GORDON, W. J. ILLUSTRATED BY JOHN ALLEN. INTRODUCTION BY REV. G. HENSLOW.

Our Country's Flowers and How to Know Them; Being a Complete Guide to the Flowers and Ferns of Britain.

London. Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent. Assumed 1st edition. No date. (1890 ?). Hardback. 8vo. Pp.,vi,154. 33 coloured chromolithographic plates, including frontis, with 509 plants illustrated. Numerous illustrations in the text. Publishers green cloth, with titles on spine and on cover. The front cover with ruled panels, and at the centre is laid on a small colour chromo. floral illustration. Slight browning to end papers. All pages and plates are clean and unmarked. Age darken to edges of text block. Sound binding. There are a few marks on the covers, which also have slight shelf rub to the edges. A Good, sound, clean copy

-- Clevedon Books (Member of PBFA)

Book number: 7798

Keywords: natural history, science, biology, flowers, ferns, plants, illustrations, identification, reference,

HENSLOW, JOHN [FOREWORD BY MAJOR GENERAL D. C. T. SWAN]

A Sapper in the Forgotten Army

John Henslow Durleighmarsh Farm, Petersfield, Sussex First edition 1986. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original green textured cloth covers, gilt lettering to spine. 8vo 8½" x 6" 261 pp ISBN 0951126806. Monochrome photographic illustrations on glossy silk art paper. John Henslow joined the army in August 1941 and, after six months in the ranks, passed out from OCTU in November 1942 at the age of 19. By April 1943 he was an officer in Queen Victoria's Own Madras Sappers and Miners at Bangalore, and a few months later was posted to the 'forgotten army' in Burma. He fought at the Battle of Kohima, and was in overall command of the company responsible for the longest assault crossing undertaken in the war - the mile long Irrawaddy at Nyaungu - which finally, after a tragic failure, victoriously set in train the Japanese retreat which was concluded by the dropping of the atomic bomb and the surrender of all enemy forces. Without inscription. Fine in Fine dust wrapper from a painting by T. G. Royle, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archival acetate film protection.

-- Little Stour Books Books (Member of PBFA)

Book number: 19830

Catalogue: WORLD WAR II

HENSLOW JOHN

A Sapper in the Forgotten Army

Petersfield, John Henslow. 1986, First Edition. (ISBN: 0951126806). Hard Cover. Ex-library. Front free endpaper missing, security label on pastedown, usual stamps. A well read copy in a good dustjacket. Good/Good.

-- Webbooks, Wigtown

Book number: M100070

Catalogue: History

Keywords: History, WWII, Jungle Warfare MILITARY Science. World War II 0951126806

HENSLOW JOHN

Sapper in the Forgotten Army.

Petersfield: John Henslow, 1986. 1st edition. 8vo. Original gilt lettered green cloth, dustwrapper. (Fine/Fine). Pp. 261, illus with b&w photos and maps. [Personal account of the Burma campaign by officer of Queen Victoria's Own Madras Sappers & Miners.].

-- Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

Book number: 11909

Catalogue: Military History-Ww2