Catalogue
"SMITHS INDUSTRIES AT CHELTENHAM"
Illustr: Publ: SMITHS INDUSTRIES
Where: When: 1990
Condition - book: Very Good
- jacket: No D/W. 128
pages. Binding: Hardback
, Type: LAMINATED BOARDS
. ISBN: 0 904811 18 2
. Edition: . Inscription: . GHOST OF PENCILLED PRICE ON FRONT END PAPER.
Book no: 8414
Price: £ 5.25
"THE FIRST AND SECOND (1ST AND 2ND) NORTHAMPTONSHIRE YEOMANRY 1939-1946"
Illustr: BEVAN. D. G
Publ: Where: When: 1946
Condition - book: FAIR TO GOOD
- jacket: No D/W. 141
pages. Binding: HARDBACK
, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: . NO PUBLISHER'S NAME OR DATE OF PUBLICATION. PRINTED 1946 IN GERMANY. PAGES GOOD. PAPER LINING THE INSIDE OF COVERS LOOKS AS THOUGH IT HAS BEEN REPLACED. YOU CAN SEE A RAGGED EDGE UNDERNEATH THE LINING PAPER INSIDE REAR COVER. HARD BLUE COVERS LOOK JADED. THE GILT TITLES ARE DULL. A COUPLE OF LIGHT GREY STAINS ON REAR COVER, NO BIGGER THAN ONE CM SQ.
Book no: 5429
Price: £ 65.00
"SMALL ARMS TRAINING. VOLUME I, PAMPHLET NUMBER 2. APPLICATION OF FIRE"
Illustr: Publ: THE WAR OFFICE
Where: When: 1942
Condition - book: FAIR
- jacket: No D/W. 20
pages. Binding: Soft COVERS
, Type: STAPLED BOOKLET
. ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: . STAPLED BOOKLET. 20 PAGES. HOLES PUNCHED NEAR SPINE FOR INSERTION INTO A FOLDER. INTERNALLY GOOD. FRONT COVER HAS STAMPS OF HOME GUARD HQ CHESHIRE AND A SMALL STICKER WITH THE NAME CAPT YONGE. COVERS A BIT GRUBBY
Book no: 15594
Price: £ 4.60
"SMALL ARMS TRAINING. VOLUME I, PAMPHLET NUMBER 12. BAYONET 1942"
Illustr: Publ: THE WAR OFFICE
Where: When: 1942
Condition - book: FAIR TO GOOD
- jacket: No D/W. 15
pages. Binding: Soft COVERS
, Type: STAPLED BOOKLET
. ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: . STAPLED BOOKLET. 15 PAGES. HOLES PUNCHED NEAR SPINE FOR INSERTION INTO A FOLDER. INTERNALLY GOOD TO VERY GOOD.. FRONT COVER HAS STAMPS OF HOME GUARD HQ CHESHIRE AND A NUMBER IN BLUE PENCIL. COVERS A BIT GRUBBY. PIN POINT HOLES ON TOP LEFT CORNER WHERE SOMETHING HAS BEEN STAPLED. ALSO SLIGHT MARKS FROM THIS ON THE FIRST PAGE.
