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Military History
 a small selection of our current stock
 
 
64.  Carmen, W.Y.: Dress Regulations 1900.
London: Arms and Armour Press, 1980. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.  Facsimile edition reproduced from original 1900 volume by H.M.S.O. Dress regulations for the officers of the army with over 500 illustrations. 
£10.00
 
65.  Jackson, Robert.: Mosquito Squadron - Yeoman in the Battle over Germany.
Arthur Barker Ltd, 1981. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Condition - Good. Jacket - Good. 
£20.00
 
66.  Preston, R.A., Wise, S.F. & Werner, H.O.: Men in Arms - a History of Warfare and Its Interrelationships with Western Society.
London: Atlantic Press, 1956. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Buckram. Condition - Very Good. Jacket / - Very Good. Bound upside down, damp stain on base of the boards. 
£12.50
 
67.  Knoke, Heinz.: I Flew for the Fuhrer.
London: Evans Brothers Ltd, 1953. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Buckram. Condition - Good. Jacket - Good. Translated by John Ewing. Jacket price clipped.  £10.00
 
68.  Austin, A.B.: We Landed at Dawn.
London: Gollancz, 1943. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Condition - Very Good. Jacket - Very Good. 
£7.50
 
69.  Marlowe, John.: Mission to Khartum - the Apotheosis of General Gordon.
London: Gollancz, 1969. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 
£9.50
 
70.  Bourke-White, Margaret.: They called it "Purple Heart Valley" .
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1944. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Good Condition. No Jacket. A combat chronicle of the war in Italy well illustrated with photographs by the author. Signature V.W. Foster. Stuck on label from Maxim Lieber, Fifth Avenue, New York. Paper title on replacement spine 
£20.00
 
71.  Kennington, Eric.: Drawing the RAF.
London: Oxford University Press, 1942. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Buckram. Very Good condition. No Jacket. Glued in library sticker on front page. Contains copies of 52 portraits by Kennington and a list of the complete collection. 
£25.00
 
103.  Bilse, Lieutenant.: Life in a Garrison Town
London: John Lane, 1904. The Military Novel Suppressed By the German Government. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. No Jacket. Decorative red cloth cover. Overall condition - good. 
£7.50

125.  Emberton, Wilfred: Skippon's Brave Boys
Buckingham: Barracuda, 1984. Origins and development of London's militia - the trained bands.  Seventeenth century accounts by historians, generals, and rank and file soldiers. Well illustrated with maps, contemporary engravings, and pamphlets. Very good condition. Jacket also very good 
£8.50
 
194.  Doyle, A. Conan: The Great Boer War
London: Smith, Elder, & Co Hardback. 4th impression. 5 foldout maps. Inscription on frontispiece - H.E. Bower 7th Dec 1900 
£35.00
 
339.  Tucker, Spencer C. (ed): Encyclopedia of the Korean War - a political, social, and military history
California: ABC-CLIO inc, 2000 Three volumes, each over 450 pages. The most comprehensive reference work on the Korean War to date. Original price £175. Condition - very good. 
£60.00