Military - Victorian Era from Capricorn Books

London/ Stoney Creek: Arms & Armour / Fortress, 1973. 129, iii pp, 8 3/4" H. Facsimile reprint of the Royal Artillery Institution, Woolwich, 1870 edition. B&w photographs, drawings, diagrams. "Here is the full story of the adoption in 1867 by the British Army of the famous Snider breech-loading rifle, and the subsequent search for a weapon of greater efficiency.… Read more about this item

Edinburgh / London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1874. Two volume set - [xii], 428 pp + [vii], 367 pp, 9" H, faded red cloth boards with gilt lettering/decoration on spines, gilt lettering and gilt/black decoration on front boards, blindstamped decoration on rear boards. All maps/illustrations are present, although the list states that two maps are in a pocket at… Read more about this item

New York: William Morrow, 1957. 242 pp, 9 1/2" H. B&w photographs, technical drawings, reproductions. "In writing this book, Mr. Parsons had access to company documents never before disclosed. Smith & Wesson kept a careful record of their development as arms manufacturers in Springfield, beginning in 1856, and the era Parsons has chosen to explore is perhaps the most… Read more about this item

Don Mills: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 1980. 64 pp, 8 1/2" H. "Taciturn, eccentric, wearing the suit and hat of a European and the moccasins and talismans of an Indian, Jerry Potts was an unlikely member of the North West Mounted Police. Nevertheless, he was to serve the Mounties loyally as a scout, guide and interpreter for more than twenty years.… Read more about this item

London: Brockhampton Press, 1999. 224 pp, 9 1/2" H. B&w plates, map. "In this hugely entertaining and informative study, John Wilcox selects just six military classes which he proposes as elite performers, superstars amongst generations of warriors of all races, creeds and colours. He selects: The Longbowmen of England; The Vikings of the North; The Riflemen of Saratoga; The… Read more about this item

London: Society for Army Historical Research, 1966. 62 pp, 9 3/4" H. One colour plate, 4 pages sepiatone illustrations, 1 b&w map. Contents include: Captain Henry Hanmer, Royal Horse Guards (The Blues), c.1826; The Career of Robert Craufurd in the 75th Foot; Some Medals of the First (King's) Dragoon Guards; Henry Boswell Bennett: A Victim of the Last… Read more about this item

Edinburgh / London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1881. [xviii], 457 pp, [xi], 489 pp, 8vo (8 7/8" H) - 2 volume set, rebound in red buckram with gilt lettering on spines, new endpapers. Tissue-covered frontispiece portrait, 16 maps/battle plans including: 8 fold-outs (General Map of India at rear of volume I), 6 full page and 2 small maps in text… Read more about this item

New Haven: Yale University Press, 2014. 345 pp, 9 1/2" H. B&w maps, photographs, reproductions. "The Anglo-Zulu War, the most famous of Britain's late nineteenth-century campaigns of colonial conquest, was not fought in isolation. Along with the two Anglo-Pedi Wars, the Ninth Cape Frontier War and the Northern Border War, it was one in a brutal series of… Read more about this item

Melville, RSA: Scripta Africana, 1988. 228 pp, 4to (11 1/4" H), burgundy faux leather covers with gold lettering on spine and front board, top edge gilt, integral ribbon bookmark - in maroon pebbled slipcase. No. 286 of limited edition of 1,000 copies with limitation certificate signed by the Director after title page. Pictorial endpapers, b&w photographs. "Camillo Ricchiardi's love… Read more about this item

London, (1899): Edward Stanford Folding linen map (42 sections), approximately 28" W x 39" H - folds down to approximately 4 1/4" W x 7" H when enclosed in blue cloth-covered card covers bearing title "Jeppe's Map of the Transvaal / Sheet No. 3. Map shows Lydenburg to the southwest and British Protectorate at northwest (bordered by the Limpopo… Read more about this item

London: Frontline, 2012. 310 pp, 9 1/2" H. B&w maps, photographs, reproductions. "(T)ells the harrowing story of the Eighth Frontier War against the Xhosa people of the Eastern Cape, often from the viewpoint of those actually doing the fighting. This desperate struggle for land invoked an increasingly brutal style of warfare. The Xhosa had previously fought with some chivalry,… Read more about this item

Madrid: Offset ALG, 1987. Card folder (9 1/4" H x 12 5/8" W) with decorated front panel, containing 8 colour plates (11 3/8 " H x 8 3/4" W) each showing multiple figures and 8 text sheets (11 5/8" H x 8 1/4" W) - **English text only**. The text sheets, one for each plate, give a short description… Read more about this item

Fredericton, New Brunswick: Royal Canadian Regiment, 1981. 467 pp, 9 1/2" H. Dark blue buckram with gilt lettering/banding on spine, gilt lettering/decoration on front board. Map endpapers, b&w photographs/reproductions, maps (fold-out), color plates. Contents: The Infantry School Corps; The North West Rebellion, 1885; The Corps Becomes a Regiment; Colonel Otter's Command; The Yukon Field Force; The… Read more about this item

London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1987. 289 pp, 9 1/2" H. B&w photographs, reproductions. "(P)uts the myths and preconceptions about The Charge of the Light Brigade, Florence Nightingale, the war guilt of Stratford de Redcliffe, the rivalry between Lord Cardigan and Lord Lucan and the patriotic fervour of the English into perspective. Military and naval events are woven… Read more about this item

Newton Abbot: David & Charles Reprints, 1971. 500 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H). B&w maps, tables, plates. "(G)ives details of army battle honours from Tangiers, 1662, to the years of the Boer War. It recalls the glories of regiments which are now long gone, of famous battles like Blenheim, Mysore, Corunna, Sevastopol and Khartoum. Each section… Read more about this item

St. Catharines, Ontario: Vanwell, 1996. 206 pp, large 8vo (10" H). B&w photographs, maps. "The Boer War, 1899-1902, saw the first Canadian troops sent overseas to fight. Many units of the present Canadian army first distinguished themselves in South Africa, and still proudly bear the Battle Honours earned there. This is the story of the Canadian… Read more about this item

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1933. 322 pp, 8 3/4" H. Dark brown cloth with gilt lettering/banding on spine, gilt insignia on front board. Colour frontispiece and 16 b&w plates (collated). Countess Airlie uses the letters of her great-uncle, Colonel Strange Jocelyn, to tell a highly personal history of the Crimean War. Some old glue residue and… Read more about this item

Montreal: Ovale, 1992. 511 pp, 4to (11 1/4" H). Profusely illustrated with colour and b&w photographs, reproductions, maps. "This book is the first to trace the development and actions of the Canadian Army in a completely illustrated colour format. In vivid narratives, in carefully selected photographs, in some of the best paintings and drawings from the finest… Read more about this item

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1970. 257 pp, 9 1/4" H. Map endpapers, b&w and colour illustrations - photographs, reproductions, maps/battle plans. "(T)he Charge (of the Light Brigade) was only a vivid firework display on the fringe of the main action. It was the Highland Brigade and in particular the 93rd Highlanders, the 'Thin Red Line' of the title,… Read more about this item

Toronto: Trafalgar Press, 1986. 215 pp, 8vo (8 5/8" H). B&w reproductions, photographs, maps. "(S)kilfully traces the causes of the Crimean War and sketches a vivid picture of an age which made possible 'the world's most curious and unnecesary struggle'. Troubetzkoy ingeniously weaves together the varied developments in diplomacy, trade, nationalistic expression and personality conflict in the decade… Read more about this item