David Filsell Posted 18 September , 2019 Share Posted 18 September , 2019 BJC Many thanks. Rushing all over the place here and abroad but I will check against my 'collection' - which comprises fiction and non fiction - and see what I can provide for you as soon as things start to settle/ Best regards and thanks DJF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 18 September , 2019 Share Posted 18 September , 2019 29 minutes ago, David Filsell said: BJC Many thanks. Rushing all over the place here and abroad but I will check against my 'collection' - which comprises fiction and non fiction - and see what I can provide for you as soon as things start to settle/ Best regards and thanks DJF. Hi David- I just zapped the new version of COPAC using publication dates 1914-1939 and keywords "Translated from the German" - some 6,033 entries came up. I suspect there may be one or 2 obscure Great War items tucked away in that listing. Happy hunting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 19 September , 2019 Share Posted 19 September , 2019 Don't forget that you can search on subject heading "World war, 1914-1918" before filtering by keyword and publication date ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dust Jacket Collector Posted 19 September , 2019 Author Share Posted 19 September , 2019 5 hours ago, seaJane said: Don't forget that you can search on subject heading "World war, 1914-1918" before filtering by keyword and publication date ... Thanks seaJane. Very useful. It threw up 325 titles. Many duplicates of course but some interesting titles I’d not seen before. More books to buy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Filsell Posted 19 September , 2019 Share Posted 19 September , 2019 Thank you both Copac is something about which "Me? Iknow nothing'! Seems like I had better make a serious attempt to become technology woke. Somewhere in the techno-ether there is a photograph which I tried some years back to put up on the forum. I failed. Never tried such a bold step since. i will get to Copac and see what comes up. Best regards David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 19 September , 2019 Share Posted 19 September , 2019 Just to confuse, it has just changed name to Library Hub Discover - https://discover.libraryhub.jisc.ac.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Maria Posted 21 September , 2019 Share Posted 21 September , 2019 On 16/09/2019 at 11:53, Dave G said: Alan, I would posit that the brisk sale of books from the late David Pritchard's collection puts paid to your "thee 'n me" theory. I believe there are a few of us on the forum but I know where Alan is coming from on this one . It's just nice sometimes when someone has gone to the trouble of scanning an image and posting it ,that if a person with a similar hobby finds it interesting, they acknowledge it , or that person may not bother in future . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave G Posted 21 September , 2019 Share Posted 21 September , 2019 I have several books that I need to scan and send to Alan for possible inclusion on his fantastic web site but I'm currently suffering from a bout of acute laziness. Assuming it's not terminal I'll have new titles to him shortly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dust Jacket Collector Posted 21 September , 2019 Author Share Posted 21 September , 2019 6 hours ago, Dave G said: I have several books that I need to scan and send to Alan for possible inclusion on his fantastic web site but I'm currently suffering from a bout of acute laziness. Assuming it's not terminal I'll have new titles to him shortly. Looking forward to seeing them, Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartH Posted 1 October , 2019 Share Posted 1 October , 2019 On 17/09/2019 at 17:20, MartH said: Just completed my Second World British Official set today, just go the last Medical volume today, ordering tomorrow, so feeling chuffed. The nice post man brought me something from New Zealand this morning, I know is WWII but it does reference the GW, also it a good copy, rare for any medical Official History since they are normally ex library. So now have complete sets of British Military Officials Great War and World War 2 it has taken me 36 years, first ones were Naval Operations purchased off Frank Smith in Newcastle in 1983. Now only need around 10 Volumes to complete full sets for English speaking nations excluding the US Army Green Books for both World Wars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 2 October , 2019 Share Posted 2 October , 2019 Still looking for WW2 Army Medical Services vol.5 here ...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartH Posted 2 October , 2019 Share Posted 2 October , 2019 I am tying to find another copy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie2 Posted 22 November , 2019 Share Posted 22 November , 2019 I received a copy of „Der Krieg zur See, der Handelskrieg mit U-Booten„ Vol 2 today. It has an interesting and politically undertoned inscription from Vizeadmiral Eberhard v. Mantey to Vizeadmiral Max Rollmann, the original owner of the book. v.Mantey was the director of the Naval historical branch who co-ordinated, edited, corrected and wrote the introductions to the German Naval OH. Rollmann had at one time been the acting Governor of the Kiauchau Bay concession in China. The date of the inscription, 5th March 1933, was the date of the last Parliamentary election in which democratic parties were able to stand. Thanks are due to pal GreyC for decoding the inscription and the lesson in German political