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Naval & Military History
Legendary battles and heroes of years gone by. Classic tales of conflict and bravery from around the world and the seven seas.
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1925 The History of the Royal Scots Fusiliers (1678-1918)London: 1925The first edition of John Buchan's exploration of the history of the Royal Scots Fusiliers, an illustrated military work. -
1827 Adventures of a French SarjeantPhiladelphia: 1827A leather-bound copy of the French Sergeant Robert Guillemard's noteworthy account of the conduct and opinions of the French army from 1805-1823, this edition being published the year after the first. -
1934 Peace with Honour: An Enquiry into the War ConventionLondon: 1934The first edition of A. A. Milne's pacifist essay about the need to avoid war, retaining the original dust wrapper. -
1966 Alamein to Zem ZemLondon: 1966A bright example of the uncommon 1966 edition of Keith Douglas's military memoir, with a new introduction from Lawrence Durrell. -
1830 Dernières Observations Sur les Opérations de l'Aile Droite de L'Armée Française à la Bataille de WaterlooParis : 1830A very scarce first edition of General Gerard's account of the campaign of 1815, surrounding the Marquis de Grouchy's controversial actions during this battle. -
1987-1993 2vol The Campaign of Waterloo & With Wellington in the PyreneesLondon: 1987-1993Two smart volumes on the campaigns of Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington during the Napoleonic Wars. -
1855 The Story of the Campaign of Sebastopol, Written in the CampEdinburgh and London: 1855Vibrantly illustrated with chromolithographs, this is an excellent example of the first edition of Edward Bruce Hamley's account of the Siege of Sebastopol. -
1951-1983 20 Vols A Collection of First Editions by John MastersLondon: 1951-1983An impressive set of twenty novels by John Masters; all first editions in the original dust wrappers. -
1914 Musketry Regulations Part I 1909London: 1914A smart copy of Part I of this regulation guidebook to muskets, with folding plates. -
1955 The Mint: A Day-Book of the R.A.F. Depot Between August and December 1922London: 1955A smart first edition of T. E. Lawrence's insightful memoirs of his time as an enlisted man in the Royal Air Force. -
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1912 The Household Cavalry Brigade in the Waterloo CampaignLondon: 1912The author's presentation, first edition copy of this very scarce study on the Household Cavalry Brigade's part in the infamous Battle of Waterloo, inscribed by the author and adorned with a colour plate and folding map. -
1848 Three Practical Treatises on the Duties of the Army during Attacks and Sieges by J. JebbLondon: 1848Three very scarce military works by a notable British Officer of the Royal Engineers, detailing the duties of the British army during attacks and sieges, bound together with all the original maps and plates. -
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1907-23 La Guerre Napoleonienne, and, Le System de Guerre de NapoleonParis: 1907-23Two works by Colonel Hubert Camon on the Napoleonic Wars and the military movements during the war, signed by the author. -
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1910 Wellington's Battlefields Illustrated. Bussaco.London: 1910The first edition of George L. Chamber's scarce study of the 1810 Battle of Bussaco, complete with folding maps. -
1914-27 Wellington's Campaigns Peninsula-Waterloo 1808-15London: 1914-27C. W. Robinson's complete study on the campaigns of the Duke of Wellington during the Napoleonic Wars, complete with folding maps. -
1909 La Marche Sur Vienne 1809Paris: 1909The first edition of this very scarce account of the Battle of Aspern-Essling in Vienna, bound in crushed half morocco with the original covers bound in, and adorned with a folding map. -
1908-14 Special Campaigns SeriesLondon: 1908-14Six first edition volumes providing detailed explorations of different campaigns during the Napoleonic Wars. -
1948-1954 The Second World WarLondon: 1948-1956A smart complete six volume set of the first edition of Winston Churchill's memoirs on the Second World War. -
