Lieut.-Col. H. M. E. Brunker

Story of the Jena Campaign 1806

London, Forster Groom & Co. LTD, 1913. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce and concise history of the Napoleon Bonaparte's Jena Campaign, in which he defeated Prussia, with ten folding maps to rear of text. First and only edition, very scarce. Illustration includes ten folding maps, some of which are in colour, which are loosely inserted into a packet which is adhered to the rear paste down. This is a history of Napoleon Bonaparte's military campaigns of 1806, with this work focusing upon the Battle of Jena. In this year, the Fourth Coalition took up arms against him because Prussia was worried about growing French influence. However, Napoleon swiftly defeated Prussia through the Battle of Jena, as well as Auerstedt, and was able to ultimately defeat the Russians in 1807. Contents include 'The Opposing Armies', 'Command and Administration', 'The Prussian Plans' and 'The Movement on Jena&apos. Written by Lieut. Col. H. M. E. Brunker, who wrote a range of works on Napoleon's military campaigns. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. A bit of bumping to the extremities of boards and along the head and tail of spine, with a few marks to boards. Fading on the spine. Light spotting to text block. Paste downs and endappers are lightly spotted and age-toned. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout, with light age-toning. Folding maps and plates are clean, with age-toning to the margins of some plates, such as Plate No. 9. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 811D24

Catalogue: Naval & Military History

Keywords: Story of the Jena Campaign Napoleonic Wars Napoleon Bonaparte Fourth Coalition Napoleonic Wars military history Not Stated

C. Gordon Burge; Hugh Trenchard

The Annals of 100 Squadron

London, Herbert Reiach, Limited, 1975 . Cloth. The first thus of this limited edition facsimile reprint of annals from 1917 to 1918 with monochrome plates. First thus of The Annals of 100 Squadron by C. Gordon Burge in the original publisher's cloth binding. A facsimile reprint edition, limited to 500 copies of which this is number 107. With a foreword by Hugh Trenchard.A record of the war activities of the Pioneer Night Bombing Squadron in France from March 1917 to November 11th 1918. Includes its operations against German Towns whilst serving in the Independent Force of the R.A.F.Illustrated with two monochrome plates and monochrome photographs throughout the text. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, excellent. There is some very slight bumping to the head and tai of the spine and to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are very bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 837W15

Catalogue: Naval & Military History

Keywords: Annals 100 Squadron First World War Limited edition 100 Squadron Not Stated

Rev. H. J. Burkitt

The History of the Queen&Apos;S (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

Guilford and Godalming, A. C. Curtis & Co. Ltd,, 1917 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this history of a line infantry regiment of the British Army with plates. First edition of The History of The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), in the form of a Lantern Lecture, with supplementary notes, by the Rev. H. J. Burkitt. In the original publisher's cloth binding. A scarce work, with only ten copies of the first edition in libraries. With an introduction by Major-General Sir E. O. F. Hamilton. The Queen's Royal Regiment West Surrey was the senior English Line infantry regiment of the British Army, from 1661-1959. Illustrated with a colour plate frontispiece with a tissue guard and six monochrome plates. Collated, complete.  In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. There is some bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with the odd spot. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 857W26

Catalogue: Naval & Military History

Keywords: Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment H. J. Burkitt Military history Royal West Surrey Regiment Not Stated

Vice-Admiral The Earl Mountbatten of Burma

Report to the Combined Chiefs of Staff by the Supreme Allied Commander South-East Asia 1943-1945

London , His Majesty's Stationary Office, 1951. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of a War Report by The Earl Mountbatten of Burma. This is a first edition copy of the Report to the Combined Chiefs of Staff by the Supreme Allied Commander South-East Asia 1943-1945, by the Vice-Admiral The Earl Mountbatten of Burma who was a British naval officer, colonial administrator and close relative of the British Royal Family. With thirty nine colour maps and four charts. Collated, complete. This is an ex-library copy from Reading Public Library and has been rebound by the Library and has some library markings to the title page. Rebound by the Reading Public library in full cloth. Externally, very smart with some light bumping to the head of the spine. There is a library stamp stating Withdrawn, to the title page and a pen inscription to the title page. There is a library stamp to the reverse of the title page stating it was bound in Jun 1953. Firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 827B48

Catalogue: Naval & Military History

Keywords: Report to the Combined Chiefs of Staff by the Supreme Allied Commander South-East Asia 1943-1945 Mountbatten of Burma World War Two Asia Mountbatten of Burma history Not Stated

Ex-Private X [Alfred McLelland Burrage]

