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The 32nd Division in The World War 1917-1919.
1st Ed., 318pp., 4to, portrait frontis., num. photos. (inc. portraits of many fallen officers &c.), excellent coloured maps. Issued by the Joint War History Commissions of Michigan & Wisconsin.
1920
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Excellent history inc. operations on the Aisne, Argonne & Meuse. Detailed roll of service. Orig. dec. khaki cloth covd. boards, blue cloth backstrip, titled in black. Very nice copy. See illustations on our website.
£50
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A Short Historical Sketch of the 15th Battalion The P.W.O. West Yorkshire Regiment, With Illustrations from Photographs.
1st Ed., [viii]+183pp., 175 photos. Leeds: Richard Jackson.
1917
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Just 2pp. letterpress followed by excellent photographic record of the Leeds Pals (a number of them identified) in training at Ripon & Fovant & three months in Egypt prior to going to France in March 1916 (in time to be devastated at Serre on 1/7/16). Interesting record of New Army unit from formation to active service. Superior edition, full red morocco, gilt to front & sp., marbled endpapers & attractive dec. margins to eps., little rubbed externally o/w very nice example & scarce.
£120
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From Otterpool to the Rhine with the 23rd Battery Canadian Field Artillery.
1st Ed., 48pp., fldg. plate, one other photo. Printed by Charles & Son, London. nd (c.1920).
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D/23rd Batt., 5th C.F.A. Brigade raised & trained in UK, F&F from Jan. 1916 with 4.5-inch Hows. inc. ops. at Ypres, Somme, Vimy, Passchendaele, Cambrai, Final Advance &c. Contains rolls of casualties plus nominal rolls of all ranks with service details. Orig. blue cloth, gilt to boards, little marked & worn, generally VG & rare. "This is a very brief record, but the basic facts are presented clearly & many individuals are named in the narrative." - Perkins. See illustrations on our website.
£95
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1st Bn. The Prince Albert's Somerset Light Infantry. The Sergeants' Mess Rules. Rawal Pindi January 1900.
Orig. printed cloth covd. wraps., 25pp. (& blank interleaves). Eureka Printing Press, Rawal Pindi. Contemp.
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Details of messing arrangements, accounts, &c. Small pocketbook, orig. green printed cloth covd. wraps., gilt, VG & doubtless scarce survival. See illustration on our website.
£25
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A History of the Sixty-Sixth Field Artillery Brigade American Expeditionay Forces, Composed of the 146th & the 148th Field Artillery; National Guard Troops from the Western States of Colorado, Wyoming, Washington, Idaho, Oregon, New Mexico.
1st Ed., 379pp., 105 photos., 7 fldg. maps. Denver: Smith-Brooks. nd (c.1919)
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Lavish & well-illustrated but sadly lacks two maps. Orig. cloth, rather worn, sound. See illustration on our website.
£20
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A Record of the 2nd Bucks Battalion T.F. 1914-1918.
Presented to the Bucks TF Assoc. by Lord Anslow, CB, Chairman of the Association. 1st Ed., orig. dec. card wraps., 24pp., 4to. No imprint/date. nd (c.1919).
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Not to be confused with the battalion history by Swann, this is a souvenir "To commemorate the patriotism, the bravery & the sacrifice of this Battalion during the great European War..." It contains a brief history, Rolls of Honour (noting date of death & in the case of other ranks their home town), rolls of awards to all ranks (some with citations), lists of officers who served overseas or at home with the battalion.
£65
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A Diary of The First-Fourth Battalion The Buffs, East Kent Regiment - Territorial Force 1914-1919,
1st Ed., orig. dec. wraps., [iii]+42pp.
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A detailed diary record which includes the comings & goings of numerous officers, NCOs, &c. Several rolls of officers. The battalion served in India 1914-15, Aden July 1915-Jan. 1916 (& much involved in operations there), India 1916-19. Orig. dec. wraps., one corner of front wrap. torn away o/w VG & scarce. See illustration on our website.
£125
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A Short Record of the Services & Experiences of the 5th Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers in The Great War.
1st Ed., 44pp., map. [Dublin, 1919].
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Service battalion raised in 1914, landed at Suvla Bay in August 1915, went on to Salonika &c. Concise accounts of campaign service plus rolls of officers. Rare, & a very nice clean copy. Orig. blue cloth, gilt to front. See illustration on our website.
£120
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History of the Pembroke Yeomanry.
1st Ed., viii+107pp., photos., map. Haverfordwest: The Regt.
1959
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Inc. WW1 in Palestine & WW2 Middle East. Addenda covering period 1959-1967 (12pp.) loosely inserted. Rolls of officers. Orig. blue cloth, dampspotted, generally VG. See illustration on our website.
£30
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The Queen's Own Royal Glasgow Yeomanry 1848-1948.
1st Ed., 126pp., 4to, 18 plates, tailpieces to each chapter. Glasow: Printed for the Regiment by MacLehose & Co.
1948
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Includes active service in Boer War, Gallipoli, Egypt & Western Front in WW1 & as anti-tank units in WW2. Very nicely illustrated & produced history, orig. qtr. morocco, VG throughout & rare.
£75
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