Hatchards and Son; Bentham & Co.; Millikin, Dublin 1829
'With Anecdotes, documents and cases interesting to Christian Moralist who decline the combat; to experienced duellists; and to benevolent legislators.' Scarce volume containing Hamilton's collected writings on Duelling including The Royal Code of Honour and [more...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
Revised and updated edition of Bruce's history of the Royal Flying Corps, the precursor to the RAF, describing all their aircraft. With numerous b/w images and diagrams. 8vo. 515pp. Very light bumping to top of spine. Contents crisp and clean, Binding ti [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...]
History of the company of Saunders, Saunders-Roe and Spartan, with detailed descriptions of their aircraft. With numerous b/w images and diagrams. 8vo. 350pp. Bumping to top edge of jacket. Volume is crisp and clean. Near Fine. [more...]
Revised and updated edition of James' history of Westland, describing all their aircraft from 1915. With numerous b/w images and diagrams. 8vo. 515pp. Very light bumping to tail of spine. Contents crisp and clean, Binding tight. Near fine. [more...]
A history of all De Havilland Aircraft from 1909 to the firm's demise in the 1960s. With numerous b/w images and diagrams. 8vo. 544pp. Bumping to top and tail of jacket. Volume is crisp and clean. Near Fine. [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 history of all Handley Page Aircraft from 1907, including their warplanes of the first world war and their civil aircraft. With numerous b/w images and diagrams. 8vo. 664pp. Very light bumping to top of spine. Contents crisp and clean, Binding tight. [more...]
Thorough, generously illustrated account of 'the greatest jet warplane the world has ever seen', its specifications, history and impact. With details of its variants, armaments and deployment in various air forces. With diagrams, colour images and schematics [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...]
Autobiography by Johnson, 'top scoring allied fighter pilot' of the Second world war. With an introduction by Douglas Bader and b/w images. 8vo. 320pp. Dust jacket has some slight bumping and creasing to top edge and tanning to extremities. Some offsetting [more...]
The revised and updated second edition of Jackson's history of the Avro (A. V. Roe) aviation company with details and specifications of their aircraft. With numerous b/w images and diagrams. 8vo. 511pp. Some mild shelf-wear to DJ. Contents clean and prim. [more...]
A history of all Bristol Aircraft from 1910 to the modern era and their work in the Concorde project. With numerous b/w images and diagrams. 8vo. 415pp. Very light bumping to top of spine. Contents crisp and clean, Binding tight. Near fine. [more...]
Half leather prize binding of Poet Southey's popular biography of Horatio Nelson, first published in 1813. With Sherborne School crest and logo to front and rear covers. Top edge gilt. Raised bands to spine. Marbled endpapers. Tipped in frontispiece. Pri [more...]
