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"Ready for Either" Incidents in the Life of a Young Cavalry Officer, by His Mother.
1st Ed. (with Foreword by Brig. G.K. Scott-Moncrieff) viii+140pp., portrait + plate of memorial brass in Greyfriar's Church, Reading, diagram. Simpkin Marshall. nd (c.1910).
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Evocative volume printed in memory of Lt. Godfrey Hope Soole, 21st PAVO Cavalry. Mainly Soole's letters from India 1903-08, inc. the Mohmand Campaign 1908 in which he was killed at Umra Killi on 20th May 1908. Nice copy in the superior cushioned calf binding, gilt to front & spine, edges gilt. See illustration on our website.
£75
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North-West Frontier/Himalayas/Baluchistan/Tibet? Photograph Album.
Good quality contemp. straight grain green morocco album containing approx. 45 photos., most being full plate views inc. several by Bremner. VG but for large tear to rear board, now closed).
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Interesting contents but unfortunately no captions present, although a serious student of the region would no doubt be able to identify locations & individuals. Plates by Bremner include 26th (Baluchistan) Regt. of Bombay Infantry (group of three in Review & Marching Order), Cameliers, local constabulary, tribal groups, NWF landscape; other large plate group of five British & eight Indian Officers - i.e. the officers of a regiment which should be identifiable; Group at Army Signalling School, Poona, Class of '94; view of pack mule column in snow-covered rock-strewn valley; similar geography, tented camps, tribal jirga, British fort, staff officers' group (with general) & others similar. In all approx. 25 large whole plates photos. & 20 smaller photos. All clean & clear & would repay research. See illustrations on our website.
£500
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"H.D.H." [HUTCHINSON Maj.-Gen. H.D., CSI)]
A Short History of the 3rd Queen's Own Gurkha Rifles.
1st Ed., 55pp., 4to, 21 photos. Hugh Rees.
1907
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Outline history & rolls of officers, beautifully printed on art paper throughout with excellent photos. Perkins 500. Orig. green cloth, gilt. dec. to front & rear, near fine & scarce. See illustration on our website.
£165
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BEYNON (Lt. W.G.L., DSO, 1st/3rd Goorkha Rifs.)
With Kelly to Chitral.
1st Ed., 160pp., 8 plates, fldg. map. Edward Arnold.
1896
#57270
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Staff officer to Col. Kelly's Chitral Relief Force, 1895. Most plates are from sketches by the author. Orig. red cloth, gilt, sp. a little sunned o/w VG & scarce. See illustration on our website.
£125
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BIRDWOOD (FM Lord)
Khaki & Gown: An Autobiography.
1st Ed., 456pp., portrait frontis., 16 plates, 5 maps. Ward, Lock & Co.
1941
#53128
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GOC ANZAC Corps 1915-18, much on Gallipoli & France. Earlier in the XI Bengal Lancers: Black Mountain, Tirah, Mohmand, Boer War, &c. Orig. blue cloth, gilt, worn ex-circ. lib. but sound reading copy.
£10
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CALLWELL (Col. C.E., CE., C.B.)
Tirah 1897.
1st Ed., xiii+164pp., 4 maps (2 fldg.), sketch (of Dargai Bluff). Constable (Campaigns & Their Lessons series).
1911
#57727
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Useful account of the campaign, especially in the absence of a published Official History. Orig. red cloth, gilt, sp. sunned, minor wear, overall VG & scarce. See illustration on our website.
£95
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CALLWELL (Maj.-Gen. Sir C.) & HEADLAM (Maj.-Gen. Sir J.)
The History of the Royal Artillery from the Indian Mutiny to the Great War.
1st Ed., 3 Vols., in all some 1600pp., 6 portraits, 23 fldg. maps in separate mapcase, several fldg. tables &c. Woolwich: RA.
19311940
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Standard & detailed history. Vol. I, Armaments; Vol. II, Policy & Influence; Vol. III, Campaigns (1860-1914 inc. all corners of Empire, much on NWF, 2nd Afghan War, Egypt & Sudan, China 1860 & 1900, East & West Africa, Boer War &c.). Orig. blue cloth, gilt, VG throughout & distinctly uncommon, especially with 3rd volume & mapcase present. See illustration on our website.
£245
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CARY (A.D.L., OBE) & McCANCE (Capt. S.)
Regimental Records of the Royal Welch Fusiliers. Vols. I & II. 1689-1815 & 1816-1914.
1st Ed., 2 Vols., 4to; xxi+324pp. & xviii+425pp., maps. Wrexham: The RWF.
1995
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These vols. contain Napoleonic Wars, inc. Peninsula & Waterloo, Crimean War, Indian Mutiny, Ashanti, Burma 1885, Black Mountain Expedition, Boer War &c. Orig. blue cloth, worn, sound.
£40
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CHEVENIX TRENCH (Charles)
The Frontier Scouts.
1st Ed., xxii+298pp., 16 plates, 13 maps. VG in in dw. Cape.
1985
#54349
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Locally recruited tribesmen of the NWF in 20th Century Frontier campaigns. Roll of British officers with details of their service in the Frontier Corps. An excellent study. VG in dw. See illustration on our website.
£20
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CONDON (Brig. W.E.H., OBE)
The Frontier Force Regiment.
1st Ed., xxii+592pp., 4to, col. frontis., 19 photos., 36 maps. Aldershot: G&P.
1962
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Excellent history: Mutiny, 2nd Afghan War, Chitral, Tirah, China 1900 &c., WW1 in France, Aden, Mespot, Palestine; WW2 MEF & Burma. "An excellent book" - Perkins 472. Orig. khaki cloth, gilt, little rubbed/worn, generally VG & scarce. See illustration on our website.
£145
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