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Artillery & Trench Mortar Memories, 32nd Division. 1st Ed., 687pp. Printed by Unwin Bros. 1932  #63558
[HLMainPic] Very substantial compilation by Old Comrades, containing diaries of Lt. A.B. Scott, MC, of "X" & "W" TM Batteries & Reconnaissance Officer, 32nd Div. Artillery HQ; Rev. R.E. Grice-Hutchinson, MC, Chaplain, 32nd Div. Artillery; late Major L. Heathcote-Amory, Staff Capt., 32nd Div. Artillery (DoW Aug. 1918) & brief recollections by seven others. Orig. blue cloth, gilt, VG. See illustration on our website.   £145
Artillery Operations of the Ninth British Corps at Messines, June, 1917. 1st Ed., orig. printed wraps., 124pp., 4 fldg. plates, 10 fldg. maps, 2 tables. Edited at Army War College, Aug. 1917, printed by US Govt. Ptg. Office, Washington. 1917  #66734
[HLMainPic] Designated CONFIDENTIAL! For official use only NOT TO BE TAKEN INTO FRONT LINE TRENCHES. Contains a detailed study of artillery preparations for the Battle of Messines, 7th June 1917, & reproduces various instructions, orders, reports, intelligence & communications. A Summary of Artillery Operations explains that "Systematic trench bombardment & wire cutting was commenced about May 21, 1917, & was intensified about May 28. During the period May 28 to June 6, inclusive, 297 trench bombardments were carried out with aeroplane observation. Wire was cut along front & support lines by trench mortars & 18-lbr. batteries, & on rear lines by 6-inch howitzers with aeroplane observation..." The most informative text is supported by reproductions of four aerial photos. of parts of the Messines battlefield & ten excellent actual size 1:10,000 & 1:20,000 British operational fldg. trench maps, barrage maps, &c., & several tables, all reproduced in colour. Objectives, barrage lifts &c. are shown in great detail. Orig. brown printed wraps., chipped & worn, signs of much use but generally VG, complete & rare. See illustrations on our website.   £225
Four Brothers & The World War: The Private Record of Their Father for His Grandchildren. 1st Ed., xii+281pp., 11 plates, coloured ep maps & one other. Hove: Printed by Combridges For Private Circulation. 1933  #66000
[HLMainPic] War narrative incorporating the military careers of four brothers Wright, utilising their letters & various published sources, operational reports &c. All four were Ed. at Winchester: G.L.W. ('Geoff') served in the RFA,, becoming a battery commander in 46th (North Midland) Div., MC & Bar. He was wounded in the battle of Bellenglise in Sept. 1918. Egerton Lowndes Wright ('Toddy') received a commission in the Buckinghamshire Bn. O&BLI in 1914; served in France from April 1915 onwards, being appointed to the Staff in June, awarded MC & as Brigade Major, 6th Inf. Bde., was KiA 11/5/18; P.L.W. ('Phil') also served in the Bucks. Bn. & on the staff, DSO, MC; F.L.W. ('Frank') went to Sandhurst, crossed to France in Sept. 1914 with 1st Bn. WYR, was severely wounded in Oct. near Hazebrouck. Served on the staff at Horse Guards but died in 1922 from the effects of his wounds. Orig. black & red buckram, gilt, VG indeed, handsomely produced, rare & appealing record of one family's service & loss in the Great War. See illustration on our website.   £350
List of Officers of the Royal Regiment of Artillery from June 1862 to June 1914, With Appendices. New Edition, Volume II. ix+405pp., 4to. Sheffield: Sir W.C. Leng & Co., For the RA Institution. 1914  #66381
[HLMainPic] Details of birth date, promotions & other career details including foreign & war service, decorations &c., of all officers during the period 1862-1914. Orig. red & blue cloth, gilt, little stained & worn, entirely sound. See illustration on our website.   £35
