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91. CHARTERIS, BRIGADIER GENERAL JOHN. AT G.H.Q. Cassell, 1931. First edition.

363 pp. with frontis portrait. Orig. cloth, gilt. 

The definitive account of operations at G.H.Q. covering the major battles in great detail.

£ 65.00
92. CHASSEAUD, PETER. TOPOGRAPHY OF ARMAGEDDON. A BRITISH ATLAS OF THE WESTERN FRONT 1914 - 1918. Map Books, 1991.

Large folio - 161/2 x 12 ins. 200 pp. of text and maps. Orig. pictorial wrappers. 

First edition of the invaluable reference work on the Trench Map.

£ 45.00
93. CHRISTMAS DAY GIFT CERTIFICATE 1915. CHRISTMAS DAY GIFTS FROM THE SCHOOL CHILDREN OF THE EMPIRE. THIS IS TO CERTIFY That "Henry Donald" HAS HELPED TO BRING HAPPINESS ON CHRISTMAS DAY TO OUR BRAVE SAILORS AND SOLDIERS, WHO ARE FIGHTING FOR HONOUR, FREEDOM & JUSTICE. London, 1915

Certificate, 5 x 8 ins. printed in colours 

Attractively printed with a drawing of children giving parcels to a soldier and a sailor.

£ 15.00
94. CLAYTON, THE REV. P.B. PLAIN TALES FROM FLANDERS. Longmans, Third impression. 1930

167 pp. Orig. cloth in the rare printed D/W. (Wrapper missing lower section of spine). 

£ 35.00
95. CLOETE, STUART. HOW YOUNG THEY DIED. Collins, 1969.

383 pp. Orig. cloth in sl. torn and repaired D/W with small loss to lower edges of wrapper but a very good copy. 

Good novel of the Western Front - the author himself served with the Coldstream Guards during the war.

£ 25.00
96. CLOETE, STUART. A VICTORIAN SON. AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY 1897 - 1922. Collins, 1972.

319 pp. with portrait frontis. Orig. cloth, gilt. 

First part of the autobiography of the author of "How Young They Died." Cloete served as an officer in the Yorkshire Light Infantry and later transfered to the Coldstream Guards.

£ 25.00
97.
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COBB, G. BELTON. STAND TO ARMS. Wells, Gardner, Darton & Co., (1916).

182 pp. with original illus. by Ruth Cobb. Orig. coloured pictorial cloth. 

Scarce first edition of the prolific Detective novelists first book - Cobb served with the London Irish Rifles and writes a narrative of service in the trenches with the "Eatonshires" which includes a glossary and index.

£ 85.00
98.
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COCKNEY WAR STORIES. 500 OF THE BEST COCKNEY WAR STORIES REPRINTED FROM THE EVENING NEWS. Associated Newspapers, (1918?).

4to.223 pp. with original illustrations throughout by Bert Thomas. Orig. coloured pictorial wrappers designed by Bert Thomas. 

Good example of the popular media stories of the war. Scarce in this condition.

£ 65.00
99. CONAN DOYLE, ARTHUR. THE BRITISH CAMPAIGN IN FRANCE AND FLANDERS. 1916. Hodder & Stoughton, 1918.

339 pp. with maps and plans. Orig. dark blue cloth, gilt in the rare printed D/W(Wrapper missing lower part of spine). A fine copy. 

The third volume of the series - this covering the Battle of the Somme.

£ 45.00
100. CONAN DOYLE, ARTHUR. THE BRITISH CAMPAIGN IN FRANCE AND FLANDERS. 1917. Hodder & Stoughton, 1919.

307 pp. with maps and plans. Orig. dark blue cloth in the rare printed D/W. (Wrapper missing small part of lower spine. A fine copy. 

The fourth volume in the series covers the Battle of Arras, Messines and 3rd Ypres (Passchendaele).

£ 45.00

 


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