William Henry Blaauw

The Baron&Apos;S War Including the Battles of Lewes and Evesham

London and Lewes, Nichols & Son; John Russell Smith; Simpkin, Marshall, & Co. 1844 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this nineteenth century history of the Second Baron's War (1264-1267) with illustrations. First edition of The Baron's War Including the Battles of Lewes and Evesham by William Henry Blaauw in the original publisher's cloth binding. Uncommon in the first edition.An insightful history of the Second Baron's War, a civil war in England between a number of barons, led by Simon de Montfort, against the royalist forces of King Henry III. Illustrated with five plates, including a colour frontispiece and a folding panorama. Collated, complete. Prior owner's book plate to the first pastedown. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, sound. There is some bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. The spine is faded and there is some slight loss to the head and the tail. The hinges are strained but firm. Prior owner's book plate to the first pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with the occasional spot. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Boeknummer: 856W58

Catalogus: Naval & Military History

Trefwoorden: Baron's War Blaauw History Blaauw Not Stated

Julia Blackburn

The Emperor&Apos;S Last Island a Journey to St Helena

London, Secker & Warburg, 1991 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this historical study of Napoleon's exile on St Helena, including a letter from the publisher. First edition of The Emperor's Last Island A Journey to St Helena by Julia Blackburn in the original publisher's cloth binding and unclipped dust wrapper. An interesting history of Napoleon which studies his final years, which were spent in exile on St Helena.Julia Blackburn is an award winning British author of both fiction and non fiction.Includes an advertising letter from the publisher inserted. In the original publisher's cloth binding and unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent. The dust wrapper is slightly worn to the extremities with a very small tear. There is some very slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are very bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Near Fine.

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Boeknummer: 837W18

Catalogus: Naval & Military History

Trefwoorden: Julia Blackburn Publisher's letter First edition Napoleon Publisher's letter Dust wrapper None

John Ross-of-Bladensburg

The Coldstream Guards 1914-1918

London, Oxford University Press, 1928. First edition. Cloth. Three volumes concerning the oldest serving regular regiment of the British Army, the Coldstream Guards. The first edition, complete with the third volume of maps. An extensive account of the history of the Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards during the First World War from 1914-18. Compiled by Sir John Ross-of-Bladensburg. The Regiment is the oldest continuously serving regiment in the British Army, the principal role being protecting the monarchy. The present collection tells of the history of the Regiment and the role it played during WW1, including details on the beginning of the war, and of the battles of Marne, Aisne, Ypres, Somme, Cambrai, and numerous others. Complete in three volumes, the third volume comprising twenty-seven folding maps. Collated, complete, with the maps in lovely condition. Illustrated with a frontispiece to vol. I. In the original publisher's full cloth binding with decorations in gilt and silver to the front board. Externally smart with some shelf wear and a minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities, with a minor cracking to the cloth to the rear joint of vol. I, which is also slightly marked tot he rear board. Internally, firmly bound. A minor faint spotting to the fore edge, affecting only the odd leaf slightly, otherwise the pages are bright and clean. Comprising twenty-seven folding maps. Collated, complete, with the maps in lovely conditions. Illustrated with a frontispiece to vol. I.  Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 791A35

Catalogus: Naval & Military History

Trefwoorden: coldstream guards history british army history Not Stated

Mary Blewitt

Surveys of the Seas: A Brief History of British Hydrography

London, MacGibbon & Key, 1957. First edition. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated first edition of this survey of British hydrography. First edition. Highly illustrated throughout including one coloured map and many plates. Collated complete. A brief history of British hydrography by Mary Blewitt, an English fellow of the Institute of Navigation and author of "Celestial Navigation for Yachtsmen". With foreword by Vice Admiral Sir Archibald Day and an appendix on ships and instruments by Lieutenant-Commander G P B Naish. In the original black cloth binding. Externally, excellent with small handling marks to the front board. In black slipcase, also excellent with minor shelf wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Light spotting to front and last pages only. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine .

