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1900 The Leaguer of LadysmithLondon: 1900A first edition of this collection of humorous sketches chronicling the Siege of Ladysmith during the Second Boer War. -
1841 The London Almanack, Official Register, and County Calendar, for England and WalesLondon: 1841A very scarce almanack for the year 1841 from Scott, Webster, and Geary, with the contemporary calf boards. -
1922 Secret History of the English Occupation of Egypt: Being a Personal Narrative of EventsNew York: 1922A first US edition of this historical account of the events surrounding the English occupation of Egypt from English writer Wilfrid Scawen Blunt. -
1933 The River War: An Account of the Reconquest of the SoudanLondon: 1933The first cheap edition of Winston Churchill's interesting historical work on the Anglo-Egyptian reconquest of the Soudan. -
1948-1954 The Second World WarLondon: 1948-1954A desirable complete first edition of Winston Churchill's compelling history of World War II, with all original unclipped dust wrappers. -
1941 Death Over Haggerston: An Account of AdventuresLondon: 1941A very scarce first edition of this illustrated collection of stories written during the height of the Blitz. -
1922-1927 6 Vols Journal of the Royal United Service InstitutionLondon: 1922-1927A smartly bound six-volume collection of the Journal of the Royal United Service Institution from the years 1922–1927, illustrated with maps, plates, and colour frontispieces. -
1920 The Stock Exchange Memorial of those who fell in The Great War, MCMXIV-MCMXIXLondon: 1920A smart first edition memorial volume, featuring 120 photographic portraits with biographical tributes to London Stock Exchange members lost in the First World War. -
1922 St Mildred and St Margaret Moyses Dedication of War Memorial WindowNone stated: 1922A beautifully bound order of service for a dedication of a war memorial window, bound in full crushed morocco by Zaensdorf. -
1866 The Life and Campaigns of Lieut.-Gen. U.S. GrantNew York: 1866The illustrated first edition of Rev. P. C. Headley's biography of the 18th president of the United States and leader of the Union Army, Ulysses S. Grant. -
1855 The Island Empire; or, The Scenes of the First Exile of The Emperor Napoleon ILondon: 1855The scarce second edition of Henry Drummond Wolff's informative account of Napoleon's first exile, illustrated with a folding map and in the scarce publisher's cloth. -
1915 Evidence and Documents Laid Before the Committee on Alleged German OutragesLondon: 1915This copy belonging to the first female M. P., Nancy Astor, this report was commissioned to highlight alleged German outrages being committed at the time, with the aim to encourage support from the US. -
1954 The Faramus Story: Being the Experiences of Anthony Charles FaramusLondon: [1954]A very scarce first edition of Anthony Charles Faramus’s harrowing WWII memoir, charting his captivity alongside double agent, “Agent Zigzag”, Eddie Chapman, from Nazi-occupied Jersey. -
1861 Journal of the Royal United Service Institution, Whitehall YardLondon: 1861Illustrated throughout with folding maps, this is a scarce 1861 volume of the 'Journal of the Royal United Service Institution', featuring articles on military and naval strategy. -
1801 Military Antiquities Respecting a History of the English ArmyLondon: 1801Impressively illustrated throughout with a wealth of engraved plates, this is the two volume second edition of Francis Grose's study of British Military history, in handsome calf bindings. -
1920 The Long Road to VictoryLondon: 1920The first edition of this scarce collection of wartime tales, contributed to and edited by John Buchan, with illustrations by Steven Spurrier. -
1836-48 History of the War in the Peninsula and in the South of FranceLondon: 1836-48An excellent, complete set of Napier's decisive work on the Peninsula War, comprised of two first editions and four early editions, uniformly bound in half calf. -
1796 The Life of General DumouriezLondon: 1796A beautifully bound first edition of this autobiography from Charles François Dumouriez, an important French military officer and general during the French Revolutionary war, bound in full contemporary calf. -
