1. [English History Collection] – [The 23rd London Regiment] [Field-Marshal Viscount Allenby (Foreword)] The Times Publishing Company.

The 23rd London Regiment 1798-1919. Compiled from contributions by former officers of the regiment with a foreword by Field-Marshal Viscount Allenby.

London, The Times Publishing Company Limited, 1936. 16 cm x 24.5 cm. Frontispiece (Volunteers in the Uniforms of 1798), XVI, 188 pages. Several black and white maps throughout. Original Hardcover in protective collector’s Mylar. Good condition with obvious signs of external wear. Some puncture marks on the cover carrying through to subsequent pages. Discoloration of pages, a dog ear on page 139 and some foxing to endpapers. Previous owner’s names in inkpen on endpaper dated 1936. Regiment’s insignia in gold on cover.

2. Fendall, C.P.

The East African Force 1915-1919. An Unofficial Record of its Creation and Fighting Career; Together with some account of the Civil and Military Administrative Conditions in East Africa before and during that Period.

London, H. F. & G. Witherby, 1921. 15 cm x 22.5 cm. Frontispiece, 288 pages. 21 illustrations, including frontispiece. Fold-out sketch map near front showing East African campaign area. Hardcover [publisher’s original red cloth] with gilt lettering and pictorial on spine. Blind tooling to front board. Deckled edges. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Very minor spotting. Some untrimmed pages. Minor closed tear to fold-out sketch map. Open tear to contents page. Interior otherwise bright and clean. Binding firm and strong and square. Preowner’s name on front endpaper.

3. Gillon, Captain Stair.

The Story of the 29th Division – A Record of Gallant Deeds. Compliled from Narratives supplied by the Three Divisonal Commanders and Others.

London, Edinburgh, and New York, Thomas Nelson and Sons, no year (c.1925) 15.5 cm x 23 cm. Frontispiece, XV, 276 pages. 3 portrait plates and 12 colour maps. Hardcover [publisher’s original brown cloth] with lettering on spine and front board. Red Design (Divisional insignia) to both spine and board also. Deckled fore- and tail edges. In protective Collector’s Mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Top edge dust-toned with age. Occasional foxing to and otherwise clean and bright interior.

4. Hill, F.M.

Permanent Way – The Story of the Kenya and Uganda Railway – Being the Official History of the Development of the Transport System in Kenya and Uganda. Foreword by Sir Reginald Robins, the Commissioner for Transport, East Africa High Commission.

Nairobi / Kenya, East African Railways and Harbours, [1949]. 20.5 cm x 25.5 cm. XII, 582 pages. 18 plates with fantastic monochrome photographs. 2 beautifully coloured fold-out maps within, showing 1. East Africa in 1892 with the proposed Railway / 2. East Africa in 1949 showing the Principal Land & Water Communications with finished Railways and Railways under construction. Hardcover [publisher’s original green cloth] with gilt lettering on spine and gilt design on front board. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Minor stain to front board lower corner. Binding is firm and strong. Foxing and tanning to edges. Some occasional pencil-markings. Interior is otherwise tight, bright and clean.

5. Johnston, Kevin.

Home or Away – The Great War and the Irish Revolution.

Dublin, Gill & Macmillan, 2010. 24 cm. 360 pages. Illustrated. Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

6. Reid, Brian A.

No holding back. Operation Totalize, Normandy, August 1944.

Toronto, Robin Brass Studio, 2005. 16 x 24 cm. XIX, 491 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.