Fascinating introduction to the history of Japan. Commissioned by the Yamato society to promote a more nuanced appreciation of Japan beyond its military prowess. Intended for european and american readers it tells the political and social history of the coun [more...]
'And in the South of France from the year 1807 to the year 1814'. Complete set of Napier great history of the Peninsula war. With 55 detailed maps and diagrams of battles. Full leather with raised bands. Marbled end-papers with matching marbling to page edge [more...]
The first five volumes of the authoritative biography of Winston Churchill, detailing his life up to the outbreak of World War II. All first editions, published in 1966, 1967, 1971, 1975 & 1976 respectively. The project was started by Churchill's only son, R [more...]
English translation/reconstitution of the Prussian General Prince Kraft zu Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen's military treatises on martial organization. His pieces on Strategy, Cavalry and Artillery were written in the late 19th century and quickly became classic tract [more...]
Handsome Folio Society Tacitus' annals of Imperial Rome, describing the reigns of the Emperors from Augustus and Tiberius to that of Nero. with an introduction by Michael Grant, a preface by Theodore Rabb. Complete with slipcase. Maps to endpapers. Full pa [more...]
Red cloth with blind stamped decoration. 79 plates featuring b/w images of dress, weapons and trim. First edition. 4to. [vii] 118pp. Sunning to spine with some splitting. Binding still sound. Contents clean. fair/Good condition [more...]
Impressive set comprising of The Peninsula War 1808-1811, The Waterloo Campaign and The Peninsula War 1812-1814. Made up from various eyewitness accounts from various participants, from Wellington himself down to ordinary soldiers, all curated by Fletcher. It [more...]
First edition of this thorough account of the uniform of British Soldiers from Roman times until the Victorian era. With 100 b/w illustrations. Large octavo, [xxiv] 177pp. Bumping, rubbing and marking to blue cloth covers. Extremely light foxing within. Oth [more...]
'War Pictures on Land and Sea: Forming a Continuous Narrative of the Naval and Military History of England from the Year 1793 to the Present Time: Interspersed with Anecdotes and Accounts of personal Service.' Jaunty half leather binding in Red with Blue Clot [more...]
'Compiled and Arranged from the most authentic sources.' Comprehensive, 'unbiased' account of the Crimean War, written/compiled soon after its completion. With engraved frontispiece and title page. 32mo. (130x90mm). Rubbing to edges. Sticker partially re [more...]
Impressive leather binding of the abridged version of Napier's great history of the Napoleonic wars, focusing on the battles of the English Army. Full leather with decorated spine and raised bands. Marbled end-papers with matching marbling to page edge. s [more...]
A detailed account of the 28 surviving De Havilland Mosquitos with numerous b/w images. 8vo. 138pp. DJ has some sunning to spine. Contents crisp and clean. Very good. [more...]
Nice leather binding of the abridged version of Napier's great history of the Napoleonic wars, focusing on the battles of the English Army. Full leather with decorated spine. Marbled end-papers with matching marbling to page edge. Outer dentelles. small 8vo [more...]
Fascinating autobiography of the great test-pilot and engineer, who saw first hand the emergence and development of the british aviation industry. 8vo. 394pp. Dust jacked is sunned to sun. But otherwise a bright and crisp copy. Very good. [more...]
Handsome leather rebinding of this biography of John Lawrence, Viceroy of India from 1864 to 1869. With pull out map of Britain's Indian Empire and index. small 8vo. Full red leather with inner and outer dentelles. Marbled end-papers with matching marbling [more...]
Second volume written by the famous test pilot in which Brown details his experiences in some of the strangest and most dangerous aircraft he ever tested. With b/w images. small quarto size. 162pp. Very light shelfwear and toning to Dust Jacket. Contents [more...]
An account of Wellington's campaign, drawing heavily on eye-witness accounts. DJ has some shelfwear and rubbing to rear but volume is crisp and clean. VEry good overall. [more...]
Three separate accounts of soldiers who fought in France during world war one. With b/w maps. Cloth boards are bumped at extremities, especially one corner. contents clean and tight. Good+ condition. [more...]
Revised eighth edition of the well regarded history of Royal Air Force aircraft since 1918 to the 1980s. With numerous b/w images and diagrams. 8vo. 685pp. DJ is sunned to spine with some creases. Light foxing to page edge. Contents crisp and clean. Good [more...]
Handsome Heron edition of Caesar's account of his campaigns in Gaul plus other work including Civil War and fragments. Quarter faux-leather with decorated cloth boards, Decorated endpapers. Bookmarker ribbon. Features b/w photos and illustrations. Some [more...]