Manual of Siege & Garrison Artillery Exercises. 1879. Corrected to June 24th, 1882. ix+683pp., several plates, num. sketches & drawings in text. HMSO. 1882  #65387
[HLMainPic] A substantial & well illustrated work of instruction containing sections on: Gunnery; Ammunition; Siege Artillery; Garrison Gun Drills; Material & Appliances; Elementary Instruction; Machines; Mounting & Dismounting Ordnance; Sleighs; Sheers & Derricks. Orig. red cloth, blindstamped & gilt, covers somewhat serviceworn, generally VG, sound & Complete. 1000 copies printed of this edition. See illustration on our website.   £95
Minutes of Proceedings of the Royal Artillery Institution. Volume III. [1863]. 1st Ed., viii (Contents listing) + 426pp., num. fldg. plates/tables. Woolwich: RA Inst. 1863  #64920
[HLMainPic] Third volume of the Proceedings. This volume entirely dedicated to reports on gunnery & technical developments of artillery inc. such matter as Report of Ordnance Select Committee... Mantlets for the protection of artillerymen from an enemy's riflemen; Remarks on Permanent Forts & Moveable Floating Batteries; Experiments which took place at Shoeburyness... in order to test the penetrating power of the Horsfall Gun... &c. Later qtr. calf (c.1970s) with claret sp. labels & marbled paper covd. boards. VG thus. See illustration on our website.   £50
Noel Ross & His Work. Ed. by His Parents. 1st Ed., xiv+210pp., portrait frontis. Edward Arnold. 1919  #63238
[HLMainPic] Noël Ross was born at Dunedin, New Zealand, & Ed. at the Terrace School, Wellington & Christ College, Christchurch. He joined the staff of a New Zealand newspaper & later wrote for The Times & Punch. He enlisted in the ranks of the Canterbury Rifles & served at Gallipoli where he was severely wounded by a shell at Anzac Cove. He was discharged, but reaching London obtained a commission in the Royal Artillery. He was still unfit, however, and medically boarded. He died of illness in England on 19th December 1917. Contains a memoir including details of his military service and examples of his prose including an account of the landing at Gallipoli written for The Times. Orig. green cloth, gilt, VG & scarce. See illustration on our website   £145
Records of No. 3 Mountain Battery R.A. 1st Ed., [iii]+78pp. Allahabad: Pioneer Press. 1909  #66168
[HLMainPic] Very rare history (not in Perkins) recording the history of the regiment from raising in 1759 & its subsequent services in the Peninsular War (Corunna &c.), 2nd Afghan War with the Kabul Field Force (Kandahar &c.), Zhob Valley Field Force 1884, Burma 1886-87, Sikkim 1888, Miranzai FF 1891, Relief of Chitral 1895, Mohmand 1897 &c. Much interesting detail on these campaigns, also on the organisation of the unit & notes on British officers' services. Orig. red full morocco, gilt title to front, very nice example. See illustration on our website.   £325
Text Book of Ballistics & Gunnery. Part I. 313pp., 4to, several photos. plates, num. diagrams & tables. HMSO. 1927  #66895
[HLMainPic] For Official Use Only. Much about aiming, trajectories, fuzes, firing procedures, range table &c., Orig. red cloth, gilt, minor wear, VG. See illustration on our website.   £65
The Dickson Manuscripts: Being Diaries, Letters, Maps, Account Books, With Various Other Papers of the Late Major-General Sir Alexander Dickson, GCB, KCH, KTS, Royal Artillery. Facsimile reprint, 5 Vols., approx. 1000pp. in all, several fldg. maps. Cambridge: Ken Trotman. 1987-1991  #65027
[HLMainPic] Complete series of Dickson's superlative detailed records of the Royal Artillery during the campaigns in the Peninsular, 1809-1813. Reprinted by Ken Trotman in a good quality, limited & numbered edition of 200 copies, of which this is copy no. 12. Orig. red cloth, gilt, VG. See illustration on our website.   £100

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