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Boeknummer: 840T35

Catalogus: Naval & Military History

Trefwoorden: Navigation Hydrography Blewitt Hydrography None

Francois Blondel

L&Apos;Art de Jetter Les Bombes

Hague, Arnout Leers, 1685. Leather. A very scarce second edition of Francois Blondel's fascinating and unique work on bombing in the French military in the late eighteenth century. The second edition of this work.A very scarce.In the original French.Illustrated with a vignette title page, six folding plates, six plates, and seventy-nine in-text engravings.Collated, complete. Collated from Jisc from a copy held at the British Library.'l'Art de Jetter les Bombes' is one of the few works on this specific field of artillery of late eighteenth century bombing. Written at an interesting point in history, the work shows the differences and similarities between the old school of military, and the new theories emerging at the end of the seventeenth century.The author had been a solider, and during his service he was shocked by the crude methods that the French military used for their bombardiers. This work explains his ideas for the improvements.Written by Francois Blondel, a solider and engineer. His works were widely read by the general public but was reputed by fellow academics of the day. In the original calf binding. Externally, generally smart. A small amount of rubbing and a few light marks to the boards and spine. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. A small amount of rubbing to the raised bands. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and clean. Small closed tear to the margin of leaf G5, not affecting text. Tidemark to the tail of leaf V2. Bump to the fore edge with loss to the pages, heavier for leaves F7 to R9, though the bump is evident from leaf D6 to X6, however with no loss of text. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 720P14

Catalogus: Naval & Military History

Trefwoorden: l'Art de Jetter les Bombes french the art of throwing bombs francois blondel french military bombs Not Stated

General Sir H. E. Blumberg

Britain&Apos;S Sea Soldiers. A Record of the Royal Marines During the War 1914-1919

Devonport, Swiss & Co, 1927. First edition. Leather. The first edition of Colonel Herbert Blumberg's detailed history of the Royal Navy during the First World War, illustrated throughout. The first edition of this work.An in-depth look into the activities of the Royal Navy during the First World War, their battles and victories.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, twenty-seven monochrome plates, and in-text plans. Collated, bound without the seven maps to the pocket. Otherwise, the work is complete.Compiled by Colonel Sir H. E. Blumberg, a Royal Marines officer, who was the Adjutant-General Royal Marines. Rebound in a full calf binding. Externally, generally smart, with some loss of leather to the tail of the front board. Light marks to the boards and spine. A small amount of bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Light fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 708P10

Catalogus: Naval & Military History

Trefwoorden: navy british navy britiah sea-soldiers herbert edward blumberg british navy history royal marines Not Stated

David Bone

Merchantmen-at-Arms

London, Chatto & Windus, 1919. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this interesting volume describing the work of the Merchants' army in the First World War. With illustrations by Muirhead Bone. A first edition of David Bone's account of the Merchant Navy during the First World War, with numerous illustrations by Scottish etcher and watercolourist Muirhead Bone, including twenty eight full page illustrations, collated and complete. Written between the shipping crisis of 1917 and the surrender of German undersea arms in 1918, this volume records the work of the Merchants' Service in the First World War. Thrust into the conflict, the Merchants' Service became the suppliers of the Royal Navy, carrying troops, raw materials, and armaments to the armed forces, as well as transporting food, coal, and iron to Britain's home front. Divided into three parts, David Bone discusses the relationship of the Merchants' Service to the navy and the state, before elaborating on their various systems, along with writings from the unsung heroes themselves. Muirhead Bone was best known for his work as a war artist in both world wars. In the publisher's original blue cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Lightly rubbed to the boards, a little more so to the joints. Lightly bumped and rubbed to the head and tail of the spine, with some marginal wear towards the extremities. Internally, firmly bound, with bright and clean pages throughout. Very Good . Ill.: Muirhead Bone. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 858N17

Catalogus: Naval & Maritime

Trefwoorden: Merchantmen-at-Arms David Bone Muirhead bone Illustrated David Bone Merchants' Service Mariner Muirhead Bone

Derek Boorman

At the Going Down of the Sun: British First World War Memorials; for Your Tomorrow: British Second World War Memorials

York, Derek Boorman, 1988-95. Paperback. Early editions of Derek Boorman's war memorials. Second editions, first paperback editions, both printed in the same year as the true first hardback edition. Derek Boorman's war memorials from both the First and Second World War War. With photographic plates in text, few in colour. Derek Boorman is a retired former senior British Army officer. In the original publisher's printed wraps. Externally very smart with only sunning to spine and top edge to front wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: 857A20

