Generously illustrated account of the experiences of 17th century soldiers, describing their life on campaign, their equipment and origins. Some mild shelf-wear, contents clean and tight. Good+ [more...]
Handsome pictorial cloth covers. Illustrated by George Soper. Decorative end-papers. Prize plate to front pastedown. Mild foxing to page edges. Contents clean and tight. Good+ [more...]
Third printing. Maps to end-papers. With b/w images. Sunning and marking to spine, with closed tear to top. Occasional light spotting within. Contents otherwise clean and binding tight. Good. [more...]
Short biographies of explorers, military men etc. who risked their lives in the course of their work. Includes Scott etc. With b/w images. Spine is severely toned. Tanning to page edges. previous owner's name to ffep.. Contents clean and sound, Good. [more...]
No date but c. 1905. Brief account of the soldiers of the British empire in the early 20th century. Featuring colourised photographs as well as illustrations and b/w photos. oblong 4to. Rubbing to edges and splitting to spine. Previous owner's name to cove [more...]
'An Eightieth Year Tribute to Winston Churchill'. With numeorus b/w and colour images and descriptions of the various stages of his life. large 4to. Some mild rubbing and small tears to edges. Contents clean and tight. Previous owner's scribbled inscripti [more...]
A limited edition facsimile reprint of Luard's illustrated history of the dress of the british soldier from the earliest period to the present time, first published in 1852. With fifty b/w illustrations. With clear plastic jacket. DJ is has a portion missing [more...]
First english language edition of Nowarra's detailed history of the development and deployment of the Focke-Wulf Fw190. With b/w diagrams and images. 4to. 159pp. Dust jacket has some light shelfwear. Very faint foxing to page edge. Contents clean and brig [more...]
First Edition. A second collection of humourous articles about military life that first appeared in Punch magazine. Some rubbing and tearing to top and tail of DJ spine. Light marking and toning to covers. Mild foxing to top edge. But contents clean and [more...]
Manual of instruction to officers of the Royal Engineers. With tables and numerous b/w photographs and diagrams to rear. No DJ. Rubbing and bumping to edges. Previous owner's inscription to end-papers. Contents clean and binding sound. Good. *Due to wei [more...]
Pictorial cloth covers. With b/w illustrations. Tanning to page edges, Rubbing to edges with small tears to top and tail of spine. Binding sound and contents clean. Good. [more...]
Pleasant collins edition of Lever's exciting 1841 war story. With b/w illustrations by Lawson Wood. No date but c. 1950. Mild rubbing and bumping to edges. Contents clean and tight. Very good. [more...]
To commemorate his son's death in the Great War, Kipling set about writing a regimental history of the Irish Guards in WW1. A humble, serious piece, this is said to be Kipling's great forgotten masterpiece. This volume concerns the second Battalion. Infinit [more...]
Pre-World war two guide to surviving gas attacks. With b/w images. With ads to front and rear regarding products to help against gas, including Boots. Cloth spine. Wear commensurable with age. Tight and clean. Good condition. [more...]
A study of the many promising sportsmen who lost their lives in World War One as well as the war's effect on Sport in Britain. Some minor shelfwear, otherwise crisp and clean. Very good/near fine. [more...]
'Illustrated military and political history of the world's mightiest power: From the rise of the republic and the dominance of the Empire to the fall of the west'. Lavishly illustrated with colour images. 4to. Some light foxing to bottom edge. Contents cl [more...]
Fascinating exploration of 5th century BC Athens, often looked at through the eyes of Socrates. Mild shelfwear to DJ. Volume is crisp and clean. Very good/near fine. [more...]
Generously illustrated account of the golden age of sail with numerous colour images and full page cut-aways of notable ships. DJ has some mild bumping. Contents crisp and clean. Very good+ [more...]
