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19738vo., First English Edition, with plates; cloth, a very good, clean copy in the dustwrapper, the latter lightly creased and frayed at edges. This classic memoir of the Great War was first published in Germany 1935; this is the first edition in English. Ironically the author fought for Britain in WWII. Enser, p.28 (recording the original edition)
19688vo., First Edition, with illustrated title-spread and numerous photographs and maps throughout; original pictorial wrappers, backstrip lightly sunned else a very good, bright, clean copy. Purnell's History of the Second World War. Campaign Book No.1.
19438vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece and 15 plates on 14, small neat contemporary signature on front paste-down, some light annotation; original cloth, gilt back, covers lightly age-soiled else a very good, clean copy. War correspondent's view of Operation JUBILEE, the ill-fated raid on Dieppe and later published as 'Dawn Landing'. The clothbound edition is scarce. Enser, p.127; Law 0487.
20038vo., First Edition, with photographs in the text; black cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE. The author's post-war service and exploits with the Rifle Brigade in Hanover, Mons OCTU, and subsequently with Royal Signals. Scarce.
19298vo., with a plate, large folding coloured maps and several diagrams and tables in the text; original printed wrappers, covers lightly browned at edges, wire-stitched as issued, staples a little rusty as often else a very good, clean copy. Notified in Army Orders for September 1929. 26 Manuals 412; code 57-212-1
19948vo., First Edition, with illustrations and maps in the text; cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in the dustwrapper. Well-illustrated resume of this renowned West Country formation, including its role in XXX Corps in Market Garden. The first edition in cloth is now scarce, especially in the dustwrapper.
19438vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece and plates; original tan cloth, backstrip lettered in brown, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter very lightly chafed at extremities. Remarkably well-preserved copy of a mid-WWII morale-booster promoting the new breed of British soldier born of the travails of the early war years. Unsurprisingly, a number of the plates are drawn from achievements in the Western Desert. In this condition, a scarce survival. Enser, p.76.
20028vo., First Edition, with plates and maps; brown cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
19618vo., Second Impression, with a frontispiece, 12 plates and 5 maps in the text, neat signature on front free endpaper; cloth, backstrip lettered in red and white, red top, a very good, clean copy in the dustwrapper, the latter very lightly chafed at extremities, with small scuff to backstrip and tiny loss to rear panel Published a month after the first edition. Classic study of the notorious gulf between High Command and the Front Line on the Western Front in 1915, particularly the disastrous generalship of Second Ypres, Neuve Chapelle and Loos. Compiled with free access to the private files of Liddell Hart, it takes its title from the well-known quotation: Ludendorff: 'The English fight like lions.' Hoffman: 'But don't we know that they are lions led by donkeys'. This book is the inspiration for Joan Littlewood's acclaimed stage musical 'Oh, What a Lovely War!'. VERY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THE DUSTWRAPPER. Enser, p.23.
19618vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece, 12 plates and 5 maps in the text; handsomely bound in burgundy full morocco, back gilt with five raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled and ruled in gilt, uncut, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. Classic study of the notorious gulf between High Command and the Front Line on the Western Front in 1915, particularly the disastrous generalship of Second Ypres, Neuve Chapelle and Loos. Compiled with free access to the private files of Liddell Hart, it takes its title from the well-known quotation: Ludendorff: 'The English fight like lions.' Hoffman: 'But don't we know that they are lions led by donkeys'. A LOVELY CPY OF A VERY SCARCE WORK. Enser, p.23.
19618vo., Uncorrected Proof Copy, with title-vignette; original printed wrappers, a very good, clean copy. Effectively a sequel to his splendid 'Bugles and a Tiger' (1956). Masters served as a middle-ranking officer in Burma throughout the war. This striking personal record of service with Gurkhas and Chindits (including his participation in Operation BLACKPOOL) therefore stands between the more usually recorded views of generals and private soldiers. Includes illuminating portraits of Slim, Wingate and Stilwell among others. PROOF COPIES ARE VERY SCARCE. Enser, p.90; not recorded by Graham & Cole, which lists only the US (Harper) edition as M55.
