Instructions in Military Equitation, and in the Elements of Field Movements of Cavalry

London, William Clowes, 1819. First edition. Hardback. The first edition of this scarce instructional work on the training and care of horses in the military. The first edition of this scarce work.Illustrated with twenty plates.An interesting guidebook for the instruction of cavalry and horse trainers, for the use of those in the military at the beginning of the nineteenth century, only a few years after the ending of the Napoleonic Wars. Providing a unique insight into the military of the era.Discussing horse riding, bending, saddle mounting, the care of horses, various running and walking speeds, riding drills, and more.Bound without the publisher's adverts.Prior owner's ink notes to the front paste down and recto of the front endpaper, 'Review of East Kent Yeomanry Cavalry&apos. In the original publisher's paper covered boards. Externally, generally smart, with some light discolouration and marks to the boards and spine. A small amount of loss and wear to the spine. Light bumping to the extremities. Small cracks to the head and tail of the joints. Hinges are a little strained but remain firm. Ink inscriptions to the paste downs, and to the recto of the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Small tide mark to the tail of the front endpaper and title page. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Book number: 895P3

Catalogue: Military

Keywords: Instructions in Military Equitation, and in the Elements of Field Movements of Cavalry military cavalry horses military Not Stated

Instructions in Military Equitation, and in the Elements of Field Movements of Cavalry

London, William Clowes, 1819. First edition. Hardback. A scarce instructional work on the training and care of horses in the military, the first edition of this interesting work. The first edition of this scarce work.Illustrated with twenty plates.Two pages of publisher's adverts to the rear.Collated, complete.An interesting guidebook for the instruction of cavalry and horse trainers, for the use of those in the military at the beginning of the nineteenth century, only a few years after the ending of the Napoleonic Wars. Providing a unique insight into the military of the era.Discussing horse riding, bending, saddle mounting, the care of horses, various running and walking speeds, riding drills, and more. In the original paper covered boards. Externally, a little worn, with some discolouration and age-toning to the front board and spine, rear board is sunned. Light bumping to the extremities. Rubbing to the extremities has resulted in a small amount of loss of paper and some lifting, including to the head of the front board, with a larger patch of loss of paper to the rear board. Some light marks to the boards and spine. Spine is rubbed, lacking backstrip to the head, with a small amount of lifting. Small cracks to the head and tail of the joints. Front hinge is starting but firm, rear hinge is a little strained. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Tidemark to the head of the plates. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Book number: 895P1

Catalogue: Military

Keywords: Instructions in Military Equitation, and in the Elements of Field Movements of Cavalry calavry military british army calavry Not Stated

A Letter to a Late Noble Commander of the British Forces in Germany

London , R. Griffiths, 1759. Disbound. A fourth edition of this pamphlet containing A Letter to a Late Noble Commander of the British Forces in Germany. A fourth edition copy which has been revised and corrected. This volume contains a letter to a Noble commander, with the Late Noble commander in question being Lord George Sackville. Disbound with loss to the spine. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Book number: 860B38

Catalogue: Naval & Military History

Keywords: A Letter to a Late Noble Commander of the British Forces in Germany Letter army biography Letter None

Lists of the Navy: 1769, 1774 and 1803

London, Not Stated, 1769-1803 . Unbound. Navy Lists for the years 1768, 1774 and 1803, providing an account of the names and rank of those in the British Navy in the respective years covered. Three scarce volumes of lists regarding the British Navy in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Disbound and removed from larger almanacks and registers from their respective years, each volume is loosely inserted in paper wraps, with neat handwritten titles.Present here are twenty-one page of Navy lists for 1769, discussing officer pay, and the names of captains, admirals, masters and commanders, and lieutenants.The 1774 Navy list consists of twenty-seven pages detailing the Admiralty-Office, Pay-Office, Navy Office, officers and admirals, the names of new ships being built, and names of lieutenants.The 1803 list is composed of nineteen pages, and presents a 'list of King's ships not in commission', 'list of King's ships now in commission, a list of ships being built, the names of admirals  and captains, and the names of fifty retired lieutenants 'with the rank of commander&apos. Disbound, loosely housed in paper wraps with handwritten titles. Externally, bright. Bindings tender, with one gathering of 1769 volume detached, 1774 volume entirely disbound, and first three leaves of 1803 volume detached. Pages age toned, with light spotting. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only .

