Search Results: Military / War from Vanessa Parker Rare Books

Fleet Street London: Laurie & Whittle, 1794. Another rare battle scene by Laurie & Whittle published in 1794 original hand colouring, trimmed to the margins, some foxing ,wear & a little fading but still very bright. mounted in an off white board. See more prints on our websitevanessaparkerrarebooks .com. First State. Illus. by Original Hand Coloured Prints. 42x23.5.

London: The London Illustrated News, 1864. Lots of prints acutually removed from the London Illustrated News ( not Copies, restrikes or reprints) actual newspaper & looking stunning in black & white, drawn from life at the time by artists employed to draw the scenes as they unfolded before them, photography being in its infancy it was not yet used by news paper men, these mostly young artists, often went on to become very well known , Email for images. Prices start at 30 Euro up to 125 Euro These are very RARE . More subjects available including American city pictures, the fire of Chicargo , the Black slave trade , news pictures from Britain, Ireland , China , Japan etc. covering the years 1848 to 1880.. First Edition. Illus. by Original Print.

Fleet Street London: Laurie & Whittle, 1794. Another rare print by Laurie & Whittle showing the taking of a town by bombardment & soldiers streaming in. This original print is in contemporary hand colouring , trimmed to the edges foxed, soiling, and staining are present but still very bright. See our website for more printsvanessaparkerrarebooks.com. First State. Illus. by Original Hand Coloured Prints . 42x24cm.

London: William Kimber, 1956. Dj has a 1" tear along the front fold & selotaped on the paste downs . Book plate o previous owner designed by Mainey Jellot. A fascinating book on the subject.. First. HB. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Illustrated with Photographs.

London: Constable, 1918. the front board has a faded mark 250 pages.. First Edition. Hard Back Blue Cloth.. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

Lugate Hill , London: Cassell, Petter & Galpin,, 1859. A very nice copy with profuse gilt titles and floral tooling down the spine gilt picture af a family gathered around the chair reading the paper with titles on the front board & blind tooling, endpapers with name of a previous owner, papers run from no 79 Saturday June 4 1859 to no 103 Saturday November 19th 1859. Includes large fold out map of Italy & fold out picture of the death of Nelson this has a six inch tear on the bottom left corner into the picture. Otherwise all ver good & handsome. . Vol 4 New Edition . Brown Buckrum . Very Good/No Dj As called for. Illus. by Illustrated. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.

London: William Blackwood, 1912. The tales and some light harted bragging of almost every thing possible to shoot catch spear and kill in great numbers very much a military man. book is in nice condition with 58 pates of either drawings or mostly photographs. 445pp. Book is heavy please email for shipping cost & do have alook at our websitevanessaparkerrarebooks.com for more books on hunting etc.. First Edition. Hard Back dk Blue Cloth. Very Good/No Dj. Illus. by illustrated. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall Heavy..

Berlin: George Westerman , 1939. A very scarce book of Nazi propagander with frontis of the fuhrer Adolf Hitler plus more wood cuts , some foxing through out covers stained, 352pp.. First. Hard Back Hessian. Very Good. Illus. by Illustrated with Woodcuts. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

London: Putnam, 1959. A learned and comical look at the ways of the Royal Navy `s commanders. . Reprint. Hard Back. Very Good/Very Good DJ in Protector. Illus. by Capt Jack Broome . 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

London: Richard Bentley & Son, 1894. Beautifully bound in brown leather with raised bands gilt ruling & titles to spine Marbled boards , end papers & edges, small amount of foxing to first & last few pages , 407pp. A classic for military readers . Private Library Stamp.. Thirty Seventh Edition. Quarter Leather,Hard Back. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

New York: Harper & Row, 1968. dj with tears and small holes edge wornspine of book damp spotted otherwise good.. First Edition. Hard Back Red. Very Good/Good in Protector. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.

London: Macmillan, 1924. Two very good copies in original djs a little edge worn and a 1" tear on vol 1 t.e.g.. Reprint. Hard Back Red Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall Two Vols.

J&R Tonson, 1753. An eighteenth engraved print of German Mercenary Troopers on horseback with sheilds helmets & lances & the decapitated head of a defeated warrior. Mounted in an ivory board . RARE. See more prints as they grow on our websitevanessaparkerrarebooks.com. Illus. by Original Print. 36x25cm.

J&R Tonson, 1753. Another Rare engraved print from Duncans art of Roman war published in 1753, see more prints on our growing websitevanessaparkerrarebooks.com. Illus. by Original Print. 36x25cm.

J&R Tonson, 1753. These rare eighteenth century engravings have been removed from a distressed first edition copy of the Commentaries of Caesar ... to which is prefixed a discource concerning the Roman Art of War by William Duncan published by J&R Tonson 1753 This is an extremily rare book as are these plates we have many others some of which are slowly coming on to our websitevanessaparkerrarebooks.com do email if interested in more info.. Illus. by Original Print. 36x250cm .

J&R Tonson, 1753. Rare 18thc engraved print of german mercenary troops fighting for the Roman army. mounted in an ivory mount board . Please see more prints on our growing websitevanessaparkerrarebooks.co. Illus. by Original Print. 36x25cm.

Aldershot: Gale & Polden, 1949. Bound in blue marrocco leather the colour coming off & the spine showing signs of spliting but still holding very well. 615 pages. Scarce.. First Edition. Hard Back Blue. Very Good. Illus. by Photgraphs, Diagrams & Maps . 8v0 1kg When Packed.

London: Macmillan, 1933. Two scarce books on the first world war Vol 1 only 591 pages of text and maps with some notations and lining in pencil , Lacking vol two, but does have a boxed set third edition bound matching the book full of folding maps of the battles etc. A very useful set for military historians, all very clean and in very good tight condition. From the library of THE MACDERMOT Prince of Connaught , Coolavin , Co Sligo.. First Edition. Hard Back Red Buckrum.. Very Good. Illus. by Maps & Sketches Compiled By Major a f Beck . 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

Dublin: William B Kelly , 1854. A very scarce copy in lovely condition rebound some years ago with new endpapers, signature of previous owner in a 19thc hand on the title page , & a private library label of the last owner.. First Edition. Hard Back Red. Very Good. 8V0.

London: Horace Cox, 1895. An extemely rare fascinating book on the subject of training animals to work in peace time & in military situations.. First Edition. Buckram. Very Good. Illus. by illustrated. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.