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   BYDE. N  "BATTLE OF TEWKESBURY 1471 : A photographic celebration of the annual medieval Festival " Illustr: Publ: TEWKESBURY MEDIEVAL FESTI- where: - when: 2011Condition - book:  NEW- jacket:  NEW.  128pages. Binding: Hardback, Type: . ISBN: 978-1858189802 . Edition: . Inscription: .  FOREWORD BY ROBERT HARDY. A FANTASTIC COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE TEWKESBURY MEDIEVAL FESTIVAL. THE RE-ENACTMENT OF THE BATTLE FROM THE WARS OF THE ROSES. BATTLEFIELD SCENES, THE MARKET, TENTED VILLAGE, EXECUTIONS AND ENTERTAINMENTS.Book no: 18664Price: £ 19.00
   ELLIS. C. AND VERIER. M.  "AIRBORNE AT WAR. ( ELITE ATTACK FORCES)" Illustr: Publ: CHARTWELL BOOKS- where: - when: 2007Condition - book:  NEW- jacket:  NEW.  192pages. Binding: Hardback, Type: . ISBN: 0785823247. Edition: . Inscription: .  A COMPILATION EDITION CONSISTING OF 7TH FLIEGER DIVISION: STUDENT'S FALLSCHIRMJAGER ELITE AND 82ND AIRBORNE. WILL BE OVER 1KG WHE WRAPPED.Book no: 16378Price: £ 14.00
   MULLAY A  "FOR THE KING'S SERVICE. RAILWAY SHIPS AT WAR " Illustr: Publ: PENDRAGON- where: UK- when: 2008Condition - book:  Fine / New- jacket:  No D/W.  127pages. Binding: Hardback, Type: . ISBN: 9781899816163. Edition: . Inscription: .  NEW BOOK IN LAMINATED PICTORIAL BOARDS POSTED FROM THE UK IN 1-2 WORKING DAYS.Book no: 18156Price: £ 8.99
   RIDGWAY. M. H.  "CHURCH PLATE OF THE DIOCESE OF CHESTER" Illustr: Publ: PHILLIMORE- where: - when: 2008Condition - book:  NEAR FINE- jacket:  NEAR FINE.  232pages. Binding: Hardback, Type: . ISBN: 9781860774768. Edition: . Inscription: .  LIGHT SHELFWEAR. POSTED FROM THE UK IN 1-2 WORKING DAYS.Book no: 13478Price: £ 18.99
   WITHERS. H  "WORLD SWORDS 1400-1945 AN ILLUSTRATED PRICE GUIDE FOR COLLECTORS." Illustr: Publ: STUDIO JUPITER - where: UK- when: 2006Condition - book:  Fine / New- jacket:  None Issued.  296pages. Binding: Hard Back, Type: . ISBN: 0954591011. Edition: . Inscription: .  OVER 2000 FULL COLOUR ILLUSTRATIONS MAKE THIS AN IMPORTANT GUIDE FOR ALL SWORD COLLECTORS.Book no: 16753Price: £ 19.99

Golden Valley Publications

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The Yeomanry Cavalry of Gloucestershire and Monmouth by W Quinn.
265 pages ISBN 0 954 2578 5 5 . 300 individually numbered copies. £20.00 plus £2.00 P&P(UK)
The Civil War in Herefordshire by Rev J Webb. 2 volumes.
Limited to 100 copies. ISBN 0 9542578 0 4. Only a few left. Please check the listing in 16th to 18th century catalogue for current price.
Military Memoir of Colonel John Birch by Webb and Webb.
