The Story of 79th Armoured Division: October 1942 - June 1945 (Restricted)

Privately Published. 1st. Hard, 8vo. First edition. Hard cover in original cloth. Privately Published, Hamburg, 1945. 8vo. 314pp. profusely illustrated with b/w photos - numerous folding, maps - some colored, map endpapers. Beige cloth with black titles and 2-color cover inset. Account of a specialist armoured division of the British Army created during World War II. Wear at the spine ends and corners, soiling to the cloth. Clean, bright, fresh internally. Very good. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 010461

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ACOMB, EVELYN MARTHA

The French Laic Laws (1879-1889): The First Anti-Clerical Campaign of the Third French Republic

NY, Octagon Press. 1967, 1st. Hard, 8vo. First edition thus. Reprint of the 1941 Columbia University Press. Hard cover. Published NY: Octagon, 1967, first printing. 8vo. 282pp. Red cloth with gilt titles. Near fine. Near Fine/No Jacket.

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Book number: 009020

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ANDOLENKO, GENERAL

Recueil D'Historiques de L'Infanerie Francaise, 2nd Edition

Paris, EURIMPRIM (IMPRIMEURS EUROPEENS REUNIS). 1969, 1st. Hard, Folio. 2nd Edition. Hard cover in red letherette boards. Published Paris: EURIMPRIM (IMPRIMEURS EUROPEENS REUNIS), 1969. Folio, 9 3/4" x 13", 413pp. illustrated with full page plates of insignia in color and b/w. Text in French. Pebbled red letherette with gilt titles. Russian born Serge Andolenko, served admirably as French military officer, rising to the rank of brigade général of the French Army. "A passionate historian, he was renowned for several publications on the French Army and the Imperial Russian Army." Work covers all infantry regiments, including infantry of the foot hunters, the Zouaves, the foreign legion, the Moroccan riflemen, the African light infantry and the Moroccan Goums. Mild dust foxing on top edge of page block, gilt bit dull, else fine, clean, bright, unmarked. A beautiful copy. Near Fine/No Jacket.

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Book number: 010291

Catalogue: England & Europe

Keywords: Military History

ANDOLENKO, SERGE

Regimental Badges of the Russian Army (Russian Text)

Paris, Tanais. 1966, 1st. Hard, 8vo. First edition. Hard cover in original cloth. Text in Russian. Published Paris: Tanais, 1966. 8vo. 231pp. illustrated throughout with hundreds of b/w reproductions within the text. Gray patterned cloth with black titles, black cover insignia. Some spots of foxing on pastedowns/flyleaf, light dust spotting on top edge of page block, small bookplate on front pastedown. Near fine, clean, bright, crisp. Scarce. Near Fine/No Jacket.

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Book number: 010383

Catalogue: England & Europe

Keywords: Military History

A LIEUTENANT-COLONEL IN THE BRITISH ARMY

The British Army

London, Sampson Low, Marston & Company. 1899, 1st. Hard, 4to. First edition. Hard cover in original publisher's "Khaki" cloth. Published London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co. 1899. small 4to. 7 1/4" x 10 1/4", vii+256pp. illus with 27 full-page plates (13 in color) and 30 illustrations and diagrams within the text. "Khaki" cloth with black titles and cover illustration. Publisher's tipped-in statement that the cloth used for the binding is the same used for the uniforms of soldiers in South Africa. Light foxing on pastedowns. Very good, clean, bright. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 010307

Catalogue: England & Europe

Keywords: Military History

ATKINSON, C.T.

The South Wales Borderers 24th Foot 1689-1937

Cambridge, Regimental History Committee at the University Press, Cambridge. 1937, 1st. Hard, 4to. First edition. Hard cover in original cloth. Published Cambridge: Regimental History Committee at the University Press, 1937. thick 4to. 8" x 10", xvii+601pp. illus. frontis, color and b/w plates, maps (some folding), numerous illustions with the text, map endpapers. Presentation copy from the South Wales Borderers: "Presented to The Junior United Service Club by The South Wales Borderers, August 1950." Green cloth with gilt titles and decorations. Scrape on edge of rear cover, 2 small edge nicks, light dust spotting on top edge of page block, else fine, clean, crisp, bright. Internally very fine. Near Fine/No Jacket.

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Book number: 010440

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Keywords: Military History

BAKER, B. GRANVILLE

Old Cavalry Stations

London, Heath Cranton. 1934, 1st. Hard, 8vo. First edition. Hard cover in original cloth. Published London: Heath Cranton, 1934, first printing. 8vo. xvi+226pp. illus. color frontis and 46 illustrations within the text, 1 in color. Green cloth with black titles. Darkening to flyleaf, minor foxing on front edge of page block, small bunp lower corner. Very good. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 010458

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Keywords: Military History

BARNES, MAJOR R. MONEY

The British Army of 1914: Its History, Uniforms & Contemporary Continental Armies

London, Seeley Service & Company. 1968, 1st. Hard, 8vo. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published London: Seeley Service & Company, 1968. 8vo. 296pp. illustrated with b/w and color plates. Red cloth with gilt titles in black block, top edge tinted red. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Near Fine/Near Fine.

