CALLWELL, MAJOR-GENERAL SIR C. E.

Stray Recollections Volumes 1 & 2

London: Edward Arnold & Co, 1923. First Edition. Hardcover. Bright red cloth with gilt titles. Volume 1 top front corner bumped. Tissue guarded portrait frontispiece of the author. Pencilled ownership signature dated November 1923 to front end paper. Page edges untrimmed. The Author's military autobiography from 1876 when he entered the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, to his work with the War Office in World War 1 when he was recalled to active service. The book recalls the scenes among which the best and happiest days of his days were passed, the realities of service in India and South Africa. The highly important work in the Intelligence Department and the War Office are also entertaining and he makes the best use use of his observant mentality and sense of humour with frequent opportunities for describing a dramatic incident or telling a good story. ; Black & White frontis; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 358 + 310 pages. Near Fine .

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Book number: 17803

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Dinapore Peshawar Afghanistan Kashmir Boer Natal 1

CAMPBELL, CHRISTY.

The Maharajah's Box - an Imperial Story of Conspiracy, Love and a Guru's Prophecy.

London: Harper Collins, 2000. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. ISBN: 0002570084. Near fine brown cloth hardcover with a fine unclipped dustjacket. No inscriptions or marks. The colourful narrative history of Duleep Singh, the last Emperor of the Sikhs and protégé of Queen Victoria, and his bizarre attempts to regain his kingdom of the Punjab from the British Empire in the late 19th century. ; Black & white photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; xvii, 473 pages. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 8450

Catalogue: History

Keywords: 0002570084 Holocaust Czarist Russia India Second Sikh War

CARDEN, DAVID.

The Anderton Boat Lift.

Black Dwarf Publications, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket. ISBN: 0953302865. Fine maroon cloth hardcover, no inscriptions or marks, fine unclipped dust jacket, an excellent copy. Profusely illustrated with over 250 maps, plans and photographs. ; Black & white photographs and maps; Square 4to 9" - 11" tall; 180 pages. Fine in Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 17658

Catalogue: Industrial Archaeology

Keywords: 0953302865

CARLYLE, THOMAS

The French Revolution, Volume II the Guillotine

London, Chapman And Hall Limited, 1885. . Volume II only: from Thomas Carlyle's Works 'The Ashburton Editon in Seventeen Volumes, Volume II, The Guillotine. Books 1-VII, Original blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, general wear but neat and tight, contents very good, some foxing, fully readable, 286 pages, 9.00 x 6.00 inches approx..

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Book number: 13253

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Scottish Authors

CARLYLE, THOMAS

Sartor Resartus the Life and Opinions of Herr Teufelsdrockh in Three Books and on Heroes

London, Chapman And Hall Limited, 1885. Hardcover. Good original blue cloth hard back, general wear but neat and tight, faded small neat signature of previous owner to front endpaper, contents very good, some foxing, fully readable, two sections individually paginated, vi, Sartor Resartus 1-216, followed by On Heroes and Hero-Worship and the Heroic History, a series of lectures, 1-207 followed by Index 209-215 pages, 9.00 x 6.00 inches approx..

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Book number: 13252

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Scottish Authors Philosophy Prose Literary Criticism Hero Worship

CARMICHEL, JIM

The Modern Rifle

New York: Winchester Press, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket. ISBN: 0876912064. Fine black cloth hardcover with a fine dust jacket. No inscriptions or marks, an excellent copy. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; x + 342 pages. Fine in Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 17761

Catalogue: Firearms

Keywords: 0876912064

CASSIN-SCOTT, JACK & JOHN FABB:

Ceremonial Uniforms of the World

Toronto & Montreal: London , Stephen Hope Books, 1973. ISBN: 0903792036. First Edition: Fine black boards with gold lettering to spine, 9.5 x 6.5 inches approx, fine coloured pictorial dustjacket, not price clipped, no inscriptions, illustrated coloured endpapers, 80 colour plates and descriptions and glossary to rear. An extremely good copy..

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Book number: 7376

Catalogue: Military

Keywords: 0903792036

CASSON, JOHN

Lewis & Sybil, a Memoir

London: Collins, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket. ISBN: 0002114887. Fine cloth hardcover, no inscriptions or marks with a very giood unclipped dust jacket slightly faded to spine. ; Black & white photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 352 pages. Fine in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 1606

Catalogue: Performing Arts

Keywords: 0002114887 Theatre

CASTLE, HAROLD GEORGE

Britain's Motor Industry

London: Clerke & Cockeran, 1950. Hardcover with dust jacket. First Edition, Very good bright red boards with gilt lettering to the front board and spine, one very small white spot on the front board, some wear to he extreme edges, basically clean, bright and tight, with a good dust jacket which has some chipping and small closed tears at the edges but still looks totally presentable, not price clipped, loose advertising inside, no inscriptions, 328 pages with text set out in two columns, black & white and coloured illustrations, There is an index of advertisers on page 259. An interesting look at contemporary businesses in the motor industry in and around 1950 the vehicles, the suppliers, fittings and parts. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 328 pages. Very Good in Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 16555

Catalogue: Motoring

Keywords: Cars Buses Car Britain's

CATCHPOLE, PAUL.

