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The Garrisons of Shropshire, During the CIVIL War, 1642-1648
Shrewsbury, Leake and Evans , 1867. Cloth. A smart illustrated edition of this detailed account of the garrisons based around Shropshire during the Civil War. Illustrated with frontispiece, title vignette, and twenty-six plates. Collated complete. A detailed account of the garrisons of Shropshire during the Civil War, with an outline of the war as relating to Shropshire, and sums paid by Royalists in Shropshire for compounding their estates. Garrisons referenced include: Apley Castle, Benthall House, Broncroft Castle, High Ercall, Ludlow, and Rowton Castle. Written and illustrated by Frances Stackhouse Acton, a British botanist, archaeologist, writer, and artist. With a newspaper article on The Royal Archaeological Institute at Southampton pasted to the rear of the book. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, sound with rubbing resulting in minor loss to the extremities. Light fading to the spine and the odd mark to the board. Rear hinge starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot. Contemporary ink inscription and library bookplate to the front pastedown. Newspaper article pasted to the rear pastedown. Library ink stamp to the vignette title page and the reverse of the title page. Very Good . Ill.: Frances Stackhouse Acton. Very Good .
-- Boeknummer: 880T73
GBP 108.00 [Appr.: EURO 127]
Catalogus: Naval & Military History
Trefwoorden: Garrisons Shropshire Civil War Acton Shropshire Frances Stackhouse Acton
Memorable Battles in English History with Lives of the Commanders
London, Griffith and Farran, 1879. Cloth. A new and revised edition of this illustrated history of important battles in English history. Complete in two volumes. Scarce work. New edition, revised and enlarged. Volume one is illustrated with frontispiece and four folding plates of battle plans. Volume two is illustrated with three folding plates of battle plans. Collated complete. A detailed history of important English battles, from the Battle of Hastings, and the Great Battles of the Civil War, to the Battle of Waterloo, and the Siege of Delhi. Written by William Henry Davenport Adams, an English writer, journalist, and historian. With publisher's advertisements to the rear of volume two. In the original red cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine and the odd mark to the board. Light fraying to the head and tail of the spine. Joints tender but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot. Good . Ill.: None. Good .
Boeknummer: 868T49
GBP 55.00 [Appr.: EURO 64.75]
Catalogus: Naval & Military History
Trefwoorden: Memorable Battles English History Battles Adams None
Narrative of the Battle of Jutland
London, His Majesty's Stationary Office, 1924. First edition. Cloth. The Admirality's official narrative of the Battle of Jutland The official narrative of the 1916 Battle of Jutland, published by the Admirality. The battle fought between Britain's Royal Navy Grand Fleet and the Imperial German Navy's High Seas Fleet was the the only full-scale clash of battleships in the First World War and was the wars larges naval battle. Both sides claimed victory at the time, and interpretations of the battle have been disputed ever since. In the publisher's original blue cloth binding with gilt lettering. Externally, generally smart. Lightly rubbed to the boards, with some minor wear at the extremities. A little bumped to the head and tail of the spine. There is a small chip to the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good . Ill.: Not stated. Very Good .
Boeknummer: 847N2
GBP 43.00 [Appr.: EURO 50.75]
Catalogus: Naval & Maritime
Trefwoorden: Narrative of the Battle of Jutland First World War Sir John Jellicoe Naval Battle First World War Not stated
The Mediterranean Fleet: Greece to Tripoli the Admiralty Account of Naval Operations April 1941 to January 1943
London, His Majesty's Stationery Office , 1944. First edition. Magazine. Account of British naval operations in the Mediterranean during the Second World War. Looking into the British naval operations in the Mediterranean from Greece to Tripoli from 1941 to 1943, the first edition of this work. Prepared for the Admiralty by the Ministry of Information. Fully illustrated in black and white. In the original publisher's wraps. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear only. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .
Boeknummer: 826A61
GBP 45.00 [Appr.: EURO 53]
Catalogus: Naval & Military History
Trefwoorden: military naval ww2 naval Not Stated
Particulars of British War Vessels
London , Her Majesty's Stationary Office, 1921. Brochure/Pamphlet. A smart pamphlet detailing British navel vessels. An early 1921 copy of this scarce pamphlet Particulars of British War Vessels. This formal government document published for the Admiralty by Her Majesty's Stationary Office. The volume contains information on all British War Vessels in 1921 including battleships, cruisers, monitors, destroyers and submarines. In the original blue paper wraps. Externally, very smart with some light creasing to the spine and extremities. Some light fading to the wraps. A light previous owner pencil inscription to the front wrap. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .
