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British Army Books & Ephemera
In Memoriam : Remembering the Great War
by Cross, Robin
London: Ebury Press. 2008. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Near Fine copy in Very Good dustjacket. Dustjacket is now protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Black & white photographs and some colour plates. Photographs are from the Imperial War Museum. Foreword by Ian Hislop. Introduction by Malcolm Brown. Includes Chronology, Glossary, Notes, Bibliography, and Index. 272 pages. Using letters, diary entries, and eye-witness accounts presents a compelling narrative...
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$18.52
The First Boer War
by Lehmann, Joseph
London: Jonathan Cape. 1972. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy DJ is slightly wrinkled. Illustrated endpapers. Illustrated with Black & White Photographs, Maps and Plates. 330 pages. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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$26.46
Monty's Iron Sides: From the Normandy Beaches to Bremen with the 3rd Division
by Delaforce, Patrick
London: Chancellor Press. 2001. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Near Fine copy in Near Fine dustjacket. DJ now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. Excellent condition. Small number inked by previous owner to top corner of front free endpaper. Illustrated with Black & White Photographs and maps. 214 pages. Major-General Bernard Montgomery commanded the 3rd Division, known throughout the British Army as Monty's "Iron Sides" - this is the story of this...
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$13.23
Johnny Gurkha
by Forbes, Duncan
London: Robert Hale. 1964. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Fair-Good dustjacket. DJ is torn and has had underside tape repairs and tape stain has bled though a bit - now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs and Maps. Remainder mark to leading edge. Foreword by Brig. Sir John Smyth V.C. 208 pages. The Gurkha's have been serving under the British flag since 1815 when they first joined the army of the...
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$17.20
The Road Past Mandalay
by Masters, John:
Michael Joseph London 1961 . FIRST EDITION thus. A personal narrative of the Gurkhas advance into Iraq, Persia and Burma. Good++ 8vo original Green Boards HB, spine titles and kneeling Buddha image bottom right corner of front cover in gilt, No DJ. Top of spine and back cover faded and discolored. Previous owner sticker on inner front and publishing history page. Maps Of Saudi arabia & Burma present. 344pp plus appendix
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$55.75
A Son Of The Widow: Memoirs of a Gunner Serving in British India (1893-1902)
by Acock, William Richard; Marilyn H. Fedewa (Editor)
Marshall, MI: 2 Moon Press. Near Fine. 2012. First Edition. Softcover. 1937580482 . "William Richard Acock served as a gunner in the British Royal Artillery during the 1890s in India and present-day Pakistan. In this rare volume, amassed from his original handwritten and typed accounts more than a century later, he shares his timeless and compelling firsthand experiences." There are two light spine creases and two preliminary pages are loose, else this is a clean, unmarked book with no...
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$59.95
Cadogan's Crimea
by Calthorpe, Somerset J. Gough Lt. Col
New York: Atheneum. 1980. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. Light wear to dustjacket edges and corners. Previous owner's details to front free end paper. Colour and black & white illustrations by Sir George Cadogan. 288 pages. An abridged and illustrated edition which was originally published in the mid 19th century as 'Letters from Headquarters by a Staff Officer'. George Cadogan...
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$9.92
King's Royal Rifle Corps Chronicle; Rifle Brigade Chronicle, Royal Green Jackets Chronicle, 1940, 1948, 1949, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972
by King's Royal Rifle Corps,
Winchester: Warren & Son, 1941-1972, 1941. Ten years. 1940, 1948, 1949, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972. About 250-280p. per year. photos.. Photos. Dark green or black cloth. Unit crest on front. Fine or Near Fine Copies. Hardcover. Near Fine. Book.
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$129.00
History of the Northamptonshire Regiment 1934-1948.
by Jervois, Brig. W. J
Regimental History Committee / Hazell Watson and Viney, 1953, 1953. 1st ed. 448p. Photos. Maps. Color illustrations. France and Flanders 1940, North Africa, Italy, Burma. Black cloth. Very Oversize,. Bookplate. Fine copy. 1st. Hardcover. Fine.
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$205.00
Cap of Honour: Story of the Gloucestershire Regiment (28th/61st Foot) 1694-1950.
by Daniell, David Scott
London: Harrap, 1951. , 1951. 1st ed. First Edition. 344p. Photos. Maps. Illustrations. Col. R. M. Grazebrook who provided the information for the book. Bookplate. Old tape reairs/reinvorcements inside jacket. Very Good/Good Copy. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Good.
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$41.00
Story of the Royal Dragoons 1938-1945
by Pitt-Rivers, J. A
Royal Dragoons/Clowes, C. 1946, 1946. 1st ed. 160p. Photos. Maps. "Being the history of the Royal Dragoons in the campaigns of North Africa, the Middle East, Italy and North-West Europe". Glassine jacket. Bookplate. Fine/Fine copy. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.
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$109.00
Borderers in Battle: War Story of the King's Own Scottish Borderers 1939-1945.
by Gunning, Capt. Hugh
Martin's Printing, 1948, 1948. 287p. Photos. Gift inscription. Jacket has old tape reinforcements inside. Cloth a bit loose on the front board. Bookplate. Good/Good Copy. Hardcover. Good/Good. Book.
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$64.00
Templer Tiger of Malaya. The Life of Field Marshal Sir Gerald Templer
by Cloake, John
London: Harrap. 1985. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Near Fine copy in Very Good dustjacket. Dustjacket is now protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Black & White Photographs and Maps. Family tree to endpapers. This is a heavy book and will cost more to ship internationally. Please contact us for a precise quote for your part of the world. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 508 pages. Field Marshal Sir Gerald Walter...
