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London: John Milne [1901]. 12mo. vii, 183 pp. Cloth spine with original illustrated boards. Rubbing to extremities and general discolouration. Small losses to a few corners of boards. Publisher's stamp to title page and light creasing to corner of pages, though internally clean and bright. Includes chapters on training of the soldier, the strategy of the war and the despatches of the generals. . Good. Original Boards. Ninth Edition. 1901.

London: Cadell and Davies N.d. [1795]. 8vo. Two volumes in one. x, 117, (2), ii, 114 pp. Modern full brown morocco. Raised bands to spine with gilt ruling & lettering. Marbled endpapers. Bound by Atkinsons. Armorial bookplate to front pastedown. Repair to verso of illustration at p. 37. With two hand-coloured aquatint frontispieces and four further etched plates. With original bookseller's receipt tipped-in to front pastedown with hand-written price of '1/2 Rupee.' ESTC T.125511 suggests [1795]. Boards fresh. Internally in remarkably clean condition. Scarce. . Fine. Full Morocco. 1795.

London: Collins 1957, 1959. 8vo. Signed by Viscount Alanbrooke. First Editions. 766, 576 pp. Hardbacks with gilt lettering to spine in red and blue jackets, not price clipped. Map endpapers. Jackets' spines are faded with a little chipping (and in the case of 'Triumph', tearing) to edges. Boards are slightly faded but clean. Internally clean. 'Triumph' is signed on the title page by the Viscount Alanbrooke, the Chief of the Imperial General Staff (the professional head of the British Army) during World War II, on whose diaries these books were based. The diaries have become famous mostly because of the frequent remarks on and criticisms of major war leaders Churchill, Eisenhower, George Marshall and Harold Alexander. Although the diaries contain passages expressing admiration of Churchill, they also served as a vent for Brooke's frustration with working with the Prime Minister. . Very Good. Hardcover. First Editions. 1957.

London: Routledge 1992. 8vo. 336 pp, some minor creasing to dustwrapper. 0415072549 . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1992.

London: G. P. Putnam's Sons 1929. 8vo. Tenth Impression, 2 months after the first edition (completing 35,000). 320 pp. Cream cloth binding with green lettering to front and spine. Top edge green. Marks and staining to the boards. Binding slanted and has one small split within, but still all together; foxing to page edges and occasional minor spots throughout. . Good. Cloth. Reprint. 1929.

London: G. P. Putnam's Sons 1929. 8vo. Eighteenth Impression, published four months after the first edition. 320 pp. Grey cloth / canvas with green lettering to front and spine, in original dustjacket. Top edge green. Jacket chipped around all edges, with loss at spine ends and larger tears to rear panel and hinge of front flap. Speckling to edge and one or two scattered spots to pages. Rare scattered spotting. Uncommon in dustjacket. . Very Good. Cloth. Reprint. 1929.

London: G. P. Putnam's Sons 1929. 8vo. 19th Impression, August 1929, 5 months after the first edition (completing 220,000). 320 pp. Cream cloth binding with green lettering to front and spine. Top edge green. Boards clean, with little marking and and minor sunning to spine. Binding firm, slight lean to spine. Internally clean with very little foxing. Small section at head of ffep missing. Marking from water at the base of rfep, but is limited to this page only. . Very Good. Cloth. Reprint. 1929.

London: G. P. Putnam's Sons 1929. 8vo. Thirteenth Impression, 3 months after the first edition (completing 80,000). 320 pp. Cream cloth binding with green lettering to front and spine. Top edge green. Marks and staining to the boards. Binding slanted; occasional smudges internally but generally clean internally. Early edition of an important book. . Very Good. Cloth. Reprint. 1929.

London: G. P. Putnam's Sons 1929. 8vo. Printed September 1929, 6 months after the first edition. 320 pp. Cream cloth binding with green lettering to front and spine. Top edge green. Darkened boards and a few marks; slight slant to the binding. Spotting to fore-edge but internally clean. Early copy of an important book. . Very Good. Cloth. 5th Impression. 1929.

London: Duckworth & Co. 1917. 4to. 47 pp. Original paper wrappers with colour pictorial onlay to front cover. Covers edgeworn. Internally clean. Illustrations to each page. Endpaper adverts. . Good. Wraps. 1917.