Boeknummer: 851B16
GBP 225.00 [Appr.: EURO 264.5]
Catalogus: Naval & Maritime
Trefwoorden: Particulars of British War Vessels war navy ships war None
Ships of the Royal Navy Statement of Losses During the Second World War and What Is a War Ship
London , His Majesty's Stationary Office, 1947. First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. Two pamphlets detailing the losses of the Royal Navy during World War One and What is a War Ship? Two pamphlets that detail ships of the Royal Navy. Ships of the Royal Navy Statement of Losses During the Second World War details the losses the Royal Navy sustained during the Second World War, organised into Warship and auxiliary vessels and landing ships, craft and barges. What is a War Ship is a confidential pamphlet that outlines the details of war ships. In the publisher's original paper wraps. With a previous owner inscription to the front wrap. Wraps are a little faded. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Light spotting to the first and last pages of What is a War Ship? Good . Ill.: None. Good .
Boeknummer: 851B19
GBP 290.00 [Appr.: EURO 340.75]
Catalogus: Naval & Maritime
Trefwoorden: Ships of the Royal Navy Statement of Losses During the Second World War and What is a War Ship Navy Ships history Navy None
Ships of the Royal Navy Statement of Losses During the Second World War 3rd September, 1939 to 2nd September 1945 with Amendment 1
London , His Majesty's Stationary Office, 1947-1949. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of Ships of the Royal Navy Statement of Losses During the Second World War along with the first Amendment to the volume. Ships of the Royal Navy Statement of Losses During the Second World War 3rd September, 1939 to 2nd September 1945 with Amendment 1, which includes additional information which had been received since the publication of the volume which was published in 1949. The volume details the losses the Royal Navy sustained during the Second World War, organised into Warship and auxiliary vessels and landing ships, craft and barges. In the original paper wraps. Externally, very smart with some light fading to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .
Boeknummer: 851B18
GBP 295.00 [Appr.: EURO 346.75]
Catalogus: Naval & Military History
Trefwoorden: Ships of the Royal Navy Statement of Losses During the Second World War 3rd September, 1939 to 2nd September 1945 with Amendment 1 Royal Navy Second World War Royal Navy None
Normandy to the Baltic
London, Hutchinson & Co. 1947. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this detailed account of the campaign in North-West Europe during the Second World War, complete with numerous folding maps. A fascinating and compelling account of the campaign in North West Europe, which began with 'Operation Overlord' (more widely known as D-Day), followed by the liberation of France and an advance through Belgium, the Netherlands, and the Rhineland, finally ending in Germany's surrender. Written by Field Marshal the Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, Bernard Montgomery, a decorated war hero who personally commanded the British Eighth Army during the Allied Invasion of Sicily and Italy, as well as during the Battle of Normandy. He then continued with the 21st Army Group during the North West Europe campaign, and personally accepted German surrender in north-western Europe at Luneburg Heath at the end of the Second World War. The first edition of this work. Including a frontispiece map, as well as forty-six maps and three diagrams in folding pockets at the front and rear of the work. Collated and complete. A smart copy of this comprehensive personal account of the end of the Second World War. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart, with just some light shelf wear and bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .
Boeknummer: 826J21
GBP 125.00 [Appr.: EURO 147]
Catalogus: Naval & Military History
Trefwoorden: normandy baltic military second world war baltic first edition Not Stated
History of Europe from the Commencement of the French Revolution in M. Dcc. LXXXIX. To the Restoration of the Bourbons in M. Dccc. XV.
Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1848. Leather. A wonderful copy of the seventh edition of Alison's exhaustive study of the French Revolution, from 1789 to 1815. In lovely half calf bindings. A complete twenty volume 1848 seventh edition of Scottish advocate and historian Sir Archibald Alison's impressive history of the French Revolution, in bright half calf bindings.The work is regarded as the first scholarly English language study of the Revolution. It contains a wealth of information on the tumultuous period in history, and is written in a 'lively and wordy' style. It was a huge commercial success, being revised and reprinted many times in the nineteenth century, and translated into a number of languages. Alison aimed to educate people on the French Revolution, and to right the erroneous opinions which had spread in the aftermath.With a portrait frontispiece to volume I.With the armorial bookplate of MP William John Lysley to each front pastedown.Alison's belief that the central failure in France was the reluctance of the ruling classes to stand up to popular intimidation resulted in this work being considered a 'Bible' for the Tory party at the time, due to its nostalgia for an ancient constitution, and pragmatism. In half calf bindings, with gilt details to back strip and bright marbled paper covered boards. Light rubbing to back strips, and a touch of rubbing to joints. Armorial bookplates to front pastedowns. Small loss to front free endpaper of volume 11. Internally, firmly bound. Light spotting to first and last few leaves of each volume, with pages otherwise bright and generally clean, with only the odd light handling mark. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine .
