MAXSE, COLONEL F. I.

Seymour Vandeleur Lieutenant-Colonel, Scots Guards, & Irish Guards

London, William Heinemann. 1906, 1st. Hard, 4to. Seymour Vandeleur, lieutenant-colonel, Scots Guards & Irish Guards : a plain narrative of the part played by British officers in the acquisition of colonies and dependencies in Africa representing a dominion of greater extent than India added to the British Empire in less than twenty years / by F.I. Maxse ; with water-colour illustrations by Nico Jungmann. First edition thus. Hard cover. Published London: William Heinemann, 1906. 4to. 7 1/2" x 9 3/4", 288pp. illus. color frontis, captioned tissued guarded color and b/e plates, color folding maps. Blue clotgh with gilt and black titles. Foxing to edges of page block, light occasional foxing, spine darkened, else very good, tight, complete. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 010429

Catalogue: England & Europe

Keywords: Military History

MAXWELL, HERBERT (ED. )

Lowland Scots Regiments: Their Origin, Character and Services Previous to the Great War of 1914

Glasgow, James Maclehose and Sons. 1918, 1st. Hard, 4to. First edition. Hard cover in original cloth. Published Glasgow: James Maclehose and Sons, 1918. 4to. 8" x 10 1/4", 339pp. illus color frontis and tipped-in color plates. Red cloth with gilt titles, edges untrimmed. Half inch boring damage at lower corner/edge to 40 sheets, cloth somewhat faded, dusty, else very good, text clean, binding square and tight. Very Good Minus/No Jacket.

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Book number: 010428

Catalogue: England & Europe

Keywords: Military History

MAZOWER, MARK

Hitler's Empire: How the Nazis Ruled Europe

NY, Penguin. 2008, 1st. (ISBN: 9781594201882). Hard, 8vo. First American edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: Penguin, 2008, first printing. 8vo. xl+726pp. illus. b/w photos. Blue cloth with silver titles. "Profiles the Reich's pre-World War II plans for transforming Eastern Europe, describing the considerable resources that were amassed for the endeavor while explaining how Nazi brutality and short-sightedness ultimately cost Germany its victories." Fine in fine dust jacket. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 010387

Catalogue: England & Europe

Keywords: History 9781594201882

MCCANCE, CAPTAIN S.

History of the Royal Munster Fusiliers. Vol. I. 1650-1860 Vol. II. 1861-1922

Aldershot, Gale and Polden. 1927, 1st. Leather, 4to. Numbered, Limited Edition, First edition. 2 volume set, Edition de Luxe in 3/4 leather, limited to 114 numbered copies. Number 15. Published Aldershot: Gale and Polden, 1927. 4to. 8" x 10", viii+254p. + ix+305p. illus. 8 color plates, 58 illustrations and 41maps - many folding, some in color. 3/4 bound blue leather with raised bands, gilt spine titles and decorations over blue cloth with gilt crest, blue marbled endpapers, all edge gilting, sewn-in ribbon marker. Thee page publisher's announcement of De Luxe Edition recipients printed at the front of each volume. This copy issued to Colonel C.H. Jardine. Small chipping to the leather at the lower hinge/edge of volume 2, else near fine, no foxing, pages fine - bright white, maps and plates fine. Near Fine/No Jacket.

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Book number: 010451

Catalogue: England & Europe

Keywords: Military History

MEGARGEE, GEOFFREY P.

Inside Hitler's High Command

Lawrence, University Press of Kansas. 2000. (ISBN: 0700610154). Hard, 8vo. Hard cover. Published Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 2000, third printing. 8vo. xxi+327pp. illus. b/w photographs. Light foxing on top edge of page block, text clean and bright, unmarked. Near fine. Near Fine/No Jacket.

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Book number: 010632

Catalogue: England & Europe

Keywords: Military History 0700610154

MILLER, MAJOR-GENERAL CHARLES H.

History of the 13th/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own) 1922-1947

London, Chisman, Bradshaw. 1949, 1st. Hard, 8vo. First edition. Hard cover in original cloth. Published London: Chisman, Bradshaw, 1949, first printing. Tall 8vo. xviii+227pp. illus. color frontis and 20 plates (3 colored), 12 folding colored maps, appendices. Dark blue cloth with gilt spine and cover titles. Spine titles rubbed, else fine, clean, crisp, pages/plates/maps fresh and bright. Fine/No Jacket.

