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Berlin, Siegismund, 1910. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Crown octavo. Pp. (ii), 309, (1) publisher's ad. Plus 9 folding lithographed maps, partly compound, loosely inserted in rear pocket as issued. Two maps are printed in 3 colours. The largest map, measuring ca. 62x68 cm, has a semitransparent overlay printed in blue. Also 3 other maps have such overlays, superimposing troop positions as changed over time (2 maps with double such sheets). Set in Gothic type. HARDCOVER, bound in contemporary cloth-backed marbled boards, with the original printed cover laid down, spine with shelf- and title labels, old institutional stamps and mark. In about fine condition. Rather excellent interior and maps. ~ FIRST EDITION. First volume of the work. 009-8
Commissariat and Transport Services (Egyptian Campaign) - Report from the Select Committee...together with the proceedings of the committee, minutes of evidence and appendix. 18 July 1884. (Paper 285). (&) Index...(Paper 285-I) by STANLEY COMMITTEE - 1884
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Commissariat and Transport Services (Egyptian Campaign) - Report from the Select Committee...together with the proceedings of the committee, minutes of evidence and appendix. 18 July 1884. (Paper 285). (&) Index...(Paper 285-I)
by STANLEY COMMITTEE
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Die Verteidigung von Port Arthur. Band I: Der Feldkrieg.
by Schwarz, v., Romanowski.
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by Percin, Général (Alexandre).
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Paris, Chapelot, 1912. 1st Edition . Soft cover. .. Thick royal octavo. Pp. xxiv, 647. Plus 20 halftone illustrations of battlefield situations, heightened by hand in red, printed on 8 folding sheets loosely inserted in rear pocket. Original printed wrappers, upper wrapper bit chipped, brittle, stamps to prelims. In fine condition. Excellent copy. ~ FIRST EDITION. The illustrations are of particular visual merit, being reproductions of sketches made by officers while in the field. All 20 are present as called for. General Alexandre Percin (1846-1928). 009-8
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Règlement du 14 octobre 1907 sur le service en campagne dans l'armee japonaise, suivi des prescriptions pour les manoeuvres. Traduit du japonais et annoté par le colonel Corvisart. Avec 19 figures ou tableaux.
by Corvisart, Colonel [Charles-Pierre-René-Victoire].
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Paris, Berger Levrault, 1909. Hardcover. .. Two parts in one volume, paginated consecutively. Royal octavo. Pp. xvi, 244; (2) blanks, 245-320. Plus 3 fold-out tables, one of which is coloured, and 2 full-page coloured plates, all bound at rear. With schematic, some full-page. Footnotes. HARDCOVER, bound in contemporary cloth-backed marbled boards, original printed wrapper laid-down, shelf labels to spine, old institutional stamps and markings. In fine condition. Overall an excellent copy. ~ First and only French edition. Translated from the official Japanese Field Service Regulations, a copy of which is at Rikugunsho Dainikki, Japan's archive of the Army. Translated and annotated by Colonel Charles-Pierre-René-Victoire Corvisart (1857-1939). He was commander of the 20th Dragoon Regiment and later became a military attaché at the French Embassy in Japan. I-2 IN
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T'Samen-Spraak Tusschen Marphorio en Pasquin, over het Testament van Karel de II. Koningh van Spanjen
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Keulen, Netherlands: Pieter Hamer, 1700. Paperback. Fine. 40 p.; 19 cm. Signatures: A-E4. B3 missigned B5. (4to). Plain wrapper. Woodcut title vignette and initial letter. Knuttel, 14502. A debate over the Spanish succession in the form of a dialogue between Pasquin and Marphorio. In Fine Condition. A very scarce pamphlet relating to the Spanish succession, published shortly before the War of the Spanish Succession began.
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The Naval Service of Canada; Its Official History (2 Volumes)
by Tucker, Gilbert Norman
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Ottawa: Canada. Minister of National Defence 1952. (Hardcover set) 456, 579pp. Very good in very good dust jacket. Color frontispieces, maps, photographs, illustrations, full page color illustrations, appendices, indices. The dust jackets are a bit rubbed and lightly worn around the edges. Vol. 1 Origins and Early Years. Vol. 2 Activities on Shore During the Second World War. Color illustration by Harold Beament (Mid-Ocean Convoy), Harold Beament (South Shore St. John's), Robert F. Gagen (Shipbuilding in Ashbridge's Bay), Harold Gilman (Halifax Harbour, Sunset, 1918), A.Y. Jackson (The Convoy), Jack Nichols (Sailors in Hospital) & Tom Wood (Harbour Craft Jetty). (Military--Canada, Military--Canada, Naval History, Royal Canadian Navy).
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Weltgeschichte des Krieges.
by Frobenius, Leo.
