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81. |
CAREW, TIM THE VANISHED
ARMY. The British Expeditionary Force. 1914 - 1915.
William Kimber, 1964.
239 pp. with maps and photo illus. Orig. cloth, gilt in
the original dust wrapper. A fine copy.
Detailed account of the first campaigns of the war.
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£ 45.00 |
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82. |
CAREY, G.V. & H.S.
SCOTT. AN OUTLINE HISTORY OF THE GREAT WAR. C.U.P. 1928.
279 pp. with maps and illus. Orig. cloth, gilt. |
£ 15.00 |
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83. |
CARNEGIE, DAVID. THE
HISTORY OF MUNITIONS SUPPLY IN CANADA. 1914 - 1918.
Longmans. 1925
336 pp. with photo illus. Orig. cloth, gilt. An
ex-library copy with small label on spine and inside front
board - but a reserve stock item in fine condition.
Scarce standard work on munition supply. |
£ 85.00 |
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84. |
(CARRINGTON, CHARLES.)
- CHARLES EDMUNDS (PSEUD). A SUBALTERN’S WAR. A Memoir
of the Great War from the point of view of a Romantic
young man, with candid accounts of two particular battles,
written shortly after they occurred, and an essay on
militarism. Peter Davies, 1929.
224 pp. with end paper maps and illus. from official
photographs. Orig. cloth, gilt.
Important personal account of service with the Royal
Warwickshire Regiment on the Somme in 1916 and Ypres in
1917. This impression is part of the "Soldier’s
Tales" series. |
£ 45.00 |
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85. |
CASSON, STANLEY. STEADY
DRUMMER. G. Bell & Sons, 1935.
281 pp. with coloured frontis and maps and photo illus.
Orig. cloth - a very good copy.
Wide ranging account covering France, Salonika, Athens,
Constantinople, and Turkestan, although principally
concerned with the Balkan campaign.
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£ 65.00 |
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86. |
CHAMSON, ANDRE. ROUX THE
BANDIT. Translated by Van Wyck Brooks. Gollancz, 1929.
128 pp. Orig. cloth in printed dust wrapper.
First edition of this moving story of a French
conscientious objector. The young peasant of the Cevennes
escapes in late 1914 into the mountains to avoid the
military call up, and where he lives for three years. A
well written and scarce story. |
£ 45.00 |
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87. |
CHAPMAN, GUY. (EDITOR).
VAIN GLORY. A MISCELLANY OF THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918
WRITTEN BY THOSE WHO FOUGHT IN IT ON EACH SIDE AND ON ALL
FRONTS. Cassell, 1968.
762 pp. Orig. cloth in the scarce dust wrapper.
(Wrapper sl. nicked around the edges and with traces of
old sellotape - but a good example).
Second edition of the classic collection
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£ 35.00 |
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88. |
CHAPMAN, GUY. (EDITOR).
VAIN GLORY. A MISCELLANY OF THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918
WRITTEN BY THOSE WHO FOUGHT IN IT ON EACH SIDE AND ON ALL
FRONTS. Cassell, 1937.
762 pp. Orig. cloth, a very good example.
Important collection portraying the war in prose and
poetry through the eyes of those who took part in it. |
£ 45.00 |
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89. |
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CHAPMAN, GUY. (EDITOR).
VAIN GLORY. A MISCELLANY OF THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918
WRITTEN BY THOSE WHO FOUGHT IN IT ON EACH SIDE AND ON ALL
FRONTS. Cassell, 1937.
762 pp. Orig. cloth in the scarce dust wrapper (wrapper
sl. nicked around the lower edges but a good
example). |
£ 85.00 |
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90. |
CHAPPELL, MICHAEL. THE
SOMME 1916. CRUCIBLE OF A BRITISH ARMY. Windrow &
Greene, 1995.
4to. 128 pp. with 8 colour plates and photo illus.
throughout. Orig. cloth in D/W.
Large format well illustrated account. |
£ 30.00 |