War Is War

London, Victor Gollancz , 1930. First edition. Cloth. The first impression of Alfred McLelland Burrage's celebrated war memoir. A. M. Burrage was a British writer publishing adventure stories for boys under pseudonym Frank Lelland, although he is now best known for his ghost stories. This is the first impression of his celebrated war memoir, telling of his experiences with the Artists' Rifle during the First World War. Published under 'ex-Private X.' Complete with half title. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally smart with minor shelf wear only, bumped to head and tail of spine, creased vertically to back strip, spine slightly faded. Small newspaper cutting pasted to rear free pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Light minor spotting to fore edge affecting first and last few leaves, pages otherwise generally bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 846A38

Catalogue: Naval & Military History

Keywords: Alfred McLelland Burrage war memoir ww1 war memoir None

A. G. Butler; R. M. Downes; F.A. Maguire; R. W. Cilento

The Australian Army Medical Service in the War of 1914-1918

Melbourne, Australian War Memorial, 1930-1943. First edition. Cloth. A complete three volume first edition set of this important and highly detailed medical work, complete with many maps, plates and diagrams. The first edition. Very unusual to find a complete set of this work with all volumes first editions. Every volume is the first edition of the work, with no subsequent printings or editions stated. Complete in three volumes. With a page of publisher's advertisements to the rear of volumes one and two and an errata slip tipped in to volume one. Profusely illustrated with many maps graphs and illustrations. Volume one contains two hundred and twenty eight illustrations, maps and graphs. Volume two contains two hundred and twelve illustrations maps and graphs and volume three contains eighty five illustrations graphs and diagrams. Arthur Graham Butler was a physician and medical historian. In 1912 he joined the Australian Medical Army Medical Corps, becoming a medical officer at the Moreton Regiment. Butler was one of the first boats to arrive at Gallipoli and is credited by other soldiers for his energy and bravery. After leaving the Army in 1920, Butler resumed private practice. In 1923, against his wishes, but with a sense of public duty, Butler began writing the official history of the Australian Army Medical Services in the war with the complete three volumes taking twenty years to complete. Butler was responsible for all of the writing, aside from two sections of the first volume which were written by R. M. Downes, F.A. Maguire and R. W. Cilento. The work itself reflects his courage and meticulousness in the war, with the work highlighting a number of extremely important problems as a guide to policy and management in the future, with every claim properly source and quantified. The works are considered among some of the most important war history texts of Western culture and are wide-ranging, highly critical and extremely valuable to medical and military history. In uniform blue cloth bindings. Externally generally smart with bumping to the extremities and the head and tail of the spine. Light marks to the boards. Very small area of dampstaining to the front board of volume one. Offsetting to endpapers.Bookseller's stamp of 'Ashwood's Bookshop' to front pastedown of volume one. Booksellers label of 'Dymock's' to front pastedown of volume two. Front hinge of volume three is weak and held by cords only. Internally firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean with scattered spotting, heavier to the first and last few pages and lighter to the plates. The occasional pencil annotation. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 619K3

Catalogue: Military

Keywords: Australian Army Medical Works ANZAC Gallipoli Medical Works Not Stated

Captain Lewis Butler

Wellington"S Operations in the Peninsula

London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1904 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this detailed account of Wellington's successes in the Peninsula War, illustrated throughout with folding maps. The very scarce first edition of Captain Lewis Butler's two volume study of the Duke of Wellington, Arthur Wellesley's, operations in the Peninsula War of the early nineteenth century, between the years 1808 and 1814.Illustrated with thirteen maps to volume I, and fourteen to volume II, many of which are folding. Collated, complete.Providing a detailed account of Wellington's movements in this stage of the Napoleonic wars in chronological order, this work recounts, in the words of the author, 'the story of the most successful campaigns ever waged by the British Army&apos.With volume II previously held by the 'Officers' Mess Library of the British Army of the Rhine', with their stamp to the front free endpaper, and a stamp reading 'Supplied for the Public Service' to the title page. With evidence of library number removal to back strip tail of this volume, and no further library markings. In the publisher's original cloth bindings. Bumping to back strip heads and tails. Significant discolouration to tail of volume II back strip. Small split in cloth to head of volume II front joint. Light fading to front and rear board of volume II. Front and rear hinge of volume II starting, with boards holding firm. Library stamp to front free endpaper of volume II. Internally, firmly bound. Library stamp to volume II title page. Pages of volume I clean and bright, with areas of heavier spotting to volume II. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 807F17

Catalogue: Naval & Military History

Keywords: peninsular War Duke of Wellington Arthur Wellesley navy Duke of Wellington waterloo Not Stated