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Jena, Thüringer, (1901).. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Thick crown quarto. Three parts. Pp. vi, 807. With 800 fine illustrations, drawings, maps and plates, some of which are full-page. Set in Gothic type. HARDCOVER, bound in the original beautifully decorated cloth, partly in relief, pictorial spine elaborately illustrated, gilt sunburst on cover, large decorated corners embossed in gilt, floral endpapers (small label), marbled edges. In fine condition. An attractive copy in excellent state of preservation both externally and internally. ~ FIRST EDITION. A lavishly illustrated study of war and warfare through the ages. F-3
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by Percin, Général (Alexandre).
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Paris, Chapelot, 1912. 1st Edition . Soft cover. .. Thick royal octavo. Pp. xxiv, 647. Plus 20 halftone illustrations of battlefield situations, heightened by hand in red, printed on 8 folding sheets loosely inserted in rear pocket. Original printed wrappers, upper wrapper bit chipped, brittle, stamps to prelims. In fine condition. Excellent copy. ~ FIRST EDITION. The illustrations are of particular visual merit, being reproductions of sketches made by officers while in the field. All 20 are present as called for. General Alexandre Percin (1846-1928). 009-8
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Règlement du 14 octobre 1907 sur le service en campagne dans l'armee japonaise, suivi des prescriptions pour les manoeuvres. Traduit du japonais et annoté par le colonel Corvisart. Avec 19 figures ou tableaux.
by Corvisart, Colonel [Charles-Pierre-René-Victoire].
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Paris, Berger Levrault, 1909. Hardcover. .. Two parts in one volume, paginated consecutively. Royal octavo. Pp. xvi, 244; (2) blanks, 245-320. Plus 3 fold-out tables, one of which is coloured, and 2 full-page coloured plates, all bound at rear. With schematic, some full-page. Footnotes. HARDCOVER, bound in contemporary cloth-backed marbled boards, original printed wrapper laid-down, shelf labels to spine, old institutional stamps and markings. In fine condition. Overall an excellent copy. ~ First and only French edition. Translated from the official Japanese Field Service Regulations, a copy of which is at Rikugunsho Dainikki, Japan's archive of the Army. Translated and annotated by Colonel Charles-Pierre-René-Victoire Corvisart (1857-1939). He was commander of the 20th Dragoon Regiment and later became a military attaché at the French Embassy in Japan. I-2 IN
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The Naval Service of Canada; Its Official History (2 Volumes)
by Tucker, Gilbert Norman
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Ottawa: Canada. Minister of National Defence 1952. (Hardcover set) 456, 579pp. Very good in very good dust jacket. Color frontispieces, maps, photographs, illustrations, full page color illustrations, appendices, indices. The dust jackets are a bit rubbed and lightly worn around the edges. Vol. 1 Origins and Early Years. Vol. 2 Activities on Shore During the Second World War. Color illustration by Harold Beament (Mid-Ocean Convoy), Harold Beament (South Shore St. John's), Robert F. Gagen (Shipbuilding in Ashbridge's Bay), Harold Gilman (Halifax Harbour, Sunset, 1918), A.Y. Jackson (The Convoy), Jack Nichols (Sailors in Hospital) & Tom Wood (Harbour Craft Jetty). (Military--Canada, Military--Canada, Naval History, Royal Canadian Navy).
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The History of the Gordon Highlanders: The Life of A Regiment
by Lt Colonel C Greenhill Gardyne
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The Life of A RegimentThe History of the Gordon Highlanders
By Lt Colonel C Greenhill Gardyne
Volume 1 1794 – 1810
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Reprinted in Royal in 1929
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Volume II 1810 - 1898
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Printed by The Medici Society Ltd
Reprinted in Royal in 1929
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Volume III 1898 – 1914
During and after the Boer War
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Second impression 1972
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Volume IV 1914 – 1919
Gordon Highlanders in the First World War
Cyril Falls
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Volume V 1919 -1945
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The Gordon Highlanders
Wilfrid Miles
Frederick Warne Reprint 1980
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Quartering
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Trumansburg, NY: Out of Step Press. Fine with no dust jacket. 2016. Numbered Edition; First Printing. Pamphlet. The author's non-linear poem about the billeting of soldiers in civilian homes in wartime. Copy 89 of a limited edition of 250. Folded into the form of a letter, the work was letterpress printed in wraps of handmade "combat paper" made from military uniforms. The author says: "Some time ago-maybe a year, maybe two? I had a conversation with some of my Combat Paper brothers (well, the kids call them their combat paper uncles, so it follows
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Kentucky's Civil War Battlefields: A Guide to Their History and Preservation
by Bishop, Randy
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Pelican, 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. Bishop, Randy : Kentucky's Civil War Battlefields: A Guide to Their History and Preservation. Gretna (LA) : Pelican Publishing, 2012. Size is royal octavo (8vo), 9.25"/24cm h. Bound in publisher's pale green cloth, silver lettering imprinted to spine. Glossy color dj features John Paul Strain's 'Raid on the L&N'. 368 numbered pp; maps, photos, illustrations. Notes, bibliography, index. Condition notes: light wear to dj, no tears or chips; binding square and tight, no notes or highlighting. A fine copy to carry with you on your Kentucky excursions. We personally inspect every book we offer.
