Two Specialists Hardback Books on Welsh Militia and Volunteer Corps by Bryn Owen
A pair of A5 sized books with dustcovers (some sun fading to spines) covering the history and uniforms / badges of the Glamorgan, Anglesey and Caernarfonshire units. Both in very good clean condition and long out of print as published in 1989 - 1990. They each have black and white photos and over 250 pages each. Originally retained at about £16 each.
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20.00 GBP
Camouflage of Aircraft 1939-1942 Specialist Book by Owen Thetford, published 1946
Hard bound, some wear to covers and spine but a scarce little book with colour and black and white illustrations of RAF fighter, bomber, coastal command, Fleet Air Arm, French, Polish and Norway free air forces, Germany, Japan, USA, etc. aircraft markings. 108pp. Essential for both the historian and aircraft modeller.22.5cm by 15cm. It has a newspaper article pasted into the front cover (see ph... read more
20.00 GBP
Two Soft Cover Books on Army & Naval Research for Medal Collectors and Genealogists
"World War 1 Army Ancestry" Normal Holding, 88pp
together with
"Naval Records for Genealogists" N.A.M. Roger (1988) 220pp.
Both in very good second hand condition.
From the Quartermaster's Library!
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8.50 GBP
Hull City Museums Catalogue of British War Medals Specialist Book
Written by John Rumsby (who had prior to his role at Hull been the curator of the DLI museum), 36pp, 26cm by 20cm. Mainly of interest to East Yorkshire Regiment and Royal Naval Reserve ( RNR ) collectors, but most regiments represented. Some wear and creases to front cover but otherwise in clean tight condition with no pen marks. read more
8.00 GBP
Haynes Manual - RAF Tornado 1974 onwards (All marks and models) - Brand New Book
RRP £21.99, brand new. Superb book. Written by Ian Black, an ex RAF pilot who actually flew this aircraft operationally. Hardback with156pp of well illustrated text. Slight shelf wear to covers. New.
A sumptuously illustrated book with great colour photographs, mainly taken by the author of operational aircraft and their maintenance.
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Haynes Manual - Great War Tank Mark IV - Brand New Book
RRP £22.99, brand new. Would make an ideal Xmas present. Superb book, also a great section at the end on some of the surviving tanks. Written by David Fletcher MBE who was curator, librarian and historian at the Tank Museum for over 30 years. Hardback with159pp of well illustrated text. Slight shelf wear to covers. New.
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10.00 GBP
Langridge Dress Distinctions of the VIII 8th Royal Irish Hussars - Privately Bound
Landscape format, privately bound in hard red covers (usually found in soft back format), frontis with library sticker of owner, "Ex Libris R.G. Hollies-Smith". It is in great condition with no tears, annotations or damage other than a few small marks to cover. Dated 1959 and deals with the insignia worn at the time of its amalgamation in 1958. This is a scarce one to find in any event, but ... read more
Crown Imperial Military Magazine Complete Set for 1993 - Four issues
No 70 - 73 inclusive including the society's twentieth anniversary issue. A real blast from the past and includes informative articles and book reviews that will help you wile away your lockdown blues. All in good condition with no tears, missing pages, annotations or cut outs.
Some really interesting articles on badges, medals, and units, too many to list, but my favo... read more
Langridge Dress Distinctions of the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards - Privately Bound
Landscape format, privately bound in hard red covers (usually found in soft back format), frontis with library sticker of owner, "Ex Libris R.G. Hollies-Smith". It is in great condition with no tears, annotations or damage other than a few minor marks to cover. Dated 1959. This is a scarce one to find in any event, but really useful in this hardback format for gracing your library shelf. Th... read more
Colonel Paddy by Patrick Marrinan, 1st Edition - Special Forces Interest
A biography of LT-Colonel R. Blair Mayne, D.S.O. (3 Bars), Legion D'Honneur. During WW2 the Commanding Officer of the 1st Special Air Service Regiment. A rare first edition, 207 pages, maps but no photos. Ulster Press, 001 printed on spine and printed in the Netherlands. No edition or publication date but credited as being 1968 by the the Book World. Paperback, spine unbroken, minor... read more