Lieutenant J. R. Byrne

New Zealand Artillery in the Field 1914-1918

Auckland, Whitcombe and Tomb, 1922. First edition. Cloth. This account of the New Zealand Artillery in the First World War was previously owned by Brigadier-General George Napier Johnston, who was Commander of the artillery for the New Zealand and Australian divisions. With a manuscript by Johnston tucked in. This first edition copy of Lieutenant J. R. Byrne's account of the New Zealand Artillery in the First World War was previously owned by Brigadier-General George Napier Johnston, who was Commander of the artillery for the New Zealand and Australian divisions during the Great War. Johnson provides an introduction to the work in the text, but in this copy, one can find his pencil inscription to the recto of the front endpaper, some marginalia, and a thirteen page typescript manuscript tucked in. With twenty eight plates and ten maps, including eight folding maps. The First World War broke out whilst Johnston was serving in New Zealand as Inspector of Artillery. He joined the New Zealand Expeditionary Force that was raised for service abroad, and commanded the artillery of the New Zealand and Australian divisions at Gallipoli and on the Western Front. The volume is divided into two, and describes the clashes on the Western Front after a discussion of the Gallipoli campaign. Entitled The Story of the New Zealand Artillery in the European War, Johnston's manuscript begins by discussing the formation and composition of the division, which included several brigades, artillery, engineers, and army service corps. He then describes their move to Cairo in early April 1915, the mayhem of landing at Anzac cove, before discussing the NZEF's tactics and manoeuvres in the Gallipolli campaign. In the publisher's original blue cloth binding. Externally, rather worn. The cloth is fraying at a tear that extends three quarters of the way down the front joint. Rubbed to the boards, and missing a little cloth to the head and tail of the spine. The rear hinge is starting, and is a little tender. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with the odd bit of marginalia in pencil. Fair . Ill.: Not stated. Fair .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 857N42

Catalogue: Military

Keywords: New Zealand Artillery in the field 1914-18 J. R. Byrne Military History First World War J. R. Byrne Illustrated First Edition Not stated

[Somerset Gough-Calthorpe]

Letters from Head-Quarters; or, the Realities of the War in Crimea

London, John Murray, 1857. Cloth. The second edition of the collected letters written by Somerset Gough-Calthorpe during the Crimean War. The second edition of this uncommon work.A selection of the letters of Somerset Gough-Calthorpe, writing his experiences during the Crimean War. Lord Cardigan sued the author for his eyewitness account of the Charge of the Light Brigade detailed in this work, but the action failed. Volume I illustrated with a frontispiece, and three folding plans.Bookplate of Clonbrock to the verso of the front free endpaper of Volume I, and to the front paste down of Volume II. Robert Dillon, the 3rd Baron Clonbrock, was a cricket player for the Marylebone Cricket Club, playing in five first class cricket matches between 1832 and 1834.Handwritten essays tipped in to the rear of Volume I, discussing the state of the British men in the East. The essay ends 'subscriptions will be received by Lady Ashtown, Ventor&apos. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Cracks to the head of the rear joints. Some light marks to the boards and spines, a little heavier to the front boards. A small amount of loss of cloth to the tail of the spine of Volume I. Front hinge of Volume I and the rear hinge of Volume II are starting but firm, rear hinge of Volume I is strained but remains firm. Bookplate to the verso of the front free endpaper of Volume I and to the front paste down of Volume II. Bookseller's label to the rear paste down of Volume I. Handwritten essay tipped into the verso of the rear endpaper of Volume I. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with some scattered spots to the first and last few pages. Prior owner's pencil notes to the recto of the frontispiece. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 867P15

Catalogue: Naval & Military History

Keywords: Letters From Head-Quarters; or, the Realities of the War in Crimea Letters From Head-Quarters crimea crimean war Letters From Head-Quarters letters military Not Stated

Harry Calvert

General Regulations and Orders

London, T. Egerton, 1804. Hardback. An interesting and scarce study on the regulations of the British Army at the beginning of the nineteenth century. A scarce military work detailing the various responsibilities, regulations, duties, and ranks of those in the British Army.Providing an interesting look at the British military in the midst of the Napoleonic Wars. Illustrated with three folding tables, blank tables intended to be filled in with details of the owner's regiment.By Harry Calvert, a British general who served in the American Revolutionary Wars, and the Flanders Campaign.Collated, complete. In the original paper covered boards. Externally, generally smart. A small amount of wear and loss to the head and tail of the spine. Minor bumping to the extremities. Some light spots and discolouration to the boards, marks a little heavier to the rear board. Faded ink inscription to the head of the front board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very lightly age-toned and clean with the occasional spot. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 899P12

Catalogue: Military

Keywords: General Regulations and Orders military british army harry calvert military Not Stated

Dr John Campbell

Lives of the British Admirals Containing and Accurate Naval History from the Earliest Periods

