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London Piccadilly: Chatto and Windus, 1884. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Near fine copy of the first edition of THE source of information on swords by the noted British traveler Sir Richard Burton with 293 illustrations. In the original pictorial boards, corners bumped slightly. Spine, silver tooling & titles, edges bumped. Internally, half title, [9], (xii-xxxix), [1], [1], 2-299 pp, 293 illustrations, black end papers, printed in London by Spottiswoode. With its black slip case. (270*190 mm). This book traces the origin of the sword from prehistory to its full growth during the early Roman Empire. The author discusses the earliest weapons of stone, bone, horn and wood as well as variations. The swords covered include the sabre, broadsword, cutlass, scimitar, foil, and rapier as well as a host of other arms, including dirks, daggers, throwing knives, flails, and more. The text is enhanced by nearly 300 line drawings. Â FIRST EDITION of… Read More

London: Frith Street, Soho Square: Howlett and Brimmer, 1825. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. FIELDING TH. Complete with 25 Super Coloured Plates Oblong, first edition, 1825, in attractive modern full long grained black morocco, retaining original red calf label with gilt tooling & titles to upper board. Spine, raised bands, gilt titles to black calf label. Internally, frontis, [5], (vi) only, [1], 2-72 pp, [1], 25 fine coloured aquatints of castles including six Welsh castles (four North Wales, some faint spotting to title and a few leaves, 1 leaf with a crease/printing flaw), t.e.g., new endpapers, original printed label to fpd, each plate accompanied by a thick paper guard and a leaf of descriptive text, text leaves watermarked 1822 & 24, coloured plates dated 1823 & watermarked 1822 & 27. (197*266 mm). (Abbey Scenery 20. Tooley 214).

London: Frith Street, Soho Square: Howlett and Brimmer, 1825. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. FIELDING TH. 25 Hand coloured views of British Castles First edition, later issue, VG+, oblong modern oblong, half calf over grey boards, some gilt tooling, original red calf label with gilt tooling & titles. Spine gilt tooling, no titles. Internally, frontis, [5], (vi) only, [1], 2-72 pp, [1], 25 pls (hand coloured), each plate accompanied by thick paper guard and a leaf of descriptive text, plates dated 1823, text leaves watermarked 1824, plates watermarked 1822 or 1827, well coloured, new grey endpapers, occasional light edge browning, book label to fpd (JW Williamson, also evidence of book label removal). (207*264 mm). (Abbey Scenery 20; Tooley 214).

London, 26, Haymarket: Thomas McLean. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. ALKEN Henry and HEATH William. AN EXTREMELY RARE COLLECTION OF MILITARY COSTUME PLATES Large octavo, manuscript title, hand coloured folding engraved title (Foreign Military Costume) and eighty four hand coloured engraved plates (two folding), title and plates cut and inlaid to size within a panel cut from a leaf of paper with an elaborately engraved border surrounding the print, the first forty plates with manuscript title labels. Contemporary half red straight grain morocco, ruled in gilt, over marbled boards, spine decoratively tooled and lettered in gilt in compartments, all edges gilt, bookplate to fpd (Julia Parker Wightman). The first forty plates are from A Collection of Interesting Subjects of Marine Views, Military Parade, Hunting, Coursing, Racing &c &c by Henry Alken, which according to Abbey is the rarest Alken item: unknown to Siltzer, Slater and Schwerdt. Two other… Read More

London. No 2, Poultry: Robert Jennings, 1824. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall. BRIDGENS R. . With Eighty Engraved Plates, with 70 being hand coloured, in wonderful original condition, all with guards. 1824, First editions, three volumes, folio. Vol 1, half title, & additional engraved title with vignette, [7], 8-20, [2], [1], (ii-lxxvii), [1], [4], [1], 2-206 pp, 30 pls (22 hand coloured) 10 hand coloured initial letters, 1 eng. tp,. Vol 2, half title, additional engraved tp, [4], [1], 2-297, 36 pls (35 coloured), 10 initial letters (coloured), 1 eng tp, 1 pagination error (232/332). Vol 3, half title, additional eng. tp, [4], [1], 2-297 pp, (1-18 ie 67 leaves), 14 plates (13 coloured), 6 initial letters (coloured), 1 eng tp. Illustrated with 80 engraved plates, including 70 hand coloured & with 26 chapter initials hand coloured & heightened in gold. Contemporary half navy-blue morocco over publishers rare original blue paper covered… Read More

