WW1 Book - "Prisoners of the Kaiser - The Last POWs of the Great War"
Hard back book with dust cover. By Richard Van Emdin and published in association with Channel 4. A very good clean copy. 206pp with B&W illustrations / photos.
Will post to a UK address only on account of the weight.
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Hull City Museums Catalogue of British War Medals Specialist Book
Written by John Rumsby (who had prior to his role at Hull been the curator of the DLI museum), 36pp, 26cm by 20cm. Mainly of interest to East Yorkshire Regiment and Royal Naval Reserve ( RNR ) collectors, but most regiments represented. Some wear and creases to front cover but otherwise in clean tight condition with no pen marks. read more
Haynes Manual - RAF Tornado 1974 onwards (All marks and models) - Brand New Book
RRP £21.99, brand new. Superb book. Written by Ian Black, an ex RAF pilot who actually flew this aircraft operationally. Hardback with156pp of well illustrated text. Slight shelf wear to covers. New.
A sumptuously illustrated book with great colour photographs, mainly taken by the author of operational aircraft and their maintenance.
The Tornado served Britain'... read more
Langridge Dress Distinctions of the VIII 8th Royal Irish Hussars - Privately Bound
Landscape format, privately bound in hard red covers (usually found in soft back format), frontis with library sticker of owner, "Ex Libris R.G. Hollies-Smith". It is in great condition with no tears, annotations or damage other than a few small marks to cover. Dated 1959 and deals with the insignia worn at the time of its amalgamation in 1958. This is a scarce one to find in any event, but ... read more
Crown Imperial Military Magazine Complete Set for 1993 - Four issues
No 70 - 73 inclusive including the society's twentieth anniversary issue. A real blast from the past and includes informative articles and book reviews that will help you wile away your lockdown blues. All in good condition with no tears, missing pages, annotations or cut outs.
Some really interesting articles on badges, medals, and units, too many to list, but my favo... read more
Langridge Dress Distinctions of the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards - Privately Bound
Landscape format, privately bound in hard red covers (usually found in soft back format), frontis with library sticker of owner, "Ex Libris R.G. Hollies-Smith". It is in great condition with no tears, annotations or damage other than a few minor marks to cover. Dated 1959. This is a scarce one to find in any event, but really useful in this hardback format for gracing your library shelf. Th... read more
Colonel Paddy by Patrick Marrinan, 1st Edition - Special Forces Interest
A biography of LT-Colonel R. Blair Mayne, D.S.O. (3 Bars), Legion D'Honneur. During WW2 the Commanding Officer of the 1st Special Air Service Regiment. A rare first edition, 207 pages, maps but no photos. Ulster Press, 001 printed on spine and printed in the Netherlands. No edition or publication date but credited as being 1968 by the the Book World. Paperback, spine unbroken, minor corner ... read more
The Million - Weekly Victorian Magazine Publication No 85 Vol 3 4th November 1893
In good clean condition, slight yellowing to paper and minor rust to central staples. Some good images, military bias, interesting adverts. Bengal 18th Native Infantry to front cover.
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10.00 GBP
London Illustrated News Magazine for the Week of January 25th1902
No 3275 Vol CXX - A complete uncut bound weekly edition, large format. A dramatic front cover of Boer bitter-enders fleeing from the gunfire of an armoured train. The rest concerns itself pretty much with the new King and his Queen, EDVII and Alexandra, attending the State Opening of Parliament. Includes lots of interesting adverts and articles as well as having its 4 page supplement... read more
25.00 GBP
Roy Marlow M.M. - A WW2 escapers tale of daring do from a Royal Air Force ( RAF ) Air Gunner
"Beyond the Wire - An underage Air Gunner's Private War" an autobiography by Roy Marlow MM. Paperback (1997). A good clean copy in good second hand condition with stamp of previous owner's details on frontis. 158pp.
This is a highly unusual account, especially to an RAF aircrew recipient of an "escaper's " Military Medal. What is even more remarkable is that he joined the RAF... read more
6.50 GBP