Book no: 15596
Price: £ 19.99
"SMALL ARMS TRAINING. VOLUME I, PAMPHLET NUMBER 13. GRENADE"
Illustr: Publ: THE WAR OFFICE
Where: When: 1942
Condition - book: FAIR TO GOOD
- jacket: No D/W. 14
pages. Binding: Soft COVERS
, Type: STAPLED BOOKLET
. ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: . STAPLED BOOKLET. 48 PAGES. HOLES PUNCHED NEAR SPINE FOR INSERTION INTO FOLDER. INTERNALLY GOOD BUT THERE ARE SOME PENCILLED NOTES. STAMP OF HOME GUARD HQ CHESHIRE ON FRONT COVER. SOME RUST MARKS ON REAR WHERE IT HAS BEEN STORED NEXT TO ANOTHER STAPLED BOOKLET
Book no: 15597
Price: £ 6.99
"SMALL ARMS TRAINING. VOLUME I, PAMPHLET NUMBER 21. THOMPSON SUB MACHINE GUN 1940"
Illustr: Publ: THE WAR OFFICE
Where: When: 1940
Condition - book: FAIR
- jacket: No D/W. 6
pages. Binding: Soft COVERS
, Type: STAPLED BOOKLET
. ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: . STAPLED BOOKLET. STAPLES TARNISHED. 6 PAGES OF TEXT AND 4 PLATES. HOLES PUNCHED NEAR EDGE FOR INSERTION INTO FOLDER. INTERNALLY GOOD. FRONT COVER HAS SOME NUMBERS IN RED AND BLUE PENCIL. RATHER GRUBBY
Book no: 15598
Price: £ 12.99
"SMALL ARMS TRAINING. VOLUME I, PAMPHLET NUMBER 22. STEN MACHINE CARBINE"
Illustr: Publ: THE WAR OFFICE
Where: When: 1942
Condition - book: FAIR
- jacket: No D/W. 0
pages. Binding: Soft COVERS
, Type: STAPLED BOOKLET
. ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: . STAPLED BOOKLET. 12 PAGES. HOLES PUNCHED NEAR EDGE FOR INSERTION INTO FOLDER. INTERNALLY GOOD TO VG. FRONT COVER HAS STAMPS OF HOME GUARD HQ CHESHIRE. COVERS A BIT GRUBBY
Book no: 15599
Price: £ 19.00
"WAR MONTHLY. ISSUE 56. THE BOMBER THAT SANK ROMMEL"
Illustr: Publ: WAR MONTHLY PUBLICATIONS
Where: When: 0
Condition - book: Good
- jacket: No D/W. 44
pages. Binding: STAPLED PAMPHLET
, Type: SOFT COVERS
. ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: . NAME IN CRAYON ON TOP MARGIN OF REAR COVER. VERY LIGHT. REDUCED POSTAGE
Book no: 5701
Price: £ 2.00
"JANE'S FIGHTING SHIPS 1949-50"
Illustr: Publ: SAMPSON LOW, MARSTON & CO
Where: When: 1950
Condition - book: Fair
- jacket: No D/W. 416
pages. Binding: Hardback
, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: . INTERNALLY GOOD TO VG. LIGHT SOILING ON EDGE OF BLOCK. PREVIOUS OWNERS NAME AND ADDRESS ON FIRST PAGE IN INK. HARD BLUE COVERS HAVE BEEN DAMP AND ARE NOW MOTTLED AND BLEACHED, ESPECIALLY ON THE REAR. SCANS AVAILABLE. HEAVY. PLEASE CHECK POSTAGE WITH US.
Book no: 16126
Price: £ 37.50
"JANE'S FIGHTING SHIPS 1954-55"
Illustr: Publ: JANE'S FIGHTING SHIPS
Where: When: 0
Condition - book: FAIR +
- jacket: No D/W. 470
pages. Binding: Hardback
, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: . NO DATE OF PUBLICATION BUT EITHER 1954 OR 55. TOP AND EDGE OF BLOCK SPOTTED. FIRST FEW PAGES OF ADVERTS CREASED ON BOTTOM CORNER. THE OPEN PAGES ARE GENERALLY CLEAN. OCCASIONAL MARK IN THE MARGINS. HARD COVERS HAVE SOME EDGE AND CORNERWEAR.. OVERALL FAIR+. SCANS AVAILABLE. HEAVY BOOK. PLEASE CHECK POSTAGE WITH US. REASONABLE RATES INTERNATIONALLY BY BULK MAILBAG.