Steam and Rail in Slovakia

Birmingham: Paul Catchpole Ltd, 1998. First Edition. Softcover. ISBN: 1900340089. Fine card covers, no inscriptions or marks. ; Black & white photographs and maps; Thin Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 72 pages. Fine .

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Book number: 17830

Catalogue: Railways

Keywords: 1900340089

CHANCELLOR, HENRY.

Colditz, the Definitive History

London Hodder & Stoughton 2001. ISBN: 0340794941. First edition 8vo 446pp illustrated with black & white photographs, maps and drawings. Neat handwritten gift inscription to reverse of front endpaper. Maps to endpapers. Fine hard back with fine unclipped pictorial dust jacket..

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Book number: 10919

Catalogue: Military

Keywords: 0340794941 Pow Camps Time Escapes Prisoner II Second World War

CHANDLER, DAVID G. AND LAWTON COLLINS, JAMES

The D-Day Encyclopedia, the Definitive Work on the Day That Turned the Tide of Modern History.

Oxford: Oxford, Helicon, 1994, 1994. Hardcover with dust jacket. ISBN: 0091782651. Fine green cloth with gilt insignia and titles, no inscriptions or marks. D-Day maps to endpapers. Illustrated with 418 Maps, Photographs and Drawings. 'On June 6, 1944, the Allies invade Western Europe in the largest amphibious attack in history. During World War II (1939-1945) , the Battle of Normandy, which lasted from June 1944 to August 1944, resulted in the Allied liberation of Western Europe from Nazi GermanyAEs control. ' The whole operation had to be carefully planned rehearsed without alerting to the Germans to what the Allies expected to achieve. This book is a comprehensive account covering every angle of the planning, strategy, operation and outcome. This is a heavy item. ; Black & white photographs; Thick 4to 11" - 13" tall; li + 665 pages. Fine in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 16129

Catalogue: Military

Keywords: 0091782651 Reference D Second Action

CHAPELON, ANDRé. TRANSLATION BY GEORGE CARPENTER.

La Locomotive a Vapeur

Somerset: Camden Miniature Steam Services, 2000. First English Edition; First Printing. Hardcover with dust jacket. ISBN: 0953652300. Fine green cloth hardcover, no inscriptions or marks with a fine dust jacket. An excellent copy. Chapelon reviews in detail developments in the design and construction of all the steam locomotive’s major parts, and compares the merits of simple and compound expansion. He then looks, again in detail, at the major standard gauge locomotive designs worldwide of the 20th Century, including his own. Translated from the French by George Carpenter, this edition includes various addenda updating Chapelon’s work to the end of commercial steam, looks at Chapelon’s unbuilt designs, and reviews the work of those who have continued to develop advanced steam locomotives. Superbly illustrated with detailed diagrams of various locomotives with measurements and descriptions, with 475 black & white and some colour illustrations with 13 foldout plates. This is a substantial authoritative and heavy volume. ; Black & white plates and drawings; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 631 pages. Fine in Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 17822

Catalogue: Railways

Keywords: 0953652300

CHAPIN, ANNA ALICE

The Everyday Fairy Book

London: J Coker & Co, N.D.. Hardcover with dust jacket. Illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith. Very good and sound paper covered boards, green cloth spine. Gift inscription dated Christmas 1928 to front endpaper. Colour frontis and six further colour plates as called for. The dust jacket has been repaired internally and is worn with loss to spine. ; Colour plates; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 160 pages. Very Good in Fair dust jacket .

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Book number: 17938

Catalogue: Childrens

CHARMANTIER, G.

Les Locomotives électriques de Type 2d2 Midi, P.O. , Etat Et S.N. C.F.

Menton France: Les Editions Du Cabri, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 2903310203. Fine hardcover, no inscriptions or marks, an excellent copy. Illustrated with black & white photographs and technical drawings, some foldout. Text in French. ; Black & white photographs; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 240 pages. Fine .

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Book number: 17858

Catalogue: Railways

Keywords: 2903310203 Sncf Electric Traction