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451. |
VAN DYKE, HENRY. CHOSEN
POEMS. Arthur F. Bird. 1927.
355 pp. Orig. attractively decorated cloth, gilt.
American poetry with a section on patriotism and
several relating to the war.
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£ 30.00 |
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452. |
VAUGHAN, EDWIN CAMPION.
SOME DESPERATE GLORY. THE DIARY OF A YOUNG OFFICER, 1917.
WITH A FOREWORD BY JOHN TERRAINE. Frederick Warne, 1982.
232 pp. with map. Orig. cloth in D/W.
The diary covers eight months in 1917 on the Ypres
Salient by a Captain in the Royal Warwicks. |
£ 25.00 |
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453. |
VERNEDE, R.E. WAR POEMS AND
OTHER VERSES. William Heineman, 1918. New impression.
87 pp. with photogravure portrait. Orig. cloth,
gilt.
The author enlisted in the 9th Royal Fusiliers and was
sent to France as a Lieutenant attached to the 3rd Rifle
Brigade. He was killed at Havrincourt wood in April 1917.
Reilly 322.
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£ 45.00 |
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454. |
VILLARI. LUIGI. THE WAR
ON THE ITALIAN FRONT. Cobden-Sanderson, 1932.
308 pp. with folding maps and photo illus. Orig. cloth,
sl. worn but a good example.
Scarce and highly detailed account of the Italian war
with very good maps. The best contemproary account of the
Italian campaign. |
£100.00 |
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455. |
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VIVIAN, E. CHARLES. &
J.E. HODDER WILLIAMS. THE WAY OF THE RED CROSS. Hodder
& Stoughton, 1915.
288 pp. Orig. cloth.
Account of the work of the Red Cross and their nurses
in the early part of the Great War.
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£ 45.00 |
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456. |
WADE, AUBREY. GUNNER ON
THE WESTERN FRONT. Batsford, 1959. Second Edition.
192 pp. with maps and photo illus. Orig. cloth, gilt in
D/W.
The second edition of "War of the Guns"
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£ 45.00 |
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457. |
WALKER, ROB. TO WHAT END
DID THEY DIE? OFFICERS DIED AT GALLIPOLI. R.W. Walker,
1985.
252 pp. with sketch maps and photo illus. Orig. cloth
in D/W.
Invaluable diary of events and detailed roll of honour
of over 2000 Officers who died in the campaign - probably
the best reference work of its type on the subject.
|
£ 45.00 |
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458. |
WALSH, COLIN. (COMPILER).
MUD, SONGS AND BLIGHTY. A SCRAPBOOK OF THE FIRST WORLD
WAR. Hutchinson of London, 1975.
4tgo. 176 pp. with photo illus. and usic scores
throughout. Orig. pictorial coloured wrappers.
Attractive compilation of the posters, songs, poetry,
humour, postcards and ephemera of the Great War.
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£ 25.00 |
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459. |
WAR FACTS & FIGURES.
AN ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF USEFUL INFORMATION. With Maps and a
Gazetteer. British Dominions General Insurance Company,
(1914).
178 pp. with folding maps and 30 pages of photo
portraits and illus. Orig. card wrappers, sl. worn as
expected.
A fascinating compendium of the early war period with
photos of "important people" , thorough
statistics of the composition of the various armies etc.
etc. - all published by one of the leading Insurance
Companies of the period.
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£ 35.00 |
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460. |
WAR POSTER. SCOTTISH WAR
SAVINGS COMMITTEE.
PALMERSTON PLACE. EDINBURGH. OUR CAUSE IS JUST.
JOIN A WAR SAVINGS ASSOCIATION. £1 FOR 15/6.
BUY WAR SAVINGS CERTIFICATES. Edinburgh, April 1917.
30 x 20 ins. A fine example.
Fine and powerful image in red and gold of a mounted
knight in armour by the artist "Forde" - to
raise money for the war effort.
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£300.00 |
