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West Africa   18 Books
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Arakan Assignment: The Story of the 82nd West African Division. 1st Ed., orig. dec. wraps., 44pp., photos. throughout, fldg. map. Roxy Press, New Delhi, for P.R. Services (West Africa). nd [1946].  #67577
[HLMainPic] Useful, well-illustrated & only published record of 82nd West African Division's Arakan campaign, 1944-45. Includes Order of Battle, portraits of senior officers & two African DCM winners, fldg. map of the campaign. Orig. dec. wraps., VG & scarce. See illustration on our website.   £95
Natal Field Artillery Centenary 1862-1962. Durban, Pietermaritzburg. Orig. dec. card wraps., [iii]+25pp., 25 photos. Printed by The Natal Witness, Pietermaritzburg. Contemp.  #61794
[HLMainPic] Useful & well illustrated short account of the regiment, inc. Roll of Commanding Officers & Roll of Hon. for WW2. "Surprisingly, this is the only free-standing published record of one of South Africa's longest serving units... it fought in the Anglo-Boer War at Elandslaagte & in Northern Natal... Mobilised again in 1914, it took part in the GSWA campaign. In WWII, the NFA saw much action, & suffered many casualties, in the Western Desert... All of this is covered in condensed but useful detail." - Perkins. Covs. little marked, VG & scarce. See illustration on our website.   £35
On Safari: Experiences of a Gunner in the East African Campaign. By F.C. 1st Ed., 90pp., orig. dec. card wraps., 5 plates. Cape Town: Juta. 1917  #66333
[HLMainPic] Personal experiences inc. a short account of German South-West Africa in 1914-15 then mostly active service in German East as an artillery signaller &c. Orig. illustrated card wraps., VG throughout & rare. See illustration on our website.   £95
ALPORT (Major A. Cecil, RAMC TF) The Lighter Side of the War: Experiences of a Civilian in Uniform. 1st Ed., 290pp., portrait frontis., 17 photos., sketch. Hutchinson. 1934  #68136
[HLMainPic] Doctor in SA Rebellion 1914 then German South-West Africa campaign 1915 with South African Medical Corps; posted as 2ic 2/1 Wessex Casualty Clearing Station in England then to a Stationary Hospital in Salonika 1916-18 & briefly Western Front 1918. Orig. blue cloth, gilt, VG. See illustration on our website.   £65
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. 1931-1940.  #64377
[HLMainPic] 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, little speckled o/w VG throughout & distinctly uncommon, especially with 3rd volume & mapcase present. See illustration on our website.   £225
CHATTERTON (E. Keble) Gallant Gentlemen. 2nd Imp., 296pp., 33 photos. & maps. VG in chipped dw. Hurst & Blackett. 1931  #54218
[HLMainPic] Collection of personal narratives of notable naval events 1914-18, such as ops. in the Cameroon estuary (West Africa), various small ship 'duels', the cause of the coronel disaster, &c. Orig. blue cloth, gilt, VG in chipped dw. See illustration on our website.   £20
DANE (Edmund) British Campaigns in Africa & the Pacific 1914-1918. 1st Ed., xv+215pp., 9 maps. H&S. 1919  #63244
[HLMainPic] A useful early history which includes German South-West Africa, East Africa (mostly), Togoland, Cameroons & Kiao-Chau (Tsing Tao). Orig. blue cloth, gilt, little staining to leading edges of boards o/w VG. See illustration on our website.   £65
DUKE (George) The Life of Major-General Worge, Colonel of the 86th Regiment of Foot, & Governor of Senegal, in Africa. With an Account of the Settlements of Senegal & Goree. 1st Ed., vii+152pp. (& tipped-in errata slip), drawing of Dettingen medal, sketch of Culloden, hand-coloured fldg. map of West Africa & another hand-coloured map of "The Island of Senaga or St. Louis 1759." Parker, Furnivall, & Parker. 1844  #62095
[HLMainPic] An old bookseller's catalogue note attached to front paste-down (describing this copy) states: "This book was owned by Lt.-Col. G. Osborn Smith, 1st Royal Irish Fusiliers, whose grandfather was a nephew of Worge. Notes & underlining on the family connections are made in the text. Worge fought at Culloden & on the Continent & was later sent to Senegal as Governor, where he ousted the French. There are accounts of Dettingen & Fontenoy... Bumped & worn corners. Spine worn at ends & hinges glued where split." This description still stands, with my addition that it is inscribed by Col. Osborn Smith to paste-down, the binding is original red cloth, blindstamped & gilt, generally VG, & rare. See illustrations on our website.   £275
GORGES (Brig.-Gen. E.H., CB, CBE, DSO) The Great War in West Africa. 1st Ed., 284pp., 192 photos. & illus., 15 maps. Hutchinson. nd  #66066
[HLMainPic] Rare account of ops. in Togoland & Cameroons 1914-16 with pre-1914 background of the West African Frontier Force. Appendices include Order of Battle of Cameroons E.F., 23/4/15 & roll of officers of the WAFF 1915 (West African Regt., Nigeria R., Gold Coast R. & Sierra Leone Bn.). Orig. blue cloth, gilt, little marking to front paste-down (removal of bookplate), VG thus. See illustration on our website.   £90
MACPHERSON (Maj.-Gen. Sir W.G., KCMG, CB) History of the Great War based on Official Documents: Medical Services General History Vol. I: The Medical Services in the United Kingdom, in British Garrisons Overseas, And During Operations Against Tsingtau, in Togoland, The Cameroons, and south-West Africa. 1st Ed., xv+463pp., num. photos., maps, charts & diagrams. HMSO. 1921  #63978
[HLMainPic] Contains much interesting detail on mobilization of medical units in 1914, organisation & augmentation of hospital accommodation in the UK & valuable records of work during the campaigns in Togoland, Cameroons & German SW Africa. Orig. green cloth, gilt, VG, some wear to sp. but sound & rare (1500 copies printed). See illustration on our website.   £225

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