John Marrin - The Catalogue

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HORN, DANIEL.(EDITOR). THE PRIVATE WAR OF SEAMAN STUMPF. THE UNIQUE DIARIES OF A YOUNG GERMAN IN THE GREAT WAR. Leslie Frewin, 1969.
442 pp. with end paper maps and photo illus. Orig. cloth, gilt in the orig. d/w.

Diary of an ordinary German seaman on the battleship 'Helgoland' throughout the war. Includes details of the naval mutinies in 1917 and 1918.

Ł 45.00

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HORNE, ALISTAIR THE PRICE OF GLORY. VERDUN 1916. Reprint Society, 1964.
371 pp. with maps, plans, and photo illus. Orig. cloth.in D/W.

Very well written, perhaps the best account of the battle.

Ł 30.00

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HORNSEY, F. HAYDN. HELL ON EARTH. Chapman & Hall, 1930.
243 pp. Orig. decorated cloth, gilt.

First Edition.

A fine copy of this rare personal account. The story is of a "Tommy" who was conscripted in November 1917, and is sent to France the following April just after the great German offensive, to a position where the line had been broken - soon he was in retreat. "His record, which is pure fact from start to finish, has been printed exactly as he wrote it".

Ł100.00

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HOULIHAN, MICHAEL.(EDITOR). WORLD WAR 1. TRENCH WARFARE. Super Source Books, 1974.
Oblong 8vo. 144 pp. with photo illus. Orig. cloth in D/W.

Standard pocket reference.

Ł 20.00

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HOUSMAN, LAURENCE.(EDITOR). WAR LETTERS OF FALLEN ENGLISHMEN. Gollancz, 1930.
318 pp. Orig. cloth, gilt. A fine copy.

First edition of this important collection of letters from men who died on active service. Each entry is given a potted biography followed by his or her letters - included are poets (Vernede, Rosenberg, and the two Grenfell brothers), and many scarce personal accounts supplied by their families.

Ł 65.00

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HOUTHULST, MAJOR. DAYS ON THE WING. BEING THE WAR MEMOIRS OF WILLY COPPPENS. John Hamilton, 1934.
290 pp. with plates by Leonard Bridgman. Orig. green cloth, lettered in black.

First edition of the memoirs of the great air ace.

Ł 45.00

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HOY, HUGH CLELAND. 40. O.B. OR HOW THE WAR WAS WON. Hutchinson, 1932.
287 pp. with photo illus. Orig. cloth, gilt.

The part played by the Naval Intelligence Division during the war.

Ł 35.00

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HUN HUNTERS, THE. THE HUN HUNTERS.(DESMOND YOUNG). CAUTIONARY TALES FROM THE TRENCHES. Grant Richards. 1918. Fourth edition.
4to. (44) pp. with cartoon illustration throughout. Orig. colour printed cloth.

A mixture of clever satirical rhyme and cartoon art with a highly distinctive cover. Scarce.

Ł 65.00

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HUTCHISON, LT. COL. & OTHERS. HISTORY AND MEMOIR OF THE 33RD BATTALION MACHINE GUN CORPS, AND OF THE 19TH, 98TH, 1OOTH AND 248 TH M.G. COMPANIES. Waterlow Brothers, 1919.
Folio. 118 pp. with 19 coloured plates after originals by Hutchison, 40 photo plates, 3 folding maps and other illus. in the text. Orig. cloth boards, paper label to upper board.

Limited edition of 1600 copies. Well compiled Machine Gun Corps history - the illustrations are exceptional.

Ł200.00

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ILLUSTRATED WAR NEWS, THE. BEING A PICTORIAL RECORD OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR. Illustrated War News, 1914 - 1916.
8 volumes with maps and photo illustrations throughout. 8 vols. oblong 8vo.( 12 x 8 ins.), original half brown morocco, gilt.

A very good set of the "First Series" in the deluxe binding of what is probably the best periodical pictorial account of the war. Using both original art work and official and un-official photographs of all fronts and all aspects of the war are covered - these eight volumes comprise the "first series". The "Second Series" were bound in a upright manner (4to) and were to extend until mid 1918 when the publication died out.

Our run is as follows -
Vol. I Aug. 12th - Oct. 28th 1914.
Vol. 2 November 4th - January 20th 1915
Vol. 3 January 27th - April 14th 1915.
Vol. 4 April 21st - July 7th 1915.
Vol. 5 July 14th - Sept. 29th 1915.
Vol. 6 October 6th - December 22nd 1915.
Vol. 7 December 1915 - March 1916.
Vol. 8 March 1916 - June 1916.

Ł350.00