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BEGG (Dr. R.C., MC, MD, FRCS)
Surgery on Trestles: A Saga of Suffering & Triumph.
1st Ed., xii+259pp., 16 illus., 6 maps. VG in dw. Norwich: Jarrold (for the author).
1967
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MO in Mesopotamia inc. advance after the relief of Kut &c., 1916-17, serving with 20th British Field Ambulance in the Meerut Division. An shocking account of the appalling climatic conditions & the dire mismanagement of of supplies & medical services at this stage of the campaign. VG in dw.
£25
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DUROV (VA.)
The Orders of Russia.
1st Ed., 160pp., 4to (283x218mm), col. frontis. col. illus. throughout. Moscow: Voskresenie.
1993
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Definitive, fully illustrated guide to the Orders of Imperial Russia. Dual language, Russian & English. Orig. dec. green cloth, VG.
£30
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BISHOP (Lt. H.C.W., IARO attd. 66th Punjabis)
A Kut Prisoner.
1st Ed., xv+244pp., frontis., 8 plates, 3 maps. Bodley Head (On Active Service series).
1920
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Bishop was commissioned in the IARO, attached to the 66th Punajbis & captured at the fAll of Kut. Includes account of the battle of Ctesiphon, Kut & captivity & the author's escape across the Black Sea with Edward Keeling. Appendices include Order of Battle of Kut Garrison, interesting statistics &c. Orig. blue cloth, blindstamped & titled in black, little worn, generally VG.
£75
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KEMPSTER (Brig. F.) & WESTROPP (Brig. H.C.E.) Eds.
Manchester City Battalions Book of Honour.
1st Ed., c.800pp., illus. throughout, 4to. Sherratt & Hughes.
1916
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Manchester Pals of 90th & 91st Inf. Bdes., each bn. illustrated down to platoons, with rolls of all of them. Also rolls of the volunteers from numerous commercial companies. A fine record. Sp. chipped, covers somewha worn, old biro ownership inscrip. & details of Sergeant in 18th Manchesters, some tape residue, generally VG & sound throughout.
£75
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MEAKIN (Lt. Walter)
The 5th North Staffords & North Midland Territorials (The 46th & 59th Divisions) 1914-1919.
1st Ed., 175pp.,4to, portrait frontis., 350 portraits, 9 maps & plans. Longton, Staffs: Hughes & Harber.
1920
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Western Front from March 1915 inc. Loos, Somme (Gommecourt), Cambrai, Final Advance &c., with a short interlude in Egypt at the beginning of 1916. Photos. include over 350 portraits of Staffordshire Regt. officers. Orig. red cloth, gilt, head of sp. chipped/torn, edges rubbed o/w VG.
£85
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BOSTOCK (Lt. J., KOYLI & MGC)
The Machine Gunners Handbook Including the Vickers, Maxim, Lewis, and Colt Automatic Machine Guns.
10th Ed., revised, 363pp., num. sketches/diagrams. Three cards in pocket. W.H. Smith & Son. nd (c.1916)
#70299
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Excellent popular commercial manual. Includes pocket at front containing two printed Range & Trajectory cards & a small Graticule Card. Orig. dec. cloth covd. boards, VG.
£50
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Cyclist Training (Provisional). 1914.
General Staff, War Office. 99pp., several plates & sketches. HMSO.
1914
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Manual of individual & collective training, cyclist drill, &c. Orig. buff printed wraps., VG & scarce with contemp. oval ink stamps & inscrip. of 2/1st East Lancs. Div. Cyclist Coy.
£65
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Engineer Training. 1912. (Reprinted with Amendments, 1914.)
Orig. red cloth covd. boards, ix+178pp., 3 plates (2 fldg.). HMSO.
1914
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Individual & collective training, equitation & driving, employment of engineers in war, &c. VG with erratum slip tipped in.
£45
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Army Service Corps Training. 1911. (Reprinted, with Amendments to April, 1915). Part III. Transport.
253pp., num. sketches & diagrams of kit &c., inc. fold-out plates of pack horses & equipment, wagons &c. Printed by Harrison & Son for HMSO.
1915
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Much valuable detail on various forms of transport (wheeled, pack, water, mechanical &c.) with details of Tranport Animals, Saddlery & Harness, vehicles (such as the GS Wagon, ambulance wagon &c.). Also Summary of the Administration & Organization of the Transport Services in Peace & the Conveyance of WD Stores by Rail, War Dept. Vessels, Inland Water Transport, &c. Orig. red cloth covd. boards, VG.
£65
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CORBETT (Sir Julian S.)
History of the Great War based on Official Documents... Naval Operations. Vol. I: To The Battle of the Falklands December 1914.
Text & Mapcase 2nd Ed., revised, xix+470pp., 13 plans bound in, 18 in separate mapcase. Longmans, Green & Co.
1938
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The far superior & scarcer 2nd Edition of the volume concerning early operations in the English Channel & on the Belgian Coast, Coronel & the Falklands. The 1st was published in 1920 & the new Preface to this Revised Edition states that: "A far more comprehensive study is now possible, notably in the issue of the German Official History... Many points that remained in doubt have been settled, details hitherto unknown added, the uncompleted accounts of incidents & operations elaborated, & the maps emended accordingly..." Orig. blue cloth, gilt, VG, nice copies.
£145
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