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$27.50
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James Boswell: The Earlier Years 1740-1769


POTTLE, FREDERICK A

FIRST EDITION, super octavo hardcover (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: McGraw-Hill Book Company 1966

KEYWORDS: james boswell history memoir biography

$15.00
xxzei220139

French Tapestries from the Fourteenth to the Eighteenth Centuries


DIGBY, GEORGE WINGFIELD

Super octavo hardcover (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: B T Batsford Ltd 1951

KEYWORDS: french tapestries textile history george wingfield digby

$32.50
xxzfa220149

1st King's Dragoon Guards, A Brief Pictorial Record of the Regiment: 1685-1958


N/A

Oblong octavo hardcover (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: Gale & Polden Ltd

KEYWORDS: english military history king's dragoon guards militaria 1st the queen's dragoon guards

$85.00
3a4/26

Characters and Episodes of The Great Rebellion, Selected from The History and Autobiography of Edward, Earl of Clarendon


BOYLE, The Very Rev G D (Ed & Notes) & EDWARD, EARL OF CLARENDON (Selections)

Octavo, brown leather boards, gilt lettering/tooling/decoration & raised bands to spine, gilt decorative borders to boards, gilt insignia to front board, marbled page edges & eps, xv + 367pp, VG (light chipping/bruising to spine extrems- sl loss, sl scuffing to boards & edges, minor tanning to page edges, prize/presentation plate to front pastedown, light foxing & soiling to prelims, 3cm crack to top of front gutter, minor cracking to rear gutter)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1889

KEYWORDS: history England English civil war Edward Earl of Clarendon

$300.00
3a4/28

The VC and DSO: A Complete Record of all Those Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers and Men (3 Vol Set)


CREAGH, Sir O'MOORE & HUMPHRIS, E M (Eds)

3 VOL SET, quarto, half leather bound red buckram boards, gilt lettering to black leather title plates on spines, other gilt & raised bands to spines, top page edges stained black, mixed pagination, illus/photos, VG (slpeeling to title plates on spines, minor bruising/scuffing to extrems, sl rubbing to spines & boards, light to moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, contemporary eps, facsimile reprint index to rear of vol 1, minor cracking to gutters, moderate sporadic soiling throughout, lg closed tear with archival tape repair to half title page of vol 1)

PUBLISHER: The Standard Art Book Co N/D

KEYWORDS: military history heroism war heroes VC DSO Victoria Cross Distinguished Service Order recipients bravery courage medals awards

$245.00
3a4/33

Fernleaf: The Ex-Servicemen's Magazine (12 Issues, 1939, Bound Together in One Vol)


SALMON, PERCY (Ed & Publisher)

12 ISSUES 1939, COMPLETE & BOUND TOGETHER IN ONE VOL, imperial octavo, maroon buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, mixed pagination, illus, VG (moderate rubbing & surface loss to spine & board edges, minor chafing & soiling to boards, moderate to heavy tanning to page edges, front half of ffep missing, moderate tanning & foxing to eps, light to moderate tanning & soiling throughout)

PUBLISHER: Fernleaf / Percy Salmon 1939

KEYWORDS: New Zealand military publications past issues war history Fernleaf magazines ex-servicemen

$50.00
3a4/35

Annual Register of the United States Naval Academy: Forty-Ninth Academic Year 1893-94


N/A

Octavo, half leather bound mauve buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt 'general assembly New Zealand' insignia to front board, red speckling to page edges, 98pp, VG (light to moderate scuffing to extrems, moderate fading to board edges, sl chafing to boards, general assembly plate to front pastedown, light to moderate tanning & foxing to eps, sm ink stamp to title page)

PUBLISHER: Washington, Government Printer 1893

KEYWORDS: US America American military history naval academy academies annual registers academic

$50.00
3a4/41

American Samoa: 100 Years Under the United States Flag (Centennial Edition)


SHAFFER, J ROBERT

FIRST EDITION, quarto, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, illus eps, 213pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light scuffing & bruising to extrems, sl soiling to boards, sl tanning & foxing to page edges, minor wrinkling & soiling to half title page) in d/w, VG+ (sl creasing to edges, minor scuffing to flap edges/folds)

PUBLISHER: Island Heritage Publishing 2000

KEYWORDS: first editions American Samoa centenary centennial history culture

$950.00
3a4/47

The Regimental History of the 3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles (From April 1815 to December 1927)


WOODYATT, Maj.-Gen. NIGEL C

SCARCE, 7 FOLDING MAPS- ALL PRESENT, SIGNED BY 24 MEMBERS OF THE REGIMENT (11 FROM BURMA 1942 & 13 FROM BURMA 1946), super octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt military insignia to front board, deckled page edges, frontispiece, ix + (3) + 441pp, G+ (heavy scuffing & chipping to spine/extrems with moderate cracking to hinges, moderate bruising & scuffing to board corners, moderate chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, heavy cracking to gutter of title page- boards sl shaky & frontis sl loose, minro cracking to other gutters sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: Philip Allan & Co 1929

KEYWORDS: military history 3rd third Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles regiment regimental signed

$40.00
3a4/48

Stuka Squadron: Stukagruppe 77 - The Luftwaffe's 'Fire Brigade'


SMITH, PETER C

Super octavo, black heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, 192pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising to spine extrems, minor foxing & tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling, prev. bookseller's label to rear cover)