Boeknummer: 821F13
GBP 6750.00 [Appr.: EURO 7930.25]
Catalogus: Naval & Military History
Trefwoorden: william john lysley french revolution europe restoration of the bourbons french revolution Not Stated
Battles of the British Navy
London, Henry G. Bohn, 1852. Cloth. A new revised edition of a two volume set detailing British Naval battles from 1190 until 1840. A new edition of the two volume set in original publisher's binding. This work explores the history of battles carried out by the British navy. Volume one covers british naval history between the years 1190 and 1799, including the French revolutionary war of 1793. Volume two continues with the year 1800 and ends with the operations on the coast of Syria in 1840. Volume one has 19 illustrations and 13 diagrams. Volume two is lacking a portrait of Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy on page 253. Volume two has 17 illustrations and 7 diagrams remaining.Binding from Bohn's Illustrated library with Bohn's advertisement endpapers. In publisher's original binding, from Bohn's Illustrated Library. Externally, a trifle rubbed, particularly to the extremities. Cloth is slightly bumped, mainly to extremities. Volume two is particularly bumped, with cloth starting to fore edge of boards. Marks to boards, with damp staining to to front board of both volumes. Hinges tender with cords visible to volume one. Hinges weak with cords visible to volume two. Marks and age toning to endpapers. Endpapers with Bohn's advertisements. Internally binding tender. Tide mark to frontispiece and title page of volume two. Pages generally clean. Pages have age toning and occasional spotting. Volume two lacking plate on page 253. Good Only . Ill.: Not Stated. Good Only .
Boeknummer: 869Q11
GBP 45.00 [Appr.: EURO 53]
Catalogus: Naval & Military History
Trefwoorden: Battle British Navy Joseph Allen British Navy Not Stated
Precis of Great Campaigns 1796-1815
London, Hugh Rees Ltd, 1907. First edition. Cloth. A wonderfully illustrated history of the Napoleonic military campaigns from 1796 to 1815, with colour folding maps and other folding plates. First and only edition. Illustrations include twelve colour plates, eight folding maps, and an additional six folding plates that are contained in a pocket that is adhered to the rear pastedown. This is an informative history of the French military campaigns that were undertaken on behalf of Napoleon Bonaparte from 1796 to 1815. Contents include 'First Coalition', 'Second Coalition', 'Campaign in Russia' 'The Peninsular War', and 'The War with the United States', as well as an appendix and an index.Written by J. H. Anderson, who was a lecturer at King's College London as well as a barrister.Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, excellent, with no noticeable wear, other than very light fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Colour plates are bright and clean, as are folding maps, with no noticeable tears. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .
Boeknummer: 811D20
GBP 47.00 [Appr.: EURO 55.25]
Catalogus: Naval & Military History
Trefwoorden: Precis of Great Campaigns 1796-1815 J H Anderson Napoleonic Wars folding maps J H Anderson Not Stated
Instructions for the Sword Exercise; Selected from His Majesty&Apos;S Rules and Regulations
London, Not Stated, 1836. Cloth. A very scarce guide to sword exercise, written for the Yeomanry Cavalry by Henry Charles Angelo, with fifteen illustrated plates. Very scarce 1836 edition. Rare in all editions. Illustrations include one frontispiece and fifteen other illustrated plates to the rear of text, which depict different poses such as 'Recover Sword and Carry Sword', 'Cuts 1 and 2', 'Right and Left Points', and 'Salute&apos. This is an informative guide to sword exercise intended for use by the Yeomanry Cavalry, the mounted component of the British Volunteer Corps. This manual was intended for those volunteers who might be called to battle suddenly, but didn't necessarily have the formal training of other soldiers within the Army and Navy. Contents include 'Drill on Foot' and 'General Observations', with detailed descriptions on how to complete different sword exercises correctly. Henry Charles Angelo the Younger (1780-1852) was a British fencing master, who was part of the famous Angelo Family of fencers. He took over his father's fencing academy in 1817 and was also the superintendent of sword exercise for the British Army and the Royal Navy. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart. Minimal bumping to the extremities and the spine, with a bit of cockling to the front board. Fading along spine and top edge of boards. Front hinge is starting. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with light age-toning to margins of pages and scattered spots which increases to the first and last few pages. Frontispiece is beginning to detach from binding. Very Good . Ill.: J. Graf. Very Good .