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Catalogue No. 156 “Serre”
May 2018
I am delighted to offer another selection of largely new stock in all our customary areas, notably a very good range of Great War Rolls of Honour, but also some unusual official histories, and, as always, a number of rare & desirable items in all sections. I hope you will find the catalogue of interest.
Almost all our books, including the ones in this catalogue, are illustrated on our website:
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With Havelock from Allahabad to Lucknow 1857.
 Letters to his wife of Lt. William Tate Groom, Madras Fusiliers, wounded at Lucknow & died of wounds in the Residency. Ladendorf 281. Orig. red cloth, gilt, sp. sunned o/w VG & rare. See illustration on our website. 1894 £245
Mutiny Memoirs Being Personal Reminiscences of the Great Sepoy Revolt of 1857.
 Mackenzie was a subaltern with the 3rd Bengal Light Cavalry at Meerut on the outbreak of the Mutiny & was later in the Siege of Delhi & Relief of Lucknow (with other irregular cavalry regiments). Atmospheric account that first appeared in the columns of the Pioneer newspaper. The first edition was published in 1891 & both editions are rare. Contemp. black half morocco, little rubbed & worn, generally VG & rare. See illustration on our website. 1892 £225
Memoir of the Early Operations of the Burmese War.
 Lister Maw, Naval ADC to Maj.-Gen. Sir Archibald Campbell, commanding the portion of the expedition to Burma 1824-26 tasked with blockading the Irrawaddy River & capturing Rangoon (where most of the fighting took place), & previously a midshipman in HMS Liffey (a frigate of 50 guns), having observed that Snodgrass's (standard) account of the campaign had not included, to a satisfactory degree, the Naval contribution, addressed this in "a Letter to the Editor of the USI" which "extended into a memoir." (vide Preface.) Written in three parts: (I.) "Circumstances which led up to, & preparations for, the war." (II.) "Early Affairs" (including accounts of various engagements, military & marine, in one of which the author was wounded) & (III.) "Nature of the Country; & Character & Resources of the Burmans." Concludes with a 4pp. paper "On a Russian Invasion of British India" - observations on the passes, inclinations of the tribes &c. Recent qtr. brown morocco, raised bands to sp., green leather lettering labels, green cloth covd. boards, nice copy thus, rare & important source. See illustration on our website. 1832. £325
Report of the Ministry: Overseas Military Forces of Canada 1918.
 A full & rewarding official survey of Canadian Corps operations throughout the final year of the war, with some interesting maps & photos; additionally addresses various issues such as The Organisation, Administration & Functions of the Canadian Corps; Operations of the Canadian Cavalry Brigade (1918); GHQ, AG's Branch, QMG's Branch, Railway Troops; Forestry Corps; Canadian Tank Battalion; Medical Corps., &c. &c. Fully indexed. Useful maps & good photos. Orig. grey cloth, titled in black to front & sp., very nice copy & scarce thus. Not in Perkins. See illustration on our website. 1919 £145
Historical Records of the Cameron Highlanders 1932-1948.
 All bns. on all fronts in WW2 inc. North-West Europe, MEF & Far East campaigns. Roll of Hon., awards. Substantial & rare history, fine in VG dws. See illustration on our website. 1952 £225
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A Short History of the 3rd Queen's Own Gurkha Rifles.
 Outline history & rolls of officers, beautifully printed on art paper throughout with excellent photos. Perkins 500. Orig. green cloth, gilt. dec. to front & rear, near fine & scarce. See illustration on our website. 1907 £165
Indian Independence Movement in East Asia: The Most Authentic Account of The I.N.A. & The Azad Hind Government.
 This work, based on the official records of the Azad Hind (Free India) movement & its military arm, the Indian National Army (INA) & compiled by the Civil Administrator of the Provisional Government of Free India, constitutes the official history of the two closely inter-linked organisations. It contains a full account of the establishment of the AH & INA, several conferences in Tokyo, during which various Indian Nationals in exile - most notably Subhas Chandra Bose, formerly a member of the Indian National Congress - in concert with the Japanese, organised a Provisional Government of Free India, based in the Andaman Islands (the only part of India available) & claiming sovereignty over the people of India, although recognised only by Japan & her allies in the East. The military wing, the INA, comprised 40,000 troops, mainly PoWs taken in Malaya & Singapore, augmented by Indian civilian expats. Nice copy in sl. chipped dw. See illustrations on our website. 1947 £275
Critical Study of the Campaign in Mesopotamia up to April 1917.
 For Official Use Only. Very rare study based on a tour of the battlefield by students of the Staff College at Quetta, some of whom had participated in the campaign: "In the autumn of 1923 a tour of the Mesopotamian battlefields was carried out by the instructors & students of the Staff College, Quetta, & the course of the campaign & the principal operations were studied on the spot. This work contains a brief history of the campaign up to the end of April 1917 put together before & during the tour, with a critical analysis of the more important actions & the results of discussions on some of the problems of strategy & organization which arose in the course of the campaign... The results of this Staff College Tour are considered to be of such value that they are here produced under official auspices..." Valuable study. Orig. printed paper covd. boards with cloth backstrip titled in black, little rubbed & worn, sl. dampstains to eps, generally VG, with 1925 ownership inscrip. of Capt. A.N. Stokes Roberts. See illustrations on our website. 1925. £750
Todmorden & The Great War 1914-1918, A Local Record. Events on the home front, activities of local bns. (inc. 1/6th LFs in Gallipoli, Palestine, 2/6th in F&F), roll of the Fallen, num. portraits of local officers &c. Orig. full black cushioned morocco, superb copy of the deluxe dition 1922 £75
St. Nicholas with St. Leonard's School and Old Boys Society, Bristol, Souvenir 1914-1919.
 Roll of Honour of this church school in Bristol, printed presentation leaf (this copy presented to the school chaplain, Rev. T.J. Bowen) followed by col. plate of stirring military & naval scanes, b/w plate of the church, Roll of Hon. then 44 portraits on 9 leaves & finally roll of service of around 320 ex-pupils noting rank & unit. Attractive orig. half morocco, blue cloth boards, gilt to front, VG & rare. See illustrations on our website. 1919 £175
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