Soren Posted 20 August , 2006 Share Posted 20 August , 2006 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Commonwealth-WWI-War...1QQcmdZViewItem I did'nt realise you could buy em? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco Posted 20 August , 2006 Share Posted 20 August , 2006 You could. Now you can only buy the modern computer printouts. Regards, Marco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Denham Posted 20 August , 2006 Share Posted 20 August , 2006 The registers were produced for sale originally as well as to be placed at cemeteries. The relatives were able to order copies when they approved the proof of their loved-one's entry. They were also sold to the general public. CWGC stopped selling them in 2002 and now only sells computer generated versions. The originals can only now be bought in the secondhand book trade or on Ebay etc. Collections occasionally come on the market. The two copies shown in the link are second editions produced in the 1990s. They are printed copies produced by CWGC from of the originals published in the 1920s. The original pages were photographed and reproduced just as the first editions but with corrections inserted. The last selling price by CWGC was £8 per copy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soren Posted 20 August , 2006 Author Share Posted 20 August , 2006 CWGC stopped selling them in 2002 and now only sells computer generated versions. . Hi Terry, So would these be downloads? Soren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Denham Posted 20 August , 2006 Share Posted 20 August , 2006 Soren No. You can have a paper version or on disk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Coulson Posted 20 August , 2006 Share Posted 20 August , 2006 Terry, just as an aside have you any of your registers left, was looking for South Durham. Bob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Denham Posted 20 August , 2006 Share Posted 20 August , 2006 Sorry, Bob. Hardly any left now and no S Durham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auchonvillerssomme Posted 20 August , 2006 Share Posted 20 August , 2006 I like the books and try to buy them whenever I can...CWGC site is fantastic but nothing like having a flick through one of the registers. ABE BOOKS generally has a few. Ive just bought Cemetery Register (798-804) Gommecourt British Cemetery No 2 Hebuterne, Railway Hollow Cemetery etc. for £4.50. Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Denham Posted 20 August , 2006 Share Posted 20 August , 2006 Mick I agree about the 'feel' of flicking through a genuine 1920s or 1930s register. They are direct links with the past. Buy them when you can. They won't be around much longer. There are about 1500 of them (both WW1 and WW2). I have a complete set and I can tell you that they take up quite a bit of wall space. However, they are invaluable in helping with various queries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Denham Posted 20 August , 2006 Share Posted 20 August , 2006 For those interested in collecting CWGC registers, below is a summary of the different types of WW1 register which I posted on the Forum a couple of years ago - now lost in the mists of time! _____________ For those interested collectors, the following is a list of the different types of WW1 register published by CWGC over the years. Not all registers exist in every format (most in only one but many in at least two). 1) Hard Cover Casebound Light Grey Smooth Texture Cover (cemeteries) 259 x 206mm Published 1920 2) Soft Cover Perfect Bound (ie sewn with glued-on cover) Light Grey Rough Texture (cemeteries) Dark Brown Rough Texture (memorials) 259 x 206mm Published 1920 onwards 3) Soft Cover Perfect Bound Light Grey Rough Texture (cemeteries) Typesetting & layout as per WW2 register style 259 x 206mm Published 1967 4) Very Stiff Cover Saddle Stiched (ie stapled) Pinkish Grey Smooth Texture (cemeteries) 259 x 206mm Published 1970 5) Stiff Cover Saddle Stiched Dark Grey Rough Texture (cemeteries) Light Brown Rough Texture (memorials & a few cemeteries) 259 x 206mm Photographic reprints of first editions Published mid-1980s onwards 6) Stiff Cover Plastic Ring Bound with acetate over-cover Light Grey (cemeteries) 250 x 210mm Temporary photographic reprint of first editions Published early 1990s? 7) Stiff Cover Heat Seal Binding with acetate over-cover Green (cemeteries) 297 x 208mm Two column re-typeset version of first editions Published 1995 onwards 8) Stiff Cover Heat Seal Binding with acetate over-cover Green (cemeteries) Red (memorials) 297 x 208mm One column - computer produced pages Published 1995 onwards 9) Stiff Cover Plastic Ring Binding with acetate over-cover Green (cemeteries) Red (memorials) Light Blue (foreign nationals) 297 x 208mm One column - computer produced pages Published 1999 onwards All types include the 'Cause of Death' info (such as it is) which does not appear on the website. Otherwise all casualty info is the same as online. Sometimes, there is more detailed Cemetery info than appears online. That brought out the publisher in me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soren Posted 20 August , 2006 Author Share Posted 20 August , 2006 just been sniped on these items, hey ho! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Strawbridge Posted 20 August , 2006 Share Posted 20 August , 2006 I've got a few (40 in fact but mostly WW2) for sale at £4 each plus postage. I appreciate that I mustn't use the GWF as a sales medium so if interested please contact me direct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Coulson Posted 20 August , 2006 Share Posted 20 August , 2006 Terry, Thanks for looking anyway, will have to keep my eyes peeled for a copy. Bob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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