Rhenish Prussia & Birkenfeld.
1st Ed., orig. printed wraps., iv+84pp., fldg. map in endpocket. HMSO. April
1919
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CONFIDENTIAL. No. 33 in a series of Handbooks Prepared under the Direction of the Historical Section of the Foreign Office, containing notes on the Geography, Political History, Social & Political Conditions & Economic Conditions of these territories. Orig. grey printed wraps., VG. See illustration on our website.
£125
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Statistics of the Military Effort of the British Empire During the Great War. 1914-1920.
1st Ed., 880pp., foolscap, several fldg. tables & charts. HMSO.
1923
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Superb, weighty, invaluable & essential compendium of facts & figures including recruiting, casualties (monthly figures for all fronts), expenditure of gun ammunition, contribution of the dominions, expenditure, chronology of events, Enemy PoW, Discipline & Courts-Martial, & much much more. Very rare orig. edition, VG ex-lib. in later blue cloth binding. See illustration on our website.
£325
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The Rise & Fall of the German Air Force (1933 to 1945).
RESTRICTED Air Ministry Pamphlet No. 248. 1st Ed., xix+422pp., 100+ photos., 26 maps (some fldg.) & 5 tables. Air Ministry.
1948
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Detailed operational history compiled for use in staff college &c., with excellent photos., maps &c. Orig. blue cloth, somewhat serviceworn, generally VG with several ink stamps of No. 34 Maintenance Unit Technical Lib. See illustrations on our website.
£45
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Ypres 1914: An Official Account Published by Order of the German General Staff.
Translated by G.C.W[ynne]. 1st Eng. Ed., xxiv+136pp., 7 sketch maps. Constable.
1919
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Translation of the German official account of 1st Ypres. Intro. & notes by the Historical Section (Military Branch), Committee of Imperial Defence. Orig. blue cloth, little marked, VG. See illustration on our website.
£45
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BLUMBERG (Gen. Sir H.E., KCB)
Britain's Sea Soldiers: A Record of the Royal Marines During the War 1914-1919.
1st Ed., xxii+492pp., 4to, 27 plates, 7 maps in separate case + 22 maps & plans in text. Devonport: Swiss.
1927
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Excellent, detailed history: Antwerp, Gallipoli, Western Front, Cameroons, East Africa, Zeebrugge, North Russia & other places, with both naval & land forces. Roll of awards. Excellent later navy blue cloth, gilt to front & sp. of text vol. & front of slim mapcase, fine copy. See illustration on our website.
£145
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BROWN (W.J.)
Three Months in Russia.
1st Ed., [viii]+189pp., portrait frontis. The Labour Publishing Co. Ltd.
1928
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An idealist's eulogistic account of the success of the Bolshevik revolution & the management of the country & its populace post-WW1. Orig. brown cloth, titled in brown to front & sp. VG. Note: from humble beginnings as the son of a plumber, Brown became a clerk at the PO Savings Bank & rose through various departments to become General Sec. of the Civil Service Clerical Association from 1919-1942, Labour MP for West Wolverhampton, 1929-31 & Independent MP for Rugby, 1942-50. To the surprise of his friends he left a substantial fortune on his death in 1960, mainly amassed through frugal living. (Vide obit. cuttings loosely inserted in this book.) See illustration on our website.
£30
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BUCHANAN (Meriel)
Petrograd: The City of Trouble 1914-1918.
3rd Imp., [vi]+262pp. Collins.
1919
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Events & conditions in the Russian capital as recorded by the British ambassador's daughter. Orig. red cloth, titles in black, little wear, about VG. See illustration on our website.
£75
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BUCHANAN (Sir George)
My Mission to Russia & Other Diplomatic Memories.
3rd Imp., 2 Vols., xvi+253pp., portrait frontis., 6 plates & viii+280pp., portrait frontis., 8 plates, 2 fldg. maps. Cassell.
1923
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Important & rare memoirs of British Ambassador to Petrograd (St. Petersburg), 1910-1918: much on the military situation on the Eastern Front, the Bolshevik Rising &c. Orig. green cloth, gilt, VG. See illustration on our website.
£220
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BURY (Herbert)
Russia From Within: Personal Experiences of Many Years, & Especially Since 1923. With Opinions & Convictions Formed in Consequence.
1st Ed., xvi+231pp., portrait frontis., 21 plates. The Churchman Pubg. Co. nd (c.1930)
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Herbert Bury was "For fifteen years Bishop for North & Central Europe" during which he observed Russia & the Soviet Government, of which latter he opined that "until it completely changes its policy, I expect nothing at all that will be for the good & advantage of Russia, but everything to the contrary, & more & more surely in this country do we feel that the world itself will gain nothing but harm from Russia's present administration unless there is an absolutely radical change of policy & rule..." Orig. red cloth, gilt, VG, nice copy. See illustration on our website.
£30
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DAVIES (C. Collin, PhD.)
The Problem of the North-West Frontier 1890-1908, With a Survey of Policy since 1849.
2nd Ed, revised & enlarged, xviii+220pp., 3 fldg. maps. London: Curzon Press & NY: Barnes & Noble.
1975
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Power-play on the NWF at a crucial period. Standard study, based on official documents & sources, originally published in 1932 by Cambridge Univ. Press & this edition revised up to Partition in 1947. Orig. yellow cloth, gilt, VG in dw. See illustration on our website.
£45
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