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19948vo., Second Edition, with 30 plates on 8 and 11 maps in the text; red cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. First published in 1980, Frost's story is in effect the story of 2 Para which he commanded with such distinction at the Bridge. Also includes Iraq Levies, Bruneval, Tunisia, Sicily and Italy. Enser, p.3 (recording the first edition).
20008vo., First Edition, with maps in the text; pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy.
19688vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Published in Cooper's concise 'Famous Regiments' series edited by Sir Brian Horrocks. Sutcliffe, p. 258.
2015Roy. 4to., First Edition, with very numerous photographs and maps (a number full-page) in the text; red cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Excellent, detailed and profusely illustrated account from an established team. Appendices include Escape and Evasion; POW; Guns, Ammunition and Training; Glider Lifts; Nominal Roll; H&A. SCARCE.
19548vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece and endpaper maps, some mild offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers; navy cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in dustwrapper. The epic stand of 1 Glosters on Hill 235 at the eastern crossing of the Imjin River.
19548vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece and endpaper maps, some mild offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers; navy cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter chipped at head and tail of backstrip. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR WITH HIS SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON TITLE. The epic stand of 1 Glosters on Hill 235 at the eastern crossing of the Imjin River. SIGNED COPIES ARE EXTREMELY SCARCE.
1906Oblong roy. 4to., First Edition, with title in red and black, text and captions in red, blue and black, 34 splendid large plates in photo-collotype and full-page musical score in blue; original red cloth, upper board ruled and blocked with regimental badge in gilt, expertly recased, BUT WITH SOME AGE- OR DAMP-DAMAGE TO 22 OF THE LATER PLATES (mercifully restricted mainly to upper blank margins and only materially affecting around ten plates); nevertheless a valuable record and a very scarce work. An unusually lavish production for a single battalion, this work is distinguished by the quality of the plates, which (damage apart) varies from very good to magnificent. The photographs are superbly executed by F. Bremner, photographer, variously of Lahore, Simla & Quetta, and their rendering as collotypes preserves the quite extraordinary detail of faces, uniforms and equipment. The plates include fine portraits of Major-General Frederick Walter Kitchener (Commanding 3rd (Lahore) Division) and Colonel J.C. Yale (commanding 1st Battalion), together with close-ups of the Colours and mess plate. The main body of plates is devoted, of course, to group studies. These include the officers (individually captioned), the battalion on parade, the Colour and colour sergeants (individually captioned), the NCOs (individually captioned), corporals, companies A-H (each company photographed separately), and a fine series of the battalion's various support units, trades and sports teams. An unusual composition is the plate 'Regimental Types' and depicting eight members of the battalion in a variety of uniforms including officer's full dress and OR's marching order. In addition to the plates, there is a detailed account of the battalion's service from Tournay (1794) to its arrival at Lahore Cantonment in 1906, together with pages devoted to regimental marchess. Not the least importance of this work must be as a superbly detailed record of the appearance of a regular battalion of line infantry of the period - crucially, the last phase of Edwardian opulence and before the irreversible changes brought about by the Great War. EXTREMELY SCARCE. IT IS UNCLEAR HOW MANY OF THESE REMARKABLE PORTFOLIOS WERE PRODUCED; CERTAINLY NOT MANY, AND EVEN FEWER CAN HAVE SURVIVED. Sutcliife p.103; not recorded by White (1965).
19774to., First Edition, with plates, and map in the text; red cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. Vividly-written diaries covering sojourns in Spangenberg, Thorn, Elbersdorf, Eichstatt and Steinburg. Enser, p.186.
20088vo., First Edition, with plates and maps; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Covers Service and Territorial battalions.
20118vo., First Edition, with plates and maps; red cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
19944to., with 8 full-page coloured maps and very numerous monochrome illustrations in the text, pages very faintly browned at extremities; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The only substantial account from the German viewpoint was first published in 1990. The original edition is now scarce; this is the first reissue.
19748vo., First Edition, with 71 plates on 32, 10 maps (6 double-page) in the text, and endpaper maps, small inscription on front free endpaper verso; red cloth, Pegasus blocked in blue on upper board, gilt back, case a little shaken else a bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter with short closed tear at headband. The best modern account of the epic action, and the basis of Richard Attenborough's immensely successful film (1977) starring Sean Connery, Edward Fox, Dirk Bogarde, Laurence Olivier, James Caan and a host of others. Enser, pp.13, 87.
20038vo., First Edition, with 33 plates on 16; burgundy cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Long overdue biography of one of the most distinguished British soldiers of WWII. He was involved in the formation of LRDG, SAS and Popski's Army before commanding 4th Parachute Brigade at Arnhem. His was a memorable career in which he combined action with military history. A fitting tribute to a great soldier.
20192 vols., sm. folio, with many thousands of photographs and maps throughout, and photographic endpapers; original laminated pictorial boards, a fine set in unclipped dustwrapper, the whole housed in publisher's board slip-case. A predictably impressive compilation from the ATB team headed by Karel Margry, based on more than twenty years' research into the battlefields. Covers in great detail both the air (Market) and the ground (Garden) elements of the greatest airborne operation in history. A bright set of a cornerstone of any Arnhem collection.
20018vo., First Edition, with photographs in the text; laminated pictorial boards, a fine copy. The 29th Brigade and the capture of Seoul.
2008Sm. 4to., First Edition, with very numerous photographs in the text; original card wrappers, a fine copy. Alan Green served with 1 Border from 1942-1946, taking part in Operation Market as part of 1 Airlanding Brigade. In 1991 he wrote the story of 1 Border at Arnhem.
19888vo., First Edition, with plates and maps; blue cloth, upper board with regimental badge blocked in gilt, gilt back, blue endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The first major assault on mainland Europe recounted by participants. SCARCE.
19473 parts in 2 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with numerous plates, maps and plans (a number folding); original green cloth gilt, upper boards with regimental badge blocked in gilt, gilt backs, a near fine copy. Spklendid copy of the standard pre-WWII history. The set comprises: Vol. I. Part I: The Thirty-Ninth; Vol. 2. Part 2. The Fifty-Fourth; Vol. 2. Part 3. The Dorsetshire Regiment 1881-1939. Sutcliffe, p.235; White p.92.
20208vo., First Edition, with photographs and maps in the text; original pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy. The regiment saw varied service, including Norway, North Africa and Burma.
19588vo., First Edition, with 48 plates on 24, and 13 full-page maps (one double-page) in the text, top faintly spotted; maroon cloth, backstrip lettered in blue, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly chafed at head and tail of backstrip. This classic memoir by the commander of 1 Airborne Division remains the best eye-witness account of the most poignant (and by far the most documented) airborne operation in history. Includes transcripts of the airborne corps instruction, confirmatory notes of GOC's verbal orders, glider and unit allotments and 1 Airborne Div OOB. THE ORIGINAL EDITION IS VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Enser, p.36.
1880Paris, Calman Levy éditeur 1880. In-12 broché de 270 pages + table. Petites rousseurs éparses.
1900Paris, Librairie Henry du Parc vers 1900. In-12 broché, couverture illustrée. Frontispice, 277 pages. Petites rousseurs. Illustratiosn de Draner
1947Toulouse 1947. In-8 broché de 245 pages illustrées. Suivi d'un annuaire de l'amicale des anciens combattants du 287e R.A.L.D. Bon exemplaire
1914Tallandier, 1914, publication de la " Société Dunkerquoise ". In - 8° broché, 424 pages. Dos insolé.
1995Toulouse, SEPP, sans date, environs 1995. In-8 broché, 140 pages, quelques illustrations. Légèrement écorné.