1819 A Detailed Account of the Battles of Quatre Bras, Ligny, and WaterlooEdinburgh : 1819The enlarged second edition of Nicolson Bain's account of the historic Battle of Waterloo and the two important battles which occurred in the days before, adorned with a folding map and smartly bound with crushed quarter morocco. -
1822 Memoir of the Operations of the Allied Armies, Under Prince Schwarzenberg, and Marshal Blucher, During the Latter End of 1813, and the Year 1814.London: 1822The first edition of this first hand account of the operations of the allied forces against France during the Napoleonic wars, written from the perspective of Lord Burghersh, an aid-de-camp to the Duke of Wellington, and smartly bound in half morocco. -
1943 Palestine and Transjordan: Geographical Handbook Series[London]: 1943A scarce, first edition of this richly illustrated geographical guide to Palestine and Transjordan during the Second World War, compiled by the Naval Intelligence Division. -
1893 Recollections of Marshal Macdonald Duke of TarentumLondon: 1893A smart new and revised edition of this memoir from French Marshal of the Empire and military leader, Etienne Macdonald. -
1907 The Waterloo Campaign 1815 or The Campaign in BelgiumLondon: 1907A first edition of this scarce account of the Waterloo Campaign from British barrister and military historian J. H. Anderson. -
1811 General Regulations and Orders for the ArmyLondon: 1811A smartly bound first edition of this very scarce British army regulation handbook published during the Napoleonic wars, providing fascinating insight into army operations during this historic period, bound in crushed quarter morocco. -
1914 Napoleon's Russian Campaign of 1812London: 1914A smart, scarce, first edition of this richly illustrated exploration and evaluation of Napoleon’s most catastrophic campaign by historian, Edward Foord, with fold-out maps. -
1913 The Life of a Regimental Officer During the Great War 1793-1815Edinburgh and London: 1913A first edition of this detailed history of the life of a regimental officer during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. -
1853 The Political and Military History of the Campaign of WaterlooNew York: 1853A smartly bound first English edition of this work on the political and military history of the Campaign at Waterloo, complete with a folding map. -
1925 Bernadotte: Prince and King 1810-1844London: 1925This is a very scarce, first edition copy of this extensive history of Bernadotte, from soldier of fortune to Scandinavian monarch, by renowned MP, judge, and historian, Sir Dunbar Plunket Barton. -
1908 The Campaign of 1815 Chiefly in FlandersEdinburgh and London: 1908A smart first edition of this illustrated work surrounding the campaign at Waterloo in 1815 and the defeat of Napoleon. -
1909 Napoleon's MarshalsLondon: 1909A first edition of this illustrated military history of Napoleon's marshals from British historian Richard Dunn-Pattison. -
1891 General Craufurd and His Light DivisionLondon: 1891A smart first edition of this military biography of one of Wellington's most celebrated lieutenants and his division. -
1900 The Campaign of 1815 Ligny: Quatre-Bras: WaterlooLondon: 1900A smart first edition of this detailed military history of the efforts undertaken during the Waterloo Campaign. -
1892 The Campaign of Waterloo A Military HistoryNew York: 1892A smart, scarce, first edition of this detailed analytical history of Napoleon’s Hundred-Days campaign, delivered from a strictly military and impartial perspective, illustrated with two fold-out maps. -
1860 Narrative of Events During the Invasion of Russia by Napoleon Bonaparte, and the Retreat of the French Army 1812London: 1860A beautifully bound first edition of this historical account of the Napoleon's invasion of Russian by General Sir Robert Wilson, bound in lovely crushed half morocco. -
1862 Waterloo: The Downfall of the First Napoleon; A History of the Campaign of 1815London: 1862The first edition of George Hooper's historical account of the Battle of Waterloo and Napoleon's defeat, illustrated with several folding maps. -
1900 1815 WaterlooLondon: 1900A very scarce, first English edition of Houssaye’s detailed chronicle of Waterloo, handsomely bound red cloth, and complete with three fold-out colour campaign maps.