Search Results: Military from Books Bought and Sold

Maidenhead Berkshire: Terry Haynes, 2000. A book recounting the author's days of National Service in the R A F spent mainly around the Suez Canal area from 1948. Told mostly from letters sent to his father at the time and kept by him. 249 pages with many old photographs. Book and dustwrapper are very bright and clean approaching fine SEE IMAGE. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. First Edition. Boards. Very Good/Very Good. 10 x 7 Inches. Hardcover.

London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1942. Very informative book on self defence techniques for the military, 132 pages in bright clean condition, previous owners details and ink stamps on front endpaper,see image. Many B/w illustrations showing detailed techniques for survival when attacked, all illustrations present as published, plus very informative text. Dustwrapper is worn to edges with small lossea and couple of small tears,few small marks and little browned to spine. Outer boards are clean, a light ghosting to top of front boards from lettering on wrapper. A nice example of of a scarce book in first edition, especially with dustwrapper. SEE IMAGES. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. First Edition First Printing. Boards. Good Plus/Good. Illus. by Hary. 8 x 5¼ Inches. Hardcover.

London: Ward Lock TWO VOLUMES first volume covers Ancient Egypt to the 18th century and volume two covers 18th century to present day 1972 time of printing. PRICE IS FOR BOTH VOLUMES, volume 1 is first 1972 volume 2 is reprint 1974. Books and wrappers very good just little chipping tops of spines and top edge of wrappers. PHOTOGRAPHS AVAILABLE VIA EMAIL on request.. Boards. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Liliane and Fred Funcken. 25 Cms X 20.5 Cms. Hardcover.

South Yorks UK: Leo Cooper, 2000. Military memoirs INSCRIBED by ROY REDGRAVE on title page To Martin and Louise wityh good wishes Roy Redgrave August 2001. Book and dustwrapper are very bright and clean just the lightest of bumps to two corners very small. 250 pages with many photographs. A very nice copy SEE IMAGE. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. Inscribed By Author. First Edition. Boards. Very Good/Very Good. 9 ½ x 6¼ Inches. Hardcover.

Stroud Uk: Alan Sutton Publishing Ltd, 1994. Very informative book on The Berkshire Yeomanry, 118 pages in very bright clean condition, many B/w photographs and illustrations, all present as listed plus very informative text, dustwrapper is also very bright and clean, not price clipped, now in clear protective non adhesive sleeve., SIGNED by all four AUTHORS on title page, Anthony Verey, Stuart Sampson, Andrew French and Simon Frost. A very nice example of this book SEE IMAGE. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. Signed by Authors. First Edition First Printing. Boards. Very Good/Very Good. 10 x 7 Inches. Hardcover.

Birmingham: Birmingham Post and Mail, 1983. Excellent photographic record of Birmingham UK in World War Two 112 pp with many old photographs and some drawings, a fascinating piece of history. Book very good just a little faded on spine. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on inside front cover " Best wishes Alton Douglas" DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.. Inscribed By Author. First. Illustrated Card Covers. Very Good/No Jacket. 29.5 x 21 Cms. Card Cover.

France: Heimdal, 2001. From the Album Memorial series an excellent book on Blitzkrieg FRENCH TEXT NO English Translation. 480 pages in very bright clean condition, many B/w photographs and illustrations plus very informative text IN FRENCH. HEAVY BOOK 2.2 Kg with packing EXTRA POSTAGE REQUIRED FOR OVERSEAS. NO dustwrapper, outer illustrated boards are bright and clean with little light creasing at top of spine. A very nice clean book SEE IMAGES. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. First Edition. Illustrated Boards. Very Good/No Jacket. 12 x 8½ Inches. Hardcover.

Carlisle UK: Border Regimental Association , 1947. A run of this magazine of the Border Regiment Volume 1 numbers 1-6 covering September 1947 to March 1950. Over the 6 magazines there are 308 pages in total, in overall bright clean condition just some neat comments in ink on a few pages see images, light foxing to rear of front and back marbled endpapers, all other pages clean. Many B/w photographs and illustrations,plus very informative text, Magazinres are bound into a hardcover binding with the front cover of Volume 1 number 1 but others do not have the covers. Outer boards have a few light marks and light wear to bottom of spine, gold lettering on spine a little dulled. A pleasing example of these magazines SEE IMAGES. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST . First Editions. Boards. Good Plus/No Jacket. 11 ¼ x 8¾ Inches. Hardcover.

Bournemouth: Bournemouth Local Studies Publications, 1985. An excellent account of Bournemouth in the First World War, 90 pages of very informative text accompanied by many old photographs. Book is very bright and clean just a neat ink number on front cover and what looks like someones initials on rear cover. There is no other dates inside book believed to be first edition. A very nice copy SEE IMAGE. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. Illustrated Card Covers. Very Good/No Jacket. 20 x 14.5 Cms. Card Covers.

London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1979. Volume 1 from this series giving great detail of British Intelligence in the Second World War.601 pages of very informative text, all pages in very bright clean condition.Dustwrapper is in bright clean condition just very light rubbing to edges and the lettering volume three on spine has faded from red to white with just a tiny piece of red remaining. HEAVY BOOK 1.4 Kg with packing EXTRA POSTAGE REQUIRED FOR OVERSEAS. Though not perfect a pleasing copy of an interesting book SEE IMAGE. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. First Edition First Printing. Boards. Very Good/Good Plus. 10 x 6¼ Inches. Hardcover.

