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131. |
EARDLEY-WILMOT, REAR
ADMIRAL SIR S. ("Searchlight") THE BATTLE OF THE
NORTH SEA IN 1914. Hugh Rees, Second edition. 1914.
80 pp. with map. Orig. pictorial wrappers, v. sl.
rubbed.
Early patriotic naval account of the first meetings of
the opposing fleets of battleships. Scarce.
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£ 35.00 |
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132. |
ELLIS, JOHN. EYE-DEEP IN
HELL. THE WESTERN FRONT 1914 - 18. Croom Helm/BCA, 1976.
4to. 215 pp. with photo illus. throughout. Orig. cloth
in D/W.
First edition of this excellent examination of trench
warfare. |
£ 20.00 |
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133. |
ELLIS, JOHN. THE SOCIAL
HISTORY OF THE MACHINE GUN. Croom Helm, 1975.
186 pp. with photo illus. throughout. Orig. cloth in
D/W.
Well illustrated history with a good section on WW1.
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£ 35.00 |
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134. |
ELLISON, WALLACE. ESCAPED
! ADVENTURES IN GERMAN CAPTIVITY. Blackwood, 1918.
311 pp. Orig. cloth.
Scarce first edition of a personal account of
imprisonment at Ruhleben and various attempts at escaping
- finally successful! |
£ 65.00 |
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EMBROIDERED SILK
POSTCARDS.
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135. |
A SELECTION OF WORLD WAR ONE EMBROIDERED SILK
POSTCARDS. 1914 - 1918.
Silk embroidered cards in fine condition
The silk embroidered postcard became the almost
standard form of greeting from soldiers to womenfolk at
home during the Great War
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135/1. |
'TO MY DEAR WIFE'. -
Card
slipped into pocket in front..
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£ 15.00 |
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135/2. |
'ALL JOYS BE
YOURS'. -
Card slipped into pocket in front.
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£ 15.00 |
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135/3. |
'A JOYOUS
BIRTHDAY'. -
Addressed and written on rear.
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£ 15.00 |
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135/4. |
'TO MY DEAR
FATHER'. -
Addressed and written on rear.
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£ 15.00 |
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135/5. |
FLOWERS FROM FRANCE.
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£12.00 |
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135/6. |
SOUVENIR DE POPERINGHE
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With an embroidered aircraft.
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£12.00 |
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136. |
EVANS, A.J. (LATE
MAJOR R.A.F). THE ESCAPING CLUB. John Lane, The Bodley
Head, 1928. 8th edition.
267 pp. with sketch maps and photo illus. Orig. cloth,
gilt.
A fine copy of the fascinating story of an English
pilot captured during the Somme battle in July 1916, and
his eventual escape from Ingolstadt Camp in Germany. Early
in 1918 he was sent to Palestine in command of a bomber
squadron and was captured by the Turks - and once again
tells his story of escape. |
£ 25.00 |
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137. |
EVERITT, NICHOLAS.
BRITISH SECRET SERVICE DURING THE GREAT WAR. Hutchinson
& Co. 1920
320 pp. with photo illus. Orig. cloth, gilt.
Attractive copy of this scarce standard history of the
Secret Service during the war. |
£ 65.00 |
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138. |
EWING, WILLIAM. FROM
GALLIPOLI TO BAGHDAD. Hodder & Stoughton, 1917.
306 pp. with map and photo illus. Orig. cloth,
gilt.
William Ewing served as Chaplain to the 4th Battalion
Royal Scots (Q.E.R.)and gives a good account of the
Gallipoli campaign, followed by a description of their
part in the folly of Mesopotamia. |
£ 75.00 |
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139. |
EX-SERVICE MAN’S
HANDBOOK. V.C. LIMITED. THE EX-SERVICE-MAN’S HANDBOOK BY
T. F. LISTER. Published by the Discharged and Demobilised
Sailors’ and Soldiers’ "Bulletin" Company,
1919.
50 + 11 pp. Orig. pictorial wrappers - lacks rear
wrapper. A business handbook or ex-service men. |
£ 15.00 |
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140. |
FALKENHAYN, GENERAL ERICH
VON. GENERAL HEADQUARTERS 1914 - 1916 AND ITS CRITICAL
DECISIONS. Hutchinson, 1919.
299 pp. with 6 folding maps and 5 other maps in the
text. Orig. cloth, gilt in the scarce D/W lettered in
black and red. Edges of boards with traces of old
dampstains but a very good copy.
Scarce German high command viewpoint of the war up to
and including the Battle of the Somme. Covers both Eastern
and Western fronts. |
£ 85.00 |