London: 26 Haymarket: Thomas M'Lean, 1824. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. HEATH William. 7 Hand-Coloured Engraved Plates of Foreign Military Costume First edition, oblong folio, hand coloured engraved vignette title and six hand coloured engraved plates, each containing four vignettes depicting Austrian (Pl 1st), French (Pl 2nd), Russian (Pl 3d), Prussian (Pl 4th), Spanish (Pl 5th), and Persian, Greek, Chinese, and Turkish (Pl 6th) military uniforms. Plates watermarked 1823, each plate with imprint, dated from Sept. 12, 1823 to Octr. 15th 1823, the last two plates watermarked 1823, front wrapper priced @ One Guinea. Original brown printed wrappers, expertly rebacked, a few small expert repairs to the front and back wrappers. Housed in a quarter brown morocco clamshell case. A near Fine copy, of an extremely rare suite of plates, only a single copy was located by NUC (Lib of Congress). (264*370 mm). (Colas 1397. Not in Lipperheide, or any… Read More

London: Bond Street, Corner of Brook Street.: Edward Orme, 1819. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall. J.A. Atkinson, William Heath, F.J. Manskirch, and others. WITH FORTY STUNNING HAND COLOURED AQUATINTS First edition, 1819, a scarce tall paper copy, in half maroon morocco over contemporary boards, some blind tooling. Spine, raised bands, gilt tooling & titles. Internally, frontis, [2], [2] subscribers, 94 pp, [4], 40 hand coloured aquatints (with guards) of the English forces in action, entirely uncut, original publishers blue printed paper title to fpd, early newspaper clippings tipped to ffep causing some miss-creasing. Plates dated 1815-18, text block watermarked J Whatman 1812 & 16, title dated 1819, contemporary ink inscription to tp ( John Smithwick?). This issue of the book in Abbey's presumed earliest state, with a date on the title page, with page numbering extending only to 94. (361*282 mm). (Abbey Life 376. Tooley p182-3) Read More

Oswestry:: Woodall, Minshall, Thomas & Co., Ltd., Caxron Press, 1909. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Near fine, 1909, 1st ed, 18 pls. A deluxe edition? In full cream boards, gilt titles & arms to upper cover. Spine, gilt titles & tooling. Internally, frontis, [5], (vi-xii), [1], 2-136 pp, [1], 18 pls (including 1 folding, 7 coloured & 1 pl with 2 images), attractive red endpapers, all edges cut. Uncommon. (Folio, 167*216 mm).

Oswestry:: Woodall, Minshall, Thomas & Co., Ltd., Caxron Press, 1909. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Near fine, 1909, 1st ed, 18 pls. A deluxe edition? In full cream boards, gilt titles & arms to upper cover. Spine, gilt titles & tooling. Internally, frontis, [5], (vi-xii), [1], 2-136 pp, [1], 18 pls (including 1 folding, 7 coloured & 1 pl with 2 images), attractive brown (variant?) endpapers, all edges cut, light marks to covers. Uncommon. (Folio. 169*215 mm).