Catalogus: Naval & Military History

Trefwoorden: derek boorman memorials war ww1 memorials Not Stated

E C Talbot Booth

Merchant Ships

London , Sampson Low, Marston and Co. 1944. Cloth. The 1944 edition of this reference work on Merchant Ships. Illustrated throughout, with several drawings of the ships, their funnels, maps of the British Empire shipping and more. This book has a strong focus on the merchant ships of the British Empire although also discusses merchant ships of other countries such as Argentina, Belgium, Egypt, France, Germany and more. This work is particularly interesting as it was published during the Second World War. The foreword notes how the 'situation at sea has turned very decisively in favour of the United Nations' and what this means for merchant shipping. There is also a section of recognition silhouettes of American, German, Japanese and British fighter planes. It discusses recognition features of each plane as well as their type, dimensions, engines and armament. Published by Sampson Low, Marston and Co, a reputable publisher for works on ships. They are also known as the publishers of Jane's Fighting Ships and Ships of the Royal Navy. In a full cloth binding with gilt stamping to the spine. Externally, smart with rubbing to the head and tail of spine and to the extremities. Bumping to the extremities and to the spine as well. Small amount of light rubbing to joints and to some areas of boards. Hinges are slightly strained but firm. Internally, generally firmly bound though strained in places. Pages are generally bright with the odd light spot throughout. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: GEN27-A-7

Catalogus: Naval & Maritime

Trefwoorden: Naval Merchant Ships Jane's Shipping Merchant Ships None

Pierre Bouguer

De la Manoeuvre Des Vaisseaux, Ou Traite de Mechanique Et de Dynamique; Dans Lequel on Reduit a Des Solutions Tres-Simples Les Problemes de Marine Les Plus Difficiles, Qui Ont Pour Objet le Mouvement Du Navire

Paris, H. L. Guerin, 1757. First edition. Leather. A scarce first edition of Pierre Bouguer's work on naval problems and mechanics, written in French, illustrated with multiple folding plates. The first edition of this work. A scarce work. In the original French. 'De La Manoeuvre des Vaisseaux' is a French work looking at the mechanics and dynamics in relation to the ships of the Navy. The author looks at difficult naval problems, and reduces them to simple solutions of the movement of the ships. Written by Pierre Bouguer, a French mathematician, astronomer, and naval architect. He published his first treatise of naval architecture in 1746, titled 'Traite du Navire', which explained the use of the metacenter as a measure of a ships' stability. With fifteen folding plates. One page of publisher's adverts to the rear. Collated from Copac from copies held at the Science Museum, complete. Rebound in a full calf binding. A little marking to the boards and spine. Light fading to the spine. A little rubbing to the raised bands. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned with tidemarks. Prior owner's ink inscription to the half-title 'ex-libris Guichol advics..&apos. Worming to some pages to the rear, not affecting text. Worming to the folding plates to the rear, affecting the images only a very little. Small tape repairs to the first few and last few pages. Some loss to the page of publisher's ads and to the rear free endpaper to the fore edges. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 629P17

Catalogus: Naval & Military History

Trefwoorden: vaisseaux ship maneuver dynamics ship Pierre Bouguer Not Stated

Demetrius C Boulger

The Life of Gordon Major-General, Turkish Field Marshal, Grand Cordon Medjidieh and Pasha, Chinese Titu, Yellow Jacket Order

London, T Fisher Unwin, c1896. Leather. A biography on Charles George Gordon, also known as Chinese Gordon, Gordon Pasha and Gordon of Khartoum. The fourth edition. Illustrated, with a portrait frontispiece of Gordon and two further plates. Collated, complete. This biography is on British army officer and administrator, Major-General Charles Gordon. He saw action in the Crimean War and made his military reputation in China. Written by Demetrius Charles Boulger, an important contributor to British journals. In a full calf prize binding. Externally, generally smart with slight rubbing to the spine and to the extremities. Fading to the spine-label. Small crack to the head of front joint. Spots and marks to boards. Small crack to the head of front joint. Prize bookplate to front pastedown from Beaminster and Netherbury Grammar School. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are slightly age toned to the edges. Occasional scattered spots. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: 569L21

Catalogus: Naval & Military History

Trefwoorden: Charles George Gordon Chinese Gordon Gordon Pasha Military Chinese Gordon None