London: Chapman and Hall, 1888. Book on the author's analysis of the British Army at the time of publication, 407 pages plus 8 pge index and 40 page of adverts in overall clean condition just some very light foxing to first and last couple of pages, some pencil marks to blank rear of front endpaper, easily erased but left as historical markings.NO dustwrapper, outer boards are a little darkened and marked, two corners bumped and light wear to corners and top and bottom of spine. A presentable example of this book SEE IMAGES. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. First Edition. Boards. Good Plus/No Jacket. 9 x 6 Inches. Hardcover.

Roma: Italian Defence, 1975. Very informative catalogue on Italian Military weapons and equipment for produced for land, sea and air, vehicles, missiles, communications, boats, engines and much more, TEXT in ENGLISH. 379 pages in very bright clean condition, many colour, B/w photographs and illustrations, all present plus very informative text, gift inscription to former owner from friends, NO dustwrapper, outer boards are a little marked and spine a littledarkened.HEAVY BOOK 2.2 Kg with sound packing EXTRA POSTAGE REQUIRED FOR OVERSEAS. A nice example of this book SEE IMAGE. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. Boards. Good Plus/No Jacket. 12 x 8½ Inches. Hardcover.

London: The Westminster Press (Gerrards ltd), 1904. Very informative book on H M S Royal Arthur,170 pages plus 4 pages of adverts at rear all in clean condition just light browning to extreme edges of pages and smmall foxing spots to endpapers and first page , 18 full page B/w photographs not listed but appear to be all present as called for, plus very informative text, NO dustwrapper, outer boards are marked to front board, SEE IMAGE,a little wear to top and bottom of spine and spine slightly darkened.Though not perfect still a pleasing example of this book SEE IMAGES. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. First Edition. Boards. Good Plus/No Jacket. 7 ¼ x 5 Inches. Hardcover.

London: Boydell Press, 2002. Very informative book on medieval arms and armour 280printed pages and around 76 pages of photographs and illustrations at rear all in very bright clean condition, Dustwrapper is also very bright and clean, not price clipped,very small tear to bottom rear corner of wrapper lees than ¼ inch long. HEAVY BOOK 1.4Kg with sound packaging EXTRA POSTAGE REQUIRED FOR OVERSEASA nice example of this book SEE IMAGES. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. First Edition First Printing. Boards. Very Good/Very Good. 10 x 7 Inches. Hardcover.

Stroud, United Kingdom: Sutton Publishing, Limited, 1993. A good detailed account of the Cotswolds at war, home defence, air raids, evacuation 237 pages packed with information accompanied by many period photographs. Book and wrapper are very bright and clean SEE IMAGE DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.. Boards. Very Good/Very Good. 26 x 18 Cms. Hardcover.

Paris: J. Leroy Et Cie, Editeurs, 1912. Very informative book on medals and cecorations, TEXT IN FRENCH, 348 pages in bright clean condition just usual browning to paper due to quality of paper used, Many colour and B/w photographs and illustrations, all present as listed plus very informative text, IN FRENCH NO English translation. NO dustwrapper, book is paper covers rebound in hard cover with original front paper cover remaining, outer boards are clean, private bookplate pasted on inside front board. A nice example of this book SEE IMAGES. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. First Edition. Boards. Very Good/No Jacket. 8 x 5 Inches. Hardcover.

Aldershot UK: Gale and Polden Ltd, 1950. Very informative book on the 5th Batallion Coldstream Guards, 1944-45 second impression, told by an intelligence officer in the batalion.213 pages in bright clean condition,previous owners address sticker on front endpaper, many B/w photographs and illustrations, 3 fold out colour maps at rear, all present as listed plus very informative text, NO dustwrapper, outer boards are clean, few light marks,lightly rubbed to corners and top and bottom of spine.A pleasing example of this book SEE IMAGES. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. Reprint Second Impression. Silver Embossed Boards. Good Plus/No Jacket. 8 ¾ x 5¾ Inches. Hardcover.

Shrewsbury UK: Airlife, 1988. History of military fortifications from the 1870s to the time of printing, first English translation from the original Dutch. 166 pages packed with information accompanied by many photographs of Pill boxes, forts and other fortifications plus maps. Book and wrapper are very bright and clean, wrapper price clipped. A very nice copy of an interesting book SEE IMAGE. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.. First Edition First Printing. Boards. Very Good/Very Good. 10 x 6.3/4 Inches. Hardcover.

London: John Murray, 1915. Book subtitled "Being the usages of war on land" issued by the great General Staff of the German Army 152 pages a little light foxing throughout and endpapers a little browned. Overall a pleasing copy SEE IMAGE DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. Reprint. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 19 x 13 Cms. Hardcover.

London: Jafint Co., 1988. Very informative book on The Ghanaian Revolution SIGNED by AUTHOR with dedication to Toby Jessel M P on title page.234 pages in bright clean condition just very light browning to extreme edges of pages, Dustwrapper is also bright and clean, not price clipped, A very nice example of this book SEE IMAGES. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. Inscribed By Author. First Edition First Printing. Boards. Good Plus/Very Good. 8 ¾ x 5½ Inches. Hardcover.