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1960Oblong 4to., First Edition thus, with 16 coloured plates; printed wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy.
19748vo., First Edition; with plates; pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy.
19418vo., First Edition thus, with numerous technical illustrations and diagrams (a number folding), small neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper; green cloth, backstrip lettered in black, a near fine copy. Printing code: 25/463. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
18888vo., First Edition, with numerous insignia in the text; handsomely bound in full dark red 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 endpaper, red silk marker, original gilt from upper board mounted on new leaf at front, an elegant copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. With 2pp publisher's advertisement bound in at end. SCARCE.
19784 parts, roy. 8vo., with numerous illustrations throughout, NO TEXT; printed wrappers, a wire-stitched as issued, all near fine copies. SCARCE.
1981Oblong 8vo., First Edition; pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy.
19728vo., First Edition, with photographs throughout; pictorial wrappers, a very good, bright, clean copy.
19718vo., with photographs and coloured illustrations throughout; pictorial wrappers, a very good, bright, clean copy.
19708vo., First Edition, with photographs and coloured illustrations throughout; pictorial wrappers, a very good, bright, clean copy.
19898vo., red cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy.
19948vo., Third Impression, with plates and endpaper maps; black cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
19588vo., First Edition, with fine portrait frontispiece and 65 plates and maps (a number full-page) on 39; 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, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. One of the key military memoirs of the twentieth century, this is as much an autobiography as a soldier's account of war. Written entirely by 'Monty' himself (in pencil, as so many of his official communications were composed), this characteristically straightforward (and often politically outspoken) account covers boyhood, early service with the Warwickshires, WWII and beyond (notably, about a third of the work covers his post-war career as CIGS and after). For technical military detail we look to the author's other works; here we find the simple account of a 'soldier who kept the faith'. A great read from one of the unforgettable leaders of his times. Baxter 268; Enser, p.277.
19878vo., First Edition, with 45 plates on 24; original black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in dustwrapper. An important account of 'Freddie's' career covering the campaigns in North Africa, Sicily and throughout North-West Europe. The author served with both Monty and De Guingand. A very useful complement to De Guingand's own 'Operation Victory'. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION
19458vo., First Edition, with endpaper maps, small label on front free endpaper; sand cloth, backstrip lettered in red, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly spotted at backstrip. Enser, p.76.
19228vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece, 73 plates on 49, 11 illustrations (6 full-page) in the text, folding map coloured in outline, and 10 large folding maps on japon bound in at end, fore-edge lightly spotted; original red cloth, upper board with double frame border enclosing divisional emblem all in gilt, gilt back, neatly rebacked with old backstrip (faded) laid down, laid endpapers, a very good, bright, clean copy. One of the most detailed WWI British divisional histories, well illustrated with both photographs and maps. 'Those who served for any length of time in France will recall that the 47th Division always ranked very high among British troops' (Falls). The 47th was the first Territorial division to be engaged as a formation on the Western Front; it served at Festubert, Loos, the Somme, Messines, Cambrai and in the fiercest actions of 1918. Enser, p.61; Falls, p.118.
19618vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, 12 plates and 5 maps in the text; black cloth, backstrip lettered in red and white, red top, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly chafed at head and tail of backstrip. 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 work is the inspiration for Joan Littlewood's acclaimed stage musical 'Oh, What a Lovely War!'. VERY SCARCE IN ANYTHING LIKE THIS CONDITION. Enser, p.23.
19508vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece, 10 plates on 7 and 2 full-page maps in the text; 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, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker, front panel and backstrip of dustwrapper mounted on new and separate leaves at front, custom-made slip-case, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. With striking dustwrapper portrait by C.H. Birtwhistle. The first dedicated biography, it was a huge success and has been many times reprinted and reissued. Enser, p. 374.
1945Sm. 4to., with coloured formation signs of twenty-six Second Army units on front wrapper; original printed wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, covers very lightly age-soiled, staples very lightly rusting else a remarkably crisp, bright, clean copy. This humble Order of Service is surely the single document which, for every individual soldier in Dempsey's Second Army, symbolised the end of the gruelling twelve months which lasted from from the beaches of Normandy to the heath at Luneberg and brought the end of war in Europe. The front wrapper carries a striking coloured montage of badges of the major formations involved, comprising Second Army, 1 Corps, 8 Corps, 12 Corps, 30 Corps, Airborne Corps, Guards Armoured Division, 7 Armoured Division, 11 Armoured Division, 3 Infantry Division, 5 Infantry Division, 15 (Scottish) Infantry Division, 43 (Wessex) Infantry Division, 49 (West Riding) Infantry Division, 50 (Northumbrian) Infantry Division, 51 (Highland) Infantry Division, 52 (Lowland) Infantry Division, 53 (Welsh) Infantry Division, 59 (Staffordshire) Infantry Division, 6 Guards Tank Brigade, 4 Armoured Brigade, 8 Armoured Brigade, 27 Armoured Brigade, 33 Armoured Brigade, 34 Armoured Brigade, 115 Independent Infantry Brigade. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Cole reproduces the wrapper in his standard reference 'Heraldry in War' (plate facing p.120).
19288vo., First Edition; original printed wrappers, lower wrapper repaired with tape else a bright, clean copy.