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Book number: 844F15

Catalogue: Naval & Military History

Keywords: navy lists british navy almanac merlin british navy None

Mr. Churchill in Norway

Oslo, Alb. Cammermeyers Verlag, 1948 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce illustrated account of Winston Churchill's 1948 visit to Norway, with text in both the English and Norwegian languages. The very scarce first edition of this short account of Winston Churchill's 1948 visit to Norway, where he accepted an honorary degree from Olso University, giving five speeches and attending a number of dinners over the course of his two day stay, from the 11th to the 13th May. Illustrated with a number of scarce photographs from that visit. With all text appearing in both English and Norwegian. In the publisher's original cloth covered boards. Shelf wear to spine head and tail. Some fading to back strip and board perimeters. Internally, firmly bound. Spotting to half title. Pages otherwise clean and bright. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 789F47

Catalogue: Naval & Military History

Keywords: Norewgian norway Winston Churchill norway None

A Narrative of the Loss of the H.M. S. Royal George, of 108 Guns, Sunk at Spithead, August 29th, 1782; with a Concise Account of the Colonel Pasley&Apos;S Operations on the Wreck in 1839 & 1840

Portsmouth, John Miller, 1840. Leather. A very scarce copy of this interesting and concise history of the H.M.S. Royal George, bound with wood from the ship to the boards. A very scarce work. Bound with wooden boards, the wood taken from the H.M.S Royal George. A work accounting the life of the H.M.S. Royal George, a first rate gun ship in the Royal Navy. The ship sunk in 1782, when it was anchored at Spithead to take supplies to go and relive Gibraltar. The ship sunk and lost more than eight-hundred lives. In this work, the anonymous authors recounts the sinking of this ship. The author also talks about Major-General Charles Paisley's 1839 attempted to clear the wreckage of the ships. His operation included breaking up the wreck using barrels of gunpowder. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and three plates. Collated from Copac from a copy held at the British Library, complete. In the original publisher's quarter calf with wooden boards. Externally, the front board is detached. Cracks to each board, repaired by a prior owner with tape. A couple of marks to the front board, and a small rectangle of wood removed. Pages from front endpaper to frontispiece are detached from the textblock, and have been taped to the fore edge of the front board by a prior owner. Textblock from pages 65-80, publisher's adverts, rear free endpaper, and rear endpaper are detached but present. Prior owner's pencil inscription to the recto to the front free endpaper, with tape to the front free endpaper. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and clean, with only a few marks to the first few pages. Title page is detached but present. Fair . Ill.: Not Stated. Fair .

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Book number: 657P1

Catalogue: Naval & Military History

Keywords: royal george h.m.s. royal george spithead colonel pasley h.m.s. royal george royal navy seven years' war Not Stated

Naval Demobilisation

London, Ministry of Reconstruction, 1918. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce first edition of this interesting post-First World War pamphlet concerning the issue of naval demobilisation in Britain. A very scarce work.The first edition of this work.An interesting work discussing the problem of naval demobilisation in the wake of the First World War.Part of the 'Reconstruction Problems' pamphlet series, being number nine in the series.Published by the Ministry of Reconstruction.An interesting look at how Britain dealt with the aftermath of World War One.Prior owner's ink inscription to the front wrap. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally, smart. Prior owner's ink inscription to the front wrap. A little discolouration to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine .

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Book number: 747P19

Catalogue: Naval & Military History

Keywords: Naval Demobilisation reconstruction reconstruction problems world war one reconstruction ministry of reconstruction None

Reasons in Support of the War in Germany in Answer to Considerations on the Present German War

London, G. Woodfall, 1761. First edition. Disbound. A very scarce first edition copy of this response to Israel Mauduit's popular pamphlet Considerations on the Present German War. The first edition of this very scarce work, disbound but intact. A political pamphlet outlining reasons for supporting British involvement in the Seven Years' War. This pamphlet was written in response to Israel Mauduit's popular work 'Considerations on the Present German War&apos. In this work, Mauduit criticises the presence of British troops in the army of Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick and the annual subsidies paid to Britain's German allies during the Seven Years' War. At the time this work was published, there was already opposition to Britain's involvement in the German War. Disbound but intact. Externally smart, though with remnants of the binding to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 862M17

Catalogue: Military

Keywords: Military history Israel Mauduit Political pamphlet Israel Mauduit Not Stated