30 560 résultats
19198vo., First Edition, on laid paper, with 5 double-page maps on japon, free endpapers browned from fold-ins; original maroon cloth, upper board framed in blind, gilt back (lettering faded but entirely legible), a very good, clean copy. Written on active service with the Dorsetshire Regiment, these are the author's personal reminiscences of service in Egypt, Mesopotamia and Palestine. Scarce in this condition. Not recorded by Enser.
1965Sm. 4to., First Edition, with a portrait frontispiece, and photographs, illustrations and maps in the text; original pictorial wrappers, covers lightly creased else a very good, clean copy.
19438vo., First Edition, with sepia-toned frontispiece and 10 sepia-toned plates on 8, small neat date stamp on front free endpaper; teracotta cloth, backstrip lettered in navy blue, a good, clean copy. The first contemporary account of the RAC in the early years of WWII, including Egypt, Dieppe, Crete, Mandlay and Rangoon. 'Despite being written during the war the propaganda tone is kept to a modest level' (Smith). Enser, p. 34; Smith, p. 291; Sutcliffe, p.134; White, p.9.
1966Sm. 8vo., First Edition, with 9 full-page maps in the text and a folding map; original printed wrappers, a near fine copy. A clear and well-illustrated account written for entrants to Staff College. Includes brief bibliography, useful biographical details of commanders and extensive chronology. Graham & Cole B16.
19454to., First and Sole Edition, with several illustrations (one full-page) in the text and a folding map, free endpapers lightly spotted; original boards, printed coloured label incorporating battalion, divisional and army crests mounted on upper board; cloth back, boards mildly scuffed and age-marked, backstrip lightly frayed at head and tail else a very good, clean copy of a scarce unit history. With the printed exclusion slip ('This book is for the Somerset Light Infantry, for the men of the Seventh Battalion and for their next-of-kin. It is not for public sale') bound in facing half-title. Includes ROH, commanders and commanding officers, officers and warrant officers, and decoration and awards (with extracts from citations). The battalion formed part of 214 Infantry Brigade in Thomas's renowned 43rd Wessex Division. As part of Horrocks' 30 Corps the division captured Mount Picon, the key to Normandy, forced the crossing of the Seine, took part in Operation GARDEN, were the first British troops to fight in Germany, and turned the tide in the Reichswald enabling the Allies to close with the Rhine. IN THIS CONDITION, A SCARCE SURVIVAL. Sutcliffe, p.96; White, p.66.
1947Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with a portrait frontispiece, and many hundreds of photographs, illustrations and maps (a number full-page) in the text, some very light and occasional spotting; cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in red, a very good, clean copy. A splendid collection of photographs, and inexplicably scarce.
19348vo., First Edition, with a coloured frontispiece (original tissue guard present) and 4 plates in monochrome, fore-edges lightly spotted as often; cloth gilt, gilt back, a very good, bright, firm copy. Scarce. White p.208.
Foolscap, 20 leaves., photo-facsimile of typescript original, full-page map in text; original pictorial and typescript front cover, plastic grip binder, covers slightly age-marked else a good, clean copy. The front cover carries an image of the campaign award. Arranged in alphabetical order, the roll gives surname, initials, rank, number, unit and date of death. Very scarce.
19814to., with a portrait frontispiece and numerous plates; laminated cloth gilt, gilt back, a fine copy. High quality and much-needed facsimile re-issue. The original edition of 1911 was published by subscription only; fewer than 100 copies are thought to have been printed.
18768vo., First Edition, with a fine coloured frontispiece and 7 plates tinted in sepia; original regimental green cloth, boards with double blind frame borders, upper board blocked in gilt with regimental crest, uncut, neatly rebacked with original backstrip gilt laid down, original endpapers preserved, a very good, clean, firm copy. With errata leaf at end. The coloured frontispiece depicts the colours; the plates include two of uniform and two of regiment badges. Extensive appendices detail succession of officers, alphabetical roll of officers, bases, annual enrolled strengths 1758-1875 and much other information. Includes records of First West York Supplementary Regiment from 1797-1799. In 1881 the unit was redesignated 3 Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment. Sutcliffe, p.360; White, p.156.
18744to., First and Sole Edition, free endpapers very lightly spotted; original blue cloth, sides with double frame border in blind enclosing title lettered in gilt, gilt back, uncut, covers lightly age-marked, backstrip chafed with minor loss at head and tail else a very good, bright, clean copy. The first separately published account of the County Palatine militia. Supplements include First Royal Lancashire, Third Royal Lancashire and Royal Lancashire Militia Artillery. With list of subscribers and index. VERY SCARCE. Sutcliffe, p.43; White, p.151.