H. R. Fox Bourne

English Seamen Under the Tudors

London, Richard Bentley, 1868. Cloth. An attractive and complete copy of Henry Fox Bourne's work on the sea life under the Tudors, illustrated with five coloured maps. Complete in two volumes. The first volume in this set looks at the exploration and trade by sea during this period, whereas the second volume is devoted to privateering and warlike expeditions. With four coloured maps to Volume I. Written by Henry Fox Bourne. Bourne was a social reformer and writer, who made his reputation with his first published work, a thorough research and insightful biography of Sir Philip Sidney. Two pages of publisher's adverts to the rear of Volume II. Collated, complete. Rebacked with the publisher's original cloth boards and spine laid on. Externally, smart. A very little marking to the rear board of Volume II. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with the odd scattered spot, mostly to the first and last few pages. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: 626P36

Catalogus: Naval & Military History

Trefwoorden: english seamen english seamen tudors seamen navy naval Not Stated

Frank C Bowen

History of the Canadian Pacific Line

London, Sampson Low, Marston, & Co. 1928. First edition. Cloth. A fascinating work of Canadian naval history by Frank C. Bowen. First and only edition of this work, dated via Jisc from a copy found at the British Library. A fascinating history of the Canadian Pacific Line pre-, during, and post- First World War. The Canadian Pacific was an important contributor to the Merchant Navy, providing ships to carry troops in both World Wars. Written by Frank C Bowen, author of naval histories. With numerous black and white photographic illustrations in text. Featuring numerous leaves of advertisements to front and rear. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally with shelf wear, bumped to head and tail of spine and extremities, some damp mark to back strip and boards. Staining mark affecting inner gutter first few leaves, not affecting text but cockling leaves slightly. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Boeknummer: 846A33

Catalogus: Naval & Maritime

Trefwoorden: cp ships canadian pacific line naval history canadian pacific line Not Stated

Lieut. W. Bowers

Naval Adventures During Thirty-Five Years&Apos; Service

London, Richard Bentley, 1833. First edition. Leather. In this very scarce two volume set, Lieutenant W. Bowers' offers an exciting account of his naval adventures. A first edition two volume set in half calf bindings. Ink inscription to the title pages of both volumes. Perhaps the authors own signature though it is hard to read. In these two volumes, Lieutenant W. Bowers recalls his naval adventures around the world and his acquaintances among notable seamen, over thirty-five years of service. It also provides some autobiographical details of his childhood and family. In half calf bindings. Externally sound, with shelf wear to the boards, and rubbing to the extremities. Backstrip lifting from the rear joint and from the tail of the front joint to Vol I. Splitting to the front joint of Vol II, and starting to lift slightly. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with the odd spot throughout. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Boeknummer: 874M3

Catalogus: Naval & Military History

Trefwoorden: Navy Maritime Autobiography Maritime Not Stated

Thomas Gibson Bowles

Maritime Warfare.

London, W. Ridgway, 1878. Cloth. A very scarce work by Thomas Gibson Bowles, criticizing the Paris Declaration Respecting Maritime Law of 1856. Whilst the diplomatic policy was agreed between fifty five nations, the declaration was primarily written by France and Great Britain with the aim to abolish privateering and regulate the relationship between neutral and belligerent and shipping. Within the policy, they agreed on three major points: free ships make free goods, effective blockade, and no privateering, but in return for surrendering the practice of seizing neutral goods on enemy ships, France insisted that Britain abandoned its Rule of 1756, prohibiting neutral assumption of enemy coastal and colonial trade. Within this work, Bowles (best known as the founder of the magazines 'The Lady' and 'English Vanity Fair') argues the Declaration resulted in a series loss of power, and calls for that power to be regained. A second edition copy. Featuring a tipped in bookplate of a 'T. A. Walker' to the front pastedown of this copy, possibly that of Thomas Alfred Walker (1862-1925), an Anglican clergyman, jurist and antiquary who served as a fellow, Dean, Steward, Tutor, Lecturer, and Librarian at the Peterhouse college, Cambridge. In the original embossed blue cloth, with gilt title to the front board and spine. Externally, excellent with minor shelfwear to extremities. Slight rubbing to extremities of rear board. Front hinge strained after endpapers, but reasonably firm. Slight tidemark to upper extremity of front pastedown and free-endpaper. Prior owner's bookplate tipped to front pastedown, offset to facing page. Slight offsetting to first and last few pages. Internally firmly bound. Pages slightly age toned to edges, but bright and clean with just the odd spot. Institutional library stamp of 'Cambridge University Library) to verso of title page. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: 626M25

Catalogus: Naval & Maritime

Trefwoorden: Bowles Maritime War Second Edition Maritime Sea Walker None