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Portsmouth, Griffin and Co., 1885. Presumed first and only edition. First Edition, INSCRIBED. vi, 53, followed by 27 diagrams in colour on 14 protruding fold-outs (designed to be seen when the book is open at other pages) + 16pp adverts. "This pamphlet was drawn up with a view to publication; but one of my oldest friends thinks there is in it so much of a confidential nature that its use should be confined to Her Majesty's Officers. I bow to his superior judgement, and recommend it to my brother officers." The endpapers are split, and that at the front is inscribed: "Captain G.A.Giffard RN from the author". At some time the text block has been resewn through from the gutter preceding the advertisements at the back. Contents clean, but the leading edges of the foldouts are creased. 8.75" x 5.5", in original binding of blue cloth lettered in gilt on front and spine and with ruling and naval device on front in black. The gilt lettering is clear, but the cloth appears to have met with some sea-spray on manoeuvres, and is heavily spotted. The extremities are worn, and the head of the spine has lost about 1cm. Not on copac. Extremely scarce. G-.

Price: £300.00

Oxford, at the Clarendon Press; London and New York: Henry Frowde, 1908. First Edition. viii, 149pp, (i) (list of author's other works). Ex-Library copy. Endpapers browned. Front free endpaper bears library armorial bookplate and stamps (including discard stamp). Front pastedown bears the visiting card of Sir Erle Richards, who succeeded Holland in the Chichele Chair in International Law and Diplomacy in 1911; there is also the handwritten name of a later owner. There are also library stamps on the upper corner of both p.i and p.iii. Contents otherwise clean and unmarked but for a pencilled note on p 55 and the underlining of a phrase on p 57. In the original binding of red cloth, boards ruled in blind, spine lettered in gilt. Boards bright, sharp, clean and firm, spine dulled but legible, with some fraying at the ends. VG. Very scarce.

Price: £300.00

London: Forster Groom & Co, 1917. First edition. 26pp +(vi) adverts. Stapled booklet with small Heffers bookseller stamp on title page. Contents fresh, clean and unmarked. 4.7 x 3.8 ins, in printed grey-green card covers. Staples rusty, otherwise bright and clean, very nice copy. [nb - also in stock - Musketry Made Easy by the same author]. VG+.

Price: £30.00

London: Jonathan Cape, 1929. First expurgated edition. With 'First Published 1929' on the copyright page, the reference to Sassoon's verse letter 'which I cannot quote in full' on p341, and asterisks in place of the expurgated text on pp341-343. 448pp, illustrated. Front free endpaper trimmed out, leaving a stub, and the rather browned half-title bears an early ownership name. Rear endpaper gutter has small stains. Occasional light soiling or staining to text, chiefly affecting the first 20pp. Text block edges browned. In the original black cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Lettering clear, but cloth discoloured and dull. Usable, but corners knocked, bottom edge of lower board snagged, 5mm at base of spine frayed, small nicks to head of spine, joints rubbed, and one-inch split at base of lower joint. Binding poor, contents fair: possible binding or repair copy. G-.

Price: £120.00

Publisher (and printer) not stated, India, 1937, 1938, 1939. Eight issues, forming a run, lacking only August 1938. Substantial and well-produced quarterly periodical of 100-200 pages per issue, including serious and entertaining articles, photographs, foldout drawings and diagrams, advertisements, and with occasional use of colour. Subjects range from adventures elephant hunting to preparations for enemy use of mustard gas. Contents in very good order, though marking noticed on a couple of pages. 9.7" x 6.35", in the original printed grey-green paper covers bearing the RIASC crest, with a few stains, one or two edge chips and some wear to spines. Very scarce.
[EXTRA Heavy Item]

Price: £120.00

Salisbury: Modern Farming Publications, 1979. First edition. 146pp, [i], with many illustrations, some in colour, and with several pages of 'Tributes to the Farmer at War' - advertisements expressing support to the beleagured farmers from associated industries. Small stain to bottom edge of endpapers, otherwise contents clean and unmarked. Quarto, in binding of black imitation leather titled in gilt, bright and firm. In protected pictorial dustjacket, damaged and repaired, with chips at spine ends. Near-Fine/ G. 30 years later, the tragedy has moved on.

Price: £50.00