[JENKINSON, Charles.]

A discourse on the establishment of a national and constitutional force in England.

London: printed for R Griffiths, 1757. 8vo. Pp [3]-82. Disbound. Title and last page lightly soiled; lacks ht; scattered light stains to title-page.

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Book number: 38273

Catalogue: Military History

Keywords: Military History

Duties of officers and sergeants in certain battalion evolutions. By a field officer of the Edinburgh Rifle Volunteers.

Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1861 2nd edition. 8vo. viii, 79[1]pp, text tables. Original blindstamped limp red cloth gilt, yellow eps, sprinkled leaf-edges. Very light spotting to eps. * COPAC has 1st edition at NLS and 2nd edition at BL. Nothing added in OCLC.

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Book number: 38358

Catalogue: Military History

Keywords: Military History scotland

A genuine account of the late grand expedition to the coast of France, under the conduct of the Admirals Hawke, Knowles, and Broderick, General Mordaunt, etc. By a volunteer in the said expedition.

London: printed for R Griffiths, 1757 2nd corrected edition. 8vo in fours. 55[1]pp. Disbound. Light soiling and browning to ht and last blank page; light browning and spotting to a few leaves. * ESTC: L, E; 4 NA.

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Book number: 37804

Catalogue: Military History

Keywords: Military History Politics

An impartial narrative of the last expedition to the coast of France. By an eye witness.

London: printed for J Wilkie, 1758. 8vo in fours. [ii], 21[1]pp, landscape head-piece, tail-piece, decorated capital. Disbound. Title and last blank page lightly soiled. Goldmiths 9437.

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Book number: 37797

Catalogue: Military History

Keywords: Military History Politics

[R, E.]

The Infantry Brigade, 1914-1918.

Aldershot: printed by Gale & Polden, [1919.] Small 8vo. x[ii], 207pp, frontis, 7 double-sided plates. Original red cloth lettered in black. Extremes lightly rubbed; spine sun-faded; eps browned; light soiling to prelims; very occasional light spotting; one instance of a short inked underlining and marginal line; presentation MS letter within slip-band to ffep. Ex-reference library with usual evidence including blind-stamp to front board. Previous owner's blind-stamp to ffep and title-page.

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Book number: 39003

Catalogue: Military History

Keywords: MILITARY HISTORY World War I

Letter from the Hon. L---t G----l B---gh, to the Rt. Hon. W[illia]m P[it]t, Esq., Se[cretar]y of S[ta]te. Together with His M[ajest]y's instructions for the late expeditions on the coast of France.

London: printed for T Payne, 1758. 8vo in fours. [ii], viii, 37[1]pp, head and tail-piece. Disbound. Title-page and last page browned; small closed tears to title and last leaf gutter-margins. * Purports to be by Thomas Bligh but is refuted by him in a 1758 newspaper clipping laid down with sealing-wax to tp. * ESTC: 10/18.

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Book number: 37796

Catalogue: Military History

Keywords: Military History Politics

(SHEBBEARE, John?)

A letter to the people of England, upon the militia, continental connections, neutralities, and secret expeditions.

London: printed for J Scot, 1757. 8vo. [ii], 41pp, head-piece, decorated capital. Disbound. Half-title and last page lightly soiled and browned. * Seven Years War interest.

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Book number: 38275

Catalogue: Military History

Keywords: Military History

[CONWAY, Henry Seymour.]

The military arguments, in the letter to a right honourable author, fully considered, by an officer.

London: printed for Jacop Robinson, 1758. 8vo. 76pp. Disbound. Title and last page lightly soiled. * A reply to 'The Expedition against Rochefort ... ' by Thomas Potter.

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Book number: 38271

Catalogue: Military History

Keywords: Military History

Mr. Winham's training bill. The substance of an act ... July 16, 1806 ... to enable ... to train and exercise in military service two hundred thousand ... to be chosen by ballot ...

Liverpool: printed and sold by Egerton and William Smith, N.D. 20 x 13cm. 16pp. Light spotting to last leaf and rear blanks. * Almost certainly the Rt. Hon. W. Windham. ** Not in COPAC, OCLC or BL on-line. A pamphlet, associated with Wadham, relating to the volunteer system is held at BL as well as a further pamphlet on changing the system of national defence which was proposed by Wadham.

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Book number: 38777

Catalogue: Military History

Keywords: Military History

[CARLYLE, Alexander.]

The question relating to Scots militia considered. In a letter to the lords and gentlemen who have concerted the form of a law for that establishment. By a freeholder.

Edinburgh printed: London re-printed, and sold by J. Towers, [1760.] 8vo in fours. 48pp. Disbound. Title and last page lightly soiled and browned; small neat contemporary inked correction to two lines. ESTC: BL (x2); 6 NA.

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Book number: 37803

Catalogue: Military History

Keywords: Military History Politics

Reflections without doors, on what passes within. Recommended to the perusal of all friends to the militia: as well as those who wish to preserve unanimity and coalition between administration and people, so necessary at this critical conjuncture. By a country gentleman.

London: printed for R Davis, 1760. 8vo in fours. 20pp, head-piece, decorated capital. Disbound. Title and last page slightly soiled and spotted. * ESTC: L, Doi; 4 NA.

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Book number: 37806

Catalogue: Military History

Keywords: Military History Politics

Regulations for the volunteer force.

London: printed by order of the Secretary of State for War ... 19th January, 1861. 8vo. 136pp, [2]pp adverts, text figures and tables. Original blind-stamped red cloth, yellow eps, sprinkled leaf-edges. Signed J. Gladstone, 1861 to fpdep. SOLD MAY 2021 The first edition to be published with sole location in COPAC at St Andrews.

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Book number: 38364

Catalogue: Military History

Keywords: Military History

Regulations for the Militia. War Office, 1880. 'Revised Army Regulations.-Vol. VIII.'

London: HMSO, 1880. 8vo. vii[i], 251pp, text tables, 'Army Circulars. 1881' [24]pp stab-sewn as issued loosely inserted. Original blind-stamped maroon cloth gilt, ep adverts, green eps, sprinkled leaf-edges. Extremes very lightly rubbed; occasional very light spotting. * From the Gladstone Library at Fasque. * No copy recorded in COPAC or OCLC.

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Book number: 38377

Catalogue: Military History

Keywords: Military History

[POTTER, Thomas.]

The reply of a country gentleman to the answer of his military arguments, by an officer.

London: printed by W Prat ... and sold by Mr Brindley ... and Mrs. Cooper ..., 1758. 8vo. 63pp Disbound. Title and last page lightly soiled.

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Book number: 38272

Catalogue: Military History

Keywords: Military History

Seasonable and affecting observations on the mutiny-bill, articles of war, and abuse of a standing army: in a letter from a member of parliament to a noble lord.

London: printed for W Owen, 1750. 8vo. [iv], 67pp, head-piece, decorated capital. Disbound. Holes to gutter-margin of last leaf; light text age-browning. * Sabin 78665.

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Book number: 37795

Catalogue: Military History

Keywords: Military History Politics