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St. Nicholas, Brighton, Parish Magazine, January 1916-December 1919 [Bound together with:] The Sign with which is incorporated The Living Church, January 1916-December 1919.
Approx. 600pp. in all, bound in 3 annual volumes, several photos. St. Nicholas Church/The Sign. Contemp.
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The parish magazines contain a certain amount of Home Front news (teas for soldiers in Brighton hospital, fundraising efforts &c.), death notices of parishioners at home & On Active Service, quite a few letters from soldiers at the Front, &c. The Sign - a Christian journal - include many articles on the war work of the Church & so forth, such as Church Life on Tyne-side in Time of War; Sunday in a Munition Factory; Our Village in War Time; The Welfare Supervisor: Her Place & Duties in Munitions Works; Welfare Among the Industrial Boys, &c. Three vols. in contemp. green binder's cloth, gilt titles to spines, VG. See illustrations on out website.
£85
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The Ministry of Munitions Journal. No. 8. July, 1917.
Orig. grey printed wraps., 32pp., 4to, approx. 20 photos. & diagrams. The Ministry of Munitions. Contemp.
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Rare monthly journal puiblished by the Ministry, this edition including an article on Gauge Making by Women, description of the workings of an eight-inch howitzer shell factory (both with illustrations), &c. VG. See illustration on our website.
£45
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The War Work of the G.E.C.
1st Ed., 83pp., 4to, photos. throughout. Published by the G.E.C. Publicity Organisation. nd (c.1920)
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A high quality, profusely illustrated record of the war work of the General Electric Co. Ltd. at its factories in Birmingham, Kent, Coventry, &c., where shells, aerial bombs & many other warlike supplies were manufactured. Also contains a list of honours & awards gained by members of staff while on active service. Orig. blue cushioned morocco, gilt design & title to front, light rubbing to edges o/w VG with an oval stamp of a works library to front blank. See illustrations on our website.
£125
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CROWELL (Benedict)
America's Munitions 1917-1918. Report of Benedict Crowell, The Assistant Secretary of War, Director of Munitions.
1st Ed., 592pp., numerous photos., (inc. one fldg. panorama of huge plant at Notro, West Virginia). Washington: Govt. Printing Office.
1919
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Typically high quality US, & very well illustrated, official report on munitions production during the war inc. ordnance of various kinds, from small-arms to tanks; also aircraft production, engineer supplies, chemical warfare materiel, signal corps materials &c. Many interesting photos. of various artillery pieces, machine guns, factories, vehicles small kit items &c. Orig. blue cloth, gilt, VG. See illustration on our website.
£75
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DEWAR (George A.B.)
The Great Munition Feat 1914-1918.
1st Ed., x+343pp. Constable.
1921
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"The great & it is believed unique merit of this book is that it records in readable form & comparatively short space the amazing work accomplished by British industry in the manufacture of munitions of war." - Falls (awarding a star). Orig. maroon cloth, VG & very scarce. See illustration on our website.
£75
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DOUGAN (David)
The Great Gun-Maker: The Story of Lord Armstrong.
1st Ed., 189pp., 16 photos. VG in dw. Newcastle: Frank Graham.
1970
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Lord Armstrong, premier armaments inventor & manufacturer of his era. VG in torn/repaired dw.
£25
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FOXWELL (A.K.)
Munition Lasses: Six Months as Principal Overlooker in Danger Buildings.
1st Ed., 156pp., 10 photos. H&S.
1917
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An account of munitions work at the Woolwich Arsenal from July 1916-Jan. 1917. Orig. blue cloth, sp. tanned o/w VG & scarce. See illustration on our website.
£50
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HALL (H. Duncan)
North American Supply.
1st Ed., xvi+559pp., tables & diagrams. HMSO.
1956
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Volume in the UK Civil Series, inc. munitions & aircraft supply from Canada, lend-lease from USA &c. Orig. cloth, gilt, minor wear, VG. See illustration on our website.
£25
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HAZLEHURST (Cameron)
Politicians at War July 1914 to May 1915: A Prologue to the Triumph of Lloyd George.
1st Ed., 346pp. VG in dw. Cape.
1971
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Scholarly account of high level squabbles: government relationship with Kitchener; munitions shortage & so on. VG in dw. See illustration on our website.
£20
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KENNEDY (J. de N., OBE, KC)
History of the Department of Munitions & Supply. Volume I: Production Branches & Crown Companies; Volume II: Controls, Service & Finance Branches, & Units Associated with the Department.
1st Ed., 2 Vols., xviii+520pp., fldg. chart & vii+661pp. [Ottawa] Edmond Clothier, King's Printer & Controller of Stationery.
1950
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Part of the official Canada in the Second World War series. Index in volume II. Orig. brown cloth, gilt, with contrasting leather lettering labels to sps. VG & rare. See illustration on our website.
£220
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