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British War Mission in the United States of America. History of the Department of War Supplies (British Ministry of Munitions of War in U.S.A.).
1st Ed., 36pp., 5 fldg. carts of organization of the Dept. Washington, no imprint. April 1919.
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Officially printed record of the work of this Dept. & its subsidiaries, with roll of staff (e.g. Gas Warfare Mission at Washington, Purchasing Dept. at NY, &c.). Orig. red cloth, near fine, with loosely inserted text of Address by Sir Henry Babington Smith, Asst. Commissioner in the USA at the Annual Meeting of the Arista Society in Dec. 1918 (with much relating to the British war Mission & its work in his text). See illustration on our website.
£50
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The Battle of the Bight: Being the Official Narrative of the Naval Engagement between the British & German Fleets in the Heligoland Bight on Friday, August 28th, 1914, with Drawings by Frank Mason & Arthur Briscoe, & Rudyard Kipling's Poem 'The Destroyers.'
2nd Imp., orig. dec. wraps., oblong 4to, [ii]+20pp., several sketches. Printed & published by 'The Yachting Monthly' (Battle Souvenirs, No. 1).
1915.
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The official Despatches of Beatty, Tyrwhitt ('Arethusa') & Keyes (Submarine Flotilla), including recommendations for awards &c. VG. See illustration on our website.
£25
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Captain R.J. Tipton: An Appreciation. With an Account of His Escape from Turkey in Asia During the World's Great War, 1914-1918.
1st Ed., 36 & 35pp., portrait frontis., 11 plates, 3 maps. Liverpool: Printed by Sloane & Co. Ltd.
1918.
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Captain Richard James Tipton, 3rd West Lancs. R.F.A., attd. RFC served with 14th Sqdrn. based in Egypt, twice Mentioned In Despatches. On 18/6/16, he was forced down in Turkish territory during a bombing raid; famously escaped from Kastamuni PoW Camp in Turkey along with E.H. Keeling, H.C.W. Bishop (who both wrote books recounting this advenure) & Capt. R.T. Sweet of the Gurkhas (killed during the escape). The three survivors crossed the Black Sea in a fishing boat. Tipton returned to active duty with the RFC & was wounded in aerial combat on 9/3/18: although mortally wounded he landed his aircraft, was taken to 1st Canadian CCS & DoW 12/3/18. First half of the book contains a short memoir & selection of letters of condolence, followed by a reprint of Keeling's account of the escape from Kastamuni and voyage across the Black Sea to safety which was first published in Blackwood's magazine in May 1918. Orig. brown cloth blocked with title, RFC wings and RA badge to front, VG & very rare. See illustration on our website.
£250
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Service List. List of Vessels engaged for Naval, Military & Commercial Purposes, with details as to dates of entry & discharge, rates of hire, &c. Part I. 31st January, 1921.
iv+570pp., foolscap. Printed by Harrison & Sons for HMSO.
1921.
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CONFIDENTIAL list compiled by the Shipping Intelligence Section of the Ministry of Shipping, No. 59 of 220 copies printed. Contains details of thousands of mercantile marine vessels leased/hired for military/naval use. Gives details of date built, speed, tonnage &c. for each vessel, also the use to which it was put e.g. Armed Boarding Steamer; Ammunition Carrier; Expeditionary Force Transport; Armed Merchant Cruiser; Frozen Meat Ship; Salvage Boat; Mine Sweeper, Mercantile Fleet Auxiliary &c. &c. Interesting to note that some vessels had several uses in turn, & where this was the case the dates of different uses are given. Appendix lists Pendant Board Numbers issued to ships in different classes: Ammunition Carriers, Collier Transports, Hospital Ships &c. (Note Part II consisted of passenger liners). Orig. paper covered printed boards with cloth backstrip, somewhat worn, overall VG, some typed amendments tipped-in before title page. Rare. See illustration on our website.
£145
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The Yanks Are Coming: The Story of General John J. Pershing.
By the Editors of the Army Times. 1st Ed., 182pp., photos. throughout. VG in chipped/marked dw. NY: Putnam.
1960.
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The story of Pershing's career, particularly with the AEF in France 1917-18: Belleau Wood, Chateau Thierry, Argonne &c. Many good photos. Scarce original edition. See illustration on our website.
£15
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In the Royal Naval Air Service: Being the War Letters of the Late Harold Rosher to His Family.
With an Introduction by Arnold Bennett. 2nd Imp., [viii]+149pp., portrait frontis., 21 photos. Chatto & Windus.
1916.
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Acclaimed memoir of RNAS pilot: cross-channel raids, BEF in France 1915 with No. 1 Wing, then Executive Officer of Dover Air Station & killed in flying accident Feb., 1916. Contains informative letters written in training and on active service: "They are spontaneous & utterly unstudied documents, & they have been printed almost exactly as Harold wrote them... most are spiced with slang, the long ones describing his share in the great historic raids are thrillingly dramatic. But... none should be missed. Each contributes its due realistic share to the complete picture of an airman's life in war." - from the Intro. by Arnold Bennett. Orig. blue cloth, minor rubbing & wear. See illustration on our website.
£45
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Jack Weston, Lieutenant & Adjutant, 1st Batt. Royal Fusiliers. Born, 11th Feb., 1896. Died, 23rd May, 1920.
1st Ed., orig. printed wraps., 47pp., portrait frontis., plate. Privately printed.
1922.
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Weston was Ed. at Rugby & Sandhurst, gazetted to the Royal Fusiliers in Oct. 1914 & served with the 1st Bn. in France from Nov. 1914 until gassed & sent home as "war weary" in June 1916. Back in France, 1917-18, he served during the March Retreat &c. While on leave in Feb. 1920 he "met with a hunting accident" & although he returned to duty this seems to have resulted in an illness which caused his death in May of that year. Memoir including details of his early life & several very short extract from letters from the front, plus an affectionate description of his character & front line service by M. Abbé Luneau, who seems to have been the French interpreter to his bn. (this is printed in French language, followed by an English translation). Orig. chipped & somewhat worn memoir of an officer who survived the Great War only to die tragically soon after. See illustration on our website.
£65
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Letters from Flanders written by 2nd Lieut. A.D. Gillespie Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders to his Home People.
3rd Ed., with an appreciation, xvi+326pp., portrait frontis., 2 other portraits. Smith, Elder.
1916.
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Ed. Winchester & Oxford, KiA 26/9/15 with 4th Bn. A&SH during the Battle of Loos. Almost all the book comprises lengthy letters from the Front, Feb. 1915 onwards. Orig. mock vellum, gilt, a little worn & sl. splitting to lower part of upper joint.
£65
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A German Deserter's War Experience.
1st Ed., 254pp. Grant Richards.
1917.
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The author, it is claimed, 'escaped from Germany after fourteen months of fighting in France... [a] vivid description of the life of a common German soldier in the present war' - Preface. Orig. black cloth, worn but sound & scarce.
£30
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More Songs by the Fighting Men (Soldier Poets - Second Series).
1st Ed., 144pp. Erskine Macdonald.
1917.
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The work of 32 lesser-known poets in khaki. Orig. cloth, sp. sl. rubbed, VG. See illustration on our website.
£15
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