1802 Political and Military Memoirs of EuropeEdinburgh : 1802A beautifully bound exceptionally scarce, first edition of Thomas Edward Ritchie's comprehensive memoirs of Europe from 1798 to 1802, complete in three volumes, the first of which contains a folding map. -
1862 Memoirs of Queen Hortense, Mother of NapoleonLondon: 1862A beautifully bound first edition of this biography on Queen Hortense, the step-daughter of Napoleon Bonaparte, bound in gorgeous crushed half morocco by Morrell. -
1821 An Analysis of The Talents and Character of Napoleon BonaparteLondon: 1821A decoratively bound first edition of this very scarce analysis of Napoleon's military talents and character, bound in crushed half morocco. -
1822 France for the Last Seven Years; or, The Bourbons.London: 1822The first edition of William Henry Ireland's scarce and detailed account of the social and political climate in France during the final seven years of the Bourbon rule, just prior to the French Revolution. -
1852 The Life of Napoleon BuonaparteLondon: 1852A handsomely bound second edition of William Hazlitt’s impassioned Life of Napoleon Buonaparte, in two volumes. -
1837-9 The Dispatches of Field Marshal The Duke of WellingtonLondon: 1837-9A complete thirteen volume set of Gurwood's important historical work on the military career of the Duke of Wellington, bound in half calf and including the index. -
1917 GallipoliLondon: 1917A scarce copy of this vivid firsthand account of the brutal WWI campaign and the enduring legacy of the Ottoman victory, handsomely bound in signed half morocco by The Atelier Bindery, with maps and illustrations throughout. -
1966 The Dark LanternLondon: 1966A smart second impression of the richly atmospheric opening to Henry Williamson’s epic family saga, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. -
1909 Die Selbstmorder mit Besonderer Berucksichtigung der Militarischen SelbstmorderLeipzig: 1909A scarce copy of this detailed medical study into suicide and military suicide from Austrian military doctor Anton Busch, in the original German. -
1863-87 The Invasion of the Crimea; its Origin, and an Account of its Progress Down to the Death of Lord RaglanEdinburgh and London: 1863-87A beautifully bound first edition set of Alexander William Kinglake's magnum opus, studying the history and causes of the Crimean War. A rare to see full first edition set of this renowned work, in a stunning Bickers full calf binding. -
1891 The Wars Of The CrossEdinburgh; New York: 1891A vivid chronicle of the Crusades from 1095 to 1291, tracing the battles, beliefs, and lasting impact of a centuries-long holy war, illustrated with engravings and bound in a handsome full calf binding. -
c1919 The Americans in the Great WarClermont-Ferrand : c1919A three-volume Michelin guide to the American armies' movements across the battles of World War I, illustrated throughout. -
1855-1859 17 Vols Histoire de France depuis les temps les plus reculés jusqu'en 1789Paris: 1855-1859A smart, thirteen-volume collection of the fourth edition of Henri Martin’s acclaimed Histoire de France, spanning from ancient Gaul to the eve of the French Revolution, richly illustrated with steel-engraved frontispieces and plates. -
1814 A Circumstantial Narrative of the Campaign in RussiaLondon: 1814The first edition in English of this insightful description of Napoleon's invasion of Russia, illustrated with folding maps. -
1915-1916 6 Vols The War Illustrated Album De Luxe: The Story of the Great European War told by Camera, Pen and PencilLondon: 1915-1916A smart six volume set of this illustrated account of The Great War, profusely illustrated with maps, colour plates, and numerous in-text illustrations. -
1891 Historical Record of Medals and Honorary DistinctionsLondon: 1891A first edition of this record of medals and honoraries entitled to the British forces, with colour plates. -
1892 A Hand-Book of the Orders of ChivalryLondon: 1892The vibrant first edition of Charles Norton Elvin's detailed guide to the orders of chivalry, illustrated throughout with vibrant chromolithographs. -
1864-5 History of the Conquest of Mexico, and PeruPhiladelphia: 1864-5Two complete sets of historical works by William Prescott, on the conquests of Mexico and Peru, in uniform full calf bindings.