Naval & Military History
Legendary battles and heroes of years gone by. Classic tales of conflict and bravery from around the world and the seven seas.
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1943 Biggles Flies EastToronto : 1943The very scarce, first Canadian edition of this thrilling adventure by W. E. Johns, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper.
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1943 Spitfire ParadeToronto : 1943The first Canadian edition of this thrilling adventure by W. E. Johns, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper.
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1931 German War-BirdsLondon: 1931An uncommon, first edition of this illustrated work on German war planes, written by Claude Sykes under his pseudonym "Vigilant".
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1932 Fighting Planes and AcesLondon: 1932An uncommon first edition of this illustrated work surrounding war planes, written by Flying Officer W. E. Johns, in the very scarce, unclipped dust wrapper.
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1920 The Auction of SoulsLondon: 1920An early impression of this powerful memoir of the author's experiences during the Armenian genocide; now a scarce work in the vanishingly scarce dust wrapper.
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c1915 A Collection of Fold-Out Illustrations of German EngineeringNot Stated: c1910A collection of seven intricately illustrated fold-outs of different mechanisms, each accompanied by a description, in German.
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1940 For Freedom! A Panoramic Picture Story Book of Our Navy, Army & Air ForceLondon: 1940A charmingly illustrated and scarce World War II era pop-up book celebrating the work of the Army, Navy, and Air Force.
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1932 The Pictorial Flying CourseLondon: [1932]The first edition of this scarce illustrated guide to flying, with the vanishingly scarce original dust wrapper.
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1934 Flying MemoriesLondon: 1934The first edition of this fascinating aviation series of illustrations, with explanations of their contexts to each.
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1934 Planes of the Great War 1914-1918London: 1934A very smart work containing Howard Leigh's illustrations of some of the planes of the First World War.
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2009 The Pop-Up Book of ShipsNew York: 2009The first edition of this informative pop-up book about the history of ships by Dr Eric Kentley, with colour illustrations throughout by Garry Walton.
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1899 L' Armement et La Technique Des Feux Des Infanteries ModernesParis: 1899The first edition of this very scarce French work on military weaponry and fire techniques by Commander V. Legros.
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1922 Aide-Memoire D'ArtillerieParis : 1922A very scarce French manual to artillery, with information concerning maneuvering, formations and safety zones.
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1917 Artillerie Allemande: Les ProjectilesParis: 1917A very scarce and fascinating work, looking into German weapons used in the First World War, for the benefit of the French Army.
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1936-40 A Collection of Articles from 'The Aeroplane' and 'Flight' MagazineLondon: 1936-40A collection of informative and heavily illustrated articles from 'The Aeroplane' and 'Flight' aviation magazines.
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1873 Histoire et MemoiresParis : 1873The complete first edition set of this posthumous historical work by Philippe Paul, comte de Segur, smartly bound in half calf.
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1959 A Portrait of Lord NelsonLondon: 1959A new edition of this inspiring historical work focusing on the life and naval accomplishments of Lord Nelson.
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1884 Mediaeval Military ArchitectureLondon: 1884The two volume first edition of George T. Clarke's guide to mediaeval military architecture, in half calf signed bindings by Morrell.
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1915 The Royal MarinesLondon: 1915A first edition of this scarce work on the British Royal Marines from British peer and conservative politician, Lord Latymer.
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1965 A Bibliography of Regimental Histories of the British ArmyLondon: 1965A smart first edition of this historical record of the regiments in the British Army.
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1996 A Companion to "Indian Mutiny" of 1857Delhi: 1996A smart copy of this uncommon companion text to the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
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1947 Lord Cochrane: Seaman, Radical, LiberatorLondon: 1947A very smart first edition biography exploring the life and accomplishments of naval officer Lord Cochrane.
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1918 Vocabulary of German Military TermsNot Stated: 1918A very scarce dictionary of German military terms and abbreviations, as issued by the General Staff's Intelligence department.
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c1941-1965 2vol Together Against Hitler & Tomorrow: A Plan for the British FutureLondon; Croydon: c1941-1965Two smart, very scarce pamphlets on British politics.
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1949 2vol The Grenadier Guards in the War of 1939-1945Aldershot: 1949A smart two volume set of the first edition of this military history from the Second World War.
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1934 Sailing Models Ancient & ModernLondon: 1934A delightful guide to sailing models by Edward Keble Chatterton, wonderfully embellished with 151 illustrations.
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1963 The PraetoriansLondon: 1963One of Jean Lartéguy's most successful works; a first UK edition of this novel on the Algerian War.
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1916 Kitchener's MobLondon: 1916The first edition of this uncommon autobiographical work depicting an American's time within a British battalion in World War I.
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1967 Jane's Fighting Ships, 1966-1967London: 1967The 1966-1967 annual of 'Jane's Fighting Ships', an encyclopaedic reference work to the world's navies.
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1932 Our Times: The United States 1900-1925. Volume IV: The War Begins 1909-1914New York: 1932A signed presentation copy of the fourth volume of Mark Sullivan's analysis of American History. -
1881 The First and Second Battles of Newbury and the Siege of Donnington Castle During the Civil WarLondon: 1881An uncommon first edition of this military history of the Battles of Newbury.
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1896 Fire and Sword in the SudanLondon: 1896The third edition of Rudolf Carl von Slatin's detailed account of his time spent in Sudan, tracing the history of the country.
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1859 Letters of Colonel Sir Augustus Simon FrazerLondon: 1859The first edition of this very scarce volume containing the letters of soldier Augustus Simon Frazer.
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1975 India's Paratroopers (A History of the Parachute Regiment of India)London: 1975A smart first edition of this scarce illustrated work on the Parachute Regiment of India, with maps.
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1975 The Second Afghan War 1878-80Rawalpindi: 1975A scarce first-hand account of the Second Afghan War, an illustrated work by Charles MacGregor and Francis Gordon Cardew.
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1886 A Soldier's Experience, or a Voice From the RanksNottingham: 1886Timothy Gower's account of his personal experiences as a soldier, illustrated throughout.