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Book number: 010328

Catalogue: England & Europe

Keywords: Military History

BARNES, MAJOR R. MONEY

A History of the Regiments & Uniforms of the British Army. Second Edition

London, Seeley Service & Company. 1951. Hard, 8vo. Second Edition. Hard cover. Published London: Seeley Service & Company, 1951. 8vo. 336pp. illustrated with b/w and color plates. Red cloth with gilt titles in black block. Wear at the heel and tips, tape remnants on pastedowns, gift inscription on flyleaf, else very good. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 010329

Catalogue: England & Europe

Keywords: Military History

BARNES, MAJOR R. MONEY

Military Uniforms of Britain & The Empire 1742 to the Present Time (Imperial Services Library Volume IV)

London, Seeley Service & Company. 1960, 1st. Hard, 8vo. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published London: Seeley Service & Company, 1960. 8vo. 347pp. illustrated with b/w and color plates. Red cloth with gilt titles in black block, top edge tinted red. Previous owner bookplate on pastedown. Very good in very good, price clipped dust jacket with sun darkening. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 010327

Catalogue: England & Europe

Keywords: Military History

BARNES, MAJOR R. MONEY

The Soldiers of London (Imperial Services Library Volume VI)

London, Seeley Service & Company. 1963, 1st. Hard, 8vo. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published London: Seeley Service & Company, 1963. 8vo. 376pp. illustrated with b/w and color plates. Red cloth with gilt titles in black block, top edge tinted red. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Near Fine/Near Fine.

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Book number: 010326

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Keywords: Military History

BARNES, MAJOR R. MONEY

The Uniforms & History of the Scottish Regiments: Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealands, S. Africa

London, Seeley Service & Company. 1956, 1st. Hard, 8vo. First edition. Hard cover. Published London: Seeley Service & Company, 1956. 8vo. 351pp. illustrated with b/w and color plates. Red cloth with gilt titles in black block, top edge tinted red. Very good. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 010325

Catalogue: England & Europe

Keywords: Military History

BARRETT, C. R. B. (ED.)

The 85th King's Light Infantry (Now 2nd Battn. The King's Shropshire Light Infantry. By One Of Them.

London, Spittiswoode & Co. 1913, 1st. Hard, 4to. First edition. 3/4 leather. Published London: Spittiswoode & Co. 1913, Thick 4to. 8" x 10", xx+551pp. illus. color frontis, b/w and color plates, maps - some folding. Bound in three-quarter black morocco with gilt titles and gilt decorated green cloth, green endpapers. Foxing to edges of page block, light, occasional foxing, bit of wear to the leather at crown, light rub at heel and tips.Binding strong and square, pages clean, all plates and maps present. Very good. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 010427

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Keywords: Military History

BEAMISH, NORTH LUDLOW

History of the King's German Legion (2 Volume Set)

London, Thomas and William Boone. 1832, 1st. Hard, 8vo. 2 volume set. First editions. Hard covers in original cloth, rebacked with the original spines laid down. Published London: Thomas and William Boone, 1832 and 1837. 8vo. xxxi+385pp; xxvii+671+13 addendum, illustrated with 9 hand colored plates of uniforms, 10 other illustrations, maps and plans. Bound in brown patterned cloth with paper spine labels, ownership bookplates of Graeme of Inchbrakie and author Lt. Col. M. E. S. Laws in each volume. "One of the rarest and most sought-after contemporary studies of the Napoleonic Wars, it was largely compiled from eye-witness accounts of serving soldiers. A definitive account of what was effectively the Hanoverian army in exile. Originally composed of German volunteers from King George III's Hanoverian domain, and founded out of Royal outrage at France's occupation of Hanover in 1803, the King's German Legion was a mini-army in its own right, comprising infantry, cavalry and artillery." Soiling to the cloth, old tape reinforcement over interior hinges, some foxing on 2 of the color plates, else very good, bindings strong, internally clean, pages bright white with light foxing only appearing at the vicinity of some plates. Scarce. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 010432

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BELL, LIEUT-COMMANDER A.C.

History of the Manchester Regiment, First and Second Battalions 1922-1948

Altringham, John Sherratt and Son. 1954, 1st. Hard, 8vo. First edition. Hard cover in original cloth binding and dust jacket. Published Altringham: John Sherratt and Son, 1954, first printing. 8vo. xx+554pp. illustrated with b/w plates, maps, color frontis. Green cloth with silver and gilt tiles. Light foxing on front edge of page block. Near fine in very good dust jacket. Near Fine/Very Good.

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Book number: 010302

Catalogue: England & Europe

Keywords: Military History