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"WHERE DUTY CALLS ME. THE EXPERIENCES OF WILLIAM GREEN OF LUTTERWORTH IN THE NAPOLEONIC WARS"
Illustr: Publ: SYNJON BOOKS.
Where: When: 1975
Condition - book: Good
- jacket: No D/W. 65
pages. Binding: , Type: SOFT COVERS
. ISBN: 0 904373 01 0
. Edition: . Inscription: . THE SOFT COVERS HAVE A LITTLE WEAR TO CORNERS. TOP REAR CORNER HAS LIGHT CREASE.. FAINT BROWN MARK ON FRONT COVER.
Book no: 5940
Price: £ 20.00
"BLACK AND WHITE BUDGET. TRANSVAAL SPECIAL. VOL I-II"
Illustr: Publ: BLACK AND WHITE PUBLISHIN
Where: When: 0
Condition - book: Fair
- jacket: No D/W. 0
pages. Binding: Hardback
, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: . 1899 THROUGH TO MARCH 31 1900. VOLS I- II IN ONE BOOK, CONSISTING OF ISSUES 1-25 PLUS A PAMPHLET CALLED THE QUEEN IN IRELAND. BOUND COPIES OF THE BLACK AND WHITE BUDGET NEWSPAPER. PAGES VERY BROWED, SOME FOXING. THIS LOOKS LIKE A RE-BIND, IN MARBLED BOARDS. THE ORIGINAL SPINE BACKING IS STUCK TO THE NEW COVER BUT HAS A HOLE IN THE WORD "BLACK". BOTTOM EDGE, AND CORNERS OF HARD COVERS QUITE WORN. VERY HEAVY. PLEASE CHECK POSTAGE WITH US.
Book no: 1866
Price: £ 15.00
"MEMOIRS OF BARON LARREY. SURGEON-IN-CHIEF OF THE GRAND ARMEE"
Illustr: Publ: WORLEY PUBLICATIONS
Where: When: 1997
Condition - book: Very Good
- jacket: NEAR FINE. 273
pages. Binding: , Type: HARDBACK
. ISBN: 1 869804 46 5
. Edition: . Inscription: . LOOKS UNREAD. THE ONLY FAULT IS A SMALL GREASE SPOT ON THE FRONT END PAPER ( HALF CM DIAMETER), AND A SMALL SCUFF TO THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE FRONT END PAPER.
Book no: 4078
Price: £ 30.00
"A LIST OF ALL THE OFFICERS OF THE ARMY AND ROYAL MARINES ON FULL AND HALF PAY: WITH AN INDEX AND SUCCESSION OF COLONELS. 53RD EDITION 1805"
Illustr: Publ: War OFFICE
Where: When: 1805
Condition - book: - jacket: No D/W. 756
pages. Binding: Hardback
, Type: Ex LIBRARY
. ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: . A SCARCE NAPOLEONIC ARMY LIST. EX LIBRARY COPY BOUND WITH NEW END PAPERS. TOP OF BLOCK A BIT DUST STAINED. USUAL LIBRARY STAMPS. PAGE 755/6 HAS BEEN TAPED BACK INTO THE BOOK. TITLE PAGE IS A BIT GRUBBY BUT OTHERWISE THE PAGES ARE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION FOR A BOOK OVER 200 YEARS OLD. HARD RED LIBRARY COVERS ARE FADED UNEVENLY ON FRONT BOARD. SOME EDGEWEAR. EMBOSSED LIBRARY STAMP ON FRONT BOARD. SCANS AVAILABLE. WEIGHS 1KG UNWRAPPED.
Book no: 8996
Price: £ 195.00
"PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL COLONIAL INSTITUTE. VOLUME XXXII ( 32) 1900-1901"
Illustr: Publ: ROYAL COLONIAL INSTITUTE
Where: When: 1901
Condition - book: Fair
- jacket: No D/W. 448
pages. Binding: Hardback
, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: . CONTENTS INCLUDE - ISLANDS AN PEOPLE OF FIJI; INAUGURATON OF THE AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH; NILE AND ZAMBEZI AS WATERWAYS; DEATH OF QUEEN VICTORIA; AGRICULTURE IN SOUTH AFRICA. TOP OF BLOCK BROWNED. EDGE OF BLOCK TANNED. END PAPERS A BIT GRUBBY , BUT OTHERWISE THE OPEN PAGES ARE TIDY. HARD RED COVERS WORN ON EDGES AND CORNERS. TOP CORNERS BUMPED. BINDING TIGHT AND SPINE UPRIGHT.