19544to., First Edition, with 4 full-page illustrations in the text; original printed wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, covers very lightly age-soiled else a very good, clean copy. Includes a fine portrait of Chief Royal Enginer General Edwin Morris, brief history of the Corps, and order of ceremony. Scarce.
1938Roy. 8vo., Best Edition, with a coloured portrait frontispiece, 15 fine coloured plates (including one of badge, one of colours and 5 of uniform), 2 plates toned in sepia, and several illustrations and a full-page map in the text; regimental cloth, badge blocked in gilt on upper board, covers lightly marked else a very good, clean copy. The first and second editions appeared in 1926 and 1932 repectively. Sutcliffe, p.61; White, p.58.
19228vo., First Edition, with folding maps; original red cloth, backstrip sunned, covers lightly age-marked else a very good, clean copy. Includes actions at Frise, the Somme, Arras, Messines and Passchendaele. The original edition of this classic account is very scarce. Scarce. Enser, p.80.
19878vo., First Edition thus, with 12 maps (one folding); laminated pictorial boards, a very good, clean copy. Niepold was 1st General Staff Officer of 12. Panzerdivision; this scarce and valuable account is based on primary sources including unit war diaries. Includes a bibliography. Enser, p.70.
19448vo., First Edition, with a portrait frontispiece, 27 plates, 5 facsimiles and 2 maps in the text, and endpaper maps in red and black; red cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy. The author's record of a quarter of a century's service in India, Afghanistan and the Boer war.
19464to., First Edition, on laid paper, with 58 plates on 25, 9 coloured maps (2 folding), numerous illustrations and maps (many full-page and some coloured in outline) in the text and front and rear endpaper maps coloured in outline; original cloth gilt, badge blocked in gilt on upper board, roan back framed, blocked and lettered in gilt, joints rubbed as usual, hinges tender (but binding entirely sound), a very good, clean copy. The deluxe binding of the standard account of the regiment's service in WWII. Includes list of pre-war camps, numerous personnel lists, honours & awards, and ROH. Scarce. Sutcliffe, p.240; White, p.174.
19464to., First Edition, on laid paper, with 58 plates on 25, 9 coloured maps (2 folding), numerous illustrations and maps (many full-page and some coloured in outline) in the text and front and rear endpaper maps coloured in outline; original cloth gilt, badge blocked in gilt on upper board, covers lightly age-marked else a very good, clean copy. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE. The standard account of the regiment's service in WWII. Includes list of pre-war camps, numerous personnel lists, honours & awards, and ROH. SIGNED COPIES ARE EXTREMELY SCARCE. Sutcliffe, p.240; White, p.174.
19088vo., First Edition, with a portrait frontispiece (original tissue guard present), 4 plates (3 portraits) and 3 plates of sketch maps; regimental blue cloth, upper board blocked in gilt and white and lettered in black, gilt back, black endpapers, a very good, bright, fresh, clean copy. The first volume (1886) concerns the period 1794 to 1886. Two thirds of this volume covers the service in the Boer War of 1st, 2nd and 63rd companies of Imperial Yeomanry. All were sponsored by the Royal Wilts, through the 63rd was raised in South Africa. Scarce in this condition. Sutcliffe, p.240; White p, 174.
2000Oblong 4to., First Edition; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in board slip-case. Already scarce
19278vo., First Edition, with 44 full-page maps in the text, and 6 folding maps at end; original navy blue cloth, gilt back, covers lightly age-marked else a very good, clean copy. Scarce in this condition. White p.41; Sutcliffe, p.2.
19548vo., First Edition, with a coloured portrait frontispiece and numerous photographs and maps; original regimental cloth, upper board with crest blocked in silver, a very good, clean copy. The standard history of the regulars in WWII. EXTREMELY SCARCE. White p.113; Sutcliffe p.347.
19754to., De Luxe Edition, with a coloured frontispiece and very numerous coloured and monochrome illustrations throughout; red cloth gilt, red morocco back gilt, a very good, bright, clean copy. EDITION LIMITED TO 150 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.
19242 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with 2 coloured frontispieces and 19 maps (many folding); original divisional cloth, upper boards framed in black and blocked with Guards' 'All-Seeing Eye' in gilt, white and black, gilt backs, a near fine set. The standard Great War history of 'one of the greatest fighting formations the world has known. Headlam's work is done with care and precision, from this point of view it is one of the best records of its sort that has been published' (Falls). The original edition is very scarce in this condition. Enser, p.58; Falls p.113.
19258vo., First Edition, with 26 plates, 8 folding maps, and 4 folding maps in pocket at end; original cloth with regimental badge on upper cover, covers very lightly age-marked else a very good, bright, clean copy. Enser, p.73; Sutcliffe, p.278; White, p.101.