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Book number: 010456

Catalogue: England & Europe

Keywords: Military History

ÖSTERREICHISCHE MONOGRAPHIEN

Handbuch der Österreichischen Uniformen, (Handbook of Austrian Uniforms) 1st Edition, 1934

Wien, Österreichische Monographien. 1934, 1st. Hard, 4to. First edition. Original wrappers fully bound in hardcover. Published Wien: Österreichische Monographien, 1934. 4to. 9 1/4" x 12 1/4", 66 pages with 146 pictures and 22 drawings. Text in German. A standard work for uniforms of the era, includes army, civil servants, executive and military associations. Bound in brown pebbled cloth with spine titles in gilt, laid endpapers and preliminaries. Fade to the cloth around edges, scattered, light foxing, age toning to the lesser paper used for the advertisements, bookplate on pastedown. Very good. Scarce. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 010546

Catalogue: England & Europe

Keywords: Military History

MORRIS, JAN

The Spectacle of Empire: Style, Effect and the Pax Britannica

Garden City, Doubleday. 1982, 1st. (ISBN: 0385181167). Hard, 4to. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published Garden City: Doubleday, 1982, first printing. 4to. 9 1/4" x 12 1/4", 254pp. illustrated with color plates and b/w photographs. Red cloth with gilt titles. Minor splash stain on resr cover and verso (facing book) of the dust jacket, dust spotting on top edge of page block. Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 010564

Catalogue: England & Europe

Keywords: Military History 0385181167

MORTON, H. V.

In Search of South Africa

London, Methuen. 1948, 1st. Hard, 8vo. First edition. Hard cover. Published London: Methuen, 1948, first printing. 8vo. xii+368pp. illustrated with 16 plates, 1 map and map endpapers. Yellow cloth with gilt titles and cover design. Very good. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 009059

Catalogue: England & Europe

MUIR, RORY

Wellington: Waterloo and the Fortunes of Peace 1814 - 1852

New Haven, Yale Univ Pr. 2015, 1st. (ISBN: 9780300187861). Hard, 8vo. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published New Haven: Yale Univ Pr. 2015, first printing. Thick 8vo. xiv+713pp. illustrated with color plates. Blue cloth with gilt titles, red endpapers. "In this richly detailed work, the second and concluding volume of Rory Muir’s definitive biography, the author offers a substantial reassessment of Wellington’s significance as a politician and a nuanced view of the private man behind the legend of the selfless hero." Fine in fine dust jacket. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 010384

Catalogue: England & Europe

Keywords: Military History 9780300187861

MURRAY, MAJOR J. S. F. , WITH A FOREWORD BY MAJOR-GENERAL SIR ROBERT HINDE

A Short History of the 15th/19th The Kings Royal Hussars

Aldershot, The Forces Press. 1964, 1st. Soft Cover, 8vo. First edition. Softcover in original limp covers. Published Aldershot: The Forces Press, 1964, first printing. 8vo. viii+81pp. illustrated frontis, color and b/w plates. Limp blue linen covers with gilt titles and insignia. Light occasional foxing. Very good plus. Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued.

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Book number: 010395

Catalogue: England & Europe

Keywords: Military History

OATTS, LT. COL. L. B.

Proud Heritage: The Story Of The Highland Light Infantry

London, Nelson/House of Grant. 1952, 1st. Hard, 8vo. 3 volumes. All first editions. Hard covers in dust jackets. Published London: Nelson/House of Grant, (vol 1)1952, (vol2)1959, (vol3)1961. 8vo. 7" x 9 1/8" in matching green cloth with gilt titles in red block, gilt cover crest, top edges tinted green. Volume One: The 71st H.L.I. 1777-1881; Volume Two: The 74th Highlanders 1787-1882; Volume Three: The Regular, Militia, Volunteer, T.A. and Service Battalions H.L.I. 1882-1918, xvi + 236, xii + 386, ix + 404, illustrated with color and b/w plates, maps (some double page, one folding color). All volumes near fine, clean, pages bright, unmarked in very good price-clipped dust jackets with minor wear, one with a short, closed tear. Near Fine/Very Good.

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Book number: 010433

Catalogue: England & Europe

Keywords: Military History

ROSSE, CAPT. THE EARL OF & HILL, COL. E. R.

The Story of the Guards Armoured Division

London, Bles. 1956. Hard, 8vo. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published London: Bles, 1956, second printing. 8vo. 320pp. illustrated with b/w plates and maps - some fold-out. Red cloth with gilt titles. Smal bump to lower front tip, else near fine, clean, crisp, bright, unmarked in very good plus dust jacket with a few short, closed tears, minor soil. Near Fine/Very Good Plus.

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Book number: 010319

Catalogue: England & Europe

Keywords: Military History

OMAN, CAROLA

Sir John Moore

London, Hodder and Stoughton. 1953, 1st. Hard, 8vo. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1953. 8vo. xvi+700pp. illus. frontis, b/w reproductions, maps, facsimilies. Blue cloth with gilt titles. Line of sun fade at the spine ends, dust foxing on top edge of page block. Very good minus in very good minus, price clipped dust jacket. Very Good Minus/Very Good Minus.

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Book number: 010586

Catalogue: England & Europe

Keywords: Military History

OMAN, C.W.C.

Wellington's Army 1809-1814

London, Edward Arnold. 1912, 1st. Hard, 8vo. First edition. Hard cover in original cloth. Published London: Edward Arnold, 1912, first printing with errata slip tipped in. 8vo. viii+395pp. illus. frontis and b/w plates, 8pp. publisher's ads. Red cloth with gilt titles, printed on laid paper. Small chip to the cloth at the heel, mild ghost toning to flyleaves from pastedowns, some notations on last few blank pages. Very good, clean, attractive, pages bright. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 010589

Catalogue: England & Europe

Keywords: Military History