Book no: 16127
Price: £ 32.00
"GERMAN 88-MM ANTIAIRCRAFT GUN MATERIEL"
Illustr: Publ: WAR DEPARTMENT WASHINGTON
Where: When: 1943
Condition - book: Good
- jacket: No D/W. 183
pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS
, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: . TECHNICAL MANUAL TME9-369A. ON THE FRONT IS A STICKER THAT SAYS CLASSIFICATION CANCELLED 1946. PAGES GOOD. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF RUST MARKS NEAR THE SPINE WHERE THE STAPLES BENEATH HAVE CAUSED STAINING. BOOKSELLER'S STICKER INSIDE FRONT COVER. A LITTLE WEAR TO CORNERS OF COVERS.
Book no: 13823
Price: £ 35.00
"HISTORICAL RECORDS OF THE QUEEN'S OWN CAMERON HIGHLANDERS. VOLUME VII ( OF A SEVEN VOLUME SET). 1949-1961"
Illustr: Publ: WILLIAM BLACKWOOD
Where: When: 1962
Condition - book: Fair
- jacket: No D/W. 616
pages. Binding: Hardback
, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: . THIS COPY STARTS AT THE TITLE PAGE AND SO LACKS THE FRONTISPIECE PLATES AND END PAPERS. FRONT HINGE CRACKED- NETTING VISIBLE.THE PAGES ARE SPOTTED ON THE EDGES BUT THE TEXT IS CLEAN. THE FRONT BOARD IS BADLY DENTED OVER AN AREA OF ABOUT 2 CM SQUARE AND THIS HAS TORN THE FRONT PASTEDOWN UNDERNEATH. SOME EDGE AND CORNERWEAR. SCANS OF DAMAGE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. WEIGHS 1.3 KG UNWRAPPED.
Book no: 15360
Price: £ 49.99
"SMALL ARMS TRAINING VOLUME 1, PAMPHLET NO. 18. RANGE COURSES ( WAR)"
Illustr: Publ: HMSO
Where: When: 1939
Condition - book: - jacket: No D/W. 32
pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS
, Type: STAPLED BOOKLET
. ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: . SMALL LEAFLET ON SMALL ARMS TRAINING FOR ALL UNITS AT HOME OTHER THAN RAC, ADGB, OCT UNITS. PAGES TURNED OVER ON TOP CORNER. A BIT GRUBBY IN PLACES. COVERS VERY GRUBBY AND STAINED. TOP CORNERS TURNED OVER. THREE HOLES PUCHED THROUGH LEFT HAD EDGE NEAR SPINE TO KEEP IN A FOLDER. USEFUL WORKING COPY. VERY LIGHT. REDUCED POSTAGE IN UK.
Book no: 9466
Price: £ 10.00
"LA SECONDE GUERRE MONDIALE. L'OFFENSIVE DES ARDENNES"
Illustr: Publ: EDITIONS CHRISTOPHE COLUM
Where: When: 0
Condition - book: GOOD++
- jacket: Good. 144
pages. Binding: , Type: HARDBACK
. ISBN: 2 88097 101 2
. Edition: . Inscription: . IN FRENCH , BUT LOTS OF PHOTOGRAPHS AND ILLUSTRATIONS. D/W TORN FOR ONE INCH ON EDGE OF REAR COVER. NO LOSS. TOP OF BLOCK A BIT DUSTY.
Book no: 3133
Price: £ 7.00
"M.V. CORONIA. 1935-1995. DIAMOND JUBILEE"
Illustr: Publ: CARRICK PUBLICATIONS
Where: When: 0
Condition - book: FAIR TO GOOD
- jacket: No D/W. 36
pages. Binding: , Type: CARD COVERS
. ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: . M. V. CORONIA. ITS SERVICE IN WORLD WAR TWO AND AS A PLEASURE PASSENGER YACHT. PAGES GOOD. CARD COVERS RUBBED A BIT. TOP LEFT CORNER OF FRONT COVER - COLOUR HAS LIFTED DUE TO REMOVAL OF OLD PRICE STICKER. VERY LIGHT BOOK- REDUCED POSTAGE POSSIBLE
Book no: 3807
Price: £ 5.00
"SPEARHEAD IN THE WEST. THE THIRD ARMOURED DIVISION 1941-45"
Illustr: Publ: THE BATTERY PRESS
Where: When: 1980
Condition - book: FAIR TO GOOD
- jacket: No D/W. 260
pages. Binding: , Type: HARDBACK
. ISBN: 0 89839 030 3
. Edition: . Inscription: . PAGES GOOD ++, BUT HARD COVERS WORN ON EDGES, RUBBED, AND A BIT GRUBBY. FRONT BOARD IS BOWED. TOP OF SPINE IS DENTED WITH A TINY TEAR IN THE GUTTER.