39 Paternoster Row, London New York and Bombay: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1900. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A sequel to 'London to Ladysmith'? First edition, first issue. Original red cloth, gilt stamped front board and spine, with blind double-rule border around gilt on front. Head and tail caps of cloth are moderately bumped, spine is somewhat faded, as well as gilt on front, and a minor stain is also on the front. Internally, half title, frontis, [7], (viii-xii), [2], [1], 2-409 pp, [1], [4] adverts, [2] blank, (32) adverts (7/00), 1 pl (portrait with tissue guard), 10 maps (including 1 folding), lacks ffep & corner of folding map, front joint a little weak, removed bookplate marks to fpd, some light browning to feps. First Edition. VG+ (192*128 mm). (Woods A5). Together with extracts from the diary of Lt H Frankland. "The principal event which this series deals with is the march of Lt. General… Read More

LOndon: Faber & Faber LTD: Faber & Faber Ltd, 1937. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition, second issue. In cream cloth, titles to spine, with VG price clipped dust jacket a few small nicks, some repaired. Internally, frontis, [6], (ix-xv), [1], [6], 224 pp, [1], 3 pls (including 1 map), bookplate to fpd (Mugman), a few scattered spots to eps. (222*138 mm). A record of the period between December 1915 and July1916 - strange, sombre & exciting!

London: Royal Library, 1, St. James's-Street: William Sams, 1823. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. HEATH William. An excellent copy with delicately coloured accompanying plates. In three quarter red morocco, over red cloth, gilt tooling, by Riviere & Son. Expertly re-spined, gilt tooling & titles. Internally, half title, frontis, [8], [1] tipped in errata, [1], 2-150 pp, 18 pls (hand coloured), red marbled endpapers, small binders stamp to verso fep, hinges expertly repaired, a.e.g., plates dated 1823 & watermarked J Whatman 18.. "Water-colourist and caricaturist William Heath (1795-1840), worked mostly under the pseudonym of Paul Pry. He called himself 'Portrait and Military painter' and was reputed to be an 'ex-captain of dragoons' but is not recorded in the Army List. Heath began life as a draughtsman and his main claim to fame rests on his having produced the first caricature magazine in Europe, The Glasgow… Read More

London: No, 48, Strand, By L. Harrison & J.C. Leigh, 373 Strand: Js. Jenkins. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. SUTHERLAND T. HASSELL J. etc from drawings by HEATH W.. With FIFTY FOUR hand coloured aquatints, including the Portrait of the Duke of Wellington Near Fine, First edition, [1814], large quarto, engraved title with an uncoloured vignette, fifty-four hand-coloured aquatint plates, including frontispiece (described as vignette title), dedication leaf, portrait of the Duke of Wellington (not present in most copies) and fifty-one views of military scenes and battles, on India paper, by T. Sutherland, J. Hassell, and others, from drawings by W. Heath. Tissue guards. Plates & text leaves watermarked 'J. Whatman 1812'. Large paper edition, bound with the Contents leaf and the list of subscribers at end. Contemporary full navy blue straight-grain morocco, covers decoratively panelled in gilt and blind, spine decoratively tooled and lettered in gilt… Read More

London: Sim Comfort Associates, 1998. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. A fine facsimile limited edition of Jenkins Naval Achievements 288 pages including two blank leaves as end papers. 57 coloured plates, which include portraits of Lord Nelson (after De Koster) and Earl St. Vincent (after Beechey). Of the 55 remaining coloured plates of sea fights under sail, 54 are by Thomas Whitcombe and one is by Nicholas Pocock. The original aquatint plates are in the main engraved by T. Sutherland, with a few by J. Jeakes and J. Bailey. Binding: Each book, in either blue buckram (as ours is) or half blue goat, bound by hand, gold tooling applied to the spine which shall incorporate nautical devices as well as the title, housed in a green card slip case-present but rubbed. A total of 600 copies only, with copies numbered 1 to 150 being bound in half blue goat. Copies numbered 151 to 600 are bound in blue buckram. Illustrated with a series of 57 coloured… Read More