19418vo., First Edition, with a portrait frontispiece toned in sepia, 15 plates toned in sepia and 5 coloured maps (4 folding); blue cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean, crisp copy. The 'army' volume of Birdwood's autobiography, covering his army career from the late Victorian period to wide-ranging service in WWI (most memorably at Gallipoli). Followed some years later by his 'social' sequel 'In My Time'. Woods, B36.
19968vo., First Edition, with plates and maps; black cloth, gilt back, sage endpapers; a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Sorsky 915.
19588vo., First Edition; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION
19558vo., First Edition, with 16 full-page maps in the text; regimental grey cloth, crest blocked in gilt on upper cover, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in the dustwrapper, the latter mildly rubbed, creased and frayed at edges. The author served with this famous Canadian regiment throughout WWII. In 1940 it served briefly in France, returned to the UK for further training, landed in Sicily in July 1943, fought on the Italian mainland until early 1945 and then took part in the final battles for Germany. The well-written narrative is based mainly on movements and engagements. SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THE DUSTWRAPPER. Perkins, p.150
19468vo., First Edition, with a coloured frontispiece, 33 plates on 26 and endpapers maps in red and blue; cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in the dustwrapper, the latter lightly creased at edges. The first published record of the ten thousand men and women working in more than seventy countries and on the high seas who maintained the life-lines of British and Commonwealth communications throughout WWII. The 355,000-mile global system was based on the Cable & Wireless network; Wilshaw was Chairman during six years of conflict. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION
19898vo., First Edition, with numerous coloured drawings and monochrome photographs in the text; pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy.
19934to., First Edition, with a frontispiece, very numerous photographs (a number full-page) in the text, and pictorial endpapers; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter unevenly faded at backstrip. Edition limited to an unspecified number of copies (this copy out-of-series). VERY SCARCE
19166 vols., 8vo., with 19 folding maps (a number coloured), 40 maps and plans (a number in the text) and 7 full-page charts in the text, some occasional light browning; original blue cloth, gilt backs, covers lightly age-worn and scuffed else a very good, bright, clean set. With all half-titles and publisher's advertisements as called for. Vol. I: 1914 (1916); Vol. II: 1915 (1917); Vol. III: 1916 (1918); Vol. IV: 1917 (1919); Vol. V: January - July 1918 (1919); Vol. VI: July - November 1918 [1920]. Doyle's famous history of the Great War in France and Flanders was the first full chronological account, and written shortly after the events described. Enser, p.54; Robbins, 14461 (recording the 1928 edition).
1993Sm. folio, First Edition, with numerous photographs throughout; green cloth, upper board blocked and lettered in gilt, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. From modest beginnings in 1937, the Northern Ireland Territorials were reformed in 1947 from the many volunteers who had served in either the TA or the Supplementary reserve. The new and thriving force of volunteers were raised into an Anti-Aircraft Brigade and Infantry Brigade group totalling more than 6000 personnel by 1950. EXTREMELY SCARCE.
19838vo., First Edition, with very numerous photographs and maps in the text; sand cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR WITH HIS SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. The story of a troop of AA gunners in the early North African campaigns. Includes an almost hour-by-hour account of the Siege of Tobruk, and many Australian references. SCARCE. Not recorded by Enser.
20088vo., First Edition, with coloured and monochrome plates; red cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, blue endpapers, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
19568vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece and 21 maps (the majority folding); handsomely bound in full dark green crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt with XIV Army emblem, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker, original backstrip gilt mounted on new and separate leaf at front, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. Personal account of the war in Burma by the Commander of the 'forgotten' Fourteenth Army, and now generally recognised as one of the great military memoirs of all time. AN ELEGANT COPY. Cole & Graham B20; Enser, p.91
19608vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece, 23 plates on 14 and 10 maps in the text; handsomely bound in full burgundy crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. First edition of the acclaimed autobiography by one of the most outstanding corps commanders of WWII. His renowned 30 Corps was regarded as one of the finest fighting formations throughout North-West Europe (including a central role in Operation GARDEN). Enser, p.266.
19538vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece and plates; red cloth, gilt back, upper hinge cracked (but binding still sound), a good, clean copy. Sold from an institution with its stamp on front free endpaper only. Enser, p.186.
