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ALLAN (James R.)
In the Trade of War.
1st Ed., xiii+194pp., 17 photos., several sketches. VG in dw. Tunbridge Wells: Parapress.
1994
#67640
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WW2 memoirs: commissioned in KOYLI 1940 then attd. 2nd Bn. Green Howards, 26th (Indian) Div. in Arakan 1944-45 (platoon & coy. commander). Much of interest related in an entertaining style. Signed by author on label. VG in dw. See illustration on our website.
£15
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FERRAR (Major M.L.)
Officers of the Green Howards, Alexandria, Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment) 1688 to 1931.
1st Ed. thus, [iv]+340+xvpp. Belfast: Baird.
1931
#68614
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Detailed officers' records of service & campaign details. VG ex-AMOT & best edition (the more commonly seen earlier edition only went up to 1920). See illustration on our website.
£35
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PURCELL (Lt. V.W.W.S.)
The Further Side of No-Man's Land.
1st Ed., viii+246pp. Dent.
1929
#55036
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Served with 4th Green Howards, 50th Div., captured in Chemin-des-Dames offensive in 1918: a fictionalised account of experiences on active service & in captivity. "The scenes of Mr Purcell's book are the Aisne, at the moment of the great German offensive of 1918, & the German prison-camp to which that offensive brought him. Mr Purcell is on the side of the angels of patriotism & good temper, & his work is illuminated by very pleasant humour... The best story is that of the escape of two British officers from the lavatory of a Berlin railway station." - Falls. Uncommon & VG, with bookplate of Elizabeth von Arnim. See illustration on our website.
£45
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PURCELL (Lt. V.W.W.S.)
The Further Side of No-Man's Land.
1st Ed., viii+246pp. VG in dw. Dent.
1929
#66576
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Served with 4th Green Howards, 50th Div., captured in Chemin-des-Dames offensive in 1918: a fictionalised account of experiences on active service & in captivity. "The scenes of Mr Purcell's book are the Aisne, at the moment of the great German offensive of 1918, & the German prison-camp to which that offensive brought him. Mr Purcell is on the side of the angels of patriotism & good temper, & his work is illuminated by very pleasant humour... The best story is that of the escape of two British officers from the lavatory of a Berlin railway station." - Falls. Orig. blue cloth, gilt, VG in sl. chipped but rare & attractive dw. See illustrations on our website.
£220
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