Search Results: Titles starting with N from DBookmahn's Used and Rare Military Books

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Random House, 1998. Book has 555 pages with 94 b&w and 32 full page color illustrations. DJ has tiny bit of wear to edge. The riveting biography of N.C. Wyeth - illustrator of so many childhood classics - Treasure Island, Kidnapped, The Last of the Mohicans...) . Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.

Glencoe, IL: The Free Press, 1960. 342pp. Clean. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good+/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.A.: Write Stuff Syndicate, 2002. 304pp/illus. The history of the National Rifle Association explores the right of Americans to keep and bear arms from its inception in New York city in 1871. Clean. 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Harrisburg, PA: Miliary Services Publishing, 1948. 2 volumes: 638pp/illus, 546 pp. Illustrated from photographs, plates.: "One of the most complete and useful books on the revolver and pistol using metallic cartridges, foreign and American." Orig. blue and gilt-stamped burgundy cloth. Vol 1 has light staining on lower outside edge of several pages. Otherwise clean.. Cloth. Very Good+/No Jacket - Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1976. 298pp/illus. Biography of Felix Tournachon, France's greatest pioneer photographer. Gift inscription on ffep otherwise clean. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good+/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Rosemont, Illinois, U.S.A.: Emperors Headquarters, 1994. 352pp/illus. Biographies of all Napoleon's generals of divisions and higher. Light edgewear to dj. Text clean.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Arms & Armour, 1995. 256pp., col. pls., appends., The Grande Armee of 1807 as depicted in the Paintings of the Otto Manuscript. Clean. 1st Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall.

Owls Heads, NY, U.S.A.: Discovery Books, 1999. 215 pages. Full color plates, photographs. Bibliography, Index. Detailed chronicle of Nelson's pursuit of Napoleon as the French general set out to capture Egypt. Following the account of the chase, the battle, and the aftermath, details the work of underwater explorer Franck Goddio and his team as they dive at the site of the "Orient" and two other sunken French ships, the "Serieuse" and the "Artemise", where they salvage exotic coins, artillery, personal artifacts and other finds. Illustrated with over 200 full color photographs, expedition images, portraits, scenic paintings, and battle maps. . 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall (folio).

New York, U.S.A.: Sarpedon Pub, 1995. 277pp/illus/maps. Clean. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Saturday Review Press, 1973. 224pp. 100 black and white illustrations and 16 color plates in this biography of Napoleon Bonaparte. Clean. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good+/Very Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.: The Emperor's Press, 1990. 374 pages/illus/maps. Napoleon's 1813 campaign for Germany a pivotal place in Napoleonic history with the central character being Napoleon's Grande Armee Of 1813. Illustrated with drawing and maps, with an extensive notes and a bibliography section. Clean. 1st Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Greenhill Books, 2006. 319pp., index. Folding maps and plans. Illustrated.. Reprint. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Berkeley, CA: Military History Press, 2005. 347pp/illus. Gilt trimmed pages. New - still shrink wrapped. Beautiful new oversized book with gilt embossed Moroccan-style bonded leather binding. During the summer of 1813, two German artists drew illustrations of the French troops stationed around Dresden and Freiberg in Saxony. These were copied in the early 1900s by Charles Brun, one of the foremost uniform artists of the era. This book reproduces over 130 color plates of the original never before published Dresden Manuscript paintings of Napoleon's Grande Army by Charles Brun and 50 color Freiberg Manuscript paintings detailing the Grand Armee Uniforms. Beautiful new book. Superb full-page uniform plates. # of 1,000 total published. Signed by author on bookplate inside front cover. Clean. Signed by Author. 1st Printing. Leather. As New/No Jacket Issued. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Limited Numbered Copy.

Norman, Oklahoma, U.S.A.: Univ Of Oklahoma Pr, 2002. 384pp/illus/maps. Based on research in both public and private archives in France and Germany, this book is the first English-language history of the war in North Germany and Prussia detailing the mobilization and use lof the Landwehr (or Prussian Militia or Reserves). Clean. 1st Printing. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Macmillan Pub Co, 1987. 560pp/illus. Biographies and histories of Napoleon's 26 Marshals. Clean. 2nd Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Barnes & Noble Books,U.S., 1998. 308pp, many illustrations and excellent maps. This is a classic study is one of the best books in all Napoleonic literature. Clean. Reprint Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.

U.K.: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007. 279pp/illus. Story of Napoleon's invasion of Egypt. Revealing the young general's reasons for leading the expedition against Egypt in 1798 and showcasing his fascinating views of the Orient, Cole delves into the psychology of the military titan and his entourage. He paints a multi-faceted portrait of the daily travails of the soldiers in Napoleon's army, including how they imagined Egypt, how their expectations differed from what they found, and how they grappled with military challenges in a foreign land. Cole ultimately reveals how Napoleon's invasion, the first modern attempt to invade the Arab world, Clean no marks.. 1st Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Greenhill Books, 1995. 320pp/maps. Clean no marks.. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London - Harrisburg, PA: Arms & Armour Press, 1982. Book has 191 pages with illustrations including 13 uniform plates and 15 maps. DJ has light wear to the edge and a crease in the center of the front. Beginning in Portugal in 1807 and ending at the Battle of Tolouse in the spring of 1814, the campaign in Spain and Portugal is a notable example of a war in which the population of a nation pitted itself against the tyranny of an army of occupation. This campaign was the precursor of the modern wars of liberation. Light wear to dj. Text clean. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good+. Illus. by de Beaufort, Louis. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Arms & Armour, 1997. 414pp/illus/maps. The book covers the Napoleonic period of military history, including the campaigns; chronology, battles, and treaties. The Weaponry; arms, strategy, and tactics on land and sea. The Warring Nations; armies, navies, leaders, and led. The Commanders; the significant leaders and characters. The Sources; contemporary records, books, magazines, artists, and fiction. Miscellanea; statistics, calendars, measurements, etc. Glossary; of more than 700 period and technical terms. Illus. over 200 illustrations, maps, charts, and sketches, together with representations of the military uniforms of the period, and b/w photos of campaign medals. Clean. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket - Wraps. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.