Limited to 100 copies. ISBN 0-9542578-4-7. £18.99 plus £2.00 P&P(UK)

Ancient History - 19th century

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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: FAIR TO 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. SLIGHT GRUBBINESS OF COVERS. Book no: 5940 Price: £ 16.50 
     "JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR ARMY HISTORICAL RESEARCH. SPRING 2001. VOLUME 79. NUMBER 317" Illustr: Publ: SOCIETY FOR ARMY HISTORIC Where: When: 2001 Condition - book: Good - jacket:  No D/W.  100 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: .  LIGHT MARKS ON COVERS. LAST FEW PAGES ARE CREASED ON TOP CORNER. CONTENTS INCLUDE::-BRITISH AUXILIARY LEGION 1835-7; WOLFE'S REGIMENTS; ROYAL MILITARY ASYLUM 1803-15; ENGLISH YEOMANRY IN GREAT BOER WAR Book no: 17141 Price: £ 5.00 
     "JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR ARMY HISTORICAL RESEARCH. SPRING 1997. VOLUME LXXV, NUMBER 301" Illustr: Publ: SOCIETY FOR ARMY HISTORIC Where: When: 1997 Condition - book: GOOD+ - jacket:  No D/W.  76 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: .  LIGHT MARKS ON CARD COVERS, AND A FEW BLACK MARKS ON BOTTOM EDGE OF BLOCK. INTERNALLY VERY GOOD. CONTENTS INCLUDE:- DANIEL CUNLIFFE'S MARINE ARTILLERY PAINTINGS;ARMY OF HENRY VIII; BRITISH INFANTRY GREATCOATS IN THE WAR OF 1812 Book no: 17144 Price: £ 5.00 
     "JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR ARMY HISTORICAL RESEARCH. WINTER 1994. VOLUME LXXII NUMBER 292" Illustr: Publ: SOCIETY FOR ARMY HISTORIC Where: When: 1994 Condition - book: Good to Very Good - jacket:  No D/W.  68 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: .  LIGHT MARKS ON CARD COVERS. INTERNALLY VERY GOOD. CONTENTS INCLUDE:- TUGELA RIVER 1879; ISANDLWANA; STANDING REGULATIONS OF THE LONDON AND WESTMINSTER LIGHT HORSE; INDIAN ARMY IN MESOPOTAMIA 1914-18 Book no: 17145 Price: £ 5.00 
     "MAP OF SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE CRIMEA " Illustr: Publ: ARROWSMITH Where: Uk When: 1854 Condition - book: FAIR TO GOOD - jacket:  None Issued.  0 pages. Binding: CLOTH COVERS, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: .  THE CARDBOARD CARRYING CASE IS WORN AND BATTERED BUT HAS DONE ITS JOB WELL IN PROTECTING THE MAP.THE TITLE ON THE CASE IS SEAT OF WAR MAP CRIMEA , SEVASTOPOL. THE GENERAL CONDITION OF THE MAP IS GOOD WITH A MINOR CREASE ON THE BOTTOM CORNER OF ONE SECTION. THE MAP IS LAID ON TO CLOTH IN SECTIONS. SUPEBLY DETAILED. PHTOGRAPHS AVAILABLE. POSTED FROM THE UK IN 1-2 WORKING DAYS. Book no: 16667 Price: £ 180.00 
     "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:  Good.  273 pages. Binding: , Type: HARDBACK. ISBN: 1 869804 46 5. Edition: . Inscription: .  A GOOD TO VERY GOOD COPY WITH LIGHT WEAR TO THE BOTTOM EDGE OF DUST JACKET & SOME INDENTATIONS ON REAR COVER OF THE DUST JACKET. PAGES & TEXT VERY GOOD.. POSTED FROM THE UK IN 1-2 WORKING DAYS. Book no: 4078 Price: £ 20.00 
     "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: £ 27.99 
     "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: £ 27.50 
     "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: £ 27.00 
     "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 
     "foreign office list and diplomatic and consular year Book 1950 " Illustr: Publ: Harrison and Sons Ltd Where: When: 1950 Condition - book: Good - jacket:  None Issued.  575 pages. Binding: Hardback, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: .  SMALL CREASE DOWN FRONT COVER. LIGHT WEAR TO EDGE OF COVERS.PAGES LIGHTLY TANNED. GENERAL CONDTION GOOD. POSTED FROM THE UK IN 1-2 WORKING DAYS. Book no: 16723 Price: £ 44.00 
     "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 
     "A DESCRIPTION OF MARSHALL'S GRAND HISTORICAL PERISTREPHIC PANORAMA OF THE EVER MEMORABLE BATTLES OF LIGNY, LES QUATRE BRAS AND WATERLOO , ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE MOST INTERESTING EVENTS OF THOSE TREMENDOUS ENGAGEMENTS" Illustr: Publ: PRINTED BY T. J. MANCHEE Where: When: 0 Condition - book: - jacket:  No D/W.  24 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: NINETEENTH EDITION. Inscription: .  A TATTY BUT VERY READABLE COPY OF THIS LITTLE PAMPHLET. PAPER COVERS. 19TH EDITION BUT NO DATE OF PUBLICATION. THE COVER PAPERS ARE VERY GRUBBY AND WELL WORN. EDGES OF PAGES CHIPPED AND WORN. SEWN BINDING. IN THE INTRODUCTION IT SAYS THAT AS THIS EDITION WAS PRODUCED AFTER THE DEATH OF NAPOLEON A SHORT CHRONOLOGY OF HIS LIFE IS PREFIXED. Book no: 17538 Price: £ 25.00 
