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TO SERVE THEM ALL MY DAYS - Book 1 - Late Spring.

Delderfield, R. F., · 1973

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Coronet, London, 1973, 2nd imp., paperback, 312pp, pictorial upper wrapper (unattrib.), first part of the story of David Powlett-Jones, who returning from the carnage of the First World War, goes to teach in a remote boys school, very lightly rubbed at tips, edges tanned, ver...

GIVE US THIS DAY : Book 2 - Reconnaissance.

Delderfield, R. F., · 1974

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Coronet, London, 1974, paperback, 385pp inc, double page pedigree and 1pp map, [i] ads., pictorial wrappers (unattrib.), the second of two books that make up the third part of the Swann saga, started in 'God is an Englishman' and continued in 'Theirs was the Kingdom', sl. rol...

GIVE US THIS DAY : Book 1 - Three Score Years And Ten.

Delderfield, R. F., · 1975

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Coronet, London, 1975, 2nd imp., paperback, 393pp inc. double page pedigree, [v] ads., pictorial wrappers (unattrib.), the first of two books that make up the third part of the Swann saga, started in 'God is an Englishman' and continued in 'Theirs was the Kingdom', sl. roll t...

FAREWELL, THE TRANQUIL MIND.

Delderfield, R. F., · 1972

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Coronet, London, 1972, 3rd imp., paperback, 319pp, [i] ads., pictorial montage upper wrapper (unattrib.), sunned at spine, very faint crease at spine and upper hinge, lightly rubbed at tips, very good plus,

COME HOME CHARLIE, AND FACE THEM.

Delderfield, R. F., · 1989

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Coronet, London, 1989, 7th imp., paperback, 284pp, [iv] ads., pictorial upper wrapper (unattrib.), very sl. roll to spine with faint vertical crease, lightly rubbed at extrems., very good,

A FAMILY AT WAR.

Baker, Kathleen, · 1972

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Mayflower, London, 1972, 5th imp., paperback, 157pp, [iii] ads., tv tie-in, photo pictorial wrappers based on the Granada TV series created by John Finch, sl. slant to spine, lightly rubbed at tips, edges tanned, very good plus,

THE RED BERET.

Saunders, Hilary St. George (aka Francis Beeding), · 1971

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

New English Library, London, 1971, new edn., 1st in imprint, paperback, 315pp, map in text, [ii] ads., wraparound pictorial cover art (unattrib.), a detailed account of the birth and growth of British airborne troops in WW2, the establishment of the Central Landing School, tr...

COCKLESHELL HEROES.

Phillips, C. E. Lucas, OBE, MC (with the co-operation of Lt. Col. H. G. Hasler, DSO, OBE, RM, foreword Admiral The Earl Mountbatten, KG, PC, GCB, GCS, GCIE, GCVO, DSO), · 1970

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Pan Books, London, 1970, 3rd imp., paperback, 256pp, 8pp half tone photo ills., maps and line drawings in text, pictorial upper wrapper (unattrib.), account of the raid on shipping in the German occupied harbour of Bordeaux in December 1942, Operation Frankton, by a team of R...

BOLDNESS BE MY FRIEND.

Pape, Richard, · 1970

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Pan Books, London, 1970, 5th imp., paperback, 250pp, 4pp half tone photo ills, 5 plans/maps in text, [ii] ads., pictorial upper wrapper (unattrib.), the classic tale of an airman's WW2 bombing mission: the author was navigator in an RAF Stirling returning from a Bombing missi...

ON BORROWED TIME - How World War II began.

Mosley, Leonard, · 1971

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Pan Books, London, 1971, 1st in imprint, paperback, xvix, 490pp, 12pp half tone photo ills., 3 maps in text, [i] ads., pictorial montage upper wrapper, an historical narrative and exhaustive study of the political machinations behind the Munich agreement and in the period up ...

CAEN - ANVIL OF VICTORY.

McKee, Alexander, · 1972

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Pan Books, London, 1972, 2nd imp., paperback, 397pp, 8pp half tone photo ills., maps in text, [ii] ads., wraparound pictorial cover art (unattrib.), in the British Battles series, account of the Normandy invasion of 1944, Operation Overlord, and of the protracted and bloody b...

THE SINGAPORE STORY.

Attiwill, Kenneth, · 1961

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Corgi Books, London, 1961, 1st in imprint, paperback, 288pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., 2 maps in text, photo pictorial upper wrapper, an examination and account of the events which led to the surrender of Singapore in February 1942, sl. roll to spine with light vertical cre...

THE FATAL IMPACT - An Account of the Invasion of the South Pacific 1767-1840.

Moorehead, Alan, · 1968

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Penguin, Harmondsworth, 1968, 1st in imprint, paperback, 283pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., 5 maps in text, [ii] ads., photo pictorial upper wrapper, very sl. slant to spine, spine sunned with faint vertical creasing, a little rubbed at extrems. with tiny chip upper edge uppe...

THE WHITE NILE.

Moorehead, Alan, · 1963

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Penguin, Harmondsworth, 1963, 1st in imprint, paperback, 384pp, 8pp half tone photo ills., 10 maps in text, pictorial montage upper wrapper by Frederick Price, an account and history of the exploration of the source of the Nile 1856-1900, very sl. slant and roll to spine with...

THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION.

Moorehead, Alan, · 1967

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Panther, London, 1967, 3rd imp., paperback, 285pp, 2pp notes on sources, [o] ads., photo pictorial upper wrapper, an account of the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the events leading to it, sl. slant to spine with numerous light vertical creases, a little rubbed at extrems., e...

WELLINGTON - The Years of the Sword.

Longford, Elizabeth, · 1971

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Panther, London, 1971, 1st in imprint, paperback, 656pp, 8pp half tone photo ills., 10 maps in text, wraparound pictorial cover art, biography of Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington, from 1769 to 1815, a little rubbed at extrems., faint creasing to wrappers, edges tanned...

THE YOUNG CHURCHILL.

Churchill, Randolph, · 1972

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Sphere Books, London, 1972, 1st in imprint, abridged edn., paperback, 335pp, 8pp half tone photo ills., facsimiles and 8 maps in text, film tie-in, wraparound photo pictorial dustwrapper shows a scene from the Columbia Pictures production 'Young Winston' starring Robert Shaw,...

THE MYSTERY OF THE FLAMING FOOTSTEPS (Alfred Hitchcock and The Three Invesigators).

Carey, M. V., · 1974

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Armada, London, 1974, paperback, 160pp, pictorial wrappers (unattrib.), No.15 in the Alfred Hitchcock Mystery series, based on the characters Jupiter Jones, Peter Crenshaw and Bob Andrews created by Robert Arthur, lightly rubbed at tips, edges tanned, 5 line ink name/address ...

THE MYSTERY OF THE LAUGHING SHADOW (Alfred Hitchcock and The Three Invesigators).

Arden, William, · 1974

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Armada, London, 1974, reprint, paperback, 126pp, [ii] ads., pictorial wrappers (unattrib.), No.12 in the Alfred Hitchcock Mystery series, based on the characters Jupiter Jones, Peter Crenshaw and Bob Andrews created by Robert Arthur, lightly rubbed at extrems., edges tanned, ...

THE HARDY BOYS MYSTERY STORIES - THE MYSTERY OF THE SPIRAL BRIDGE.

Dixon, Franklin W., · 1974

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Armada, London, 1974, paperback, 156pp, [iv] ads., 5 half tone in text ills., pictorial upper wrapper (unattrib.), a little rubbed at extrems., faint creasing at cnrs., edges tanned, very good,