Book no: 16193
Price: £ 25.00
"PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL COLONIAL INSTITUTE. VOLUME XXXIII ( 33) 1901-1902"
Illustr: Publ: ROYAL COLONIAL INSTITUTE
Where: When: 1902
Condition - book: Fair
- jacket: No D/W. 486
pages. Binding: Hardback
, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: . CONTENTS INCLUDE- WATER SUPPLY OF AUSTRALIA; BRITISH COLOMBIA OF TODAY; HIGH PLATEAUS OF NATAL; RHODESIA, ITS PRESENT AND FUTURE. TOP OF BLOCK DUST STAINED . EDGE OF BLOCK BROWNED AND SPOTTED. END PAPERS FOXED. THE OPEN PAGES ARE GOOD.ONE PAGE HAS NOT BEEN CUT PROPERLY ON THE EDGE AND IS RAGGED ON BOTTOM INCH. HARD RED COVERS GOOD. A BIT OF WEAR AT TOP OF SPINE.
Book no: 16194
Price: £ 25.00
"PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL COLONIAL INSTITUTE. VOLUME XXXIV ( 34) 1902-1903"
Illustr: Publ: ROYAL COLONIAL INSTITUTE
Where: When: 1903
Condition - book: FAIR TO GOOD
- jacket: No D/W. 492
pages. Binding: Hardback
, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: . CONTENTS INCLUDE- FORESTS OF INDIA; BRITISH AND SIAMESE MALAYA; TRADE AND INDUSTRY OF SOUTH AFRICA; AUSTRALIA AND NAVAL DEFENCE. TOP AND EDGE OF BLOCK BROWNED. THE OPEN PAGES ARE GOOD. HARD RED COVERS ARE TIDY. BUMPED ON TOP CORNERS. A LITTLE EDGE AND CORNERWEAR.
Book no: 16195
Price: £ 25.00
"PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL COLONIAL INSTITUTE. VOLUME XXXVII ( 37) 1905-1906"
Illustr: Publ: ROYAL COLONIAL INSTITUTE
Where: When: 1906
Condition - book: FAIR
- jacket: No D/W. 499
pages. Binding: Hardback
, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: . CONTENTS INCLUDE-SIERRA LEONE AND ITS UNDEVELOPED PRODUCTS; EAST AFRICAN PROTECTORATE; EMIGRATION PLANS BY GENERAL BOOTH, SALVATION ARMY; TOP AND EDGE OF BLOCK BROWNED. LAST PAGE VERY BROWNED. OTHERWISE THE OPEN PAGES ARE GOOD. HARD RED COVERS ARE A BIT WORN ON EDGES AND CORNERS. TOP CORNERS BUMPED.
Book no: 16196
Price: £ 19.99
"WITH NAPOLEON AT WATERLOO AND OTHER UNPUBLISHED DOCUMENTS OF THE WATERLOO AND PENINSULAR CAMPAIGNS. ALSO PAPERS ON WATERLOO BY THE LATE BRUCE LOW"
Illustr: Publ: FRANCIS GRIFFITHS
Where: When: 1911
Condition - book: - jacket: No D/W. 250
pages. Binding: Hardback
, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: . PAGES FOXED. END PAPERS BROWNED. THE PAGES HAVE NOT BEEN CUT CONSISTENTLY TO THE SAME WIDTH, SO SOME ARE CREASED ON THE EDGE. NAME AND ADDRESS IN INK INSIDE FRONT COVER. HARD RED COVERS VERY WORN. SOME BLEACHING AND STAINING. SCANS AVAILABLE. A USEFUL REFERENCE COPY.
