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...]
Adventure story for younger readers on a military theme. With four b/w illustrations by Comerford Watson. No date but first published in 1933. Some rubbing to edges. Light marking to spine. Foxing to page edges but contents clean and tight. Good. [more...]
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...]
The third Volume of Churchill's second great 'contribution to History'. Published from 1948-1954. With b/w fold-out maps and diagrams. 8vo. (220x150mm). Complete with DJ, red titling clear still legible. Slight marking and Tearing to edges of DJ with some [more...]
Impressive Folio Society edition of Seward's history of the military orders formed during the crusades. An analysis of the origins and the legacy of the Templars, Hospitalier and Teutonic orders. Fifth printing. With elaborate gilt decorations and titling. [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...]
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...]
