of personalities of the week include Princess Elizabeth talking to R.S.M. J. Baker, Charles Sweeny, A.E. Saunders, Sir Basil Brooke, Jemadar Parkash Singh, V.C., Ingleby Oddie, Count Schwerin Von Krosigk, James Doolittle, and Field-Marshal shaking hands with "Johnny" Johnson; Page of photos of prominent captured Nazis and anti-Nazis including Kurt Von Schuschnigg, M. Leon Blum and his wife, Pastor Niemoller, Field-Marshal Kesselring, and five photos of Goering, without his medals, after his personal surrender to the U.S. Seventh Army; Photo of Hamburg radio station, made famous by Lord Haw-Haw, now operated by the British - showing desk and microphone; Amazing photo of gaping hole in 15' of reinforced concrete atop submarine pen caused by 22,000lb bomb; Page of six photos of vast celebrating crowds in Paris; Page of scenes of celebration in Denmark; Page of photos of distinguished prisoners released by the U.S. Seventh Army includes M. Reynaud, Mme. Weygand, General Gamelin, M. Daladier, and General Weygand, General Bor-Komorowski and his chief of staff, General Pelczynski, The Master of Elphinstone and Lord Lascelles, Colonel De La Rocque of the Croix de Feu, M. Jean Borotra, and M. Michel Clemenceau; nostalgic ads; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. Coverfold taped. A sound vintage copy. Book
