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$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

$35.00
xxzfa220157

US Sharpshooters: Berdan's Civil War Elite


MARCOT, ROY M

Quarto 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: Stackpole Books

KEYWORDS: us civil war military army american sharpshooter

$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

$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

$188.00
3a3/32

Historical Records of the Forty-Third Regiment, Monmouthshire Light Infantry, with a Roll of the Officers and Their Services from the Period of Embodiment to the Close of 1867


LEVINGE, Sir RICHARD GEORGE AUGUSTUS

Rebound incorporating original binding, super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering & insignia to spine, gilt military insignia to front board, contemporary eps, frontispiece with tissue guard, unpaginated prelims + 352pp, VG (moderate scuffing & bruising to extrems, moderate chafing/scuffing to boards, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, prev. ownership sm ink stamps to front & rear eps, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, sl foxing & soiling throughout)

PUBLISHER: W Clowes & Sons 1868

KEYWORDS: military war history 43rd regiment Monmouthshire Light Infantry officers soldiers servicemen

$525.00
3a3/33

Small Wars: Their Principles and Practice


CALLWELL, Colonel C E

Octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, 'Garrison Officers' Club' label to front board, printed eps, 559pp, folding maps- counted & all present, VG (moderate scuffing & bruising to spine & board extrems, moderate soiling to spine, light to moderate chafing & soiling to boards, prev. ownership label/ink stamps/markings to spine & eps/prelims, moderate tanning/soiling & light foxing to page edges & eps, minor foxing to prelims, occasional sl soiling/foxing & ink stamps throughout)

PUBLISHER: His Majesty's Stationery Office 1909

KEYWORDS: military history minor conflicts small war guerilla warfare tactics

$425.00
3a3/34

New Zealand and the War


SWAINSON, WILLIAM

FIRST EDITION, ORIGINAL BINDING, octavo, teal textured buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind stamp decoration to boards, deckled page edges, vii + 199pp + 16pp to rear, VG (moderate scuffing & bruising to board & spine extrems, moderate staining/soiling to boards, 1cm scuff/crack to head of rear hinge, moderate tanning/soiling & light foxing to page edges, moderate chafing & scuffing to eps, prev. owner's ink stamp to ffep, light cracking to front & rear gutters, moderate foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: Smith, Elder and Co 1862

KEYWORDS: first editions original bindings New Zealand military history war settlers colonisation colonization

$80.00
3a3/37

A Century of Guns: A Sketch of the Leading Types of Sporting and Military Small Arms, with Over 150 Illustrattions of Guns and Rifles


BLANCH, H J

Ex-library, imperial octavo, brown textured buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, illus prelims, xiii + 153pp + index to rear, illus, VG- (usual library markings, moderate to heavy scuffing & chipping to to spine & board extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, heavy tanning to page edges, light to moderate tanning & foxing to prelims & terminals, moderate cracking & vinyl tape repairs to front & rear gutters & throughout, pgs 27/28 detached but reattached with vinyl tape, minor creasing and/or soiling to fore-edges of pages throughout)

PUBLISHER: John Blanch & Son 1909

KEYWORDS: antiques antique guns rifles firearms weapons weaponry military sporting small arms history historical

$60.00
3a2/1

Casualty Roll for the Crimea: The Casualty Rolls for the Siege of Sebastopol and Other Major Actions During the Crimean War 1854-1856


COOK, FRANK and ANDREA (Compiled by) & HAYWARD, JOHN B (Ed & Arranged by) & STUART, VIVIAN (Fore)

Quarto, black buckram boards, gilt lettering & decoration to spine & front board, additional gilt decoration to rear board, aeg, illus title page, xvii + (7) + 269pp, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, sl chafing to boards, sl foxing to prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: J B Hayward and Son

KEYWORDS: military history Crimea Crimean war casualties Sebastopol 19th nineteenth century

$190.00
3a2/6

Battery Records of the Royal Artillery 1859-1877


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, unpaginated, VG (light bruising to extrems, light fading & rubbing to spine, moderate soiling to boards with snail trails/tracks also, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, sl tanning & foxing to eps, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals & sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: Royal Artillery Institution 1970

KEYWORDS: first editions military history battery records royal artillery 19th nineteenth century war records

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