London No 48, Strand: J. Jenkins, 1817. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good +. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. WHITCOMBE T. SUTHERLAND T. BARTLETT W.. First edition, early issue, 55 hand coloured plates & 1 B&W. In 20 century half calf over blue cloth, some gilt tooling, corners brushed. Spine, raised bands, decorative gilt tooling & titles. Internally, frontis, engraved title with un-coloured vignette, not dated but 1817 or later, not paginated [approx 148 pp], 55 fine, hand coloured aquatint plates by T Sutherland and others after T Whitcombe, plus one un-coloured plate containing two etchings showing battle plans for the Bombardment of Algiers an the Battle of Trafalgar, plates generally clean and bright, Gibraltar plate with a few small spots in image, Capture of La Loire and Capture of La Forte plates with marginal repairs, without the portraits of Nelson and Lord St. Vincent, as often -"the work is complete without them" (Tooley), "Collectors should note that… Read More

London: Albemarle Street: John Murray, 1846. Hardcover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. In contemporary black cal over worn marbled boards, corners & edges bumped & worn. Spine, gilt tooling & title, some loss at head. Internally, [3], (iv) only, [1], 2-283 pp, [1]. Army List, [1], 2-108 pp. Coat of Arms to fpd (Captain Furneaux RN-mention in Lists), ink name to fep (de Horsey?), some spotting to eps, a little trimmed at head. (168*115 mm).

London: in the Strand: H. Baldwin and Son for T. Cadell, Jun. and W. Davies,, 1801. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition, complete with all plates. In contemporary half calf over blue marbled boards, corners worn. Spine, worn gilt tooling, gilt titles to red calf label. Internally, half title, [5], (vi-viii), [1], 2-227 pp, 2 plates (B&W). (207*122 mm). Also contains: "Essay on the plague": pages 125-146. Title continues: containing observations on its government under the Mamaluks, its geographic position, its intrinsic and extrinsic resources, its relative importance to England and France, and its dangers to England in the possession of France :

London 37, Great Queen St. WC.: T Richards, 1880. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In its pale blue printers printed soft covers, some edge browning. Internally, [1], 2-22 pp. Wynn retired as Lieut.-Col., commanding the Montgomeryshire Yeomanry Cavalry in October, 1879. (Folio, 14.2*22 cms). Title continues: From the Montgomeryshire Collections, Vol XIII.

University Press: Cambridge Printed for the Regimental History Committee, 1937. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. SYMONS WP. R.C.. South Wales Borderers early history First edition, 4to, in the de Luxe binding, full green morocco, rounded edges, 3 gilt illustrations to upper cover, corners rubbed. Spine, faded, gilt titles & tooling, edges bumped, edges worn. Internally, map & chart endpapers, half title & tissue guarded portrait frontis, [7], (viii-xvii), [5], [1], 2-601 pp, [1], 4 folding maps, 52 plates, 56 illustrations, t.e.g, faint browning to some edges. Printed by W Lewis at the University Press, Cambridge. (250*187 mm). (White: A Bibliography of Regimental Histories of the British Army p77. Raugh: Anglo-Zulu War, 1879: A Selected Bibliography 3238). Deals with service in the Marlborough Wars, Seven Years War, Rorke's Drift, WW1 amongst many others. There was also a History of the SWB 1914-1918, by the same author published by the… Read More

London: Princes Street, Leicester Square, W.: W. J. Golbourn, 1864. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. VG, 1864, 1st ed. Rare. In embossed brown cloth, gilt titles. New cloth spine, to style, gilt tooling & titles. Internally, [3], (iv-vi), [2] blanks, [1], 8-91 pp, [1], 5 blank leaves bound in for user notes?, yellow eps, occasional neat ms corrections, City of Cardiff library to fpd, signs of removed tape to edge fpd, hinges strenghtened, small oval stamp at base of tp verso, printed and bound by WJ Golbour, 6, Princes Street per the small label to epd. (Folio, 139*215 mm). Rare, COPAC nor Worldcat show any holdings. Index lists: Part 1. Res[ponsibility of Officers. Part 2, Responsibility and Conduct of Non-Comissioned Officers. Part 3, Regimental Duties and Reports. Part 4, Miscellaneous. And the Appendix.