Colonel Nicholson (83 results)

(Subject: Uniforms, Dress & Insignia - General) An illustrated study of the military uniform from the outbreak of the French Revolutionary Wars to World War I. (Published: 1973) (Publisher: Orbis Books) (ISBN: 0856131369) (Pagination: 64pp, 120 col. illustrations, b/w drawings, large format) (Condition: Good in torn d/w) UL-XXXXXX. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Hardback. 8vo. 1994. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. Trace of wear to dust jacket. No names or marks.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Crisp, tight and unmarked, F/VG. Full cloth binding. 423pp. Jacket has some shelf scuffing. Size: 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. Hardcover, edition not stated (presumed first), a crisp, tight, Near Fine copy without dustjacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. 1967, First Edition, Volume1 Condition: Good Dust Jacket: Poor Blue cloth boards, text block and edges are clean, unmarked and tight. Gilt lettering on spine and emblem on front board are bright. Dust jacket is unclipped, but has heavy shelf wear with rubbing, creasing and chips. Owner's signature and stamp on front end paper. This volume covers the period of 1534-1919 of the royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery. Wrapped in mylar.…

Condition: New. xii+621 pp with maps some in colour 2018 N&MP Reprint of Original EditionPublished Price £38 Colonel Nicholson's Canadian Expeditionary Force 1914-1919, is the primary printed source, and the Official History, of the Canadian Army's involvement in the First World War.Immediately after the war a first attempt to write an official history was undertaken, but the ill-fated project produced only one volume. Some forty years later Colonel Nicholson, an established military historian, was commissioned to write a single volume, authentic, Official History for the Canadian part in the First World War, it was designed to meet the needs of the student of military history, the author was given full access to official documents. Illustrated with numerous photographs and full-colour battle maps, Nicholson's text offers a trusted account of the war effort, while also discussing politics on the home front, including debates around conscription in 1917. This is a worthy memorial to Canada's first great expeditionary force.Overseas clients please note: Due to excessively high wrapped weight shipping is weighted on this title.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Copy in rec cloth on boards in unclipped D/J. Free of inscriptions. Clean text with colour and b/w plates and b/w illustrations.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Shelfwear to bottom boards and edgewear to jacket. Remainder mark.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. 479 pages. In good condition, dust jacket exhibits much wear and tears.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 807 pp. Includes table of contents, index, many colour and b&w maps and b&w photographs. Book shows edgewear and bump to top right edges. Dustjacket shows edgewear, small short open tears at extremities and two small open tears to front panel, else in very good condition. "Official history of the Canadian Army in the Second World War Volume II.".…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. First Edition; First Printing. Tight square unmarked book in lightly rubbed dust jacket. Government presentation sheet laid-in; 621 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Near Fine. First Edition; First Printing. Tight square unmarked book in bright dust jacketr with a 1 cm edgetear.; 621 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Dust jacket in good condition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Dust jacket has scuffing and edgewear with notable chipping; jacket price is clipped. Boards have minor shelf rubbing and slight bumping. Front end paper has writing from the previous owner; text is otherwise clean and unmarked. Secure packaging for safe delivery.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 374pp plus a two-page Appendix of a list of those Warrant Officers and Sergeants who gained Commissions during the war plus 28 sketch maps and 40 black and white illustrations. Bright red boards with gilt titles to spine and gilt regimental badge to front cover. Originally published by The East Anglian Magazine Ltd., Ipswich.in 1948. The vast majority of the book is devoted to the history of the various battalions during the Second World War.…

8vo (22x14.5cm), hardback, 256pp + 8 colour plates + 4 b&w plates. Good condition in good dustwrapper (price clipped, bumped, scuff marks). Bumped, foxed. Pictures available on request.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 621 pgs. b/w photos. Endpaper maps. Several folding colour maps. Roll of honour. Gift inscription and several signatures to half title page. An excellent copy that will require added shipping charges for a weight of about 1.5 kg.…

