To Long Tan : The Australian Army and the Vietnam War 1950-1966 by McNeill, Ian - 1993

London, United Kingdom: Methuen & Co, 1897. Colonial Library bindings, 2nd Edition in year of publication. Red cloth with bright Gilt title (spine has age toning and cloth is just starting to ends, one cnr bumped, rest are canted, else fresh) pp xv 500 illus through out, includes maps (bright and clean, not inscribed, clean tissue guard to frontis has only sl browning to edges, ep paper has partial split at gutter but hinge and mull intact, 2 pages to preface have folded top cnr) An exceptionally good copy for age. Overweight. 2nd Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Keulen, Netherlands: Pieter Hamer, 1700. Paperback. Fine. 40 p.; 19 cm. Signatures: A-E4. B3 missigned B5. (4to). Plain wrapper. Woodcut title vignette and initial letter. Knuttel, 14502. A debate over the Spanish succession in the form of a dialogue between Pasquin and Marphorio. In Fine Condition. A very scarce pamphlet relating to the Spanish succession, published shortly before the War of the Spanish Succession began.

Berlin, Germany: Friedrich Luckhardt, 1883. Hardcover. Very Good. [2], 96 p.; 23 cm. Contemporary maroon, pebble-grain cloth spine with marbled paper over boards. Gilt-tooled spine title: Über Bewaffnung und Ausbildung der Reiterei. All page edges marbled. Bookdealer's label on verso of front free endpaper for Gustav E. Stechert, New York. Former owner's label on front fixed endpaper: Captain Wm. C. Rawolle, 2nd U.S. Cavalry. William Charles Rawolle, born in Prussia in or about 1841, joined the Union Army in June 1862 and was commissioned as a captain. He distinguished himself at the battles of South Mountain and Antietam in Sept. 1862, while serving as aide-de-camp to Brigadier-General Samuel D. Sturgis, commander of the 2nd Division, 9th Army Corps. Sturgis praised Rawolle: "He was invaluable at all times, carrying orders, placing the artillery in favorable positions, bringing up ammunition, and making himself useful in every department." Rawolle accompanied Sturgis out… Read More

The Life of A Regiment
The History of the Gordon Highlanders
By Lt Colonel C Greenhill Gardyne
Volume 1 1794 – 1810
Hardback with paper cover
Printed by The Medici Society Ltd
Reprinted in Royal in 1929
Cover a little tatty at edges Volume in good condition with some foxing to page edges not inside some rubbing to top boards
Volume II 1810 - 1898
Hardback with no cover
Printed by The Medici Society Ltd
Reprinted in Royal in 1929
Volume in good condition some rubbing to top boards
Volume III 1898 – 1914
During and after the Boer War
Hardback with cover
Printed by Leo Cooper London 1972
Second impression 1972
Volume and cover in excellent condition some small marks on cover
Volume IV 1914 – 1919
Gordon Highlanders in the First World War
Cyril Falls
Hardback with No cover
Aberdeen University
Press
First Published in 1958
Volume in excellent condition some slight fading to spine
Volume V 1919 -1945
Hardback with Cover
The Gordon Highlanders
Wilfrid Miles
Frederick Warne Reprint 1980
Volume and… Read More

Fourteen volumes in original hardcovers. Series 1: volumes 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 15, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26. 1896-1914. Generally condition runs from Good to Very Good plus. These are heavy volumes that are prone to binding failures when handled improperly. Some of these volumes are sound, some strengthened with new endpapers, some where binding is starting. None have failed bindings. The earlier volumes show more general wear to the boards than later volumes. I have prepared a more complete condition report on each volume so feel free to inquire. Shipping will be actual cost to me not more (weight of this is about 44 pounds). Please see images of the books you will receive. Notes: a quite interesting set with maps, charts and images of warships in every volume. An incredible feat of research that took 33 years to complete. (Civil War)

London, United Kingdom: Methuen & Co, 1897. Colonial Library bindings, 2nd Edition in year of publication. Red cloth with bright Gilt title (spine has age toning and cloth is just starting to ends, one cnr bumped, rest are canted, else fresh) pp xv 500 illus through out, includes maps (bright and clean, not inscribed, clean tissue guard to frontis has only sl browning to edges, ep paper has partial split at gutter but hinge and mull intact, 2 pages to preface have folded top cnr) An exceptionally good copy for age. Overweight. 2nd Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Victoria: High Flight Enterprises [0-9687817-0-5] [2002], 1st printing. (4to) 754pp. Fine in near fine dust jacket. Photograph endpapers, profusely illustrated with black and white and color plates, bibliography, list of airshow teams, index. (Military--Canada, Air Shows--Canada, Canadian Air Force, Military Aviation, Military--Canada, Stunt Flying--Canada).

Montreal: Robin Brass Studio [1-896941-60-5] 2010. (Square small 4to hardcover) 300pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. Black & white and color photographs, maps, illustrations, appendices, notes, bibliography, index. Locale: Manitoba; Prairie Provinces; Western Canada; Winnipeg. (Military--Canada, Little Black Devils, Military--Canada, Royal Winnipeg Rifle Regiment).

Offene Worte, 1932. Pre-ISBN. Paperback. Used- Good condition. Contains 4 volumes in a slipcase. German edition. Books show some shelf wear. Slipcase has scuffing along edges and corners, but is still intact. All books have two "B's" written on the spine in pen. Book A has small fold on the top right corner on the front cover. Spine has some creases. Two spots of discoloration on the right side on the title page. Book B has a crease on the bottom right corner on the front cover. Spine has some creases. Book C has small crease on the bottom right corner on the front cover. Pg. 1-31 has some discoloration along the right edge. Book D has a small fold on the upper right corner on the front cover. Some creasing on the spine. Pg. 1-8 has some discoloration along the right edge. None of the books have writing on the inside. Books have a slight musky scent.Photos are of the books we have here at Barbed Wire Books.Written in the German language. 4 volumes in a slipcase. Summary: Issue A: military system,… Read More

Toronto: United Publishers of Canada [1917], Memorial Edition. (Hardcover set) 380, 374, 403, 405, 410, 393pp. Very good, no dust jackets. Marbled boards over three quarter brown leather. Top edge gilt, patterned endpapers, frontispiece, photographs, illustrations, maps, folding maps, chronology, appendices, index. The marbled edges are chipped. Vol. 1 Military History of Canada 1608 to 1914. Vol. 2 Days of Preparation. Vol. 3 Guarding the Channel Ports. Vol. 4 The Turn of the Tide. Vol. 5 The Triumph of the Allies. Vol. 6 Special Services, Heroic Deeds, etc. (Military--Canada, Military--Canada, World War 1).