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$45.00
1y92/22

The Story of The Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment)


KINGSFORD, CHARLES LETHBRIDGE

Super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind stamped Albuhera crest to front, frontispiece, xiv + 243pp + 16pp Country Life Ads, illus, 17 plates inc folding map to rear, VG- (moderate bruising to spine extrems, fraying with 1cm closed tear to top of spine, small 5cm crack to gutter at fep, minor foxing to eps, previous owner's name in ink to pastedown, moderate cracking to gutter through last third of book, light tanning throughout)

PUBLISHER: George Newes 1916

KEYWORDS: Military history Duke Cambridge Middlesex Regiment 57th 1755 77th American War India Penninsula Crimean Great War

$90.00
1y92/26

History of the XX Regiment 1688 - 1888


SMYTH, LIEUTENANT B.

Super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt emblem to front, frontispiece, illus prelims, xv + 427pp, 11 illus plates with tissue guard, 5 folding maps, VG- (moderate bruising to spine and board extrems, substantial fading to spine, moderate ink blotches to boards, light foxing to prelims and terminals, previous owner's name and date stamped neatly on title page, date stamp to rear ep, minimal ink markings to index margins)

PUBLISHER: Simpkin, Marshall & Co. 1889

KEYWORDS: Military history XX regiment 1688 Prince of Orange James Wolfe Robert Ross Gibraltar seven years war Malta India Koolapoor Inkerman etc

$295.00
1y92/27

The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment 1914 - 1919


ATKINSON, C.T.

Super octavo, light blue buckram boards, silver lettering to spine, silver rearing horse emblem to front, frontispiece, xxvii + 629pp, illus, 62 folding maps, VG- (moderate bruising and rubbing to spine and board extrems, front hinge loose, minor staining to page edges, minor foxing sporadic throughout, minor crack to gutter at p369, slightly cocked)

PUBLISHER: Simpkin, Marshall Hamilton, Kent & Co. 1924

KEYWORDS: Military history British Great War Queen's Own West Kent Flanders Aisne India Mesopotamia Somme Ypres Cambrai

$245.00
1y92/29

History of the Bombay Pioneers


TUGWELL, LIEUT.-COLONEL W.B.P.

SIGNED BY AUTHOR, super octavo, half bound buckram and blue leather boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt emblem to front, frontispiece, xix + 439pp, illus, illus prelims, maps in text and folding maps, VG (moderate rubbing, bruising and fraying to extrems of leather spine, minor bruising to board corners, moderate crack to gutter at fep, light staining to page edges, minor tanning throughout, but maps and illus clean and crisp)

PUBLISHER: Sidney Press 1938

KEYWORDS: Military history Corps of Bombay Pioneers 1777 to 1933 Mysore Afghan Indian mutiny Punjab Tigris Suez canal Megiddo Great War British

$40.00
1y92/30

Wellington & Waterloo


GRIFFITHS, MAJOR ARTHUR & WOLSELEY, FIELD-MARSHAL VISCOUNT K.P (intro)

Quarto, blue buckram boards with gilt lettering to spine, gilt and black stamped lettering and motif to front board,aeg, frontispiece, viii + 280pp, illus, VG (moderate browning to spine, moderate bruising and rubbing to spine extrems and hinges, moderate browning and light soiling to boards, light rubbing and bruising to board edges and corners, moderate foxing to verso of fep and recto of ep.

PUBLISHER: George Newnes, Ltd. 1898

KEYWORDS: military history battle Wellington Waterloo illustrated Europe

$75.00
1y92/34

Seaforth Highlanders


SYM, COLONEL JOHN (ed)

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, orange cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine and gilt motive to front board, frontispiece, xvi+416pp, illus, VG+ (moderate soiling to spine, slight creasing to spine extrems, slight foxing to page edges, slight bruising to board corners) in d/w VG (slight chipping and creasing to flap hinges and spine extrems, small (<1cm) repaired chip to lower edge of rear cover, 1cm repaired closed tear to upper spine extrem, slight rubbing to rear cover).

