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...]
English translation of Prussian General Prince Kraft zu Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen's military treatise on martial organization. Rare paper covered edition. 256pp. In protective slip. Some rudimentary repairs. General shelfwear, tanning to page edges, some loss [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...]
'A descriptive account of the various regiments comprising the Queen's forces in India and the Colonies'. 4to. cloth bound volume featuring 8 tremendous full page, colour plates. 192pp. All edges gilt. Three pages of advertisements to rear. 'Div' 1 of 2. [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...]
World war two guide for the recognition of British aircraft. Consisting of images of silhouettes of the planes, many with detailed drawings on the facing page and recognition details. To the rear is a colour guide to wing and rudder marking of aircraft of ot [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...]
Tremendous, heft history of the Spitfire, with numerous b/w images and diagrams plus colour plates showing the various types and colour schemes. With colour endpapers. Large 4to. 634pp. Dust jacket is sunned to spine. But contents bright and clean. Very [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...]
'With an addition chapter on the battle of the Marne'. Reprint edition of this revised edition of Churchill's great World Crisis, comprising of the first four parts of that series. With b/w fold-out maps. chunky 8vo. 831pp. Dust jacket has tanning, light [more...]
Revised history of all Gloster Aircraft from 1917, including their great seaplanes and Meteor Jet. With numerous b/w images and diagrams. 8vo. 446pp. Sunning to spine of DJ and very light foxing to page edge. Contents crisp and clean, Binding tight. Very [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...]
A history of all Bristol Aircraft from 1914, including their sea planes which paved the way for the Spitfire. With numerous b/w images and diagrams. 8vo. 400pp. Sunning to spine of DJ and very light foxing to page edge. Contents crisp and clean, Binding [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...]
Illustrated account of the armour and equipment used by both sides during the zulu war. B/w images throughout with colour plates. Some minor shelfwear and sunning. Otherwise clean and tight. Good condition. [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...]
