Notes from the Front. Collated by the General Staff. Part I.
1st Ed., orig. buff printed wraps., 47pp., 11 plates (some fldg.). HMSO. Nov.
1914
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Very early dissemination of lessons of 1914 campaign, German equipment & methods, &c. Minor wear, VG with contemp. ink ownership inscrip. of "J. Green, 2nd Lieut. A.S.C." See illustration on our website.
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Notes from the Front Part III & Further Notes on Field Defences. Collated by the General Staff, February 1915.
1st Ed., orig. buff printed wraps., [ii]+78pp., sketches. HMSO.
1915
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A great deal of interesting material inc. an Appendix "Standing Orders (War) 1915," being those of a division at the front. VG with ink ownership inscrips. to front "Lt. L.C. McCausland" (this scored through) & C.R. Stone: both of these officers served with the 22nd (Service) Bn. Royal Fusiliers (Kensington): the latter was the distinguished broadcaster Christopher Stone, who was Signalling Officer of the bn. in France from Nov. 1915: Vimy Ridge, Somme, Cambrai, 1918 campaign &c., latterly a divisional staff officer, awarded DSO & MC, whose war letters were later published ('From Vimy Ridge to the Rhine' Ed. by Gary Sheffield & G.I.S. Inglis, Crowood Press, 1989). VG. See illustration on our website.
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Schaubilde fur die s. 12 cm-Kanone mit 12 cm Grenaten 88 a/A (angenabert gultig auch fur 12 cm Schrapnels 80/92). Mit Dectblatt 1. [Chart for the s. 12 cm cannon with 12 cm Grenades 88 a / A (also valid for 12 cm shrapnel 80/92). With Dectblatt 1.]
Fldg. card. Berlin. 1917.
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Folding card with range table printed on rear & two paste-in instructions within. Scarce. See illustration on our website.
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Schaubild No. 3 fur den Morter mit 21 cm Grenaten 96
Fldg. chart, 1:25,000, 40x30cm approx. Nur fur den dienstgebrauch [Only for service use]. c.1917
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Being a diagram of the fall of shot &c. of the 21 cm grenade mortar, for use in conjunction with range tables. With usage note in printed in margin. Scarce. See illustration on our website.
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Schaubilder fur dem Morter mit 21 cm Grenaten 14.
Fldg. card, 4pp. Berlin. February 1918.
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Brief notes + range table for this Granatenwerfer (grenade throwing) trench mortar. Scarce. See illustration on our website.
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Notes on the Ammunition for Q.F. 13-PR. Q.F. 18-PR. Q.F. 4.5-Inch Howitzer. Ordnance College. 1915.
Orig. buff printed card wraps., 44pp., diagrams. Printed by Harrison & Sons for HMSO.
1915
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Including num. interesting diagrams of shells & fuzes, tools & ammunition boxes. VG & scarce. See illustration on our website.
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Notes on the Technical Reconnaissance of an Artillery Position & the Training of the Headquarters of a Battery.
Orig. printed wraps., 24pp., several small but interesting sketches, 2 fldg., inc. Plan of a Battery in Action. Printed by Harrison & Sons for HMSO.
1917
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Slight but rare & interesting booklet with several diagrams. Somewhat serviceworn, VG, with ink stamp to front of Fifth Army Artillery School. See illustration on our website.
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4.5-Inch Q.F. Howitzer. Gun Drill. Issued by the General Staff. June, 1918. 1916.
Orig. printed wraps., 24pp., small diagram. Printed by Harrison & Sons for HMSO.
1918
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Instructions for use of the gun in action inc. "To remove a jammed shell" & much more inc. Positions of the 'Gun Numbers' in action, loading, laying, &c. VG with a number of loose insertions, several stated Confidential, such as "Provisional Range Table for 4.5-Inch Howitzer Incendiary Shell" &c. See illustration on our website.
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Corps Extracts. "A" and "Q" Branch Headquarters, Cavalry Corps. January, 1916.
2nd Ed., orig. buff printed card wraps., 40pp. + blank interleaves. Printed by Harrison & Sons for HMSO.
1916
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These 'extracts' from Cavalry Corps standing orders relate to Commissions & Cadet School (with details of how candidates may become eligible for commissions in various branches of the service; how the commissions should be applied for & details of the establishment of the officer Cadet School in France ["Classes are received fortnightly, & the duration of the course is about one month..."] &c). Also contains details re promotions, reporting of casualties, guidance on courts martial, billeting, civilian claims against damages to billets &c. Much of interest on these various non-operational yet essential matters. Very nice condition, this copy with around 20 signatures of members of Cavalry Corps HQ, ranging from the GOC, Lt.-Gen. Sir Cecil Edward Bingham [who relinquished command of the Corps in March 1916, which neatly dates these inscriptions to early 1916, soon after this issue was published], Brig. Home (BGGS), Brig. Longmore (DA&QMG) & various lesser functionaries. VG & rare. See illustration on our website.
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Small Arms Firing Manual 1913. Corrected to April 15, 1917 (Changes Nos. 1 to 18).
268pp., 12mo, sketches 7 diagrams. Washington: Govt. Printing Office.
1917
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US War Department official training manual. See illustration on our website.
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