Military
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1859 Siege of SebastopolLondon: 1859A first edition map box containing numerous fascinating maps and plans from the Siege of Sevastopol.
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1847 Addenda to the Queen's Regulations and OrdersLondon: [1847]Very scarce copy of this little book containing the Queen's regulations and orders for the army from 1844 to 1847.
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1872 Traité de Chirurgie d'ArméeParis: 1872A Treaty on Army Surgery by influential military surgeon Legouest, in French, with many illustrations.
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1898 The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the WorldLondon: 1898Later edition of Edward Creasy's celebrated study of the most impactful military engagements in the history of the world.
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1874 The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the WorldLondon: 1874Later edition of Edward Creasy's celebrated study of the most impactful military engagements in the history of the world.
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1890 Camp and StudioLondon: 1890An educational and insightful first edition of this work focusing on the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878.
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1953 Removing the Causes of WarLondon : 1953A fascinating lecture on the causes of war and how to remove them, by pacifist Kathleen Lonsdale.
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1915-1916 2vol The New Army in Training & The Fringes of The FleetLondon: 1915-1916A pair of pamphlets issued during the First World War written by Rudyard Kipling.
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1900 The River WarLondon: 1900Winston Churchill's classic history of the Conquest of Sudan, with his personal accounts as a soldier.
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1935-1938 List of Men-of-War 1650-1700 Four VolumesLondon: 1935-1938An uncommon interesting historical record of men of war between 1650 and 1700.
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1948-54 The Second World WarLondon: 1948-54A first edition set of William Churchill's groundbreaking memoirs regarding the Second World War.
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1955 Their Name Liveth Volume II, Part I Some Pictures of Commonwealth War Cemeteries 1914-1918, 1939-1945London : 1955A smart copy of this fascinating record of Commonwealth War Cemeteries, with photographs.
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2000 For England and St GeorgeLondon: 2000A comprehensive history of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers by Simon Dunstan, bright copy of this first edition.
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1900 Lessons of the WarWestminster: 1900The first edition of these historical notes on the Boer War by Spenser Wilkinson, who was an influential figure in military matters.
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1988 Heroic EndeavourSuffolk: 1988The uncommon first edition of this war record medals awarded and why during the First and Second World Wars.
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1981 Sawas 1939-1947 Book of ThanksInversanda, Ardgour: 1981The first limited edition of this historical record of World War Two with a signed letter from the editor. -
1922 Record of Service in the Great War 1914-18London: 1922The first edition of this record of service during the First World War dedicated in memory.
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1958 Fireside FusilierDublin: 1958A fascinating war memoir by the eighth Earl of Wicklow, the uncommon first edition enclosed in its unclipped dust wrapper.
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1866 Les Ecrivains Militaires de la FranceLondon: 1866Scarce first edition of this study of French military literature by Theodore Karcher.
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1918 The War Cabinet Report for the Year 1917 Presented to Parliament by Command of His MajestyLondon: 1918A detailed and official report of the significant events throughout the year 1917.
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1941-1946 War Speeches of the Right Hon. Winston S. ChurchillLondon: 1941-1946Six first edition volumes of the Second World War era speeches of Winston Churchill, compiled by newspaper editor Charles Eade, and published over the course of the latter part of the war.
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1917 Rimes of the Diables Bleus1917: 1917A vanishingly scarce first edition collection of poetry from the Chasseurs Alpins, French mountain infantry, during the First World War.
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1852 Reminiscences of the Burmese War in 1824-5-6London & Taunton: 1852The very scarce first edition of this illustrated biographical account of the Burmese War.
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1900 London to LadysmithLondon : 1900A handsome first edition copy of Sir Winston Churchill's firsthand account of the Second Boer War, bound in beautiful half morocco by Maltbys.
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1972 Young Winston's WarsLondon: 1972A first edition of this collection of original dispatches from Winston Churchill.
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1919 Lice and their Menace to ManLondon: 1919The uncommon first edition of medical study of lice after their impact on the trenches of World War One.
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1937 Sexual Life During the World WarLondon: 1937The scarce first edition of this history of sexual life during the First World War.
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1933-1934 3 Vols The Great WarLondon : 1933-1934A very smart complete three volume set of Churchill's richly illustrated The Great War.
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1841 3vols in 2 Life and Campaigns of the Duke of WellingtonLondon: 1841Three volumes of the Life of the Duke of Wellington, bound into two volumes, illustrated with engraved portraits.
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1911 Fact and Fiction in the Story of BannockburnStirling: 1911The second edition of Shearer's examination of the 1314 victory of Robert the Bruce over the army of Edward II of England, in the First War of Scottish Independence.
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1896 Navy & Army IllustratedLondon: 1896An smart collection of 'The Navy & Army Illustrated' magazine, containing the issues from June to December 1896, with numerous photographs throughout.
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1877 Field FortificationNot Stated: 1877A collection of fifteen signed plates by English army Captain C. G. R. Thackwell, depicting defensive field fortifications.
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1978 The History of the Royal Artillery 1919-1939Not Stated: 1978An uncommon history of the Royal Artillery, published by the Royal Artillery Institution, with folding maps.
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1902 With Napoleon At St HelenaLondon and New York: 1902The first edition in English of this collection of memoirs about Napoleon's time in St Helena with illustrations.
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1915 The Story of Napoleon's Death-MaskLondon and New York: 1915The scarce limited edition of this historical study into Napoleon's death mask with illustrations.
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1922 Napoleon from the Tuileries to St HelenaNew York and London : 1922The first edition of this collection of translated personal recollections about Napoleon, with illustrations and maps.