Rare books from Dandy Lion Editions

Queen's Gurkha Engineers Trust, 1997. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 1st edition 1997. SIGNED on the title page by the Author. The book is in excellent clean condition being firmly bound and very carefully read. Short inscription by the author opposite the title page plus his signature again on the title page but no other inscription or ownership markings. No tears or loss. The jacket is also in VG condition with some light wear a little creasing at the top edge but no tears or loss. Illustrated mainly in b/w & some colour plates. .

Longmans Green, 1893. Book. Illus. by L. Bogle; Lucien Davis; H.J. Ford;; C.H.M. Ford; Lancelot Speed;. Fair. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1893 1st edition. Illustrated in b/w. The blue cloth cover is worn ant the edges and corners and there are a few small splits. The binding is still reasonably firm and there are no loose or missing pages but page 27/8 has a tear at the top edge. The first blank page has a previous owner's name. Inside there are some grubby marks and foxing which is mostly moderately light but widespread on some pages..

Landmark Publishing Ltd, 2002. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st printing 2002. Firmly bound and very carefully read. Both book & jacket are in excellent clean condition. No inscription or ownership markings. No tears or loss. Collection of b/w photographs..

Oxford University Press, 1924. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Limited to 1000 copies. The book is still firmly bound and has been carefully read. The hardcover is has some light edge wear & is slightly faded with a little spotting. Inside the pages are clean and free from foxing. No inscription or ownership markings. No torn, loose or missing pages. Many illustrations in b/w and some colour plates. A large & heavy volume which weighs about 2.5kg with packaging so special postage rates apply for shipping overseas.

Methuen, 1972. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1972 1st edition. Firmly bound and carefully read. The book is in excellent clean conditions. No inscription or ownership markings. No torn, loose or missing pages. No jacket..

Brisbane: Anthony J. Cumming, 1909. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Firmly bound and has been carefully read. Leather bound with gilt decoration to the front & spine & gilt to the page edges. Rubbing to the leather at corners & edges.The endpapers are foxed but internally the pages are mainly clean with only a few spots of light foxing here & there & more to the last pages which are still legible. Illustrated with 25 b/w illustrations (mainly photos) together with tissue guards . No inscription or ownership markings. No tears or loss..

T & W Boone, 1830. Book. Illus. by Arthur Rackam. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Dated 1830 on the title page. There are no further date or publishing information so it is presumed a first edition. Rebound in half leather with new marbled endpapers. The preliminary pages have some foxing & there are a few marks elsewhere but in general the text is clean. No torn or missing pages as far as I can tell. The page edges are unevenly trimmed..

Oxford, 1914. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Five hardback volumes published by Oxford between 1914 & 1922. Volume 5 contains the index. Still firmly bound & they have been carefully read. No torn, loose or missing pages. No inscription or ownership markings. No tears or loss but the pages are rough cut at the edges & some pages have still not been cut at all & still joined. All the books are still in VG condition for their age and there are only very minor signs of age.The total weight with packing is almost 10kg. No overseas shipping possible on this item.

Rooke Publishing, 2011. Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Firmly bound and seems unread. Both book & Jacket are in excellent clean condition. No inscription or ownership markings. No tears or loss. illustrated in b/w including photos, maps & plans. This is volume II only which covers 52nd ight Infantry in France & Belgium. A heavy book. .

Warne, 1937. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st printing. Still firmly bound and has been carefully read. No inscription or ownership markings. No torn, loose or missing pages. The book is in remarkable good condition for its age. The original jacket has some light wear & a few tears with some small loss at the corner & a larger piece missing from the rear section with associated creasing. Some of the tears have been repaired on the reverse with tape. Price clipped. Illustrated in colour & b/w. .

A & C Black, 1916. Book. Illus. by A Heaton Cooper. Good. Hardcover. 1916 new edition with new Illustrations by Heaton Cooper. The book is still firmly bound but there are two small sections of pages which are loose - it seems they were never bound into the book as there are no stitching holes - nothing is missing.. A previous owner's small label is affixed inside the front cover. The page edges are rough cut. The decorated hardcover is clean but there is some fraying top & tail of spine & some edge wear. Some scattered foxiing to the pages & endpapers browned. 50 colour plates with tissue guards. A heavy book..

USA: Bird & Turner, 1933. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. A small, slim hardback book16cm x 12cm. The book has been carefully read & is still firmly bound although there is some cracking to the front hinge. There are no torn, loose or missing pages. No inscription or ownership markings. Inside the pages are clean..

netherlands: R.N. Sigmond Publishing, 2018. Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st edition 2013. Firmly bound & seems unread. No inscription or ownership markings. Both book & jacket are in excellent clean condition. No tears or loss. Illustrated with b/w photos & maps. A heavy book.

Helion and Company, 2015. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st edition 2015. Firmly bound and very carefully read. Both book & jacket are in excellent clean condition. No inscription or ownership markings. No tears or loss. Illustrated with b/w photographs. A very heavy book which may nor be suitable for overseas shipping..

Grenadier, 2009. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st edition 2009. Firmly bound and carefully read. The book is in VG clean condition. No inscription or ownership markings. No torn, loose or missing pages. The jacket is edge worn but without tears or loss. Text & captions in English & Estonian, Illustrated with b/w photos & some colour artwork. Includes a CD of Estonian marching songs at the rear. Very heavy book weighing nearly 3 kg when packed. Not suitable of overseas shipping..