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19883 vols., roy. 8vo., First Editions, with 2 frontispieces, 166 illustrations and facsimiles (a number in colour and a number full-page) in the text and 154 maps (a number folding); regimental cloth, gilt backs, a fine set in unclipped dustwrapper. Vol. I: (Robinson): 1685-1815 (1988); Vol. II (Aggett): 1815-1914 (1994); Vol. III (Aggett): 1914-1969 (1995). The definitive history, compiled and published for The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment. The Devonshire Regiment [formerly 11th Foot] amalgamated with The Dorset Regiment in 1958. Individual volumes, especially in this condition, are already scarce. Complete sets are seldom offered for sale
19738 vols., roy. 8vo., First Edition, with very numerous plates, illustrations in the text and maps throughout; cloth, gilt backs, a near fine set in the dustwrapper. VOLUMES ONE TO FOUR ARE SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLES. Vol. 1: 1816-1850 (1973); Vol. 2: 1851-1871 (1975); Vol. 3: 1872-1898 (1982); Vol. 4: 1899-1913 (1986); Vol. 5: 1914-1919 Egypt, Palestine & Syria (1994); Vol. 6: 1917-1918 Mesopotamia (1995); Vol. 7: Curragh Incident & Western Front 1914 (1996); Vol. 8: Western Front 1915-1918; Epilogue 1919-1939 (1997). Anglesey's monumental work, now unlikely ever to be surpassed, is the defiinitive history of the final phase of the British cavalry.
19808vo., First Edition, with 30 plates on 8; black cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Enser, p.66
19728vo., First Edition, with 4 double-page coloured plates, 13 monochrome plates on 12, illustrations in the text and pictorial endpapers; original regimental green cloth with crest blocked in silver on upper board, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
1994Roy. 4to., First Edition, with illustrated title, 4 full-page coloured maps and very numerous monochrome photographs in the text; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped, unevenly sunned dustwrapper. Splendid pictorial history based on a huge compilation of photographs from public and private records. As one would expect, about half the book is given over to the battalion's role in Operation MARKET. Includes battalion ROH, honours and awards, battalion roll for Arnhem, operation orders for MARKET and much other data. VERY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION. Sutcliffe, p.293.
20028vo., First Edition, with numerous plates; cloth, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Already elusive
19528vo., First Edition, with a portrait frontispiece, 4 coloured plates, a full-page illustration and 5 maps (2 double-page) in the text, and a large folding coloured chart, some faint offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers; original regimental green cloth, crest blocked in gilt on upper cover, gilt back, green top, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly browned and with minor loss (not affecting lettering) at head and tail of backstrip. Lovely copy of the first of four volumes of the author's standard history . Scarce in this condition. Sutcliffe, p. 373; White, p.117.
19722 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with 29 plates; blue cloth, gilt backs, a near fine set in unclipped dustwrapper. The set comprises Vol. I: 1933-1940 (by which time Pownall was CGS to the BEF in France); Vol. II: 1940-1944 (CoS to Mountbatten). In the latter part of his career Pownall was Chief of Staff to Mountbatten (then SACSEA). His remarkably frank diaries caused considerable controversy on publication, not least because of his opinions of Wingate. Unaccountably scarce as a set, especially in this condition. Graham & Cole L20; Enser, p.268.
19998vo., First Edition, with plates and 11 maps in the text; brown cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Includes valuable list of Eighth Army formations and units.
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