[0-920002-21-8] 1983. (hardcover) Fine in fine dust jacket. 103pp. 8vo. 440 Squadron. Jacket protected in loose mylar sleeve. Black and white photographs. Fine copy in fine jacket. Other Squadron Histories may be available. Please inquire directly.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hardback copy in orange cloth boards with gold gilt lettering to spine. Unclipped dustjacket in new removable protective clear sleeve. 337pp. Not library copy, name/date in ink to top corner of ffep, bookshop sticker to front dustjacket flap, light foxing to top page block. (45/6).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. First edition. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions on pages. Navy blue coloured coverboards with gilt lettering. Some bumping and a surface scratch on coverboards. Pictorial endpapers are maps. Black and white frontis portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. Covers topics such as the capture of Quebec, the American War of Independence, the Royal horse artillery, the War of 1812, The Fenian raids, Canadian gunners in South Africa, World War I, fighting in Flanders, Ypres, the Somme, Vimy Ridge, Passchendaele, Amiens. Includes 16 maps, of which 4 are coloured. 54 black and white photographic illustrations. Appendices. Index. References. Size: Sm 4to (9" to 11"). 478.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Dustjacket and book are in good clean condition. Previous owner's name in pen on copyright page.

Reprint of 1914 edition. 8vo. 1022pp. B/w. frontispiece. Original blue cloth with gilt lettered spine, very good. Limited edition of 150 unnumbered copies. US$22.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. blue gilt dec cloth, 478 pages : illustrations, port. frontis, folding map, folding plans,map end papers, lists of decorations and awards, bibliography, sound copy, dust jacket has edge chips and wear,small closed tear at bottom edge of front panel, in protective mylar, Vol 1 covres the period 1534-1919.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Some small rips on dustjacket, otherwise good. Please note:This set is very heavy and will require additional postage to the US and overseas.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. This book is bound in bright white boards with very, very light wear on the cover corners. The contents are clean, bright & unmarked, the binding is tight. All maps present & in fine condition. Presentation slip laid in from Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. The dust jacket is clean, bright & unmarked. Like new. This book weighs over 1 kilo so extra postage may be required.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Boards show light shelf wear but spine is somewhat concave. Dustjacket shows considerable tearing on spine, archivally repaired, some chipping and short tears elsewhere; Tight solid book with hinges intact, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. Map endpapers and several colour foldout maps B&W plates, DJ in protective Mylar covering.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 760 pages; The second volume takes the history of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery from the end of the WWI up until 1967. The regiment has been utilised in many conflicts both at home and abroad.…

(10748) Large format stapled magazine. 40 pages. Colour and b.w. illustrations. Fine in a fine papercover. Top of pages 17-24 in middle of book are uncut and have never been stapled to textblock. No markings or inscriptions. Appears unread.

Hardback. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. ND [c1948]. 374pp frontispiece, 40 photographic ills. and 28 sketch maps incl. folding rail map. Fine red cloth with gilt titles to the spine. ilt crest to the front board. A v. frifle toned to the spine.

Hb original red cloth binding 374pp,28 maps & 41 illustrations The full story of The Suffolk Regiments Battalions in The Second World War. Ink inscription to fep + light wear o/w A Vg copy.

Blue Cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. xiv, 478pp, illustrated with black & white photos as plates, other images in text and folding colour maps, endpapers illustrated with two maps, pages clean internally, blue cloth, gilt spine lettering and crest to upper board, dust jacket is creased and worn and has been reinforced internally with white paper. PLEASE NOTE - THIS BOOK IS QUITE HEAVY YOU MAY NEED TO PAY ADDITIONAL POSTAGE IF YOU ARE ORDERING FROM OUTSIDE THE UK. Size: 8vo. Military.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 1967, First Edition, Volume 1, signed and dated 1972 by author on half title. Condition: Near Fine Dust Jacket: Good Blue cloth boards, text block and edges are clean, unmarked and tight. Gilt lettering on spine and emblem on front board are bright. Dust jacket is clean and unmarked. Dust jacket is price clipped and has a 1 cm chip on foot of spine and some slight edge wear (see picture). This volume covers the period of 1534-1919 of the royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery. Wrapped in mylar. Signed by Author(s).…