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The History of the London Rifle Brigade 1859-1919.
1st Ed., text & mapcase: xx+515p., 6 plates, 17 sketch maps in text + 5 lge. fldg. maps in separate case. Constable.
1921
#58116
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5th Londons F&F 1914-18 Plugstreet, 2nd Ypres, 1/7/16 at Gommecourt &c. Detailed & readable history with num. anecdotes &c. Appendices inc. officers' services, awards. Complete: text + 5 fldg. maps in separate mapcase. Orig. green cloth, silver gilt, VG. See illustration on our website.
£50
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The London Cyclist Battalion: A Chronicle of Events Connected with the 26th (Middx.) V.R.C., & the 25th (C. of L.) Cyclist Bn., The London Regiment, & Military Cycling in General.
1st Ed., xi+292pp., 24 plates, 3 maps. Forster Groom, for the Regt.
1932
#57408
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Valuable coverage of the early days of these "cads on castors" followed by active service in Waziristan 1917, Amritsar Rising & 3rd Afghan War (drafts also served in Mespot. in WW1). Officers rolls. Orig. pale blue cloth, sp. rubbed/worn o/w VG & very scarce.
£95
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2/4 Battalion Hampshire Regiment 1914-1919.
1st Ed., orig. printed wraps. with cord tie, 68pp., 4to, 2 maps. Privately printed. nd
1920
#57016
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2/4th Hants. in Palestine May 1917-May 1918 then in France with the 62nd (West Riding) Div. for the Final Advance June-Nov. 1918 inc. Havrincourt, Marcoing & Le Quesnoy. Several rolls of officers, awards. Casualties noted in text. Somewhat chipped but VG & rare. See illustration on our website.
£125
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History of the Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles.
1st Ed., xvi+489pp., col. frontis., 26 photos., 14 maps. Printed for the Regt.
1921
#53057
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Detailed history: 1st Bn. Western Front 1915-18; 2nd Bn. F&F briefly then Palestine & back to France in 1918. Nominal roll, awards &c. VG ex-IWM lib.
£25
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The 23rd London Regiment 1798-1919.
Compiled from Contributions by Former Officers of the Regiment. 1st Ed., xvi+188pp., col. frontis., 7 maps. Times Pubg. Co. Ltd.
1936
#52421
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Almost entirely (apart from the first short chapter) WW1: 1st Bn. in France inc. Givenchy, Loos, Somme, Ypres, Messines, Bourlon Wood & 1918 battles; 2nd Bn. in Salonika & Palestine then briefly in Flanders in 1918. Roll of Hon. Orig. red cloth, gilt, VG. See illustration on our website.
£35
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A Short History of the South Wales Borderers 24th Foot & The Monmouthshire Regiment.
1st Ed., orig. printed wraps., 112pp. Cardiff: Western Mail. nd (c.1954).
#58124
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Useful concise history of these regiments with much on all battalions in WW1 & WW2. Orig. green printed wraps., VG. See illustration on our website.
£20
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Regimental Standing Orders & Customs of the East Yorkshire Regiment (The Duke of York's Own) 1956.
[v]+70pp. + musical scores (regimental march &c.). Beverley: Wright & Hoggard, Minster Press.
1956
#58120
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Customary regimental orders & instructions; also regimental customs & traditions. Orig. maroon cloth, gilt to front, paper label to sp. VG with ink ownership. inscrip of Lt.-Col. 4 EYR. See illustration on our website.
£20
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The 'Second-Seconds' in France: The Story of the 2/2nd City of London Field Ambulance.
1st Ed., 109pp., illus., map. Spottiswoode.
1920
#58146
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France & Flanders from Feb. 1916, 56th Div., Somme, Arras, 3rd Ypres, Cambrai. Roll of officers, awards, names & addresses of old comrades. Orig. wheat cloth, gilt, VG. See illustration on our website.
£60
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2nd Batalion The Leicestershire Regiment, Jhansi 1923.
1st Ed., oblong 4to (37x31cm), containing 22 fvery fine whole page plates each c.29x21cm. No imprint, but self-evidently at Jhansi.
1923
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Fine portrait of the CO followed by quarter guard, officers' group, regimental staff, NCOs, company groups, band, drums, signallers, machine gunners, battalion on parade, sports teams, trophies, the Indian Platoon & a camp scene. Sadly none identified by name & rather distressed overall, the plates sound & attractive, with loosely inserted fine photo. of HMT Neuralia (completed 1912; mined & sunk 1945), Athletics Team 1926 (named) & what appears to be an outdoor religious service or memorial event, India, c.1920s. Orig. qtr. calf. with blue cloth covd. boards titled in gilt to front, covers distressed, internally VG. See illustrations on our website.
£125
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Operations of the XIII Corps Between 3rd October & 11th November, 1918.
1st Ed., orig. dec. wraps., [ii]+59pp., large fldg. map (detailing the advance of the Corps). Hill & Ainsworth, Ltd., Printers, Stoke & Hanley. nd (c.1919).
#58159
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Attractive, rare & detailed account of the Final Advance of Morland's XIII Corps (18th, 25th, 50th & 66th Divisions) inc. actions of Gouy, Le Catelet & Beaurevoir, the forcing of the Selle, passage of the Foret de Mormal & capture of Landrecies, &c. Appendices include Orders of Battle, Engineering & Artillery Notes, tables of captures & troops engaged, &c. Orig. dec. wraps., little spotted, VG. See illustration on our website.
£145
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