Book no: 4067
Price: £ 28.00
"TAURUS PURSUANT. A HISTORY OF THE 11TH ARMOURED DIVISION"
Illustr: Publ: Where: When: 1945
Condition - book: - jacket: . 0
pages. Binding: Hardback
, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: . NO DATE OF PUBLICATION BUT THE FOREWORD IS DATED 1945. . 20 FOLD OUT MAPS- ALL IN GOOD CONDITION. 118 PAGES AND 44 PAGES OF APPENDICES. THE PAGES ARE TANNED ON EDGES BUT IN GOOD CONDITION. THE HARD BLUE COVERS ARE VERY WORN ON EDGES AND CORNERS AND TORN AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SPINE. THE D/W IS VERY TATTY. WORN ,TORN AND STAINED, WITH A COUPLE OF TEARS ON THE REAR THAT HAVE BEEN BADLY REPAIRED WITH SELLOTAPE.
Book no: 16143
Price: £ 7.80
"JANE'S FIGHTING SHIPS 1939- ISSUED NOVEMBER 1939"
Illustr: Publ: SAMPSON LOW, MARSTON & CO
Where: When: 1939
Condition - book: - jacket: No D/W. 542
pages. Binding: Hardback
, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: . INSIDE FRONT COVER IS A STICKER WITH AN INVENTORY NUMBER. THE FIRST PAGE OF ADVERTS IS BADLY CREASED AND HAS SOME SELLOTAPE MARKS. A COUPLE OF THE ADVERT PAGES HAVE BEEN SELLOTAPED IN AND THE SELLOTAPE IS VISIBLE . ADVERTS PAGES THEN CREASED UP TO PAGE 20. BEYOND THIS THE PAGES ARE QUITE TIDY UNTIL PAGE 527 WHEN A VERTICAL CREASE APPEARS ON THE PAGES. THE SPECIAL LATE ADDENDA PAGE AT THE BACK HAS SELLOTAPE MARKS. THE HARD BLUE COVERS HAVE A CLEAR WRAP SELLOTAPED ON TO THEM. THERE IS SOME EDGE AND CORNER WEAR ON THE BOARDS. SOME PLAY IN THE SPINE. SCANS AVAILABLE. VERY HEAVY. PLEASE CHECK POSTAGE WITH US.
Book no: 12558
Price: £ 95.00
"THE FOURTH BATTALION. KING'S OWN SCOTTISH BORDERERS. WAR HISTORY 1939-1945"
Illustr: Publ: WAR HISTORY COMMITTEE
Where: When: 1945
Condition - book: Good
- jacket: Good+. 216
pages. Binding: , Type: HARDBACK
. ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: . A COMPLEMENT SLIP INSIDE THE BOOK DIRECTS BUYERS TO THE WAR HISTORY COMMITTEE, 4TH BN. K. O. S. B. AT THE TOWN HALL GALASHIELS. PRICE 2/6p. APPENDICES COVER ROLL OF HONOUR, HONOURS AND AWARDS AND ROLL OF THE 4TH BN. ON EMBARKATION FOR THE NORTH WEST EUROPE CAMPAIGN OCT 1944. PAGES ARE VERY GOOD- JUST A TINY AMOUNT OF LIGHT SPOTTING ON EDGES. THE BLUE CLOTH COVERS HAVE NOT FARED QUITE SO WELL. THE SURFACE IS RUBBED, CORNERS TURNED IN, AND SOME WEAR TO EDGES. CREST ON FRONT BOARD STILL NICE AND BRIGHT. THE D/W IS SURPRISINGLY GOOD, SUCH THAT I WONDER WHETHER IT IS A LASER PRINED REPLACEMENT? VERY CLEAN WITH HARDLY ANY WEAR.