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$42.99
History of the Uniforms of the British Army. (5 Vols.).
by Lawson, Cecil
Norman Military Pub., 1962, 1963, 1961, 1966; Kay & Ward, 1967., 1961. 5 vols. b/w Illustrations. Vol. I. Norman Military, 1962. 213p. N/N; Vol. II. Norman Military, 1963. 276p. F/NF; Vol. III. Norman Military, 1961. 1st ed. 264p. N/N; Vol. IV. Norman Military, 1966. 197p. N/N; Vol. V. Kay & Ward, 1967. 184p. N/N. All jackets tattered and chipped. Generally Very Good/Fair Set. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. Book.
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$175.00
Simkin's Soldiers. British Army in 1890. Vol. I. Cavalry & the Royal Artillery with a Special Section on the Royal Marines.
by Walton, Lt. Col. P. S
Victorian Military Society, 1981., 1981. 94p.+ 18 Color plates of uniforms. Photos. Line Drawings. Wraps. Fine Copy. Paperback. Fine. Book.
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$32.00
Life of a Regiment: History of the Gordon Highlanders. Vol. III. From 1898 to 1914.
by Gardyne, Lt. Col. C. Greenhill
Leo Cooper, 1972., 1972. Reprint of 1939. 522p. Photos. Illustrations. Folding Maps. Oversize. Jacket spine slightly rubbed. Fine/Near Fine copy. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Book.
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$78.00
A History of the British Cavalry 1816-1919 Volume 8, The Western Front, 1915-1918 Epilogue, 1919-1939
by The Marquess of Anglesey
London: Leo Cooper. 1997. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Near Fine copy in Very Good dustjacket. Dustjacket is now protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Black & White Photographs, Drawings and Maps. xxv, 397 pages. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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$46.30
British Military Prints.
by Nevill, Ralph
Connoisseur, 1909., 1909. 52p. text + 72p. Photos. 24 color uniform plates. Red cloth. Oversize. Owner's name. Small tear at bottom on front gutter. Very Good Copy. Hardcover. Very Good. Book.
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$71.00
British Military Uniforms & Equipment 1788-1830. Vol I.
by Kingsland, P. W. & Keable, Susan. Illustrations by Henville & McGregor
Kingsland, 1971., 1971. Ltd. Ed. of 2500 copies. 24 leaves. 8 full page color plates: Gen. Officer of Hussars, 3d light Dragoons, Royal Horse Guards, Horse Grenadier Guards, 42d Regimet (Black Watch), 92d Regiment (Gordon Highlanders), 60th Regiment (Royal Rifle Corps), Rifle brigade. Red cloth. Oversize. Lettering on front slightly rubbed. Near Fine copy. Limited. Hardcover. Near Fine.
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$58.00
The First Day on the Somme 1 July 1916
by Middlebrook, Martin
London: Allen Lane. 1971. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Near Fine copy in Very Good dustjacket. Dustjacket is now protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 365 pages. The author has drawn on official sources, local newspapers, autobiographies, novels and poems to write this book and , above all, on the recollections of hundreds of survivors who contribute to a...
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$19.84
Professional Papers of the Corps of Royal Engineers (Royal Engineers Institute Occasional Papers Vol XXII 1896)
by Mayne, Major C B
W & J Mackay & Co., Chatham / The Royal Engineers Institute, Chatham, 1896. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 223 pages plus charts and diagrams. (complete). A hardy copy. The boards have storage marks, wear all about. The corners have been deeply knocked. The boards are sturdy, sure. The contents have aging marks, storage marks here and there about. There is evidence of repeated use. However, the contents are sound, healthy, clean, clear, confident, diligent, tidy. fk. Our...
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$90.00
4th Hussar: The Story of the 4th Queen's Own Hussars 1685-1958.
by Daniell, David Scott
Gale & Polden, 1959., 1959. 1st ed. 416p. Color plate. Folding Maps. Foreword by Churchill who served in the Regiment right out of Sandhurst. Blue cloth Gilt lettering. Gilt crest on front. Heavy. Bookplate. Fine Copy. 1st. Hardcover. Fine. Book.
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$291.00
England in the Seven Years’ War: A Study in Combined Strategy. (2 vols)
by Corbett, Julian
Longmans, 1918., 1918. 2nd ed. 2 vols. 476p. + 407p. Folding Maps. Blue cloth. heavy. Old bookplate: Ex lib US Submarine S-20. Number inked on spine. Vol. II has large stain on page edge. Fine Set.. Hardcover. Fair. Book.
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$129.00
SOLDIERING ON
by Barker, Dennis
London: Book Club Associates. 1981. Octavo Size. Very Good copy in Very Good dustjacket (now protected in a purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve). Previous owner's name/details to half-title page. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 256pages. An unofficial portrait of the British Army. . Book Club Edition. Hardback.
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$10.91
The Defenders A History of the British Volunteer
by Cousins, Geoffrey
London: Frederick Muller Ltd.. 1968. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good in Very Good [price-clipped] Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. Previous owner's details to front pastedown. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. An excellent copy. 223 pages. This book looks at part-time [military] efforts in Britain from the Anglo-Saxon Fyrd to the organisations of the twentieth century. It is a survey of British history as it has affected the...
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$13.23
