Paul bardell Posted 2 November , 2013 Share Posted 2 November , 2013 Hi all Has a spot of good luck today I picked up a copy of 1st and 2nd Battns The Leicestershire Regiment in the Great War by Col H.C.Wylly - hard back 1928 edition (I think) - complete will all maps and a loose map in the back pocket. Signed: Sergt H.L. Robins 2nd Bat The Leicestershire Regt on front title page. Publisher is Gale and Polden Ltd. Not sure what this would normally go for, but I had to pay the sum of £3.00. Thanks Oadby Age Concern Paul Leicester Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Broomfield Posted 2 November , 2013 Share Posted 2 November , 2013 Lucky old you, but I must say Oadby Age Concern need a rocket for selling so cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverFox100 Posted 2 November , 2013 Share Posted 2 November , 2013 I think that's probably very well done. Enjoy it and all the maps. I find when maps are involved you have to read, look at the map and then read again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoppage Drill Posted 2 November , 2013 Share Posted 2 November , 2013 Lucky old you, but I must say Oadby Age Concern need a rocket for selling so cheap. OAC got what they wanted;the people who disposed of it know it has found a good home; Paul ain't so poor as what he might have been poor. Quality of mercy - 'tis twice blest, what what ? It blesseth him that takes and him that gives. So for what is to worry ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Broomfield Posted 3 November , 2013 Share Posted 3 November , 2013 I have to disagree. Whilst Paul did very well indeed, the charity have done appallingly. The book is worth (I've not seen it, so I'm assuming it's in good nick - if it has loose maps still, it must be pretty good) quite a bit of money; I actually can't find it on the web or in any on-line catalogues I know of - it's that uncommon. Personally, I think the charity have let their clients down: that book could possibly have realised a three-figure sum rather than three quid. Suppose, for example, someone took a Rolex watch in? Would you expect them to put it with other watches and flog it for a fiver, or would you assume they'd check it out on eBay or something? Sorry, but although I envy Paul's luck, but on the face of it I think the charity shop has let down the people it raises money for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony osborne Posted 3 November , 2013 Share Posted 3 November , 2013 Paul, great find. Without wishing to ruin the "end of the story", does the book make a detailed reference of the 1st Battalion's march into Germany - my G.G Uncle (so the family story goes) led the battalion across the border on horse back but the diary does not make any reference to this? Would you mind having a peak towards the back please? Many thanks, Ant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trenchtrotter Posted 3 November , 2013 Share Posted 3 November , 2013 Saw it recently on Donovan's site, around £80 I recall? Nice find! Can you check if book mentions 2Lt A K Purdy please, killed in action 20/11/17 at Cambrai. I have his cap. TT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul bardell Posted 3 November , 2013 Author Share Posted 3 November , 2013 Ant - do you have your G G Uncles name - i will check out the index. TT - Purdey is mentioned twice, page 54 and 55 page 54 - When giving details of the 1st Batt on the 19.11.17 - 'B' company: lieutenant P.A.B. Wrixton and second-lieutentants A.K. Purdy, A.N. Bagshaw and J.H. Connell. page 55 - ' The casualties sustained by the Battalion in penetrating the Hindenburg line were: Killed S/L A.K. Purdey, and four other ranks wounded. if you sent me your email address (or postal address) i will photo the two pages and send to you. regards Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony osborne Posted 3 November , 2013 Share Posted 3 November , 2013 Paul, my GG Uncle's name was Private 33298 Thomas William Wells (he's pictured as my avatar). Thanks, Ant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trenchtrotter Posted 3 November , 2013 Share Posted 3 November , 2013 Paul, Many thanks, will do and stand by!!! TT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul bardell Posted 3 November , 2013 Author Share Posted 3 November , 2013 Ant Sorry, no mention of him in the index. and a quick look through the chapter on the march into Germany does not mention the incident. Only one Wells is in the index - W. Wells - who was the C.S.M. - Killed in the Mesopotamia Campaign. regards Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony osborne Posted 3 November , 2013 Share Posted 3 November , 2013 Paul, oh well, thanks for looking. No reason for Uncle Tom to make the story up so will continue to keep it as part of family history. Thanks again, Ant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Owl Posted 3 November , 2013 Share Posted 3 November , 2013 Even as a 'working copy', that was cheap--well spotted Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Broomfield Posted 3 November , 2013 Share Posted 3 November , 2013 If I were the donor of this item, and found the charity had undervalued it by a factor of 25 or 30, I would be somewhat dischuffed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IPT Posted 4 November , 2013 Share Posted 4 November , 2013 Call me an old cynic, but I suspect that if the donor knew the value of it, they would have sold dear departed dad's old book on eBay and kept the money themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Broomfield Posted 4 November , 2013 Share Posted 4 November , 2013 Probably very true, but even so, their ignorance should have been a godsend to the charity. In the