Clermont-Ferrand, France: Michelin & Cie c. 1920. 8vo. 128, [2] pp. Cream hardback in jacket. Jacket slightly chipped at edges, with tear and slight loss to head of spine. This is however, a title seldom seen in a jacket. Boards clean but slightly creased at extremities, very good and clean internally. Illustrated in black & white, and maps of Arras. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1919.

London: John Lane : The Bodley Head 1920. Small 8vo. pp. xvi., 234, [6] pub. advts. Part of the 'On Active Service Series'. Covering the 2nd / 5th Lancashire Fusiliers; the author's extracts from his private diary and letters home during the days spent in the Salient and its vicinity, between the Battle of Messines and the Third Battle of Ypres. This original edition is scarce, with Copac recording copies at the BL; Ox.; Cambs.; NLS; Trinity and Kings. . Good. Publisher's Cloth. First Edition. 1920.

London: Adam and Charles Black 1956. 4to. xix, 276 pp. Original cloth in dust wrapper. Jacket marked & edgeworn. Slight spotting to edge of cloth and to endpapers & prelims. With twenty full-page colour plates. Two ribbons laid in. . Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 1956.

Clermont-Ferrand, France: Michelin & Cie 1917. 8vo. 264, [2] pp. Cream hardback in jacket. Jacket creased and chipped at edges, with a little loss to head of spine and the front flap detached and slipped in at the front. This is however, a title seldom seen in a jacket. Boards clean but creased and worn at edges, very good and clean internally. Illustrated in black & white, and a colour map of Senlis. Published while the First World War was still being waged. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1919.

Wyvern Barracks: The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment 1988 / 1994 / 1995. Large 8vo. In 3 volumes. xv, 719; xxi, 518; xviii, 686 pp. Full cloth in pictorial dust jackets. Minor wear to jackets. Cloth clean. Internally clean. No ownership marks. Illustrations and maps. 0951265504 . Near Fine. Cloth. First Editions. 1995.

London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co., Ltd., 1915. Small 8vo. 86 pp., in the original blue boards (with publisher's adverts on the rear). Minor marks to the boards, with splits to the spine and slight loss to the ends. Binding firm with some spotting. Transfer of cello tape to the endpapers. The author, born Arthur Llewelyn Jones in Caerleon, was a mystic, supernaturalist and psychogeographer. The text details the origin of the Legend of the Angels of Mons and was written by Machen as a short piece of fiction. However it soon became accepted as fact and folklore. . Very Good. Decorative Boards. First Edition. 1915.

London: His Majesty's Stationery Office 1927 / 1928 / 1929. 4to. The first four volumes in the series. Maroon cloth with gilt lettering to spines. Boards marked. Wear to spine ends and small tears to spine joint on two volumes. Pencil underlining. Neat ink name to ffeps. Frontis to each volume and one folding map. A Good working set. This is a heavy set and may require additional postage if being shipped outside of Europe. . Good. Cloth. 1927.

London: Grant Richards Ltd. 1916. 12mo. First Edition. 305 pp. Red pictorial cloth. Sunning to spine. A small split to bottom of front joint. Light bumping to extremities. Binding slanted. Ex-libris. Pencil inscription of ownership dated 1916. A few marks to first blank. A small tear to bottom of one of the plates. Otherwise clean and bright internally. An autobiographical account of Bruce Bairnsfather's experience in the trenches in the First World War, accompanied by black & white cartoons and illustrations by the author. Bairnsfather was famous for his cartoons from the front line featuring Old Bill, a curmugeonly Tommy with a walrus moustache. A good, well-read copy. . Very Good. Pictorial Cloth. First Edition. 1916.

London: W. H. Allen & Co. 1892. 8vo.Illustrated. 348, [4], 44 pp. Decorated brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine and front board. With black and white frontis and plates throughout. Rubbing to spine and corners. Some splitting to front hinge. Some minor markings internally and some fraying to leaves. . Good. Decorated Boards. Second Edition. 1892.

London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office 1872. Tall 8vo.Ex-Library. iv, 648 pp. Ex-library copy with usual markings. Recent quarter dark red morocco over original blind-stamped & gilt-lettered boards. Raised bands to spine with gilt lettering. Wear to corners. Endpapers repaired. Internally clean. With eight maps, including one folding. Binding firm. . Good. Blind-stamped Cloth. 1872.