London, C J Barrington, 1817. Leather. Dr John Campbell's biographical work, 'Lives of the British Admirals&apos. With a frontispiece to each volume. Complete in eight volumes. With the bookplate of one John Foster to the front pastedown of all volumes. The bookplate features the family crest as well as two ships. The motto 'Amor Omnia Vincit' translates as Love Conquers All. To the bottom of the bookplate is written 'Thacker Spink, Calcutta&apos. This work was originally published between 1742 and 1744. It was still being issued up to a hundred years after his death. John Campbell was a Scottish historian. He had written several popular historical works before his The Lives of British Admirals and Other Eminent British Seamen. However, this work was his most popular. It was originally four volumes and was expanded into eight by John Berkenhout and Redhill York. In uniform full calf bindings. Externally, worn. Particularly to the spines and joints. Singe marks to several spines of multiple volumes, Worst to volume II which has singing to the rear board as well. Heavy rubbing to the head and tail of all spines as well as patches to the boards. Crack to rear joint of volume II. Front hinge to volume III is tender with cords showing. Crack to head of front joint to volumes IV and V. Small crack to head of rear joint to volume V. Volume VI is lacking backstrip. Rear joint to volume VI is tender and front joint starting but firm, as is hinge. Front joint to volume VIII is cracked and starting but firm. Front hinge to volume VIII is slightly strained but firm. Internally, all volumes are firmly bound. Water damage internally to volume VI resulting in tide marks throughout and cockling, not affecting text. Pages are slightly age toned with spotting to the first and last few pages with scattered spots throughout. Fair . Ill.: Various. Fair .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: SET59-E-1

Catalogue: Naval & Military History

Keywords: Illustrated Blookplate John Faster Dr John Campbell Blookplate Naval History Various

Agostinho de Campos

A Carranca Da Paz

Paris, Livrarias Aillaud & Bertrand, 1925 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of the very scarce fifth volume of Agostinho de Campos's six volume study of the Great War. In the original Portuguese. With the publisher's original wraps bound in. The fifth volume of a six volume work from Portuguese academic and journalist Agostinho de Campos, in which he discusses Europe and Portugal's involvement in the First World War.With a former owner's inscriptions to front blank, half title, and title page. In a quarter calf binding, with cloth covered boards. Externally, smart. Light rubbing to back strip head and tail. Internally, firmly bound. Publisher's wraps bound in. Inscriptions to a front blank, half title, and title page. Pages age toned, but generally clean. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 864F2

Catalogue: Naval & Military History

Keywords: portuguese history Agostinho Celso de Azevedo Campos portugal Comentario Leve da Grande Guerra Agostinho Celso de Azevedo Campos Not Stated

Richard Cannon

Historical Record of the First, or Royal Regiment of Foot: Containing an Account of the Origin of the Regiment in the Reign of King James VI of Scotland, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1846

London, Parker, Furnivall, & Parker, 1847. Cloth. Richard Cannon's detailed history of the Royal Scots, an extensive military work, complete with hand-coloured plates. A scarce vivid history of the Royal Scots, once known as the Royal Regiment of Foot, the oldest and most senior infantry regiment of the line of the British Army, having first been raised in 1633.In this work, Richard Cannon looks at the infantry from its birth up to 1846, encompassing their achievements in the Seven Years' War, American Revolutionary War, and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.Illustrated with an engraved title page, and three hand-coloured plates.Collated, complete. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally smart. Light bumping and discolouration to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Minor marks to the boards and spine. Rear hinge is starting but firm. Pencil inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with the occasional light spot. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 845P5

Catalogue: Military

Keywords: Historical Record of the First, or Royal Regiment of Foot royal regiment of foot royal scots military royal regiment of foot richard cannon Not Stated

W. Y. Carman

Uniform of the Navy Past & Present

London , Forster Groom & Co, 1942. Brochure/Pamphlet. A lovely and beautifully illustrated pamphlet on the uniforms of the Navy, with hand painted plates. A lovely pamphlet that describes and carefully illustrated the Uniforms of the Navy from a Sailor of Alfred's time to the uniform of a Captain and Midshipman from 1941. With fifteen beautiful hand painted colour plates of navy uniforms past and present. Two pages of adverts to the rear for Gieves, outfitters to the Royal Navy since 1785. Collated, complete. In the original decorative paper wraps. Externally, smart. Some light chipping to the spine. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 828B36

Catalogue: Naval & Military History

Keywords: Uniform of the Navy Past & Present navy uniform navy Not Stated

William Guy Carr

By Guess and by God

London, Hutchinson & Co. [1931]. Cloth. A compelling volume detailing the operations of British submarines in the Great War, illustrated with plentiful photographs. This work draws upon the experiences of the author in a fleet of submarines in the Great War, and contains a preface by Admiral S. S. Hall.Written by William Guy Carr (1895-1959), a Canadian naval officer who served as navigating occifer of Her Majesty's Ship Submarines during the First World War.An eighth impression.Undated; dated from copies on Jisc. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally, very smart, with the slightest bumping to the head of the spine only. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 762R77

Catalogue: Military

Keywords: British Navy First World War Submarines William Guy Carr First World War None