event, the charity shop management's ignorance has left everyone (except Paul) much worse off. Poor show, I say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoppage Drill Posted 4 November , 2013 Share Posted 4 November , 2013 Probably very true, but even so, their ignorance should have been a godsend to the charity. In the event, the charity shop management's ignorance has left everyone (except Paul) much worse off. Poor show, I say. Not so, say I. Why does the charity have any greater moral right to benefit from the ignorance of the donor than the buyer ? Now, of course, the happiest - and most honourable - solution in such cases is for the buyer, recognising the true value, to offer to pay more to the charity shop, whilst still getting a good price. I am certainly no saint, but it's what I do, and it's rather a good feeling and raises spirits all round - a bit like going back to the checkout girl and telling her she has made a mistake and hasn't charged enough. Sort of thing Waitrose expect of their clients . . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Davies Posted 4 November , 2013 Share Posted 4 November , 2013 Not so, say I. Why does the charity have any greater moral right to benefit from the ignorance of the donor than the buyer ? Now, of course, the happiest - and most honourable - solution in such cases is for the buyer, recognising the true value, to offer to pay more to the charity shop, whilst still getting a good price. I am certainly no saint, but it's what I do, and it's rather a good feeling and raises spirits all round - a bit like going back to the checkout girl and telling her she has made a mistake and hasn't charged enough. Sort of thing Waitrose expect of their clients . . . . Interesting (off topic) debate. Surely a charity shop exists not to sell books but to create revenue for the charity to do good things with? And surely the shop should be doing all it can to generate as much revenue as possible? I suspect (which of course means I am guessing) that the donor didn't know the value of the book. It is clear that the shop didn't either. I don't think the buyer did anything wrong and he certainly wasn't dishonourable as you suggest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevem49 Posted 4 November , 2013 Share Posted 4 November , 2013 I would feel really guilty, return to the shop and give them more money. or Visit more often to see if anymore cheap books are on sale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Broomfield Posted 4 November , 2013 Share Posted 4 November , 2013 Not so, say I. Why does the charity have any greater moral right to benefit from the ignorance of the donor than the buyer ? Of course, the donor may well not have been ignorant, but expected the shop to charge a realistic amount. Note to OP: I really am not having a go at you. I wish I had your luck! Visit more often to see if anymore cheap books are on sale Stop it - I believe un-signed copies of the history of the 9th Sherwood Foresters are fetching top dollar these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoppage Drill Posted 4 November , 2013 Share Posted 4 November , 2013 Interesting (off topic) debate. Surely a charity shop exists not to sell books but to create revenue for the charity to do good things with? And surely the shop should be doing all it can to generate as much revenue as possible? I suspect (which of course means I am guessing) that the donor didn't know the value of the book. It is clear that the shop didn't either. I don't think the buyer did anything wrong and he certainly wasn't dishonourable as you suggest. It is mischievous to impute that I suggested anything about the honour of the purchaser, in this case. In all things there is honourable behaviour at one end of the spectrum, and dishonourable behaviour at the other. In between, there is a gulf of normal behaviour, the acceptability of which is governed by the temper of the times. Who am I to judge ? I simply say how I would behave, and if the example is a good one and somebody follows it, then all well and good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevem49 Posted 4 November , 2013 Share Posted 4 November , 2013 Stop it - I believe un-signed copies of the history of the 9th Sherwood Foresters are fetching top dollar these days. Oh good - I have 700 unsigned copies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Hartley Posted 4 November , 2013 Share Posted 4 November , 2013 Poor show, I say. I agree, Steve. If this was a small local charity, I could understand it. But the major ones are usually quite canny about the likely value of old books, punting them into their specialist book shops (Oxfam has one near me) or directly flogging them off through AbeBooks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Davies Posted 4 November , 2013 Share Posted 4 November , 2013 It is mischievous to impute that I suggested anything about the honour of the purchaser, in this case. In all things there is honourable behaviour at one end of the spectrum, and dishonourable behaviour at the other. In between, there is a gulf of normal behaviour, the acceptability of which is governed by the temper of the times. Who am I to judge ? I simply say how I would behave, and if the example is a good one and somebody follows it, then all well and good. No mischief intended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IPT Posted 4 November , 2013 Share Posted 4 November , 2013 Encouraged by their lack of stringent procedures, I popped into my nearest branch earlier. I found "Welcome to my World" by Coleen Rooney for 95p, which seems reasonable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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