     "Memoirs of a Sergeant: The Forty-third Light Infantry During the Peninsular War " Illustr: Publ: NONSUCH Where: UK When: 2005 Condition - book: NEAR FINE - jacket:  None Issued.  238 pages. Binding: Soft Cover, Type: . ISBN: 1 84588034X. Edition: . Inscription: .  NEW BOOK WITH LIGHT SHELF WEAR. POSTED FROM THE UK IN 1-2 WORKING DAYS IN A PROTECTIVE CARD WRAP. Book no: 18577 Price: £ 4.00 
     "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: £ 6.99 
     "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: £ 16.75 
     "JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR ARMY HISTORICAL RESEARCH. WINTER 2000. VOLUME SEVENTY EIGHT (78). NUMBER 316" Illustr: Publ: SOCIETY FOR ARMY HISTORIC Where: When: 2000 Condition - book: GOOD - jacket:  No D/W.  90 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: .  LIGHT MARKS ON CARD COVERS. INTERNALLY VERY GOOD. CONTENTS INCLUDE: CONGREAVE'S ROCKETS; RACE AND SEGREGATION IN THE UPPER CANADA MILITIA; A ROYAL ENGINEER AT OTS MHOW, INDIA 1944 Book no: 18074 Price: £ 5.00 
     "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: £ 59.00 
     "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 
     "NORTHERN RHODESIA ORDINANCES 1926 " Illustr: Publ: NORTHERN RHODESIA GOVERNM Where: When: 1926 Condition - book: FAIR - jacket:  No D/W.  0 pages. Binding: Hardback, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: .  BOUND INTO A GREEN HARD BACK BINDING ARE 18 ORDINANCES FOR 1926. THEY ARE No 1 An Approriation Ordinance for £2863. 2. Regards Fugitive Criminals, 3 The repeal of legislation imposing disabilities on enemy subjects. 4 Licence & Stamp, 5 Amendent to lands & Deeds Registry. 6 Amendments to the lawrelating marriage with a deceased brothers widow. 7 amendment to the Post Office Savins bank. 8. Ammendment to the Criminal Law. 9 Medical practioneers & Dentists. 10. Amenment to the Admin Generals Ordinance. 11 Restriction on the type of maize grow. 12. Public Servants. 13 The magistrates courts amendments 14. The Appropriation ordinance.15. The Game Ordinance .16 The consolidation of the Police Forces. 17. The Regulation of Opium and Habit Forming Drugs. 18. Income Tax Ordinance 1926 , this amendment is a bit grubby and worn around the edges.. The book is Ex Library from the House of Commons. House of commons bookplate on front pastedown. The green cloth binding is bumped on the top corner and worn on the top of spine . The end papers have browned with age but apart from amendment 18 the other amendments are fairly good with just light creases down centre of some pages. Book no: 16790 Price: £ 70.00 
     "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 
     "NORTHERN RHODESIA ORDINANCES 1930-1932" Illustr: Publ: NORTHERN RHODESIA GOVERNM Where: When: 1932 Condition - book: FAIR TO Good - jacket:  No D/W.  0 pages. Binding: Hardback, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: .  BOUND INTO A GREEN HARD BACK BINDING ARE 30+ ORDINANCES FOR 1930-32. .. The book is Ex Library from the House of Commons. House of commons bookplate on front pastedown. The green cloth binding is torn on the top of the spine and worn on corners.Although the ordinances are in good condition thay have a faint line down the centre whrere they might have been stored folded prior to binding. Please contact us for more information. This is a heavy book that might incur an excess postage charge. Book no: 18115 Price: £ 35.00 
     "NARRATIVE OF THE FIELD OPERATIONS CONNECTED WITH THE ZULU WAR OF 1879." Illustr: Publ: GREENHILL BOOKS Where: When: 1989 Condition - book: GOOD TO VERY GOOD. - jacket:  VERY GOOD.  174 pages. Binding: Hardback, Type: . ISBN: 1 85367 041 3. Edition: . Inscription: .  LIGHT DUST MARKING ON TOP EDGE OF BLOCK. OTHERWISE BOOK AND D/W ARE VERY GOOD Book no: 5600 Price: £ 10.99 
     "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 
     "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