19288vo., First Edition; original printed wrappers, lower wrapper repaired with tape else a bright, clean copy.
19288vo., First Edition; original printed wrappers, lower wrapper repaired with tape else a bright, clean copy.
19458vo., First Edition; original coloured pictorial wrappers, single fold, covers lightly creased by cross-folding else a very good, bright, clean copy. Considerably scarcer than its Second Army counterpart, this short and simple Order of Service carries on is front cover a host of coloured formation badges representing some of the most famous British and Allied units of WWII. They include Eighth Army, 78 Division, 2 Polish Corps, 10 Corps, 5 Corps, Canadian Corps, 30 Corps, 13 Corps, Airborne, 1 Division, 8 Armoured Division, 8 Indian Division, 1 Armoured Division, 10 Indian Division, 1 South African Division, 10 Armoured Division, 4 Indian Division, 7 Armoured Division, 5 Division, 5 Indian Division, 2 South African Division, 6 Armoured Division, Jugoslavs, 2 Greek Independent Brigade, Frimili Group, Cremona Group, Folgore Group, Jewish Brigade Group, Free French Brigade, 6 South African Armoured Division, 5 Polish Kresowa Division, 2 New Zealand Division, 56 Division, 44 Division, 46 Division, 5 Canadian Armoured Division, 50 Division, 1 Canadian Division, 1 Australian Division, 51 Division, 4 Division, 3 Carpathian Division. This striking montage serves to emphasise the wide variety of nationalities, types and backgrounds of the units under (primarily) Montgomery's command. A previous owner (possibly the original recipient) has inked in neatly the names of most of the units. Cole reproduces the front wrapper in his standard reference 'Heraldry in War' (plate facing p.120). VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
1949Single sheet, a near fine copy. Signed simply 'Wavell' in the writer's usual manner, the letter is written to Geoffrey Moore, founder of the Buccaneers Cricket Club, and demonstrates the soldier's keen and continuing interest in the sport. It is noteworthy that Wavell was particularly proud of his membership of the MCC at Lords. The letter declines Moore's invitation to attend the annual dinner, but carries Wavell's best wishes for the Club for the coming year during which he hopes to see tham in action. Field-Marshal Earl Wavell (1883-1950) was one of the twentieth century's most distinguished soldiers. Following considerable success against the Italians in North Africa, his career reached its peak with his appointment as Supreme Allied Commander, South West Pacific, ABDA (American, British, Dutch and Australian) Command in 1942 and subsequently as an outstanding Viceroy and Governor General of India from 1943-1947. He was recognised also as a scholar, compiling the well-known anthology of poetry 'Other Mens's Flowers' (1944). The bulk of Wavell's papers are now housed in the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives at King's College, London. Founded in 1930, The Buccaneers is one of the oldest and most famous 'wandering' clubs in English cricket (a 'wandering' club has no fixed home ground but plays consistently as an 'away' team relying on the hospitality of the 'home' clubs against which it competes). The Club's history has been written twice, by Clifford Bax in 1956 and more recently by Howard Spencer. ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS SIGNED BY WAVELL ARE EXTREMELY SCARCE.
198915 vols., sm. 4to., First Edition, with numerous monochrome photographs and illustrations in the text; original coloured pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine set. The set comprises: 1: The Sussex Yeomanry Cavalry; 2: North Somerset Yeomanry; 3: The Yorkshire Hussars; 4: Westmorland and Cumberland Cavalry; 5: 3rd County of London (Sharpshooters); 6: The Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry; 7: The Yorkshire Dragoons; 8: Lovat Scouts & Scottish Horse; 9: Warwickshire Yeomanry; 10: The Yeomanry Force at the Coronation; 11: Worcestershire Yeomanry; 12: The Yeomanry Cavalry of Norfolk; 13: The East Kent Mounted Rifles; 14: Yeomanry Drum Banners and Mounted Bands; 15: Staffordshire Yeomanry. COMPLETE SETS ARE VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
19506 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with very numerous plates and maps in the text, three volumes with endpaper maps; red cloth, gilt backs, third volume with laminated covers, a very good, bright, clean set. The set comprises: Ian Hay: Arms and the Men (1950); Eric Linklater: The Campaign in Italy ((1951); Christopher Buckley: Norway. The Commandos. Dieppe. (1951); Christopher Buckley: Greece and Crete 1941 (1952); John North: North-West Europe 1944-45. The Achievement of 21st Army Group (1953); Christopher Buckley: Five Ventures. Iraq. Syria. Persia. Madagascar. Dodecanese (1954). The 'Short Official History' was promulgated by H.M. Government to furnish the general reader with a short military history of the Second World War pending the publication of the numerous Official Histories then commissioning or in progress. The authors were selected by reputation and for their previous association with official sources (most notably in the well-known HMSO wartime pamphlets) and were granted unusual access to official documents and sources of information. As a result, and despite their 'temporary' status, the volumes are not only vividly written but remarkably detailed and well-illustrated. . The series was originally intended to comprise eight volumes but two of those projected, 'The Campaigns in Africa' and 'The Far East 1941-1945' were never published, possibly because by then the first cluster of Official Histories was nearing publication stage. COMPLETE SETS ARE SELDOM OFFERED FOR SALE. Enser pp.202, 228, 298, 191, 76 and 273 respectively.
