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The Air Force List, January 1945.
Rare WW2 edition. Somewhat rubbed but entirely sound contemp. blue calf with claret lettering labels to sp.
#69528
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£245
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The Glasgow Academy Roll of Honour: Former Members of the School who served in the Great War 1914-1918.
1st Ed., xiv+163pp., frontis., 2 portraits of VCs, 3 other plates. Glasgow: Jackson, Wylie & Co.
1933
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Contains brief service details of 1469 former members of whom 316 were killed or died during the war. Orig. blue cloth, gilt, VG.
£65
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INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS:
Memorial Volume Containing a Record of Those Members & Students Who Died for their Country in the Great War.
Prepared by the Institution of Civil Engineers. 1st Ed., 193pp., 4to, plates of war memorial, several hundred portraits. The Institution. nd (1922).
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Fine roll containing obits. of 346 members who died, most with portraits. Orig. qtr. blue morocco, VG & rare.
£145
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MONTAGUE (Capt. W.E., 94th Regt.)
Campaigning in South Africa: Reminiscences of An Officer in 1879.
1st Ed., viii+368pp. Blackwood.
1880
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Rare personal account of the Zulu War with the 94th Regiment until appointed Brigade Major of the 2nd Brigade (under Col. Collingwood) in Newdigate's 2nd Division, including the Battle of Ulundi & the provisional funeral of the Prince Imperial. He served also in the Sekukuni Campaign until invalided home as a consequence of a severe fall from his horse. An atmospheric account of the campaign & life in the country. The author's regiment was hurriedly mobilised in Feb. 1879 upon receipt of the news of the disaster at Isandlwana & arrived in Cape Town soon after: there follows an extensive account of Montague's experiences. Raugh (2772) notes "Capt. Montague describes his journey to northern Natal, campaign life, the Battle of Ulundi, & the aftermath of the Anglo-Zulu War, 1879." Orig. blue cloth, with gilt dec. & titles to front & sp., eps renewed, rebacked with new blue cloth sp., gilt, VG thus.
£375
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HARGRAVE (John)
At Suvla Bay: Being the Notes & Sketches of Scenes, Characters & Adventures of the Dardanelles Campaign.
1st Ed., x+182pp., col. frontis., 19 b/w plates, sketches. Constable.
1916
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Appealing account by NCO of 32nd Fd. Amb., RAMC, 10th (Irish) Div. Attractive pictorial cloth, quite possibly the most appealingly designed book on the campaign. VG.
£50
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WIENHOLT (Arnold, DSO, MC, late Intelligence Corps)
The Story of a Lion Hunt, With Some of the Hunter's Military Adventures During the War.
1st Ed., 252pp., 19 photos., 6 drawings. Andrew Melorose, Ltd.
1922
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The adventurous author was recovering from injuries suffered during a lion hunt when war broke out in 1914. He served with great distinction during the East African campaign, winning the DSO & MC & bar with the Intelligence Staff & East African Mounted Rifles. Acclaimed account of the campaign. Orig. rust cloth, gilt to front & sp., VG.
£125
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NORRIS (A.H.) & BREMNER (R.W.)
The Lines of Torres Vedras: The First Three Lines & Fortifications South of the Tagus.
1st Ed., orig. laminated card wraps., 63pp., 10 maps & sketches (most fldg.). British Historical Society Portugal.
1980
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Interesting & scarce description of the defences with useful maps & sketches of some of the fortifications. VG.
£35
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JERVOIS (Brig. W.J., MC)
The History of the Northamptonshire Regiment 1934-1948.
1st Ed., xxiii+448pp., 4to, 4 col. & 9 b/w plates, 25 maps (several fldg.). The Regimental History Committee.
1953
#69520
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Contains excellent, detailed accounts of the 1st Bn. in Waziristan 1936-37 & in Burma during 1944-45; 2nd Bn. with BEF in 1940, later PAIFORCE & Middle East; 5th Bn. TF in Sicily & Italy. Awards rolls for Waziristan & WW2, various rolls of officers &c. Orig. black cloth, gilt, sp. heavily dampstained o/w sound & rare.
£90
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ORPEN (Sir William)
An Onlooker in France 1917-1919.
1st Ed., 123pp., 4to, 96 plates. Williams & Norgate.
1921
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The moving impressions & drawings of an Official War Artist in France from April 1917, with anecdotes of who he met & what he saw. VG.
£45
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HARDIE (Capt. Martin)
Boulogne, A Base in France.
Being Thirty-Two Drawings from the Sketch Book of... 1st Ed., approx. 60 un-numbered leaves with 32 col. or b/w plates laid on, plus captions. A. & C. Black. [1917]
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Views of the quay & harbour, troops on the quay, plage, Port-des-Dunes, various street scenes &c. Litle dusty, generally VG.
£20
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