Book no: 13127
Price: £ 22.50
"WAR OFFICE ARMY LIST. JULY TO SEPTEMBER 1879"
Illustr: Publ: Where: When: 0
Condition - book: - jacket: No D/W. 0
pages. Binding: Hardback
, Type: Ex WAR OFFICE LIBRARY
. ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: . JULY TO SEPTEMBER MONTHLY LISTS BOUND AS ONE VOLUME. EX WAR OFFICE LIBRARY. WORN MARBLED BOARDS AND HALF LEATHER BINDING. FRONT BOARD DETACHED. PART OF LEATHER SPINE BACKING MISSING. LIBRARY PLATES INSIDE BOARDS. STICKER " TO BE RETURNED TO WAR OFFICE LIBRARY" ON FRONT BOARD. SOME LIBRARY STAMPS. PAGES GOOD FOR AGE. SOME PENCIL AND BIRO MARKS ON BOTTOM OF BLOCK- NOT VISIBLE ON THE OPEN PAGE. SCANS AVAILABLE.
Book no: 11598
Price: £ 65.00
"PENINSULAR CAVALRY GENERAL 1811-1813. THE CORRESPONDENCE OF LIEUTENATANT- GENERAL ROBERT BALLARD LONG"
Illustr: Publ: GEORGE. G. HARRAP
Where: When: 1951
Condition - book: Good
- jacket: FAIR +. 299
pages. Binding: , Type: HARDBACK
. ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: . EDITED BY McGUFFIE. VERY LIGHT SPOTTING ON EDGE OF BLOCK. D/W RUBBED AND A BIT GRUBBY. DISCOLOURED ON SPINE. TOP EDGE FRAYED NEAR SPINE. GENERAL LIGHT EDGE AND CORNER WEAR. PRICE CLIPPED.
Book no: 5557
Price: £ 9.50
"IN THE WAKE OF NAPOLEON, BEING THE MEMOIRS (1807 TO 1809) OF FERDINAND VON FUNCK, EDITED AND SELECTED FROM THE GERMAN VERSION BY OAKLEY WILLIAMS"
Illustr: Publ: John Lane, THE BODLEY HEA
Where: When: 1931
Condition - book: - jacket: No D/W. 303
pages. Binding: Hardback
, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: . PAGES FOXED ON EDGES AND IN MARGINS. SOME FOXING ON TEXT. HARD RED COVERS VERY WORN ON EDGES AND CORNERS. TOP OF SPINE HAS A COUPLE OF RAGGED TEARS - APPROX HALF INCH. NO D/W.
Book no: 12906
Price: £ 8.49
"HONOURS AND AWARDS OF THE OLD CONTEMPTIBLES"
Illustr: Publ: ARMS AND ARMOUR PRESS
Where: When: 1971
Condition - book: - jacket: . 58
pages. Binding: Hardback
, Type: Ex LIBRARY
. ISBN: 0853680744
. Edition: . Inscription: . THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE BRITISH ARMY AND NAVY MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES 1914-1915. EX WAR GRAVES LIBRARY. LENDING RECORD ( BLANK) ON FRONT END PAPER. ONE STAMP ON FRONT AND REAR END PAPER. PAGES GOOD, BUT THE END PAPERS ARE MARKED BY GLUE FROM THE SELLOTAPE THAT HOLDS ON THE D/W. D/W FAIRLY GOOD , IN A CLEAR PROTECTIVE WRAP. SELLOTAPED TO THE BOOK BY BROWNED TAPE. SMALL HOLE IN EDGE OF REAR FLAP.
Book no: 14445
Price: £ 16.50
"THE ARMY LIST FOR OCTOBER, NOVEMBER , DECEMBER 1814"
Illustr: Publ: War OFFICE
Where: When: 1814
Condition - book: WORKING COPY
- jacket: No D/W. 0
pages. Binding: Hardback
, Type: Ex WAR OFFICE LIBRARY
. ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: . THIS IS THE WAR OFFICE ARMY LIST FOR OCTOBER, NOVEMBER , DECEMBER 1814 . THE FRONT AND REAR BOARDS ARE COMPLETELY DETACHED. BOARDS VERY WORN. THE SPINE BACKSTRIP IS IN PLACE. THE BINDING OF THE INSERT IS TIGHT. WAR OFFICE LIBRARY PLATE ON THE FRONT BOARD. THE PAGES ARE BROWNED/DUST STAINED ON EDGES AND SOME ADDITIONAL STAINING TO THE TOP CORNER OF FIRST DOZEN AND LAST DOZEN PAGES. . EACH MONTHLY SECTION IS ABOUT 108 PAGES LONG.
