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18-PR. Q.F. Gun. Gun Drill. 1916. (Reprinted with Amendments, 1917.)
Orig. printed wraps., 22pp. Printed by Harrison & Sons for HMSO.
1917
#68450
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Official Copy. Drill for moving, mounting, loading, firing, misfires, cease fire & more actions relating to the gun. Also how to deal with jammed breech mechanisms, &c. VG. See illustration on our website.
£45
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Ic/6370. Maps & Artillery Boards.
Issued by the General Staff. December 1916. Orig. buff printed wraps., 11pp., foolscap format, 9 maps & diagrams (some fldg.). Printed by Harrison & Sons for HMSO.
1917
#68524
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For Official Use Only. A useful, succinct description of existing pre-war maps of France & Belgium, the development if British war maps including small scale trench maps, &c., including such matter as "The trench detail is plotted from air photographs either by measurements from point of detail of by reflecting the image of the photograph onto the map by means of a camera Lucida." Part II concerns Artillery Boards: "An Artillery Board consists essentially of a flat rigid surface on which the required positions [targets] are accurately plotted... This surface is obtained by mounting drawing paper, backed with linen, on a base which is little affected by damp or change of temperature..." Diagrams include Index to GSGS Maps of Belgium & North-East France, Index to 1:10,000 Trench Maps, &c. 2000 copies printed but a rare survival. Orig. buff wraps., little creased, generally VG. See illustrations on our website.
£225
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Garrison Artillery Training. Vol. III. (Siege.) 1911. (Reprinted, with Amendments, 1914.)
General Staff, War Office. Orig. cloth covd., boards, xiv+474pp., several sketches. Printed by E&S for HMSO.
1914
#68461
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Including such matter as Cordage, Crabs & Transporting Carriages, Drill in Moving Ordnance, &c. VG with contemp. ownership inscrip. of W.P. Ikin (Lt., RGA SR in 1918 Army List). See illustration on our website.
£45
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Notes on Artillery in the Present War.
3pp., foolscap. HQ, British Expeditionary Force. 2nd October 1914
#68630
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Very early dissemination of lessons from experiences at the Front, regarding how our artillery was working in practise, & what it was coming up against in retaliation & as targets. VG. See illustration on our website.
£45
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Garrison Artillery Training. Vol. I. 1914.
General Staff, War Office. Orig. cloth covd., boards, 291pp., several sketches. Printed by Harrison & Sons for HMSO.
1914
#68459
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Guns & Gunnery; Gun Drill; Fighting by Day; Fighting by Night, &c... Little service worn, VG with contemp. ownership inscrip. of W.P. Ikin (Lt., RGA SR in 1918 Army List). See illustration on our website.
£45
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60-PR. B.L. Gun, Mark II, 1916. Carriage. Gun Drill. 1916.
Orig. printed wraps., 31pp. Printed by Harrison & Sons for HMSO.
1916
#68453
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Official Copy. Drill for moving, mounting, loading, firing, misfires, cease fire & more actions relating to the gun. Also how to deal with jammed breech mechanisms, &c. VG. See illustration on our website.
£45
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Ic/5780/32. Sound Ranging.
Issued by the General Staff. February 1918. Orig. buff printed wraps., [62]pp., foolscap format, num. diagrams. Printed by The Printing Section, Depot F.S.C., Royal Engineers, General Headquarters.
1918
#68525
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SECRET. Copy No. 77, Issued to: Topo. Section, AEF, with pencil inscrip. "Return to Lt Col Birdseye, Office, C of CA." Explains the method of locating enemy batteries by triangulation. Chapters include: General Principles; Corrections; Shell Wave; Calculation of Timnes of Fligthts; Notes on German Artillery; Wind & Temperature Corrections by a Wind Section, &c. Evidently a rare survival. Orig. buff wraps., little serviceworn, generally VG. See illustrations on our website.
£225
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60-PR. B.L. Gun. Section Gun Drill. 1912.
Orig. printed wraps., 13pp. Printed by Harrison & Sons for HMSO.
1912
#68451
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Official Copy. Drill for moving, mounting, loading, firing, misfires, cease fire & more actions relating to the gun. VG with Amendment slip tipped-in. See illustration on our website.
£45
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Garrison Artillery Training. Vol. II. (Siege.) 1911. (Reprinted, with amendments, 1914.)
General Staff, War Office. Orig. cloth covd., boards, viii+229pp., several sketches. Printed by Harrison & Sons for HMSO.
1914
#68460
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Training & organization of Siege Artillery, &c. VG with contemp. ownership inscrip. of W.P. Ikin (Lt., RGA SR in 1918 Army List). See illustration on our website.
£45
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18-PR. Q.F. Gun. Gun Drill. 1914.
Orig. printed wraps., 24pp. Printed by Harrison & Sons for HMSO.
1914
#68449
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Official Copy. Drill for moving, mounting, loading, firing, misfires, cease fire & more actions relating to the gun. Also how ro deal with jammed breech mechanisms, &c. VG. See illustration on our website.
£45
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