The War in the Far East 1941-1945; A Military History.
Illus. 530pp. 8vo, cloth. New York, (1969). A very good copy. More
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Medal of Honor; Portraits of Valor Beyond the Call of Duty
New York: Artisan, 2003. Many photo Illus. Square 4to, blue cloth, d.w. with a small tear, cloth covers lightly soiled near some edges. (New York): Artisan, (2003). More
The Great Indian Mutiny: A Dramatic Account of the Sepoy Rebellion
New York: Dutton, 1964. Illustrated in black and white. 383 pages (some light foxing to edges), 8vo, black cloth, dust wrapper (price clipped and some chipping and wear). New York: Dutton, (1964). A very good(+) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
War in Peacetime: The History and Lessons of Korea
Norwalk: Easton, 1992. 14 maps, illustrated. xii + 415 pages, 8vo, gilt-decorated black leather, a.e.g. Norwalk: The Easton Press, (1992). A fine copy. More
Memoirs and Correspondence of Field Marshall Viscount Combermere G.C.B., etc From His Family Papers.
London: Hurst and Blackett, 1866. 2 volumes. Frontispiece portraits (foxed). Thick 8vo, lavender cloth with ornately gilt covers (spines sunned to brown, worn and ends repaired). London: Hurst and Blackett, 1866. Very good (+). More
Histoire Militaire de la Suisse.
Berne. Publie sur l'ordre du chef de l'Etat-major general, le colonel-commandant de corps Sprecher von Bernegg, sous la direction du colonel M. Feldmann et du capitaine H. G. Wirz. Maps, some color or folding, text illus. 2 vols. Thick large 8vo, decoprative white cloth (spotted). Berne, 1915-1935. Very good. Military history of Switzerland from the 14th to the 16th centuries. More
Age of Great Guns; Cannon Kings and Cannoneers Who forged the Firepower of Artillery
Harrisburg: Stackpole, 1965. Illus. 8vo, red cloth, d.w. slightly chipped and lightly soiled. Harrisburg: Stackpole, (1965). More
Uniform and Dress of the Army of the Confederate States
Norwalk: Easton. 9 color plates of soldiers in uniforms. 6 b/w plates of badges, chevrons, and buttons. 5pp. of text. Folio, full brown leather with paper label on front cover, light browning to front and back inner hinges. Norwalk: Easton Press, n.d., circa 1995. Very good A facsimile of the Richmond, 1861 edition in the Library of Congress. More
The Details of the Rocket System: shewing the Various Applications of this Weapon, Both for Sea and Land Service, and its Different Uses in the Field and in Sieges.
illus. 85pp. 4to, boards, d.w. (Ottawa: Museum Restoration Service, 1970). vg One of 850 copies. Facsimile of the London, 1814 edition. More
Wavell; Scholar and Soldier.
illus. 574pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. London: Collins, 1964. vg Biography of Archibald Wavell. More
Greece and Rome at War.
Englewood Cliffs: Prenctice-Hall, 1981. Profusely illustrated in color, 320pp., 4to, black cloth, d.w., bottom of spine and edges of bottom corners rubbed, otherwise very good. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall Inc., (1981). More
War in the Middle Ages.
New York: Basil Blackwell, 1984. Illustrated. xvi + 387pp., 8vo, . tall 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: Basil Blackwell, (1984). A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
The Life of Florence Nightingale
London: Macmillan, 1913. 2 volumes. Each volume has a frontispiece portrait and three illustrations. xxxi + 507 pages and xiv + 509 pages (some foxing on preliminary and ending pages, text block clean), large 8vos, blue cloth, spines a bit faded. London: Macmillan, 1913. First edition. A very good copy. Volume I, 1820-1861. Volume II, 1862-1910. Multiple previous owner's, bookplate, label, and inscription on front endpapers. More
The Conquest of New Mexico and California; An Historical & Personal Narrative
Oakland: Biobooks, 1952. Color plates, folding map. 4to, maroon cloth, bottom of spine and edge of corners rubbed, back corner bumped, small area of light soiling to top of back cover. Oakland: Biobooks, 1952. One of 600 copies. Author was a Lt. Colonel in the Mormon Battalion. He writes of his service during the Mexican War. More
Report from the Secretary of War, communicating, In compliance with a resolution of the Senate, of the 21st February, 1849,
Washington: 1849. a copy of the official journal of Lieutenant Colonel Philip St. George Cooke, form Santa Fe to San Diego, &c. March 19, 1849. 85pp. 8vo, 1/2 modern brown morocco, some pages lightly browned or with a very small amount of foxing, corners of back cover slightly bowed. Washington, 1849. "First publication of the complete journal of this famous march of the Mormon Battalion; only extracts from it had been included in the 1847 edition of Emory's Reconnaissance." Howes..... More
Napoleon and the Hundred Days
Cambridge: Da Capo, 2005. Illustrated. 308pp., 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. Cambridge: Da Capo Press, (2005). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
The History of the Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) Formerly the 95th.
London: Chatto & Windus, 1877. 15 color plates of uniformed soldiers, 15 maps and plans. 537 pages. Tall thick 8vo, rebound in black textured cloth, many small library stamps throughout, scattered soiling, frontispiece neatly reattached. London: Chatto & Windus, 1877. First Edition. A well read book. More
Billy Ruffian: The Bellerophon and the Downfall of Napoleon
New York: Bloomsbury, 2003. Illustrated. xii + 355pp., 8vo, green cloth, d.w. New York: Bloomsbury, (2003). First U.S. edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
The War of the Springing Tigers
London: Osprey, 1975. 200 pages, tall slim 8vo, off-white cloth, dust wrapper (price clipped). London: Osprey, 1975. A very good(+) copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Historical Dictionary of the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939
Westport: Greenwood Press, 1982. Maps. xxviii, 571pp. 4to, green cloth. Westport: Greenwood Press, (1982). First Edition. Near Fine. More
English Invasion of the River Plate
Buenos Aires: Guillermo Kraft, 1937. Numerous illustrations in color and in black & white, some folding. Slim 8vo, 167 pages, blue cloth (lightly rubbed). Buenos Aires: Guillermo Kraft, 1937. First Edition. Very good (+). Detailed account of the little known unsuccessful British attempts in the very early 1800s to seize the former Spanish colony. More
A Voice from Waterloo
East Ardsley: EP, 1974. New Introduction by General Sir James Marshall-Cornwall. xix + 276pp., 8vo, red cloth, d.w; lacks pull-out map. East Ardsley: EP Publishing Limited, 1974. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. Reprinted from the Third Edition. More
A Voice from Waterloo
London: Green, 1862. Frontispiece portrait plus 11 plates, including 1 folding plate + a large fold out map of Waterloo at rear. xvii + 280pp., 12mo, blind-stamped rose cloth, with gilt lettering on spine and decoration on front and rear covers, spine faded with neat repairs at ends. London: Freen, 1862. A very good copy. More
Shooter; The Autobiography of the Top-Ranked Marine Sniper
New York: St. Martin's Press, 2005. Illus. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. New York: St. Martin's Press, (2005). Fine. More
Combat Fleets of the World, 1988/89; Their Ships, Aircraft, and Armament
Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1988. Many photo Illus. Thick, small folio, green cloth, d.w. sunned on spine portion. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, (1988). Very good. More