Anon (several officers of the regiment). HISTORY OF THE 5TH ROYAL GURKHA RIFLES (FRONTIER FORCE) 1858-1928 | £36.00 | |||||
xx + 518pp. Index. Hardback facsimile reprint 22 maps. 66 b/w illustrations. Fine apart from owner's small addres label No date (recent) Reprint, Naval & Military Press in association with the Imperial War Museum | ||||||
Cross, J.P. THE RESTLESS QUEST. | £8.00 | |||||
Britain and Nepal on Collision Course and the Start of the Brirish-Gurkha Connection 1746-1815. 430pp. By former Gurkha officer is now a Nepali citizen. A historical novel based on Nepali history. Fine in fine dw. 2004 First edition, Koselee Prakashan, Kathmandu. | ||||||
Gould, Tony. IMPERIAL WARRIORS. | £12.00 | |||||
Britain and the Gurkhas. 480pp. Index. 4 maps. 37 b/w photographs. Fine in fine dw. 1999 Second impression, Granta. | ||||||
Gould, Tony. IMPERIAL WARRIORS. | £16.00 | |||||
Britain and the Gurkhas. 480pp. Index. 4 maps. 37 b/w photographs. Fine in fine dw. 1999 First edition, Granta. | ||||||
KAAA. KADOORIE AGRICULTURAL AID ASSOCIATION, 1951-79. | £10.00 | |||||
98pp. 4to. Colour illustration. Hong Kong project for training Gurkha soldiers in agriculture prior to return to Nepal. Ex-public school library copy with minimal markings. No title page but nothing seems to be removed. Very good. 1979 Eurasia Publishing Corporation, Hong Kong. | ||||||
Mains, Lt.Col.A.A. SOLDIER WITH RAILWAYS. | £5.00 | |||||
173pp. Gurkha officer's travels and involvement with railways in India, Iraq, Syria and Burma from 1934-1953. Railways in war and peace. Fine in fine dw. 1994 First edition, Picton. | ||||||
Masters, John. BUGLES AND A TIGER. | £10.00 | |||||
A Personal Adventure. 335pp. First volume of autobiography. Pre-war service on the Frontier as a Gurkha subaltern. Very good in chipped dustwrapper. 1956 First edition, Michael Joseph. | ||||||
Masters, John. BUGLES AND A TIGER. | £5.00 | |||||
A Personal Adventure. 335pp. First volume of autobiography. Pre-war service on the Frontier as a Gurkha subaltern. Very good. Spine cloth fading. 1956 First edition, Michael Joseph. | ||||||
Maxwell, Robert (edits). JIMMIE STEWART - FRONTIERSMAN | £12.00 | |||||
The Edited Memoirs of Major General Sir J.M. Stewart, KCB CMG. 113pp. Index. 15 maps. 19 b/w photographs. Military service from 1883 on the Frontier and then with the Gurkhas in Burma and Tibet. Fine in fine dustwrapper. 1992 First edition, Pentland Press. | ||||||
McAlister, Major General R.W.L. BUGLE AND KUKRI. | £35.00 | |||||
The Story of The 10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles. Volume Two. 506pp + index. 23 maps. Covers events from 1948-1975 Fine in near-fine dustwrapper. 1985 Second printing, The Regimental Trust | ||||||
Messenger, Charles. THE STEADFAST GURKHA. | £10.00 | |||||
Historical Record of 6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles. Vol 3 1948-1982. 147pp. Index. Endpaper maps of Nepal. 19 b/w photographs. Fine in fine dustwrapper 1985 First edition, Leo Cooper. | ||||||
Money, G.W.P., Captain 3rd Gurkha Rifles. GURKHALI MANUAL. | £25.00 | |||||
229pp. Vocabularies and phrase book for Gurkha dialects with 47pp of Gurkha songs some set to music. In original stiff card boards with unlettered cloth backstrip. Corners bumped and a little slack but a sound, complete copy. 1919 Second edition, Thacker, Bombay. | ||||||
Morris, John. A WINTER IN NEPAL. | £10.00 | |||||
