Military
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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.
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1913 The Real Martyr of St. HelenaLondon: 1913The scarce first edition of this history of Napoleon's time in St. Helena with a monochrome plate frontispiece.
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1943 Napoleon at the BriarsLondon: 1943The first limited edition of this short fictionalised history of Napoleon's time at the Briars, St Helena.
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1991 The Emperor's Last Island A Journey to St HelenaLondon: 1991The first edition of this historical study of Napoleon's exile on St Helena, including a letter from the publisher.
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1951 The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers in the Second World WarAldershot: 1951A smart first edition copy of an account of The Royal Inniskillings Fusiliers in the Second World War, with illustrations.
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1966 The History of the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 1939-1945Aldershot: 1966A comprehensive history of the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry during the Second World War, with maps.
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1955 The History of the 4th Battalion King's Shropshire Light Infantry (T.A.) 1745-1945Shrewsbury: 1955A detailed history of the 4th Battalion of the King's Shropshire Light Infantry, with folding maps.
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1897 Medals and Decorations of the British Army and NavyWestminster: 1897A colourfully illustrated guide and history of the medals in the British Army and Navy, complete with fifty-five plates.
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1946 History of the 7th (City of London) Battalion The London RegimentLondon : 1946A lovely first edition copy of this work that celebrates the history of The London Regiment, with illustrations.
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1908 A Military History of Perthshire 1899-1902Perth: 1908A comprehensive volume that celebrates the military history of the men of Perthshire, with illustrations and maps.
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1932 A History of the South Staffordshire Regiment (1705-1923)Wolverhampton: 1932The first edition of this extensive history of the South Staffordshire Regiment illustrated with colour plates and maps.
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1952 The London Scottish In the Second World War 1939 to 1945London: 1952The first edition of this history of the London Scottish Regiment during the Second World War in the original dust wrapper.
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1946 The Story of the Twenty-Third Hussars 1940-1946Not Stated: 1946An illustrated history of the 23rd Hussars, a regiment raised during the Second World War, illustrated with many folding maps.
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1975 The Annals of 100 SquadronLondon: 1975The first thus of this limited edition facsimile reprint of annals from 1917 to 1918 with monochrome plates.
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1905 Short Histories of the Territorial Regiments of the British Army, Including the Names of theLondon: 1905An important historical reference work on the British Army, providing a history of the many territorial regiments of the county.
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1911 The Campaigns and History of the Royal Irish Regiment from 1684 to 1902London: 1911A fascinating and thorough history of the campaigns and engagements of The Royal Irish Regiment from 1684 to 1902, illustrated throughout.
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1915 Letters of Captain Engelbert Lutyens Orderly Officer at Longwood, Saint Helena: Feb 1820 to Nov. 1823London : 1915A first edition volume of letters that reveal fascinating insight into the daily life of Napoleon, with illustrations.
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1894 Czar and SultanBristol and London: 1894The scarce first edition of Archibald Forbes' fictionalisation of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 with illustrations.
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1871-98 The Army ListLondon: 1871-98A uniformly bound set of three scarce editions of 'The Army List', tracing the British Army across a total of 27 years.
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1854 The Army List For November 1854London: 1854The scarce 'Army List' for November 1854, a detailed snapshot into the British Army in the mid-nineteenth century.
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1909 The Exile of St HelenaLondon: 1909First edition of this account of exiled Napoleon in a sumptuous Riviere signed binding.
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1897 On the IrrawaddyGlasgow and Dublin : 1897The first edition, first impression of this historical novel inspired by the Burmese War in the original pictorial cloth and illustrations.
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1822 Napoleon in Exile; or, a Voice from St. HelenaLondon: 1822Second edition of Barry O'Meara's personal account of exiled Napoleon, complete in two volumes.
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1817 Letters Written on Board His Majesty's Ship the Northumberland, and at Saint HelenaLondon: 1817A bright early edition of William Warden's letters illustrating the first five months of Napoleon's exile.
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1831 Rough Sketches of the Life of an Old Soldier: During a Service in the West IndiesLondon: 1831The uncommon first edition of Lieutenant-Colonel Jonathan Leach's first hand account of the Light Division's campaigns during the Peninsular Wars, in a lovely half calf binding.