PUBLISHER: Gale & Polden Ltd 1962

KEYWORDS: military history Highlanders Scotland Britain illustrated

$68.00
1y92/35

The War with Spain: A Complete History of the War of 1898 Between the United States and Spain


MORRIS, CHARLES

FIRST EDITION, octavo, grey buckram boards with blue lettering and silver stamped motif to spine, silver stamped lettering and coloured flag motif to front board, frontispiece, 383pp, illus, VG+ (light mould staining to spine, sl. creasing to spine extrems, light mould staining to front board extrems, light bruising to board corners, v.sl. foxing to page edges, light cracking to front gutter)

PUBLISHER: J.B. Lippincott Company 1899

KEYWORDS: military history war Spain USA America

$75.00
1y92/36

Some Home Truths Re The Maori War 1863 to 1869 on the West Coast of New Zealand


GORTON, LIEUT. COL. EDWARD

FIRST EDITION, octavo, red buckram boards with gilt stamped lettering to front board, 127pp, VG (light bruising to spine extrems and board corners, moderate scuffing with some loss of buckram coating to both boards and spine, light foxing on page edges, heavy tanning on both eps, slight foxing to pages sporadically throughout book, gutter cracked between pages 48 &49, dog earing to pages 112 & 114, 3cm tear with loss to page 107)

PUBLISHER: Greening & Co. Ltd. 1901

KEYWORDS: military history Maori war New Zealand NZ

$120.00
1y92/39

The History of The Corps of Royal Canadian Engineers: Volume I 1749-1939 and Volume II 1936-1946


KERRY, COLONEL A. J. & MCDILL, MAJOR W. A.

2 VOL. SET, imperial octavo, blue buckram boards with gold lettering to spine, Vol. 1 with green lettering and motif to front board, Vol.2 with gold lettering and motif to front board, illus eps, frontispiece, xx+389pp(Vol. 1), xix+713pp (Vol.2), illus & folding maps, both volumes VG (light bruising to spine extrems, light soiling and rubbing to boards, light to moderate bruising of board corners, sl. foxing to page edges, sl. tanning to eps and paste downs old pricing/notation in pencil to verso of fep and recto of ep) in d/ws scruffy (moderate tanning to spines, moderate foxing and tanning to covers, repaired and unrepaired minor chipping to edges, large tear with loss on Vol 2 front cover lower corner (approx 4 cm), several patches of damp staining on Vol 1 front cover and spine)

PUBLISHER: The Military Engineers Association of Canada 1962 (Vol.1) and 1966 (Vol.2)

KEYWORDS: military history Canada engineers illustrated maps

$300.00
1y92/41

History of The 1st & 2nd Battalions:The Sherwood Foresters Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 1740-1914: Volumes 1 & 2


WYLLY, COLONEL H. C.

2 VOL SET, imperial octavo, green buckram boards half bound with maroon buckram, gilt lettering to spines and gilt motif to front boards, frontispiece, xix+370pp (Vol.1) & xi+396pp (Vol.2), plates, Both VG (light fading and damp staining to spines, moderate bruising to spine extrems, light rubbing to boards and bruising to board corners, Vol 2 has some heavier scuffing to boards with crack in rear spine hinge, moderate foxing and tanning to first few and last few pages, moderate foxing to page edges, gutter cracking in occasional places)

PUBLISHER: Butler & Tanner Ltd 1929

KEYWORDS: military history England Nottinghamshire Derbyshire Sherwood Forest illustrated

$40.00
1y93/2

James Nasmyth, Engineer - An Autobiography


NASMYTH, JAMES & SMILES, SAMUEL (ed.)

octavo hardcover, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt decorative rule and motif stamped on front board, decorative rule tooling to read board, frontispiece, postcard stuck to front and rear pastedown, xviii + 456pp., VG- (heavy scuffing and brusing to board and spine extrems, moderate scuffing to boards, moderate creasing to hinges, heavy tanning to page edges, moderate splitting to gutters, moderate tanning to page interiors)

