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VCs OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR - THE AIR VCs.

Cooksley, Peter G., · 1999

£11.50 (€13.78 | $15.19 | ¥2,425)

Wrens Park, 1999, 1st in imprint, xii, 204pp, half tone ills. and facsimiles in text, large format (9.5 x 7 inches approx.), laminated coloured pictorial montage boards with matching dustwrapper, an account of the nineteen VC's won by the British and Commonwealth members of t...

THE BATTLE OF JUTLAND 1916.

Bonney, George, · 2006

£13.00 (€15.58 | $17.17 | ¥2,742)

Sutton, Thrupp, Stroud, 2006, revised edn., paperback, xii, 244pp, half tone photo ills., diagrams and cartoons in text, large format (11.5 x 8 inches approx.), coloured pictorial wrappers, an account of the engagement between the British Grand Fleet and the German High Seas ...

ASSAULT FROM WITHIN.

Von Konrat, Georg, · 1972

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Tandem, London, 1972, 1st in imprint, paperback, 286pp, [ii] ads., coloured pictorial upper wrapper (unattrib.), an account of the work of German saboteurs working behind enemy lines on the Eastern front, roll and slant to spine, well rubbed at extrems., wrappers creased, edg...

THE TURQUOISE.

Seton, Anya, · 1973

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Coronet, London, 1973, 8th imp., paperback, 317pp, [iii] ads., coloured pictorial upper wrapper (unattrib.), very sl. sunning toi spine, lightly rubbed at tips, faint crease to wrappers, edges tanned, very good plus,

NIGHT CROSSING.

Ryan, Robert, · 0

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Review, London, ND, reprint, trade paperback, [vi], 344pp, [i] ad., coloured photo pictorial montage wrappers, faint vertical crease in spine, lightly rubbed at tips, edges tanned, very good,

A DAWN LIKE THUNDER.

Reeman, Douglas, · 1943

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Pan Books, London, ND, reprint, paperback, 338pp, [ii] ads., wraparound pictorial cover art by Geoffrey Huband, 1943 and Special Operations off the Burmese coast for two-man torpedos - 'chariots', sl. slant and roll to lightly creased spine, a little rubbed at extrems., sligh...

SHADOW OF THE WOLF.

Parker, Michael, · 1986

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Star Books, London, 1986, 1st in imprint, paperback, 186pp, wraparound coloured pictorial wrappers (unattrib.), a German commando raid by submarine on an isolated Scottish island, lightly rubbed at tips, edges tanned, very good plus,

THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD.

O'Brian, Patrick, · 0

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,265)

HarperCollins / The Book People, London / St. Helens, ND, paperback, x inc. 1pp ill. and key to sails of a square-rigged ship and 2pp Author's Note, 352pp inc. 6pp 'Arms and the Man' by Charlton Heston, [iii] ads., coloured pictorial upper wrapper by Geoff Hunt, the tenth Jac...

THE DIRTY DOZEN.

Nathanson, E. M., · 1972

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Corgi, London, 1972, reprint, paperback, 542pp, [ii] ads., coloured pictorial upper wrapper (unattrib.), slight slant and roll to lightly creased spine, a little rubbed at extrems., edges tanned, good,

THE RAVI LANCERS.

Masters, John, · 1985

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Sphere, London, 1985, 1st in imprint, paperback, 366pp, [ii] ads, pictorial upper wrapper (unattrib.), slant and sl. roll to lightly creased spine, a little rubbed at extrems., edges tanned, good,

GLORY THROWN IN.

Lambert, Eric, · 1961

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Corgi, London, 1961, 1st in imprint, paperback, 221pp, [iii] ads., coloured pictorial upper wrapper by 'Richards', a novel of the Australian infantry set in the Western Desert in 1942, the sequel to 'The Twenty Thousand Thieves', sl. slant to faintly creased spine, small area...

NON-COMBATANTS.

Fullerton, Alexander, · 2006

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Sphere, London, 2006, 1st in imprint, paperback, [vi]278pp inc. 2pp Postscript, [iii] ads., coloured pictorial upper wrapper by Paul Wright, a novel of the merchant service during the WW2 Atlantic convoys, the sequel to Westbound, Warbound, faint vertical crease in spine, lig...

THE YOUNG HORNBLOWER comprising Mr. Midshipman Hornblower, Lieutenant Hornblower and Hornblower and the Hotspur.

Forester, C. S., · 0

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,265)

Penguin, Harmondsworth, ND, reprint, trade paperback, 633pp, [iv] ads., tv tie-in, coloured photo pictorial wrappers show Ioan Gruffudd and Robert Lindsay in the ITV series, slight slant to faintly creased spine, lightly rubbed at tips and faint crease cnrs., edges tanned, ve...

STALKING HORSE.

Francome, John, · 2004

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Headline, London, 2004, paperback, [vi], 405pp, [iv] ads., coloured pictorial upper wrapper, slight roll and slant to faintly creased spine, lightly rubbed at tips, edges tanned, very good,

UNDER ORDERS.

Francis, Dick, · 2007

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Pan Books, London, ND (circa 2007), reprint, paperback, [vi], 393pp, [i] ad., coloured pictorial wrappers, the author's first novel for six years and another Sid halley investigation, slight roll and slant to lightly creased spine, lightly rubbed at extrems., edges tanned, go...

LUCIA'S PROGRESS.

Benson, E. F., · 1984

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Black Swan, London, 1984, reprint, trade paperback, 268pp, [iv] ads., tv tie-in, coloured pictorial upper wrapper, lower wrapper shows Geraldine McEwan and Prunella Scales in a still from the LWT series 'Mapp & Lucia' for Channel 4, the fifth novel in the Lucia series, spine ...

BENJAMIN BRITTEN - A Sketch of his Life and Works.

White, Eric Walter, · 1954

£7.00 (€8.39 | $9.25 | ¥1,476)

Boosey and Hawkes, London, 1954, 2nd edn., revised and enlarged, 219pp, half tone frontis portrait, music scores in text, blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, coloured lettered dustwrapper, first published in 1948 this mid-career biography of Benjamin Britten is revised and ...

AQUINAS.

Copleston, F. C., · 1965

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Penguin, Harmondsworth, 1965, reprint, paperback, 263pp, coloured pictorial upper wrapper, an explanation of Aquinas' philosophical ideas in a way which can be understood by those who are unaquainted with medieval thought, lightly rubbed at tips, edges tanned, very good plus,

GERMAN INFANTRYMAN AT WAR 1939-1945.

Forty, George, · 2002

£12.50 (€14.98 | $16.51 | ¥2,636)

Ian Allan, Hersham, ND (copyright 2002), 128pp, maps, coloured, half tone and sepai photo ills. in text, large format (12 x 8.5 inches approx.), black cloth lettered in silve at spine, coloured pictorial dustwrapper, an illustrated description of the life of a German Infantry...

FIGHTING TECHNIQUES OF THE JAPANESE INFANTRYMAN 1941-1945 - Training, Techniques and Weapons.

Daugherty lll, Leo J., · 2002

£22.00 (€26.37 | $29.07 | ¥4,640)

Spellmount, Staplehurst, 2002, 1st edn., 96pp, diagrams, coloured and half tone ills. throughout, coloured endpapers, large format (11.5 x 8.5 inches approx.), half tone photo pictorial laminated boards with matching dustwrapper, decorative head and tail bands, a description ...