history. Wer macht die Geschichte Männer oder das Schicksal? oder giebt uns das Schicksal erst die Männer, die dann, ob geeignet oder weniger geeignet[,] die Geschichte machen? - Ganz gleich wie man diese Frage beantwortet, soll doch das Studium der Geschichte weniger ein Studium der Tatsachen sein, sondern soll uns zu Persönlichkeiten, zu Charakteren erziehen. Nur der Charakter, niemals die Intelligenz ist ausschlaggebend. Zur freundlichen Erinnerung an Jahre gemeinschaftlicher Arbeit. Who makes history men or fate? Or does fate first give us the men, who then, be they suitable or less suitable make history? However one answers the question, the study of history should be less the study of facts but should make us to personalities and give us character. Only character, never intelligence, is crucial. In friendly rememberance of the years working together. v. Mantey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyH Posted 2 January , 2020 Share Posted 2 January , 2020 (edited) Here's a dedication from the inside cover of a book published in 1909, 'Bellerophon - the Bravest of the Brave' by Edward Fraser. This is essentially the story of the man-of-war of that name that took part in the battle of Trafalgar. It also covers subsequent vessels of the same name, 3 in all that served with the Royal Navy. Including the Dreadnought that entered service in 1909. The writer is Able Seaman William Edmund Matthews, who was born in Penarth. Glamorgan on the 10th July 1886, so would have been 19 at the time of Jutland. He joined 'Bellerophon' on the 1st of April 1913, and served on her until 17th February 1919. Xmas 1918, saw him hospitalised, he presented the book to his nurse, her name we will never know as it has sadly been scratched out. Bellerophon was 11th ship in line at Jutland, fired 62 12" shells and was undamaged. Mike. Edited 2 January , 2020 by MikeyH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NR72 Posted 13 February , 2020 Share Posted 13 February , 2020 On 15/06/2019 at 08:33, Resurgam13 said: Another association copy of "The Truth about the Dardanelles" - this was Randolph Churchill's - Hi what's this book about , I have been trying to find reviews but cant seem to ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resurgam13 Posted 14 February , 2020 Share Posted 14 February , 2020 The book is now out of copyright and can be read on-line at: https://archive.org/details/truthaboutdardan00moseuoft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NR72 Posted 14 February , 2020 Share Posted 14 February , 2020 51 minutes ago, Resurgam13 said: The book is now out of copyright and can be read on-line at: https://archive.org/details/truthaboutdardan00moseuoft Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resurgam13 Posted 14 February , 2020 Share Posted 14 February , 2020 It was actually from "World of Rare . . . " and the curious (or perhaps not) thing was that the previous bookseller's pencilled price was still on the front end-paper under which he had written "S. Copy". Perhaps "World of . . ." thought this meant "Second Copy"? As to the eBay recommendation, I couldn't possibly comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyle3 Posted 26 February , 2020 Share Posted 26 February , 2020 1929 dated signature in Gordon Campbell's book My Mystery Ships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyle3 Posted 26 February , 2020 Share Posted 26 February , 2020 1939 dated signature for Louis Farley in copy of Admiral Bayly's book Pull Together Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other ranker Posted 5 March , 2020 Share Posted 5 March , 2020 A copy of 'Stand To', A Diary Of The Trenches 1915-18 by Captain F. C. Hitchcock published by Hurst And Blackett 1937 with at tatty dust jacket, but a super inscription came in the post today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dust Jacket Collector Posted 6 March , 2020 Author Share Posted 6 March , 2020 10 hours ago, other ranker said: A copy of 'Stand To', A Diary Of The Trenches 1915-18 by Captain F. C. Hitchcock published by Hurst And Blackett 1937 with at tatty dust jacket, but a super inscription came in the post today. Lovely inscription. Good to find it in any kind of jacket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dust Jacket Collector Posted 17 September , 2020 Author Share Posted 17 September , 2020 Recently, under another heading, I showed a copy of Edmonds ‘Occupation of the Rhineland’ inscribed to Churchill. It’s companion volume has just arrived ; Military Operations : Italy, published in 1949, the last volume of the Official History. Only 540 copies were printed so it’s one of the scarcer volumes. As with many of Winston’s books, Randolph has stuck in his bookplate after his father’s death. Churchill & Edmonds knew each other quite well, Edmonds having advised on the writing of ‘The World Crisis’. (David Levine was an Australian collector). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resurgam13 Posted 13 December , 2020 Share Posted 13 December , 2020 Not signed by the Author, but very pleased with this recent acquisition, inscribed by David Beatty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dust Jacket Collector Posted 13 December , 2020 Author Share Posted 13 December , 2020 1 hour ago, Resurgam13 said: Not signed by the Author, but very pleased with this recent acquisition, inscribed by David Beatty. Fantastic! Better than being signed by the author. I wonder who the recipient was? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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