PUBLISHER: John Murray 1883

KEYWORDS: autobiography memoir history engineering

$32.50
1y93/7

How We Lived Then - A History Of Everyday Life During The Second World War


LONGMATE, NORMAN

FIRST EDITION, Super Octavo hardcover, tan buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xv + 568pp., illus, VG (moderate bruising and scuffing to board and spine extrems, moderate rubbing to boards and spine, mild tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG- (heavy curling to edges, heavy creasing and rubbing to spine extrems, 4cm closed tear to top right corner of front face, 4cm closed tear to bottom left corner of front face, 2cm tear to top right corner of rear face)

PUBLISHER: Hutchinson & Co 1971

KEYWORDS: modern first edition history ww2 wwii civilian life living

$42.50
1y93/13

The Dao Of The Military - Liu An's Art Of War


AN, LIU & MEYER, ANDREW SETH (trans.)

Super Octavo hardcover, cream heavy card boards, red lettering to boards and spine, illus title page, xiii + 157pp., VG+ (mild bruising to board corners, sticker to rear board, moderate soiling to rear board)

PUBLISHER: Columbia University Press 2012

KEYWORDS: treatise war military history philosophy china

$55.00
1y93/29

Wild West - Rainforests Of Western Solomon Islands


PIKACHA, PATRICK G.

Super Octavo softcover, illus light card covers w/ french flaps, white lettering to covers and spine, frontispiece, map prelims, illus contents page, 204pp., illus, VG+ (moderate creasing to hinges, mild scuffing to covers, moderate scuffing to cover and spine extrems)

PUBLISHER: Melanesian Geo Publications 2008

KEYWORDS: natural history solomon islands rainforest animals plants biology

$45.00
1y93/31

Ablaze - The Story Of Chernobyl


READ, PIERS PAUL

FIRST EDITION, SIGNED, DATED, INSCRIBED, imperial octavo hardcover, black buckram boards silver lettering to spine, illus eps, xxix + 477p., NEAR FINE, in d/w, NEAR FINE

PUBLISHER: Secker & Warburg 1993

KEYWORDS: history ussr russia ukraine nuclear power plant meltdown super critical chernobyl exclusion zone pripyat

$45.00
1y93/39

Petticoar Pioneers- North Island Women Of The Colonial Era


MACGREGOR, MIRIAM

FIRST EDITION, DATED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, Imperial Octavo hardcover, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xii + 264pp., illus, VG (heavy scuffing and bruising to spine and board extrems, moderate tanning to page edges, mild foxing to page edges, moderate tanning to eps) in d/w VG (heavy creasing and curling to edges, moderate fading, mild soiling)

PUBLISHER: A.H. & A.W. Reed 1973

KEYWORDS: modern first edition signed history nz new zealand aotearoa colonial colonialism women

$15.00
xxrhc164073

Debacle : The American Failure in Iran


LEDEEN, MICHAEL & LEWIS, WILLIAM

TIDY EX LIBRARY, super octavo, (VG) in d/w ( VG ); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Alfred A. Knopf 1981

KEYWORDS: history United States America Iran revolution human rights Shah policies conciliation

$17.50
xxrhc164074

The Decline of Bismark's European Order : Franco - Russian Relations, 1875 - 1890


KENNAN, GEORGE F.

TIDY EX LIBRARY, super octavo, (VG) in d/w ( VG- ); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Princeton University Press 1979

KEYWORDS: history France Russia french russian relations diplomacy decline western civilization photos black & white

$15.00
xxrhc164076

The USSR and Japan 1945 - 1980


JAIN, RAJENDRA KUMAR

TIDY EX LIBRARY, super octavo, ( VG ) in d/w ( VG ); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Humanities Press 1981

KEYWORDS: history Russia Japan russian japanese relationships after ww2 world war2 two

$20.00
xxrhc164077

The Soviet Union and the Arabian Peninsula : Soviet Policy Towards the Persian Gulf and Arabia


YODFAT, ARYEH Y.

TIDY EX LIBRARY, super octavo, ( VG ) in d/w ( VG- ); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: St Martin's Press 1983

KEYWORDS: history study Russia Arabia Persian Gulf Arab Iranian relationships diplomacy

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