This superb regimental history has six colour plates, with many black and white illustrations, as well as photographs and prints of commanding officers. It was privately published in 1945 by J.A. Sauzey, the author, and limited to 495 copies, of which 29 examples were a special edition. This is example number 276. There are 316 pages.

Complete cigarette card album by Waldorf Astoria, 308 cards in all, full colour illustrations together with Order of Battle on the outbreak of war in 1914, breakdown by army corps/regiment, showing home garrison towns and other details (30 x 28 cm). It shows in good detail and bright colour the uniforms of the pre-war German army.

By A.W.F. Taylerson, R.A.N. Andrews and J. Frith, published by Herbert Jenkins, 1968 (1st edition), hardback, 360 pages (16 x 24 cm). This is a seminal book for the serious revolver collector, the first in a series of three volumes covering revolver design to 1914. Never easy to obtain and long out of print.

The Camp Men - The SS Officers who ran the Nazi Concentraton Camp System by French L. MacLean, published by Schiffer, USA, 1999, hardback, 380 pages (22 x 28.5 cm). It gives details, where known, of service histories and medal awards and is copiously illustrated with all the 'bad guys'!

By Marquis de Rurigny, published by Standard Art Book Co, London, 1919, hardback, 1,500 portraits, 324 pages (27.5 x 23 cm). The four-volume set lists officer and OR casualties in WW1. It is, for any WW1 casualty buff, a must and does not bear comparison with the reprint, in which the photos do not have the original sharpness of image.

Published by Small Arms Technical Publishing Co., S. Carolina, 1947 (1st and only edition), hardback, 344 pages (16.5 x 24.5 cm), copiously illustrated in black and white. This brilliant book was published posthumously after the author's death in the Western Desert (N. Africa) in combat in WW2.

Published by Dover Press, New York City, 1964, hardback, 747 pages (20.5 x 28 cm). Apart from Grimwade's exellent tome on London gold/silversmiths' marks and the pocket Bradbury of British assay/date marks, this is as good as you will find on British silversmiths' marks.

By T.B. Schroder, published by Los Angeles Museum of Art, 1988, hardback, 688 pages (23.5 x 28.5 cm). The best collection of English and European silver and goldsmiths' work in any American museum. Lavishly illustrated, mostly in black and white, but with a good 40+ photos in full colour, principally the gold pieces.

Published by Bonanza Books, New York (1st ed.), 1959, hardback, 292 pages (16 x 24 cm). This book carefully explains in great detail the development of the percussion system from fulminate locks right through to full blown percussion cap systems. It is well illustrated throughout in black and white.

Published by Herbert Jenkins, London, 1970 (3rd ed.), hardback, 190 pages (24 x 16.6 cm). The plentiful photos are marginally less sharp than those in the 1959 Bonanza Books (1st) edition. This book carefully explains in great detail the development of the percussion system from fulminate locks right through to full blown percussion cap systems.