Air Raid Precautions Memorandum No. 6: Local Communications and Reporting of Air Raid Damage

London, His Majesty's Stationary Office, 1938. First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. A very scarce first edition of this pamphlet on communications and reporting of air raid damage for local communities during the Second World War. First edition. Very scarce. Air Raid Precautions Memorandum No. 6. An informative pamphlet on reporting air raid damage and casualties during the Second World War, with details of means of communication, instructions for reporting, training, locations of report centers, staffing, actions to be taken in large towns, and actions to be taken in country areas. In the original green paper wraps. Externally, smart with light wear to the extremities and creases to the corners of the boards. Minor sunning and the odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd crease. Pencil annotations to some pages. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 895T2

Catalogus: Naval & Military History

Trefwoorden: Air Raid Second World War Precautions Memorandum Second World War Communications Reporting None

The Army List, for July, 1836

London, Printed by C Roworth and Sons, 1836. Paperback. A very scarce reference work containing the Army list for July 1836. A very scarce work, rarely seen in commerce. Containing a complete Army list for July, 1836, including field marshals, general and field officers, aides-de-camps to the King, general officers, life guards, horse guards, &c &c. From the War Office.  Rebound in paper wraps from 'The Times,' with original wraps bound in. Externally with light chipping and handling marking. Original wraps lightly marked, loss to tail of rear wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally very clean throughout. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Boeknummer: 861A22

Catalogus: Naval & Military History

Trefwoorden: army lists reference very scarce reference None

The Army List for November 1854

London, The Annual Army List; Parker, Furnivall, and Parker, 1854. Leather. The scarce 'Army List' for November 1854, a detailed snapshot into the British Army in the mid-nineteenth century. The scarce November 1854 volume of 'The Army List&apos.'The Army List' was a monthly publication detailing all members of the military, from general and field officers to aides de camp to the Queen, to medical departments and chaplains.This particular edition shows the position of the army after a fraught few decades during the Napoleonic Wars.Original wraps bound in, prior owner's ink inscription to the head of the front wrap. In a half morocco binding with loth to the boards. Externally, smart. Leather is a little rubbed. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age toned and clean. Prior owner's ink inscription to the head of the front wrap. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 835P50

Catalogus: Naval & Military History

Trefwoorden: The Army List For November 1854 army list military army list None

The Army List

London, John Murray; War Office, 1871-98. Cloth. A uniformly bound set of three scarce editions of 'The Army List', tracing the British Army across a total of 27 years. Three scarce editions of 'The Army List', this set including the volumes for July 1871, April 1883, and April 1898.'The Army List' was a monthly publication detailing all members of the military, from general and field officers to aides de camp to the Queen, to medical departments and chaplains. These three volumes span the mid- to late-Victorian era, spanning a total of 27 years. The publication offers a very detailed insight into the British Army. July 1871 has the original front wrap bound in, and sixteen pages of adverts to the rear, lacking the rear wrap. April 1883 and April 1898 are not bound with the original wraps or title pages. Extensive index to each volume. Rebound in a half calf binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally, smart. Spines are a little faded. Light rubbing to the cloth. Some minor marks to the boards. Cloth reinforcements to the hinges. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some spots. Wear to the original front wrap of 1871, with some loss and edge wear, and a cloth repair to the gutter; the final leaf of adverts is a little worn as well. Wear to the first few pages of 1898, with pages iv-viii torn. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 835P51

Catalogus: Naval & Military History

Trefwoorden: The Army List army army list military army Not Stated

Auguste Marceau: Capitaine de Fregate Commandant de L&Apos;Arche D&Apos;Alliance

Paris, Librairie de Propagande , 1873. Leather. Two volumes exploring the life of French naval officer Auguste Francois Marceau in some charming half calf bindings. Claudius Maria Mayet explores the life of French naval officer Auguste Marceau, his work, and influential Catholic faith. Marceau was known for his faith, and was often labelled 'le missionnaire des missionnaires;' he was made a knight of Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand by the pope in 1849. Complete in two volumes, a new edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece to volume I. In a half calf binding over marbled boards with four raised bands. Externally excellent with minor shelf wear only and some sunning to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. With a minor faint scattered spotting to the first and last few leaves, otherwise the pages are bright and clean. Illustrated with a frontispiece to vol. I. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: 792A19

Catalogus: Naval & Military History

Trefwoorden: auguste marceau biographies french navy biographies None

Campagne de Monsier le Marechal Duc de Noailles, En Allemagne L&Apos;an M. Dcc. XLIII

Amsterdam, Marc-Michel Rey, 1761. Leather. A very scarce account of the campaign of the Marshal Duke of Noailles in Germany during the year 1743, in the original French language. Complete in two volumes. A detailed historical account of the campaign of Adrien Maurice de Noailles, 3rd Duke of Noailles, a French nobleman and soldier during the War of Austrian Succession in 1743. Having previously distinguished himself in the War of Polish Succession, he was made a marshal of France in 1734. Serving the in the War of Austrian Succession, he was appointed to command the French forces in March 1743. Though defeated at the Battle of Dettingen, he and his forces successfully drove the Austrians out of Alsace-Lorraine. Bound in full brown calf. Externally, smart with rubbing and wear to the extremities. Fading to the spine and marks to the boards. Minor loss to the head of the spine. A crack to the spine resulting in minor loss to the spine labels of volume one. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd spot. Light age toning to the first and last few pages. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Boeknummer: 881T79

Catalogus: Naval & Military History

Trefwoorden: Campagne Monsier le Marechal Duc du Noailles Allemagne Monsier le Marechal None