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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1945 Nautical TablesLondon : 1945A detailed and comprehensive collection of nautical tables sanctioned for use in the Royal Navy.
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1897 Waterloo A Narrative and a CriticismLondon: 1895An uncommon first edition of this work on the battle of Waterloo by E. L. S. Horsburgh.
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1895 The Diary of a Cavalry OfficerNew York: 1895An illustrated second edition of this autobiographical work by Lieut.-Col. Tomkinson.
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1900 Words on Wellington by Sir William FraserLondon: 1900An illustrated copy of this biographical work on the Duke of Wellington by Sir William Fraser.
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1936 Napoleon and WaterlooLondon: 1936A scarce illustrated work in on Napoleon and Waterloo in a very scarce dust wrapper, written by Major. A. F. Becke.
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1903 Naples in 1799London: 1903A very scarce illustrated first edition of this work on the revolution in Naples in 1799 by Constance H. D. Giglioli.
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1955 The Mint: A Day-Book of the R.A.F. Depot Between August and December 1922London: 1955A smart first edition of T. E. Lawrence's insightful memoirs of his time as an enlisted man in the Royal Air Force.
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1833 2vols Naval Adventures During Thirty-Five Years' ServiceLondon: 1833In this very scarce two volume set, Lieutenant W. Bowers' offers an exciting account of his naval adventures.
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1982 Goodbye Mickey MouseLondon: 1982A first edition of this work of wartime fiction by Len Deighton.
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1971 Declarations of WarLondon: 1971A first edition of this collection of short stories on war by Len Deighton.
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1946 The Herald of GodLondon: 1946A scarce first edition of this novel depicting remarkable events from the Second World War.
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1957 The Legion of the DamnedLondon: 1957A moving translation of Sven Hassel's novel following a soldier who is forced to fight for Germany during the Second World War.
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2014-2017 Damage; 1934 A Novel of Peace or WarLondon: 2014-2017A well presented pair of novels on the subject of the First and Second World Wars, by British author D. G. Holliday. -
1978 AirshipwreckLondon: 1978A very smart first edition of this tribute to airship travel in the twenties and thirties, with the original price-clipped dust wrapper.
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1978 AirshipwreckLondon: 1978A very smart first edition of this tribute to airship travel in the twenties and thirties.
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1912 King's Cutters and Smugglers 1700-1855London: 1912A bright first edition copy of this fascinating history of smuggling between 1700 and 1855, with illustrations throughout.
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1927 Journal of the Waterloo Campaign Kept Throughout the Campaign of 1815London: 1927A smart edition of this detailed firsthand account of the Waterloo Campaign of 1815.
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1900-1902 4vols With the Flag to Pretoria and After PretoriaLondon: 1900-1902The first edition of this richly illustrated four volume work on the history of The Boer War, with folding maps.
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1929 Three Personal Records of the WarLondon: 1929A first edition of this selection of stories of experiences during the First World War, with maps.
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1929 Three Personal Records of the WarLondon: 1929A smart first edition copy of this collection of three accounts of the First World War, with maps.
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1930 Songs and Slang of the British Soldier: 1914-1918London: 1930The second edition of this charming work by John Brophy and Eric Partridge, cataloguing favourite songs and slangs of soldiers during the First World War. Including two handwritten letters by Eric Partridge loosely inserted. -
1946 A School of Purposes : Fougasse Posters 1939-1945London: 1946An informative collection of Fougasse posters from 1939-1945, introduced by A. P. Herbert.
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1948 A Dictionary of Forces Slang 1939-1945London: 1948An amusing collaboration of ex-military veterans, presenting their experience of slang in the British army, navy and air force between 1939 and 1945.
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1852 Battles of the British NavyLondon: 1852A new revised edition of a two volume set detailing British Naval battles from 1190 until 1840.
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1870 The Conscript: A Tale of the French War of 1813London: 1870An illustrated translation of Erckmann-Chatrian's tale of the French war of 1813.
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1924 On the Road with Wellington: The Diary of a War Commissary in the Peninsula CampaignsLondon: 1924A first edition of this translated account of a war commissary in the Peninsula Campaigns, with illustrations.
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1852 Poetical Illustrations of the Achievements of the Duke of Wellington and his Companions in ArmsEdinburgh: 1852A collection of poetry surrounding the achievements of the Duke of Wellington and his companions.
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1908 The Campaign of 1815 Chiefly in FlandersEdinburgh: 1908A detailed work surrounding the campaign at Waterloo in 1815 and the defeat of Napoleon.
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1912 The Personality of NapoleonLondon: 1912A documentation of the Lowell Lectures on The Personality of Napoleon, delivered by J. Holland Rose at Boston in 1912.
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c1880 The Life of the Duke of WellingtonLondon: c1880A comprehensive biography on the life of The Duke of Wellington, written by Colonel John Montmorency Tucker.
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1907 Wellington's Campaigns Peninsula - Waterloo 1808-15 Also Moore's CampaignLondon: 1907The first edition in one volume of this very detailed study on Wellington's military campaigns during the Napoleonic Wars, illustrated with many folding maps and plans.
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1884 Passages in the Early Military Life of General Sir George T. NapierLondon: 1884A first edition of this collection of writings from Sir George Thomas Napier, a presentation copy from the publisher.
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c1873 2vol British Battles on Land and SeaLondon: c1873Two of three volumes on the history of British battles and warfare, with illustrations.
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1838-1840 4vol Tales of the WarLonson: 1838-1840A scarce set of this military periodical detailing the Napoleonic Wars, in four volumes.
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1900 The Great Boer WarLondon: 1900The first edition, fourth impression of Conan Doyle's successful study of the Boer War, with folding maps.
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1872 The Old Colonel and the Old Corps with a View of Military EstatesLondon: 1872A scarce second edition of this important military treatise from Lieutenant-Colonel C. E. S. Gleig.