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NUCLEAR AMERICA: Military and Civilian Nuclear Power in the United States 1940 - 1980
by Clarfield, Gerard H. and William M. Wiecek
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NY: Harper & Row, 1984. Signed by one of the authors on fep: To Jack, Best Wishes, William M. Wiecek. Price clipped dj in new mylar, overall minimal edge wear, bottom spine edge w/two small chips. Pages clean, unmarked, binding tight and square, page edges w/just a hint of dust soiling. Navy blue boards, silver lettering on spine, blind stamped publisher logo on cover. The authors cover the development of the atom bomb, what Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin and their advisers thought about its use, Truman's attitude of it being "just another piece of artillery"; the formation of the Atomic Energy Commission and the escalation of the arms race. Other chapters cover "atoms for peace", the policies of Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, and Carter, the arms limitations agreements and the history of arms negotiations. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All…
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Rotunda 2009 (Yearbook of the National War College Class of 2009)
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Fort McNair, Washington, DC: National War College, 2009. Yearbook of the National War College Class of 2009. Very Good. Spine is square and tight. Interior is pristine. Mild foxing to top closed edge. Not from a library. 4to. 200 pages.
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DANSKE UNIFORMER FRA HAER OG FLAADE TEGNEDE AF RS. CHRISTIANSEN UDGIVET MED TILLADELSE AF KRIGSMINISTEREIT OG MARINEMINISTERIET
by Anonymous
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Kobenhavn: Christian F. Romer's Forlag Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 16 continuous-fold pages of col. illustrations of Danish uniforms and badges, ca. 1900. The covers have separated, but both they and the contents are in excellent condition. Bookplate of a former owner on the (blank) front endpaper, otherwise an excellent copy of a very scarce publication. Captions in Danish..
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BATTLE FOR THE BUNDU
by Miller, Charles
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New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc., 1974. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book is in VG condition with owner's bookplates to inner front board and FFE, light rubbing to edges, light bumping to spine ends else a bright and solid copy. Dust jacket is in VG conditon with light rubbing to edges else bright, intact and whole.
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Seeing the Elephant": Raw Recruits at the Battle of Shiloh (Contributions in Military Studies)
by Frank, Joseph Allan; Reaves, George A
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Greenwood Pub Group, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Frank, Joseph Allan; Reaves, George A. : "Seeing the Elephant": Raw Recruits at the Battle of Shiloh (Contributions in Military Studies). New York : Greenwood Press, 1989. First edition. Size is royal octavo (8vo), 9.25"/24cm h. Bound in publisher's navy blue cloth, white lettering to spine. Matte gray dj. Plain white endpapers. Bibliography, index. X pp prelim material, 215 numbered pp, 12 pp unnumbered illustrations to center, three pp unnumbered following (one blank, one author info, one blank). Condition notes: a clean copy, marred by six pages having red underlining (about two lines each). Slight rippling to dj, which also has a price sticker to front and is covered in mylar. We personally inspect every book we offer.
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The Iron Brigade
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Macmillan, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Nolan, Alan T. : The Iron Brigade: A Military History. New York : Macmillan, 1961. First edition. Size is demy octavo (8vo), 8.5"/22cm h. Bound in publisher's navy blue cloth, gilt lettering imprinted on spine, gilt insignia of the Iron Brigade and its constituent regiments on front board. Semi-glossy dj, white background with black/gold/blue photo of the brigade's brimmed "slouch" hat. Front endpaper features map of where members of the brigade came from (Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin); rear endpaper shows map of where the brigade fought. Xviii pp prelim material, 412 numbered pp, 16 glossy b&w unnumbered pp throughout text, plus two blank unnumbered at end. Maps (by Wilson K. Hoyt III), photos, appendices (counties from which brigade members originated, commanders and officers, biographical note, uniform of the brigade, source materials for battle of Brawner Farm); notes, bibliography, index. Condition notes: quite a nice unmarked first edition; corners…
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The Defence of Ladysmith and Mafeking: Accounts of Two Sieges, 1899 to 1900, Being the South African War Experiences of William Thwaites, Steuart Binny, Alfred Down, and Samuel Cawood
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Brenthurst Press, 1983 Hardcover Limited Edition of 850 copies in red cloth boards, EX-LIBRARY with very minimal lib markings (no pockets, barcodes or call letters - only a few small neatly blacked-out 'discard' stamps), no text markings, no dj, minor shelf wear & soil to boards, touch of foxing to page block, else clean tight very nice copy; ob 4to; 275pp indexed & illus, some color. Extra shipping charge REQUIRED for shipment of this heavy oversize book (additional charge WILL BE SUBSTANTIAL for overseas shipment). First Edition / Limited. Hard Cover. Very Good.
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ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE STURMGESCHUTZ-ABTEILUNG 202
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PeKo Publishing Kft., 2016. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 396pp, including 116p of b/w & col. maps, documents and photographs. An n excellent copy. (Due to the size/weight of this book, an extra shipping charge may apply.).
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