Book no: 13169
Price: £ 65.00
"STRICTURES on Certain Passages of Lieut -col Napiers History of the Peninsular War Which Relate to the Military Opinions and Conduct of General Lord Viscount Beresford "
Illustr: Publ: Mark Thompson
Where: Uk
When: 1995
Condition - book: Very Good
- jacket: Very Good. 163
pages. Binding: , Type: HARDBACK
. ISBN: 0952293013
. Edition: . Inscription: . Posted from the UK in a protective card wrap. . This is copy number 10 of just 100 copies.Whilst most people interested in the Peninsular War have read William Napier’s ‘History of the Peninsular War’, many will not realise the controversy it caused when it was originally published between 1828 and 1840. His interpretation of events and judgement of officers involved did not meet with universal agreement and generated a torrent of letters and pamphlets from those who felt they had not been fairly treated. General William Carr Beresford was a particular bête noire of Napier, who seemed to be able to do nothing right. Following the publication of Napier’s second volume in 1829, which was particularly uncomplimentary to Beresford, an anonymous champion appeared in print to defend him. The ‘Strictures on Napier’s History’ appeared in 1831 and started a pamphlet war which lasted until 1840 and amounted to over 750 pages of debate. This argument also triggered a parallel argument between Beresford and Charles Edward Long who rose to the defence of his uncle when he was criticised in the subsequent anonymous pamphlet. Later editions of Napier’s ‘History’ make no reference to these arguments although some changes were made. It is very useful when reading Napier to also have access to the information contained in ‘Strictures’ and the following pamphlets, as it tends to alter your view of what you are reading.
Book no: 14709
Price: £ 55.00
"FURTHER STRICTURES on Those Parts of Col Napiers History of the Peninsular War Which Relate to the Military Opinions and Conduct of General Lord Viscount Beresford "
Illustr: Publ: Mark Thompson
Where: Uk
When: 1995
Condition - book: Very Good
- jacket: Very Good. 250
pages. Binding: , Type: HARDBACK
. ISBN: 0952293021
. Edition: . Inscription: . Posted from the UK in a protective card wrap.Further Strictures is the second of two anonymous pamphlets which were published in response to Lieutenant-Colonel Napier’s "History of the War in the Peninsula". Following the publication of Napier’s second volume in 1829, which was particularly critical of Marshal Beresford, an anonymous champion appeared in print to defend him. "Strictures on Napier’s History" appeared in 1831, and strongly criticised Napier’s view of events.
Napier’s third volume was also published in 1831 and covered Beresford’s campaign in southern Spain (including the battle of Albuera). Napier once again, strongly criticised Beresford, and a second anonymous pamphlet, appeared.
"Further Strictures on Napier’s History" is the second of these anonymous pamphlets. It deals extensively with the events leading up to, and including the battle of Albuera. It contains a wealth of detail on this highly controversial battle, one of only three major battles at which Wellington was not present. Like the other two, Corunna and Barossa, it was a victory, but a costly one. Beresford’s performance was not rated highly and the British casualties were horrendous.
Further Strictures also included, as an appendix, a copy of Sir Benjamin D’Urban’s privately printed report on Beresford’s operations in 1811. Along with these original texts, I have also included Napier’s response to the Further Strictures, "A Justification of his Third Volume" which was published in 1832
Book no: 14710
Price: £ 59.99
"SPLENDEURS DES UNIFORMES DE NAPOLEON. LA GARDE IMPERIALE A PIED. 1804-1815. NAPOLEONIC UNIFORMS . IMPERIAL FOOT GUARDS"
Illustr: Publ: HERISSEY
Where: When: 2003
Condition - book: NEAR FINE
- jacket: NEAR FINE. 234
pages. Binding: , Type: HARDBACK
. ISBN: 2 914417 09 8
. Edition: . Inscription: . IN FRENCH, BUT COMPREHENSIVELY ILLUSTRATED. SUPERB BOOK. VERY LARGE FORMAT. VERY HEAVY . PLEASE EXPECT EXCESS POSTAGE.
