ARMSTRONG Geoffrey

The Sparks Fly Upward. An Experience. SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY

Gooday, [East Wittering,, 1991]. 8vo., First Edition, with plates and map; black cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. An artillery officer retells his service in North Africa, Irasn and Burma during WWII.

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Book number: 25948

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ARMY OF THE SUTLEJ.

Casualty Roll for the Army of the Sutlej 1845-46. NEAR FINE COPY

[Privately Printed],, [c.1986]. Folio, text in typescript, neat signature on front free endpaper; navy cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in gilt, ivory endpapers, a near fine copy.

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Book number: 47689

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8TH ARMY

Eighth Army. Service of Thanksgiving.. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY WITH FORMATIONS ANNOTATED

[Privately Printed],, [1945]. 8vo., 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.

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Book number: 48917

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Keywords: military, ww2, wwii, british army, 8th army, eighth army, montgomery, alamein, sicily, italy, heraldry

ARMY MUSEUMS OGILBY TRUST

Index to British Military Costume Prints 1500-1914. Compiled and published by the Army Museums Ogilby Trust. [Introduction by R.G. Thurburn]. NEAR FINE COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER

Army Museums Ogilby Trust in conjunction with the Robert Ogilby Trust,, 1972. 4to., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece and numerous monochrome reproductions (a number full-page) in the text; red cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper, the latter with one short closed tear and small loss at tail of backstrip. Bright copy of the Invaluable standard reference.

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Book number: 15596

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ARNOLD-FORSTER Mark

The World at War. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

Hamish Hamilton,, [1994]. 8vo., with plates, and maps in the text; black cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Published originally in 1973 to accompany the well-known Thames TV series, Arnold-Forster's compact but comprehensive overview was reissued in 1981 and again here, with further revision, to complement the rebroadcasting.

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Book number: 37641

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ARRAS.

Arras Historique after the Bombardment. Guerre 1914-1915-1916-1917 BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS

Davrinche, Arras,, n.d. [c.1920]. Oblong 4to., captions in French and English, with 24 full-page plates toned in sepia; original printed wrappers, sewed as issued, yapped edges, a remarkably well-preserved bright, crisp copy. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.

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Book number: 39898

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ARRAS.

Arras avant et apres le Bombardement. REMARKABLY WELL-PRESERVED, BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY

Fernard Benoit,, n.d. [c.1918]. Landscape 8vo., First Edition, text leaves in English and French, with 35 plates captioned in French and English on stiff card, some very light marking to one or two blank margins; limp red boards lettered in gilt and black, original ribbon replaced to style, radial corners, covers mildly age-soiled else a remarkably well-preserved bright, clean copy. Valuable contemporary depiction of Arras before and after the Great War, in which around three-quarters of the city was destroyed. VERY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION.

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Book number: 41266

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ARTHUR Max

Men of the Red Beret. Airborne Forces 1940-1990. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

Hutchinson,, [1990]. 8vo., First Edition, with numerous plates; purple cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Comprises 150 interviews with veterans of the Parachute Regiment and other airborne forces. Inevitably a major part of the book is devoted to Arnhem.

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Book number: 16750

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ASCOLI David

The Mons Star. The British Expeditionary Force 5th Aug - 22nd Nov 1914. SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY

Harrap,, [1981]. 8vo., First Edition, with numerous illustrations and plans (a number full-page) in the text; cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. A PRESENTATION COPY TO OSCAR BURGER WITH THE AUTHOR'S SIGNED HOLOGRAPH PRESENTATION SLIP MOUNTED ON TITLE

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Book number: 5108

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ASCOLI David

A Village in Chelsea. An Informal Account of the Royal Hospital. With Illustrations by Andrew Farmer. SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY

William Luscombe,, [1974]. 8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece and numerous illustrations in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR WITH HIS SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON TITLE.

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Book number: 7083

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ASHER Michael

Get Rommel. The Secret British Mission to Kill Hitler's Greatest General.

Weidenfeld & Nicolson,, [2004]. 8vo., First Edition, with 15 plates on 8; original black cloth, gilt back, red endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Detailed account of FLIPPER, the vainglorious attempt to assassinate Rommel on the eve of CRUSADER. The raid was carried out jointly by commandos and the newly-formed SAS in its first combat mission.

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Book number: 17543

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ASHER Michael

Get Rommel. The Secret British Mission to kill Hitler's Greatest General. [Operation FLIPPER]. NEAR FINE COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER

Weidenfeld & Nicolson,, [2004]. 8vo., First Edition, with plates and maps; black cloth, gilt back, red endpapers, a fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. Detailed modern account of FLIPPER, the audacious atempt in 1941 to capture Rommel in his desert HQ. Inevitably covers the formative days of the SAS and volunteer commandos, including Bob Laycock and Geoffrey Keyes, the latter awarded a posthumous VC for the attack.

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Book number: 28455

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ASHLEY Maurice

The Battle of Naseby and the Fall of King Charles I. NEAR FINE COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER

Alan Sutton, [Stroud],, [1992]. 8vo., First Edition, with 6 coloured plates (2 double-page), 63 monochrome illustrations (a number full-page) in the text and pictorial endpapers; black cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in dustwrapper.

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Book number: 36225

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ASHMEAD-BARTLETT Ellis

With the Turks in Thrace. In collaboration with Seabury Ashmead-Bartlett. REMARKABLY BRIGHT, FRESH COPY

Heinemann,, 1913. 8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece (original tissue guard present), plates, maps in thre text and large folding coloured map at end; original green cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in silver, uncut, backstrip lettering lightly faded (but wholly legible), a remarkably bright, fresh copy. With the separately printed errata slip mounted facing text, and trade ticket of Rees of London on front paste-down. The author was Special Correspondent of the Daily Telegraph newspaper during the Balkan War of 1912. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.

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Book number: 36273

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ASPLIN K. J.

Indian Mutiny Medal Roll 1857-1859 (British Forces). BRIGHT, CLEAN WORKING COPY

[Privately Printed],, 1998. Roy. 8vo., First Edition; printed wrappers, leading third of pages mildly damp-marked (but all entirely legible), a bright, clean working copy. VERY SCARCE.

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Book number: 47773

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