Catalogue
"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
"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: £ 75.00
"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: £ 5.50
"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
"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
"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
"NARRATIVE OF THE FIELD OPERATIONS CONNECTED WITH THE ZULU WAR OF 1879."
Illustr: Publ: GREENHILL BOOKS
Where: When: 1989
Condition - book: Very Good
- jacket: GOOD. 174
pages. Binding: , Type: HARDBACK
. ISBN: 1 85367 041 3
. Edition: . Inscription: . BOTTOM FRONT EDGE OF D/W IS CRIMPED.
Book no: 5600
Price: £ 20.00
"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
"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
"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
"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
"ARTILLEY EQUIPMENT OF THE NAPOLEONIC WARS"
Illustr: HOOK R
Publ: OSPREY
Where: UK
When: 2001
Condition - book: Very Good TO FINE
- jacket: None/Card Covers. 40
pages. Binding: Card Cover
, Type: . ISBN: 0-85045-336-4
. Edition: . Inscription: . MEN AT ARMS No 96. A FINE STUDY WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS AND COLOUR PLATES. REDUCED POSTAGE IN THE UK ON THIS BOOK
Book no: 6197
Price: £ 4.75
"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: £ 58.00
"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
"THE MEMORIALS OF CAPTAIN HEDLEY VICARS. NINETY SEVENTH REGIMENT"
Illustr: Publ: JAMES NISBET AND CO
Where: When: 1870
Condition - book: READING COPY
- jacket: No D/W. 315
pages. Binding: HARDBACK
, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: . PAGES FAIRLY GOOD FOR THE AGE OF THE BOOK- A LITTLE BROWNED ON THE EDGES AND TOP OF BLOCK DUSTY, BUT OTHERWISE TIDY. INSCRIPTION OF PREVIOUS OWNER ON FRONT END PAPER DATED 1871. FRONT AND REAR HINGES CRACKED, HARD RED COVERS VERY WORN , FADED AND STAINED. SCANS AVAILBALE.
Book no: 9056
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: £ 8.49
"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
"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
"THE ARMY IN INDIA. A PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORD 1850-1914"
Illustr: Publ: HUTCHINSON ( IN ASSN. WIT
Where: London
When: 1968
Condition - book: - jacket: . 192
pages. Binding: Hardback
, Type: Ex LIBRARY
. ISBN: 09 088920 7
. Edition: . Inscription: . EX LIBRARY COPY.( ARMY LIBRARY BULFORD). USUAL STAMPS. REMAINS OF LENDING RECORD ON FRONT END PAPER. PAGES GOOD. SPINE A BIT SLACK. D/W IN CLEAR PROTECTIVE WRAP WITH LIBRARY NUMBER ON SPINE. TOP EDGE CREASED. LOVELY BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS.
Book no: 8334
Price: £ 15.00
"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 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
BUCKLEY. R. N. "THE NAPOLEONIC WAR JOURNAL OF CAPTAIN THOMAS HENRY BROWNE 1807-1816"
Illustr: Publ: ARMY RECORDS SOCIETY/ BOD
Where: When: 1987
Condition - book: GOOD+
- jacket: GOOD+. 387
pages. Binding: Hardback
, Type: . ISBN: 0370311213
. Edition: . Inscription: . THE BOOK SUFFERS, AS DID MANY OF THESE ARMY RECORDS PUBLICATIONS, FROM TANNING OF THE EDGES AND MARGINS OF THE PAGES. THE D/W IS VERY GOOD APART FROM A NOTICEABLY FADED SPINE AND SOME BROWN SPOTTING ON THE FLAPS.
Book no: 12592
Price: £ 39.99
ABBOTT P "Colonial Armies Africa 1850 to 1918 "
Illustr: Publ: Foundry Books
Where: UK
When: 2006
Condition - book: Fine/New
- jacket: None / Cloth Binding. 222
pages. Binding: Hard Back
, Type: HARD Back
. ISBN: 1-901543-07-2
. Edition: . Inscription: . A superb study of Colonial Armies in Africa. Contains detailed information on uniforms, campaigns and orders of battle. There are numerous illustrations of unforms, maps and diagrams.
Book no: 9327
Price: £ 29.75
ADKIN. M "THE WATERLOO COMPANION"
Illustr: Publ: AURUM
Where: When: 2001
Condition - book: Near Fine
- jacket: Very Good. 432
pages. Binding: , Type: HARDBACK
. ISBN: 1 85410 764X
. Edition: . Inscription: . VERY HEAVY. PLEASE EXPECT EXCESS POSTAGE.
Book no: 5984
Price: £ 45.00
ADKIN. M "THE TRAFALGAR COMPANION"
Illustr: Publ: AURUM
Where: UK
When: 2005
Condition - book: Very Good to Fine
- jacket: Very Good. 560
pages. Binding: Hard Back
, Type: HARDBACK
. ISBN: 1 85413-0189
. Edition: . Inscription: . A SUPERB GUIDE TO THE BATTLE TRAFALGER, WITH DETAILED STUDIES OF THE SHIPS, TACTICS, WEAPONS AND MEN.THE ILLUSTRATIONS ARE MAFNIFICENT.VERY HEAVY. PLEASE EXPECT EXCESS POSTAGE.
Book no: 9885
Price: £ 25.50
Aggett W "THE BLOODY ELEVENTH History of the Devonshire Regiment Volume II 1815-1914 "
Illustr: Publ: Devonshire & Dorsetshire
Where: UK
When: 1994
Condition - book: Very Good to Fine
- jacket: VERY GOOD. 518
pages. Binding: Hard Back
, Type: . ISBN: 0951265512
. Edition: . Inscription: . A fine history with numrous maps & illustrations .
Book no: 12803
Price: £ 40.00
ALFORD. R. "ON THE WORD OF COMMAND. A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE REGIMENTAL SEGEANT MAJOR"
Illustr: Publ: SPELL MOUNT
Where: When: 1990
Condition - book: Very Good
- jacket: GOOD TO VERY GOOD. 208
pages. Binding: Hardback
, Type: . ISBN: 0 946771 65 0
. Edition: . Inscription: . THE D/W JUST HAS A BIT OF LIGHT SHELFWEAR AND A TINY DENT NEAR SPINE.
Book no: 11896
Price: £ 39.95