Book no: 5467
Price: £ 72.50
"DESPATCHES FROM THE HOME FRONT. THE WAR DIARIES OF JOAN STRANG"
Illustr: Publ: MONARCH
Where: When: 1989
Condition - book: Good
- jacket: No D/W. 178
pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS
, Type: . ISBN: 1 85424 049 8
. Edition: . Inscription: . INSERT IS VERY TIDY. THE SOFT COVERS ARE WORN A LITTLE ON EDGES AND CORNERS.
Book no: 8200
Price: £ 6.50
"NAVIES OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR. VOLUME 1. AMERICAN FLEET AND ESCORT DESTROYERS"
Illustr: Publ: Macdonald
Where: When: 1971
Condition - book: Good+
- jacket: Fair. 160
pages. Binding: Hard Back
, Type: . ISBN: 356 03005 9
. Edition: . Inscription: . D/W HAS A RAGGED TEAR TOP FRONT COVER - APPROX HALF INCH. QUARTER INCH TEAR BOTTOM OF FRONT COVER. POORLY REPAIRED TEAR ON REAR COVER ABOUT ONE INCH. TOP OF SPIEN OD D/W SCUFFED. PRICE CLIPPED
Book no: 7015
Price: £ 5.25
"NAVIES OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR. VOLUME 2. AMERICAN FLEET AND ESCORT DESTROYERS"
Illustr: Publ: Macdonald
Where: When: 1971
Condition - book: Good+
- jacket: Good. 160
pages. Binding: Hard Back
, Type: . ISBN: 356 03123 3
. Edition: . Inscription: . D/W PRICE CLIPPED.
Book no: 7016
Price: £ 4.75
"NAVIES OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR. JAPANESE AIRCRAFT CARRIERS AND DESTROYERS"
Illustr: Publ: Macdonald
Where: When: 1968
Condition - book: Good
- jacket: Fair TO GOOD. 152
pages. Binding: Hard Back
, Type: . ISBN: 356 01476 2
. Edition: SECOND EDITION
. Inscription: . TOP AND BOTTOM OF SPINE OF HARD COVERS SLIGHTLY SCUFFED. D/W FADED ON SPINE . LIGHT RUBBING TO EDGES OF HARD COVERS.
Book no: 7017
Price: £ 6.00
"NAVIES OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR. GERMAN SURFACE WARSHIPS 1"
Illustr: Publ: Macdonald
Where: When: 0
Condition - book: Good
- jacket: Good. 160
pages. Binding: Hard Back
, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: THIRD EDITION 1970
. Inscription: . D/W PRICE CLIPPED. FRONT FLAP CREASED. LIGHT EDGEWEAR. REAR COVER YELLOWING
Book no: 7018
Price: £ 6.00
"OUR FINEST YEARS . A 25TH ANNIVERSARY PICTORIAL PRESENTATION OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR "
Illustr: Publ: GEORGE NEWNES
Where: When: 1964
Condition - book: Good
- jacket: No D/W. 0
pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS
, Type: STAPLED MAGAZINE
. ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: . FULL OF BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS. COLOURED PICTORIAL COVERS. PAGES BROWNING ON EDGES.COVERS HAVE LIGHT EDGE AND CORNERWEAR. SPINE RUBBED A LITTLE. IN GOOD CONDITION FOR A 40 YEAR OLD MAGAZINE.
