Military from D & E Lake Ltd. (ABAC, ILAB)

[Seoul: 2010]. First Edition. 3 Volumes. folio. 319, [1]; 463, [1]; 319, [1]. profusely illus. (many colour). index. bds, slipcase. (some rubbing/soiling to covers & slipcase, corners of slipcase worn). dola2690

The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, 1927. First Edition of the English Translation. 8vo. pp. xii, 160. 3 maps (2 folding). cloth-backed bds. (joints partly cracked, covers lightly foxed). dola2672

Paris: l’Auteur, 1823. Published the same year as the first edition. As usual this copy is without the two maps that were issued separately. 8 Volumes. 12mo. with half-titles. folding engraved plan of Longwood. contemporary quarter calf (edges worn, some scattered foxing, repair along edge of folding plan). elala6093

Herford & Bonn: E.S.Mittler & Sohn, [1988]. First Edition. 4to. pp. 246, [2]ads. profusely illus. (some colour). biblio. bds. Fine copy. dola2500

[Novato, CA]: Presidio Press & [Stamford, CT]: Historical Archive Press, [1994]. 4to. pp. 576. profusely illus. index. cloth. dw. slipcase. A very good copy (slipcase musty & partly split along one edge). dola2458

New York: E.P.Dutton & London: John Murray, 1902. Second American Edition (first: 1902). Smith saw active service in South America, where he distinguished himself at the Battle of Montevideo in 1807, the Peninsular Wars, the end of the War of 1812, where he witnessed the burning of Washington in 1814, the Battle of Waterloo, the Cape of Good… Read more about this item

[Shanghai: Li Hanzhang, Modern Book Company, c1935]. Pirated First Chinese Printing. Rare. No references located, not in Duval or Worldcat. Lawrence’s theory of guerilla warfare inspired a number of East Asian leaders including Mao Zedong, Ho Chi Minh and the Vietnamese general Vo Nguyen Giap. Giap, when asked about his operational inspiration, responded that his fighting gospel was… Read more about this item

London: Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, 1912. 24mo. pp. 12, xiv, 375, 13-19. cloth. (edges worn). dola2340

[Ipswich]: Thunderbolt Publishing, [2001]. First Edition, Limited to 2,000 copies. folio. profusely illus. (some colour). biblio. index. bds. dw. (edges of dw. with short tears). Very good copy. Signed Presentation Copy. dola2328

London: Published Henry Graves & Co. Limited, 6 Pall Mall, Copyright 1897 U.S.A. British Arts Publishers Union…, 1897. Richard Caton Woodville II was a British artist who specialized in battle scene paintings. This detailed depiction of the Battle of Waterloo, June 18, 1815, shows cavalry and infantry positions, and Napoleon on horseback in the middleground. Napoleon was defeated… Read more about this item

London: The Fine Art Society, [c1890]. "The Battle of Quatre Bras was fought on 16 June 1815, as a preliminary engagement to the decisive Battle of Waterloo that occurred two days later. The battle took place near the strategic crossroads of Quatre Bras and was contested between elements of the Duke of Wellington's Anglo-allied army and the left… Read more about this item

[Glasgow]: Privately printed by Robert Maclehose & Company Limited The University Press, Glasgow for The Royal Scots Fusiliers, [1963]. First Edition. 8vo. pp. xvi, 423. 9 b/w plates (incl. frontis. portrait & 2 ‘sketches’ of the Ypres-Comines Canal & Madagascar), 10 folding maps, 1 text illus. of Lind-Stein area. & folding coloured World map showing battles &… Read more about this item

[Paris: Lévy Fils et Cie., c1917]. oblong 16mo. 24 photo-illus. postcards. wrs. (wrs. soiled). elala5816

London: Macmillan And Co., 1877. First Edition. Denison, lawyer, senior police magistrate of Toronto (1877-1923), and prominent figure in the Canada First and Imperial Federation Movements, succeeded his father in the command of the Toronto cavalry; this militia unit, Denison’s Horse (renamed the Governor General’s Body Guard), was raised by his grandfather in 1839. He saw active service… Read more about this item

Ottawa: Museum Restoration Service, 1968. Facsimile Reprint Limited to 700 numbered copies. 8vo. pp. [2], xvi, 232. illus. cloth. dw. (dw. spine faded & with tears to edges & folds). dola2150

London: Printed For Henry Colburn And Co., 1823. First Edition of the English Translation. Rapp was a French military officer during the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars. After serving in the Egyptian Campaign under Louis Desaix he became aide-de-camp to Napoleon, a position which he held from 1800 to 1814. During this time he was entrusted… Read more about this item

Boston: Lilly, Wait, Colman, And Holden, 1833. First Edition. Printed from the original manuscript in the handwriting of Cockburn's private secretary, which had come into the possession of J.S.Brookhouse of Salem, MA. The first UK edition of Cockburn's diary was not published until 1888. Rear-Admiral Cockburn was tasked with conveying Napoleon to Saint Helena on board the Northumberland… Read more about this item

Boston: Wells And Lily, 1826. First American Edition. Maitland served with distinction against the French on the coast of Egypt in 1801. In 1815 he was ordered to keep watch on the coast of France in order to prevent the escape of Napoleon. Bonaparte surrendered to Maitland, who conveyed him to England on the Bellerophon. 12mo. pp. xii,… Read more about this item

London: Printed For Henri Colburn, 1824. Second and Best Edition. Las Cases, a French officer, accompanied Napoleon into exile at St. Helena in 1815. There, he fulfilled the role of secretary, recording Napoleon's conversations which he later published in the present work. 8 Parts in 4 Volumes. 8vo. pp. x, 395, [1]; vi, 375, [1]; v, [1], 378;… Read more about this item

New York: E.Ferrett & Co., 1846 [Vol. I-II) & Philadelphia: Carey And Hart, 1847 (Vols. III-IV). First American Edition. Montholon, one of Napoleon's generals, accompanied him into exile and became his executor, thereby coming into possession of all his papers. Montholon's account was not published until twenty-five years after Napoleon's death in accordance with his instructions. 4 Volumes… Read more about this item