232pp. Index. 46 photographs. Bibliography. Travel and Gurkha life in 1960 by pre-war Everester. Very good. 1963 Second impression, Hart-Davis. | ||||||
Mullaly, Colonel B.R. BUGLE AND KUKRI. | £250.00 | |||||
The Story of The 10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles. 492pp. Index. 43 b/w photographs. 21 maps. On the front endpaer is a small typed label recording the award of the Victoria Cross to L/C Rambahadur Limbu in 1966. This copy is signed by him on the half title and dated 1978. This was the only VC awarded to the regiment. Related information is loosely inserted. Fine in fine dustwrapper. A superb association copy. 1957 First edition, William Blackwood and Son's. | ||||||
Niven, Colonel Bruce. THE MOUNTAIN KINGDOM. | £13.00 | |||||
Volume 2 The Gurkhas and their Homeland. 110pp. 4to. Colour photographs with brief texts. Fine in fine dw. 2001 First edition, Niven. | ||||||
Northey, W.Brook and Morris, C.J. THE GURKHAS. | £49.00 | |||||
Their Manners, Customs and Country. 282pp. Index. 69 photographs. Folding map. Very good. A nice, clean copy. 1928 First edition, John Lane. | ||||||
Northey, W.Brook and Morris, C.J. THE GURKHAS. | £58.00 | |||||
Their Manners, Customs and Country. 282pp. Index. 69 photographs. Folding map. Very good in worn dw. Owner's name. 1928 First edition, John Lane. | ||||||
Parker, John. THE GURKHAS. | £12.00 | |||||
The Inside Story of the World's Most Feared Soldiers. 276pp. Index. 38 b/w photographs. Fine in fine dw 1999 First edition, Headline. | ||||||
Parker, John. THE GURKHAS. | £10.00 | |||||
The Inside Story of the World's Most Feared Soldiers. 276pp. Index. 38 b/w photographs. Fine in fine dw 2005 Reprint, Bounty Books. | ||||||
Pearson, Brigadier P.T.C. BUGLE AND KUKRI. | £45.00 | |||||
The Story of The 10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles. Volume Three 386pp. Index. 58 b/w photographs. Endpaper maps. 13 appendices. Covers the period from 1975-1994. Fine in fine dustwrapper. 2000 First edition, The Regimental Trust | ||||||
Portland (R.W.Morland-Hughes). MY DEAR WALTER. | £5.00 | |||||
Observations of a Gurkha Officer 1937-43. 60pp. Humorous letters and drawings in colour facsimile. Fine in near fine dustwrapper. 1987 First edition, Quiller Press. | ||||||
Smith, E.D. WARS BRING SCARS. | £10.00 | |||||
144pp. Index. Card covers. 19 b/w photographs and 2 maps. Gurkha officers account of action in Malaya and Borneo. Fine. 1993 R.J.Leach, Aylesford. | ||||||
Smith, E.D. JOHNNY GURKHA. | £10.00 | |||||
Friends in the Hills. 176pp. 25 b/w photographs. A history. The author served for 36 years with the Gurkhas ultimately commanding a regiment. Fine in fine dw. 1985 First edition, Leo Cooper. | ||||||
Smith, E.D. WARS BRING SCARS. | £10.00 | |||||
Friends in the Hills. 144pp. Index. Card covers. 20 b/w photographs and 2 maps. Gurkha service in Greece, India, Malaya and Borneo 1945-64. The author served for 36 years with the Gurkhas ultimately commanding a regiment. Fine. 1993 First edition, R.J.Leach, Aylesford. | ||||||
Tucci, Sandro. GURKHAS. | £10.00 | |||||
160pp. 4to. Superb colour photographs. Brief text. Fine in fine dw. 1985 First edition, Hamish Hamilton. | ||||||
Woodyatt, Major-General Nigel. UNDER TEN VICEROYS. | £25.00 | |||||
Reminiscences of a Gurkha. 320pp. Index. 16 b/w plates. Staff officer's memoirs of Curzon, Kitchener, the Durbar, 3rd Afghan War, Amritsar etc. Boards darkening. Scratch to rear board. Bookplate. 1922 First edition, Herbert Jenkins. |
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