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$50.00
s14/18

Old Coventry A Pictorial Record of Old Coventry as it Appears in 1929


N/A

first edition 77pp ills.[tipped-in b/w photos] VG (mod.rubbed and soiled/foxed,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,sl.scuffs to pastedowns)

PUBLISHER: alfred herbert coventry [nd]

KEYWORDS: history geography old coventry

$25.00
s14/19

The Guards Division 1914-18


N/A

first edition 113pp VG+ (in wrappers,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.foxing to contents)

PUBLISHER: kellaway burbage [nd]

KEYWORDS: military history guards division

$300.00
s14/21

Campaigns on the North-West Frontier


NEVILL,H.L.

first edition 413pp ills.[b/w w.maps in text - maps in pocket at rear are missing] VG- (burgundy cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,uneven sunning to boards and spine,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.and ink prices to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed/soiled,missing maps from pocket at rear) missing the maps but generally a tidy copy of the scarce first edition

PUBLISHER: john murray london 1912

KEYWORDS: military history nevill north-west frontier

$20.00
s14/24

Letters of Sir George Etherege


ETHEREGE,SIR GEORGE; BRACHER,FREDERICK [ED.]

first edition 324pp VG+ (green cloth,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,price-clipped)

PUBLISHER: university of california press los angeles [1974]

KEYWORDS: history biography literature letters george etherege bracher

$75.00
s14/25

The Royal Forests of England


GRANT,RAYMOND

first edition 246pp ills.[b/w] F in F d/w

PUBLISHER: alan sutton stroud 1991

KEYWORDS: history geography raymond grant royal forests

$75.00
s14/27

Life of Mary Ward


WARD,MARY

first edition 140pp [b/w frontis.] VG (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep,eps and content edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: burns & oates london 1909

KEYWORDS: biography history mary ward

$35.00
s14/30

Without Touch of Dishonour The Life and Death of Sir Henry Slingsby 1602-1658


SMITH,GEOFFREY RIDSDILL

first edition 195pp ills.[b/w and col.] NF (blue cloth,owner's inscr.to ffep,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled)

PUBLISHER: roundwood press kineton 1968

KEYWORDS: history biography geoffrey ridsdill smith henry slingsby

$20.00
s15/1

Fairfax


FAIRFAX,LORD; WILSON,JOHN

first edition 215pp ills.[b/w] NF (blue cloth,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in NF d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled)

PUBLISHER: john murray london 1985

KEYWORDS: biography military history fairfax

$300.00
s15/4

The Life and Campaigns of Alexander Leslie First Earl of Leven


LESLIE,ALEXANDER; TERRY,CHARLES SANFORD

ex-lib.first edition 518pp ills.[b/w frontis.portrait w.2 maps and 2 plans] VG- (brown cloth,rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.,splits to hinges w.tear across centre of spine,libr.bookplate to front pastedown,lacks ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.soiled/foxed,spine cracked but tight) scarce first edition

PUBLISHER: longmans green london 1899

KEYWORDS: history military biography alexander leslie charles sanford terry

$40.00
s15/5

Memoirs of Major-General Sir Henry Havelock, K.C.B.


HAVELOCK,HENRY; MARSHMAN,JOHN CLARK

new edition 457pp [b/w frontis.portrait] VG (burgundy cloth,mod.rubbed and stained,sl.wear to extrems.,catalogue page glued to front pastedown,owner's stamp to ffep,contents sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: longmans green london 1890

KEYWORDS: military history henry havelock john clark marshman biography

$40.00
s15/7

How to Write the History of a Family


PHILLIMORE,W.P.W.

first edition 206pp VG- (green cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.,owner's bookplate to front pastedown,prelims.and untrimmed content edges sl.foxed,some pencil notes to contents)

PUBLISHER: elliot stock london 1887

KEYWORDS: history biography genealogy phillimore

$275.00
s15/9

Sale's Brigade in Afghanistan / Letters from Madras [2 titles bound as 1]


GLEIG,G.R.; LADY,A.

first edition [2 titles bound as 1] 182/145pp VG- (red cloth w.half leather,rubbed and soiled,mod.wear and bumps to extrems.,lacks ffep,owner's inscr.to prelim.,paper separation at ep gutter,content edges sl.foxed/soiled)

PUBLISHER: john murray london 1846

KEYWORDS: history biography madras sale's brigade gleig afghanistan

$50.00
s15/10

Guide to the Contents of the Public Record Office [3 vols.]


N/A

first edition 3 vols.249/410/191pp NF (red cloth,v.sl.soiling to extrems.) in VG+ d/ws (sl.rubbed and soiled,browned spines,sl.wear to extrems.,price-clipped all vols.)

PUBLISHER: hmso london 1963/1968

KEYWORDS: history public records law

$60.00
s15/11

The Cromwellian Gazetteer


GAUNT,PETER

first edition 242pp ills.[b/w] F in NF d/w (price-clipped)

PUBLISHER: alan sutton gloucester 1987

KEYWORDS: military history cromwell gazetteer peter gaunt

$15.00
xxymb6557

Fishing the Wild Places of New Zealand


ORMAN,TONY

first edition 160pp ills.[b/w and col.] imperial octavo, red cloth boards VG+ (sl wear to board corners, light foxing to page edges) in VG+ d/w (light soiling)

PUBLISHER: the bush press auckland 1991

KEYWORDS: new zealand natural history fishing sport tony orman

$75.00
s15/14

The British Invasion of Maryland 1812-1815


MARINE,WILLIAM M.

first edition thus [facsimile of 1913 edition] 519pp VG+ (brown cloth,sl.soiled,owner's inscr.to ffep,content edges v.sl.foxed) lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: tradition press hatboro 1965

KEYWORDS: military history maryland william marine

$20.00
s15/16

The Story of the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry


NEWBOLT,SIR HENRY

first edition 224pp+catalogue ills.[b/w w.col.frontis.and folding map] VG (red cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: country life london 1915

KEYWORDS: henry newbolt military history oxfordshire buckinghamshire

$450.00
s15/18

Historical Records of the 18th (Service) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers (Pioneers)


SHAKESPEAR,JOHN

first edition inscribed by author 211pp ills.[b/w w.4x folding maps at rear] VG- (burgundy cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.bumps and sl.wear to extrems.,author's warm inscr.to ffep - W.F.Shakespear from his affectionate cousin John Shakespear Alexandra Court Maida Vale ** October 1920 - eps and content edges sl.foxed/soiled,some sl.foxing to maps w.some wear and chipping to folded edges but all are complete) unique association copy of this scarce first edition privately published book - scans available on request

PUBLISHER: printed for private distribution newcastle-on-tyne 1920

KEYWORDS: military history northumberland fusiliers john shakespear signed

$30.00
s15/20

The Story of the British Army


KING,C.COOPER

first edition 426pp ills.[b/w] VG- (burgundy cloth w.gilt dec.stamps,rubbed and stained,chipping and wear to extrems.,owner's stamp to ffep and several inscriptions to prelims.,prelims.and content edges mod.foxed,spine cracked)

PUBLISHER: methuen london 1897

KEYWORDS: military history cooper king

$125.00
s15/21

The Story of a Regiment


TEGNER,HENRY

first edition 132pp ills.[col.] NF (burgundy cloth,v.sl.soiled,owner's inscr.to ffep) lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: frank graham newcastle upon tyne 1969

KEYWORDS: military history henry tegner

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