Book no: 5832
Price: £ 25.00
"MERRY HEARTS MAKE LIGHT DAYS. THE WAR OF 1812 JOURNAL OF LIEUTENANT JOHN LE COUTEUR, 104TH FOOT."
Illustr: Publ: CARLETON
Where: When: 0
Condition - book: Very Good
- jacket: No D/W. 308
pages. Binding: , Type: PAPERBACK
. ISBN: 0 88629 225 5
. Edition: THIRD PRINTING 1994
. Inscription: . EDITED BY DONALD E. GRAVES.
Book no: 3021
Price: £ 7.50
"THE ARMY LIST FOR APRIL, MAY, JUNE 1813. 3 MONTHS BOUND AS ONE VOLUME"
Illustr: Publ: WAR OFFICE
Where: When: 1813
Condition - book: WORKING COPY
- jacket: NO D/W. 320
pages. Binding: Hardback
, Type: Ex MOD LIBRARY
. ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: . AN EX MOD LIBRARY COPY.. HARDBACK, NO D/W. USUAL STAMPS.THE TOP AND EDGES OF PAGES ARE DUST STAINED. THE FRONT END PAPER IS DETACHED , AS ARE BOTH BOARDS ( BUT THEY ARE PRESENT- VERY WORN). THE LEATHER SPINE BACKSTRIP REMAINS IN SITU. THIS IS OF USE AS A REFERENCE COPY, BUT YOU WILL NEED YOUR MAGNIFYING GLASS- THE WRITING IS TINY. EACH SECTION IS ABOUT 108 PAGES.
Book no: 12949
Price: £ 49.99
"WAR OFFICE ARMY LIST 1898. JULY, AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER 1898"
Illustr: Publ: WAR OFFICE
Where: When: 0
Condition - book: - jacket: No D/W. 0
pages. Binding: Hardback
, Type: Ex War Office Library
. ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: . Quarterly Army List 1898. July to September monthly lists bound as one volume.. Half leather with marbled boards. Quite worn but binding tight. "To be returned to War Office library" sticker on front board. Stamps on end papers. End papers very browned. Pages browned round edges but otherwise very good. Scans available. The second Boer war started in October 1898 so the lists may be of use for researching the men who were in the first phase of the action.
Book no: 11681
Price: £ 87.50
"WAR OFFICE ARMY LIST 1898. OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, DECEMBER 1898"
Illustr: Publ: WAR OFFICE
Where: When: 0
Condition - book: - jacket: No D/W. 0
pages. Binding: Hardback
, Type: Ex War Office Library
. ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: . Quarterly Army List 1898. October to December monthly lists bound as one volume.. Half leather with marbled boards. Quite worn but binding tight. Library sticker on rear cover. "Withdrawn" stamps on end papers. End papers very browned. Pages browned round edges but otherwise very good. Scans available. The second Boer war started in October 1898 so the lists may be of use for researching the men who were in the first phase of the action.
Book no: 11682
Price: £ 90.00
"THE ARMY IN INDIA. A PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORD 1850-1914"
Illustr: Publ: HUTCHINSON ( IN ASSN. WIT
Where: London
When: 1968
Condition - book: Good +
- jacket: GOOD. 192
pages. Binding: HARDBACK
, Type: . ISBN: 09 088920 7
. Edition: . Inscription: . LIGHT DUST STAINING TO THE OUTER EDGE OF PAGES. LIGHT SHELF WEAR TO DUST JACKET. OTHERWISE GOOD TO VERY GOOD.