Book no: 7275
Price: £ 4.50
"HANDBOOK ON THE ITALIAN ARMY. PROVISIONAL COPY. MAY 1943"
Illustr: Publ: ATHENA BOOKS
Where: When: 1983
Condition - book: - jacket: No D/W. 434
pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS
, Type: . ISBN: 0 946851 01 8
. Edition: . Inscription: . A FACSIMILE COPY PRODUCED FROM THE 1943 VERSION- THE COLOUR SECTION ON INSIGNIA FROM THE ORIGINAL HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FOLD OUT MAPS ARE INCORPORATED INTO THE TEXT PAGES. THE PHOTOGRAPHS HAVE NOT REPRODUCED WELL IN THE FACSIMILE VERSION, BUT THERE IS A WEALTH OF TECHNICAL INFORMATION AND LINE DRAWINGS THAT MAKE THIS WELL WORTH A LOOK. THERE IS LIGHT SPOTTING ON THE EDGES OF PAGES . THE WHITE COVERS ARE NOW RATHER GRUBBY AND THERE IS A GLUE MARK LEFT BY AN OLD PRICE STICKER ON TOP RIGHT OF FRONT COVER. SMALL TEAR AT TOP LEFT OF FRONT COVER ( ONE CM). THIS IS LABELLED AS A PROVISIONAL COPY ON THE TITLE PAGE.
Book no: 8978
Price: £ 47.50
"A PICTORIAL REVIEW OF WORLD WAR II MILITARY VEHICLES"
Illustr: Publ: VINTENG
Where: When: 0
Condition - book: GOOD+
- jacket: No D/W. 0
pages. Binding: CARD COVERS
, Type: STAPLED BOOKLET A5
. ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: . A SELCTION OF VEHICLES AS PHOTOGRAPHED AT WARNHAM WAR MUSEUM. 37 PHOTOS. INSERT VG. COVERS RUBBED, AND FADED A LITTLE DOWN SPINE. LIGHT BOOKLET. REDUCED POSTAGE IN UK.
Book no: 11033
Price: £ 7.99
"MILITARY VEHICLE WORKSHOP SERIES. MV-03. M4A4 (75MM) SHERMAN V"
Illustr: Publ: ALLIED COMMAND PUBLICATIO
Where: Canada
When: 1996
Condition - book: VERY GOOD
- jacket: No D/W. 28
pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS
, Type: SPIRAL BOUND
. ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: . DETAIL DRAWINGS OF THE SHERMAN V. SPIRAL BOUND SOFT COVERS. A FEW LIGHT MARKS ON THE COVERS. INTERNALLY VG.
Book no: 11802
Price: £ 18.99
"BRISTOL BOMBED. PICTURES OF STREETS AND BUILDINGS DAMAGED IN THE RAIDS OF 1940-1941"
Illustr: Publ: WarNE
Where: When: 1943
Condition - book: - jacket: No D/W. 48
pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS
, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: . INSERT GOOD FOR AGE, BUT THE STAPLES HAVE RUSTED AND SLIGHTLY MARKED THE MIDDLE SPREAD. THE CARD COVERS ARE VERY GRUBBY. CORNERS CURLED. BOTTOM CORNERS SCUFFED. WEAR DOWN SPINE . TWO SIGNATURES INSIDE FRONT COVER.
Book no: 14113
Price: £ 8.99
"HIS MAJESTY'S ARMY"
Illustr: Publ: War OFFICE
Where: When: 1939
Condition - book: Fair
- jacket: No D/W. 72
pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS
, Type: STAPLED BOOKLET
. ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: . THIS IS A BOOKELT PRODUCED AT THE OUTBREAK OF WAR, SUBTITLES " INFORMATION ABOUT CONDITIONS AND TERMS OF SERVICE IN THE VARIOUS BRANCHES OF HIS MAJESTY'S ARMY, SUBJECT TO SUCH MODIFICATIONS AS MAY BE MADE FROM TIME TO TIME". PREFACE BY HOAR- BELISHA, SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WAR. THE INSERT IS GOOD++, BUT THE COVERS ARE SLIGHTLY DAMP MOTTLED AND HAVE COME APART ON THE SPINE, SO THAT THEY ARE NOW DETACHED. COVERS ALSO A BIT GRUBBY.
Book no: 7282
Price: £ 20.00