Books - "military"
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Matabeleland: The War, and Our Position in South Africa
first edition (n.d. but 1894) small octavo printed light card covers, vii + 167pp + 16pp adverts VG (soiling to covers with some pencil annotation to cover and fep, moderate tanning, small chip to head of spine) RARE in this original state (or in any state for that matter)
PUBLISHER: leadenhall press 1894
KEYWORDS: matabeleland south africa zimbabwe rhodesia military history archibald r colquhoun
Armour in England; From the Earliest Times to the Seventeenth Century; in two parts (1) Armour Made in England or For Englishmen (2) Foreign Armour in England
first edition imperial octavo maroon cloth boards with gilt lettering and armorial device and blindrule, two parts bound as one (as issued)(1) 100pp, illus (2) 96pp, illus VG+ (light bruising to extremities, sl foxing to prelim, booksellers labels to fep) very clean tidy copy
PUBLISHER: seeley and co 1898
KEYWORDS: history arms armour military england j starkie gardner
John Dafte Gunsmith And the Horrid Conspiracy of 1683
first edition small folio marbled boards with three quarter maroon cloth with gilt lettering to spine, xi + 80pp, illus Near FINE (light rubbing to extremities, owners details to fep) #38, one of only 100 copies produced, this copy is even scarcer being ISCRIBED and SIGNED by both authors. Promotional flier loosely inserted
PUBLISHER: cooper and westwood 1989
KEYWORDS: history biography gunsmithing weapons antiques firearms gun pistols military john dafte john s cooper kenneth j westwood signed
Poires A Poudre (text in french)
first edition quarto gloss illus boards, 128pp, illus Near FINE (owners inscription to fep - inscribed to colt armorial historian robin j rapley) SCARCE
PUBLISHER: editions du portail 1990
KEYWORDS: powder military antique weapons firearms history french languages robert marquiset jean-pierre yven
Colt Brevete Revolvers
first edition oblong quarto black boards with mettalic bronze lettering, 361pp, illus FINE in FINE d/w with bookplate SIGNED by both authors. HEAVY ITEM
PUBLISHER: northwood heritage press 2011
KEYWORDS: colt firearms guns history antiques military roy marcot ron paxton brevete revolvers signed
British Military Pistols 1603-1888
first edition quarto blue leather with gilt lettering and gilt pistol motif,137pp, illus, Near FINE (light rubbing) inscribed to arms historian (and colt specialist ) Robin Rapley with additional handwritten letter to him from the author and hand addressed envelope SCARCE
PUBLISHER: le magazin Royal press 1978
KEYWORDS: Military weapons guns pistols history antiques r e brooker jnr signed
The Desert Railway; The New Zealand Railway Group in North Africa and the Middle East During the Second World War
true first edition octavo illus light card covers, 260pp, illus VG+ (prev owner's details in pen to fep)
PUBLISHER: railway book committee 2003
KEYWORDS: military new zealand world war two history africa middle east brendon judd
Background to the ANZUS Pact; Policy-Making, Strategy and Diplomacy, 1945-55
first edition octavo black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, viii + 464pp, VG+ (light tanning), promotional flier loosely enclosed SCARCE
PUBLISHER: st martins press canterbury university press 1995
KEYWORDS: history new zealand military alliances anzus australia united states treaties w david mcintyre politics
The English Civil War and After: 1642-1658
paperback octavo (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: Macmillan 1974
KEYWORDS: England History Military Civil War R. H. Parry specials
An Englishman in the Russian Ranks: Ten Months Fighting in Poland
Ex-library Hardcover octavo (VG-) lacks d/w ; 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: Duckworth & Co. 1916
KEYWORDS: First World War Military History Poland John Morse specials
Deutsche Kubelwagen Im Kriege: Die Leichten, Mittleren und Schweren Personenkraftwagen der Wehrmacht (text in german)
Oblong quarto (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: Podzun-Pallas-Verlag 1988
KEYWORDS: Reinhard Frank Automobiles Cars Military Germany History specials languages world war two
Captain Cadell and the Waikato Flotilla
Softcover quarto stapled wrappers (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: Maritime Publications 1985
KEYWORDS: history New Zealand military Captain Cadell Waikato Robert Campbell specials
Records of Service and Campaigning in Many Lands (two volume set)
first edition two volumes red cloth boards with blindstamping, gilt lettering to spines, gilt device to front boards, (1) xvi + 363pp (2) x + 426pp VG (light fading to spines, light waer to extremities, occassional foxing) A Very Nice set
PUBLISHER: hust and blackett 1887
KEYWORDS: history travel military surgeon-general munro autobiography
Die Wehrmacht: Um die Freiheit Europas
Hardcover octavo (VG-) lacks d/w; 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: Verlag 1941
KEYWORDS: Germany Second World War Nazi account military history propaganda specials
Stories of the Foreign Legion
Hardcover octavo (VG) lacks d/w; 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: John Murray 1947
KEYWORDS: history military p. c. wren specials
Mid-term Report
Softcover quarto (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: Thames and Hudson 1995
KEYWORDS: photography Tim Page military specials
Wingless Victory: The Story of Sir Basil Embry's Escape from Occupied France in the Summer of 1940
Paperback octavo (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: Pan Books 1956
KEYWORDS: second world war military history sir basil embry france anthony richardson specials
Engines of War; Or Historical and experimental Observations on Ancient and Modern Warlike Machines and Implements, Including the Manufacture of Guns, Gunpowder and Swords
first edition octavo green cloth boards with blindrule and gilt lettering to spine, viii + 268pp + 16pp adverts, VG (rebacked using original binding, new eps with bookseller label and owner bookplate to front pastedown, light tanning and wrinkling)
PUBLISHER: longamn orme brown green and longmans 1841
KEYWORDS: military history weapons antiques guns swords henry wilkinson
Hostages at Colditz
paperback octavo (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: sphere
KEYWORDS: specials history warfare military
Dark Winter
Softcover super octavo (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: Bantam Press 2003
KEYWORDS: literature military thriller Andy McNab specials