Book no: 15283
Price: £ 22.50
"THE NAPOLEONIC WARS. THE RISE OF THE EMPEROR 1805-1807"
Illustr: Publ: OSPREY
Where: Uk
When: 2001
Condition - book: Very Good to Fine
- jacket: None/Card Covers. 96
pages. Binding: Card Cover
, Type: . ISBN: 1-84176-205-9
. Edition: . Inscription: . ONE OF THE ESSENTIAL HISTORY SERIES, THIS IS A FINE STUDY OF THE ARMIES AND BATTLES . INCLUDES ANALYSIS OF BATTLE TACTICS, WEAPONS AND PERSONALITIES. THE ANALYSISIS GREATLY HELPED BY THE USE OF COLOURED MAPS & PLANS. INCLUDES NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS. THIS BOOK WILL QUALIFY FOR REDUCED POSTAGE IN THE UK.
Book no: 6145
Price: £ 4.99
"THE LETTERS OF PRIVATE WHEELER. 1809-1828"
Illustr: Publ: MICHAEL JOSEPH
Where: When: 1951
Condition - book: FAIR
- jacket: No D/W. 287
pages. Binding: Hardback
, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: FIRST
. Inscription: . THE EDGE OF THE BLOCK IS SOILED THROUGH USE BUT PAGES OTHERWISE GOOD. FRONT HINGE CRACKING. RED CLOTH BOARDS ARE GRUBBY AND WORN. SPINE LEANS. SMALL TEARS IN CLOTH AT BOTTOM OF SPINE (ONE CM EITHER SIDE). LETTERING ON SPINE VERY FADED. A PERSONAL ACCOUNT-FROM THE WALCHEREN CAMPAIGN TO WATERLOO AND BEYOND.
Book no: 11201
Price: £ 3.99
"DIGEST OF SERVICES OF THE FIRST BATTALION RIFLE BRIGADE ( THE PRINCE CONSORT'S OWN) FROM ITS FORMATION IN 1800 UNTIL ITS ARRIVAL IN BOMBAY 1880"
Illustr: Publ: PRINTED (FOR THE REGIMENT
Where: When: 0
Condition - book: - jacket: No D/W. 129
pages. Binding: , Type: . ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: . THIS BOOK UNFORTUNATELY LACKS ITS BOARDS. END PAPERS PRESENT AND BLOCK HOLDING TOGETHER WELL.. MUST HAVE BEEN QUITE NICE AT ONE TIME WITH SILVERED EDGES TO THE BLOCK. THE PAGES ARE BROWNED. SOME FOXING. DUE TO THE LACK OF BOARDS THE EDGES OF THE END PAPERS ARE CHIPPED AND WORN. CORNERS CURLED. END PAPERS GRUBBY. SMALL TEAR IN THE MARGIN OF PAGES 117-124- ONE CM MAXIMUM. VERY BROWNED AREA BETWEEN PAGES 76-77 CAUSED BY A SLIP OF PAPER BEING LEFT IN THE BOOK. DOES NOT AFFECT THE TEXT. SCARCE TITLE BUT IN THIS CONDITION A READING COPY ONLY.
Book no: 15815
Price: £ 45.00
"THE ARMY LIST FOR JANUARY, FEBRUARY, MARCH 1814"
Illustr: Publ: War OFFICE
Where: When: 1814
Condition - book: WORKING COPY
- jacket: No D/W. 0
pages. Binding: Hardback
, Type: Ex WAR OFFICE LIBRARY
. ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: . THIS IS THE WAR OFFICE ARMY LIST FOR JANUARY, FEBRUARY AND MARCH 1814 . THE FRONT AND REAR BOARDS ARE COMPLETELY DETACHED AND THE SPINE ONLY HAS ABOUT HALF OF THE BACKSTRIP PRESENT. BOARDS VERY WORN. THE BINDING OF THE INSERT IS, HOWEVER, TIGHT. WAR OFFICE LIBRARY PLATES ON THE BOARDS. ( REAR BOARD IS PROBABLY NOT THE ORIGINAL AS IF IT IS THE PLATE IS UPSIDE DOWN.). THE PAGES ARE BROWNED/DUST STAINED ON EDGES BUT OTHERWISE QUITE GOOD FOR AGE. EACH MONTHLY SECTION IS ABOUT 108 PAGES LONG.