PUBLISHER: Patrick Stephens 1990

KEYWORDS: military history German Germany luftwaffe fire brigade Stuka squadron Stukagruppe 77 ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2

$180.00
3a4/49

The Maori Battalion Remembers (3 Vols)


LAMBERT, H C A (Intro)

3 VOLS, quarto, stapled illus light card wrappers, coloured lettering to front covers, mixed pagination, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate creasing/curling & tanning to cover edges, moderate soiling to covers, moderate pencil stabbing marks to front cover & prelims of vol 2, light tanning & foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Rem Publications N/D (c.1980s)

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori military history Maori Battalion 28 28th

$40.00
3a3/11

The Shop Story 1900-1939


MAURICE-JONES, Colonel K W

Super octavo, red illus light card wrappers, frontispiece, 127pp, VG (light tanning/soiling & creasing to spine, minor loss to spine extrems, light to moderate creasing to cover edges, light soiling, light tanning & moderate foxing to page edges & eps/prelims, light foxing sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: The Royal Artillery Institution 1954

KEYWORDS: military history early 20th twentieth century

$60.00
3a3/12

The Maori Battalion Remembered, Golden Jubilee 1940-1990


N/A

Quarto, illus stapled light card wrappers, printed inside covers, 96pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate chafing & soiling to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Not Stated

KEYWORDS: New Zealand military history 28 Maori Battalion 50th jubilee

$130.00
3a3/13

Battery Records of the Royal Artillery 1716-1859


LAWS, Lt-Col M E S (Compiled by)

FIRST EDITION, oblong imperial octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt military insignia to front board, xx + 313pp, VG- (moderate chafing/rubbing to spine- some loss to gilt, moderate fading & heavy staining to rear board, snail trails (literal!) to rear board, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, moderate foxing to prelims & sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: Royal Artillery Institute 1952

KEYWORDS: first editions military history battery records royal artillery gunners

$60.00
3a3/14

List of Officers of the Royal Regiment of Artillery, from June 1862 to June 1914: Volume II (New Edition)


N/A

THIS VOL ONLY, quarto, blue & red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt rule to boards, ix + 405pp, VG- (moderate fading/staining & bruising to spine & board corners, light chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's ink stamps to front & rear eps, light foxing & soiling to prelims)

PUBLISHER: Royal Artillery Institution 1914

KEYWORDS: military history soldiers officers royal regiment of artillery

$100.00
3a3/15

The Campaigns and History of the Royal Irish Regiment, From 1684 to 1902


GRETTON, Lieutenant-Colonel G LE M

REBOUND USING ORIGINAL BINDING, imperial octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering & decoration to spine & front board, teg, frontispiece, xi + (3) + 462pp, illus/maps- not counted presumed all present, VG (moderate to heavy fading & foxing to spine, moderate fading to board edges, sl bruising & scuffing to board corners, minor chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, moderate staining/discolouration to eps, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, minor cracking to gutters, prev. owner's name in ink to prelims)

PUBLISHER: William Blackwood and Sons 1911

KEYWORDS: military history campaigns Royal Irish Regiment light infantry British Army

$285.00
3a3/16

Treatise on Service Explosives 1907


N/A

Super octavo, red textured buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind stamp decoration to boards, red speckling to page edges, printed eps, v + 166pp, illus, VG (light fading to spine, light bruising & rubbing to spine & board extrems, prev. owner's name in ink to top edge of front board/front & rear eps & title page, light tanning to page edges & eps, moderate tanning to title page & terminals)

PUBLISHER: His Majesty's Stationery Office 1907

KEYWORDS: military history supplies explosives weapons weaponry gunpowder

$160.00
3a3/17

The Last Maori War in New Zealand, Under the Self-Reliant Policy


LOUGHNAN, R A

Octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine- heavily soiled, gilt lettering to front board, etg, deckled page edges, contemporary eps, frontispiece, xxxix + 198pp, illus, VG- (heavy soiling to spine, moderate soiling to board edges, moderate chipping & scuffing to spine & board extrems, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, prev. ownership ink stamps to front & rear eps & title page, moderate to heavy foxing to prelims, minor tanning & occasional foxing to pages throughout)

PUBLISHER: Sampson Low, Marston & Company 1902

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Maori wars colonisation colonization

$170.00
3a3/18

Facts: or, The Experiences of a Recent Colonist in New Zealand 1882


WILLIAM, Mrs (A LADY)

Sm octavo, brown textured buckram boards, gilt lettering to front board, blind stamp rule to boards, viii + 71pp, VG (light bruising to extrems, moderate chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges, moderate cracking to some gutters, sl foxing & soiling to prelims, binder's sm label to rear pastdown, occasional pencil underlining to text- light)

PUBLISHER: Mrs William 1883

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Mrs William colonies colonists early settlers pioneers

$40.00
3a3/21

Humanism and History: Origins of Modern English Historiography


LEVINE, JOSEPH M

FIRST EDITION, octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, 297pp, VG (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, light soiling & warping to boards, light foxing & soiling to page edges, fore-edges of pgs217-284 moderately creased & soiled) in d/w, VG (light fading to spine, light to moderate creasing & chipping/loss to edges, minor tanning & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Cornell University Press 1987

KEYWORDS: history historiography Great Britain British humanism first editions

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