Book no: 12492
Price: £ 65.00
"SCOTLAND FOREVER. A GIFT BOOK OF THE SCOTTISH REGIMENTS"
Illustr: Publ: HODDER AND STOUGHTON
Where: When: 0
Condition - book: - jacket: No D/W. 0
pages. Binding: Hardback
, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: . NO DATE OF PUBLICATION. PRODUCED FOR THE BRITISH RED CROSS SOCIETY .TIPPED IN COLOUR PLATES ALL PRESENT. MOST PAGES ARE FAIR BUT THERE IS A VERY NOTICEABLE DARK BROWN STAIN ON THE TOP CORNER OF THE PAGES, IT STARTS OFF BEING ABOUT TWO INCHES ALONG TOP AND SIDE AND DIMINISHES. IT DOES NOT IMPINGE ON THE TEXT OR PLATES AS THE MARGINS ARE WIDE. END PAPERS HEAVILY FOXED. COVERS DAMP STAINED AND MOTTLED ON EDGES AND TOP CORNER. COVERS WORN. THIS IS AN INTERESTING BOOK WITH TEXT AND PLATES CLEAN BUT CAN ONLY BE DESCRIBED AS A READING COPY BECAUSE OF THE STAINING AND COVERS.
Book no: 8132
Price: £ 10.00
"LIST OF THE OFFICERS OF THE ARMY AND OF THE CORPS OF ROYAL MARINES ON FULL, RETIRED AND HALF-PAY; WITH AN INDEX. CORRECTED TO 31ST MARCH 1855"
Illustr: Publ: HMSO/ CLOWES
Where: When: 1856
Condition - book: - jacket: No D/W. 822
pages. Binding: HARDBACK
, Type: Ex MOD LIBRARY
. ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: . AN EX MOD LIBRARY COPY. USUAL STAMPS. WAR OFFICE LIBRARY PLATE INSIDE BOARDS. THE BOARDS ARE VERY WORN AND COMPLETELY DETACHED, BUT ARE WITH THE BOOK. SPINE BACKING VERY BATTERED AND WORN WITH PEICES MISSING. DESPITE THIS THE CONTENTS ARE IN GOOD CONDITION FOR THE AGE OF THE BOOK. A SCARCE ARMY LIST.
Book no: 11732
Price: £ 65.00
"LIFE OF GENERAL GORDON"
Illustr: Publ: WALTER SCOTT
Where: When: 0
Condition - book: FAIR +
- jacket: No D/W. 468
pages. Binding: , Type: HARDBACK
. ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: . NO DATE OF PUBLICATION , BUT A BOOK PLATE ON INSIDE COVER ANNOUNCES THAT THE BOOK WAS GIVEN AS A PRIZE TO J HARLEY FOR REGULAR AND PUNCTUAL ATTENDANCE AT AN ADULT BIBLE CLASS IN AUGUST 1892. AUTHORS NOT LISTED BUT GIVEN AS ALSO AUTHORS OF "OUR QUEEN" AND "NEW WORLD HEROES". GILT EDGES TO PAGES. PAGES CLEAN BUT BROWNING SLIGHTLY AT EDGES. GOOD+ FOR AGE. BROWN CLOTH COVERS HAVE SOME GILT ON ILLUSTRATED FRONT BOARD AND SPINE - STILL QUITE BRIGHT. WEAR TO EDGES AND CORNERS OF CLOTH COVERS. SMALL NICKS AT TOP OF SPINE.
Book no: 3769
Price: £ 3.99
"MEMOIRS OF COLONEL BUGEAUD FROM HIS PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE AND ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS 1784-1815"
Illustr: Publ: WORLEY
Where: When: 1998
Condition - book: NEW
- jacket: NEW. 184
pages. Binding: Hardback
, Type: . ISBN: 1 869804 50 3
. Edition: . Inscription: . EDITED FROM THE FRENCH BY CHARLOTTE M. YONGE. ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED 1884.
Book no: 11744
Price: £ 10.50