Military Books

Cape Town, South Africa: W A Richards & Sons, Government Printers, 1902. Blue bds with crisp Gilt title, bevilled edges (mild shelf wear to cloth though mostly very good) pp 979 with fold out full colour map to rear. Ffep has possibly been removed and has repair with archival tape to the joint so that it opens to title page, end pages are browned, bright interior though sl shaken. Fold out map bright and fresh, joining paper has a tear repaired with archival tape not effecting map. Spine title states 1903 and title page 1902 (May be 2nd state issue) Overweight. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/N/A. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Printed at The Chiswick Press, London.,1907. LIMITED EDITION.One of only 250 copies with an original etching by Captain Nevile R. Wilkinson and four photogravure reproductions of his drawings. Published to detail and commemorate the Presentation of Colours to the First Battalion along with ' The Record of The Coldstream Guards' by Major Raymond Marker D.S.O. A very good copy with minor foxing to blank endpapers and edges. Very good original decorated cloth boards. Minor wear top and tail of spine and fore-edges.:

Tucson AZ, Westernlore Press, 1991, hardcover, xv-170 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Presentation copy--Signed and inscribed by the author to The Honorable George Miller, Mayor of the City of Tucson, Arizona, and gilt-stamped on the front board as such, Very Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, light spine-end and corner touches. Dustjacket, edge nicks, rubs, small wrinkles, in new Brodart sleeve. A personal account of the author's service in Company D, 10th Engineer Battalion (Combat), 3rd Infantry Division, at the Chosin Reservoir Battle during the Korean conflict. Illustrated throughout with reproductions of black-&-white photographs. Forewords by Frank Kerr, Rick Seward, Gordon Green, and Philip A. Kulbes. Appended; Epilogue, Apology, Acknowledgements, Unit Citations.

Hugh Rees, Ltd. London.,1911. Reprint. 8vo. (8.2 x 5.7 inches). Fifteen fold out plans and large folding map bound at the end. Finely bound in early full red calf binding. Spine with raised bands, each with gilt wavy line. Compartments fully decorated and ruled in gilt. Gren title label, gilt. Boards with double gilt ruled borders. Turn-ins with blind stamped floral design. Marbled endpapers. All edges marbled. Gilt stamped arms of Marlborough College on front board. Prize inscription on the front free endpaper, dated December 1910. A little foxing to the outer margin on a few leaves but overall a very good copy in a fine quality binding.:

Lawrence, Kansas: University Press of Kansas, 1988. Very Good condition. Covers only lightly rubbed. Old price on back. SEE PHOTOS. A tight copy. The spine is square and flat with NO creases. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are clean and unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Softcover. 6" wide by 9" tall. First printing, with complete number row (10 987654321) on the copyright page. Photo illustrated. List of chapter notes. Bibliography. Index. Bound in the original green pictorial wraps.. First Printing of the First Edition. Softcover. Very Good condition/No jacket. xviii, 284pp.

Sydney, NSW, Australia: Allen & Unwin, 2003. Usual library marks and wear. Water marks to bottom corner of most pages. 650 pages with colour and b/w illustrations. The eighth volume in the series 'The Official History of Australia's Involvement in Southeast Asian Conflicts 1948 - 1975. . Hard Cover. Good (minus)/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Victoria, BC: The R.M.C. Class of 1934, 1985. Book. Illus. by Connelly, Alan B.. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Complete in 3 volumes. Vol. 1 "The College in Our Day", xxix, 391pp. Vol. 2: "History of the Class", xvi, 459pp. Volume 3 "Memoirs", xv (4) 563pp. All volumes are illustrated with numerous b/w photographs and line illustrations, maps, etc, and are in near-fine condition. Volume 1 carries a hand-written dedication to Tom Chase, whose memoir appears in Volume 3, signed by T.L. Brock and dated 1985. This is copy number 64 of a limited edition of 200. (Due to the size/weight of this 3-volume set, an extra shipping charge will apply.).

London: W. Winchester And Son, 1816. 2nd Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. Frontispiece Portrait. Xx, 292. Original Ribbed And Embossed Brown Cloth With Gilt Spine Lettering, Original Yellow Endpapers. Well Preserved With Strong Sheen To Boards And Backstrip, Spine Gilt Brilliant, Neat And Almost Invisible Repairs Along Edges Of Backstrip, Hinges Tight, Contents Clean And Crisp. Large Engraved Bookplate Of Americana Collector James Strohn Copley. Second And Best Edition; From The Advertisement: " This Second Edition Of General Burn's Memoirs, Published Under The Inspection Of His Surviving Family, Although Considerably Reduced In Size, Contains The Substance Of The Former Edition. By Using A Smaller Type And Entirely Omitting The Extracts From The General's Writings, And The Names Of Subscribers... In Some Instances Additions Have Been Made; And The Whole Has Been Carefully Corrected...

Brisbane, QLD, Australia: A. Green, 2010. 219 pages with b/w illustrations and fold out maps. Facsimile of the 1922 edition. . FACSIMILE EDITION (Number 5 of 400) . Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

William Blackwood. Edinburgh and London. 1906. Second edition (same year as the first). 8vo. xiv, 511pp. Frontis., 23 plates, 4 maps and plans, two folding in rear pocket. Original cloth, gilt. Faded and rubbed to spine. Hinges tender. Toned, with some spotting. Endpapers browned. Neat inscription to ffep.
Ellis Ashmead Bartlett (1881 - 1931) War correspondent. "I joined the Third Army at the commencement of August 1904, just before the first assault, remained attached to General Nogis headquarters until January 17, 1905, and entered the fortress with the victorious Japanese - one of my chief objects to place on record the obsolete method of fighting which characterised the siege - how men meet in masses to settle the disputes of their governments with bayonet, clubbed rifle and hand-grenade".
August 4, 1904 - January 2, 1905, the siege of Port Arthur on the Liaodong Peninsular of Manchuria was the longest battle of the Russo-Japanese War.

Double Star. By Robert A. Heinlein. Doubleday & Company, Inc. BCE. 1956, Doubleday Science Fiction. CLASSIC SCI-FI. Used. VG/Good- original dust jacket. Summary: Lorenzo Smythe, an out-of-work actor, finds himself shanghaied on a spaceship bound for Mars and big trouble. 190 pages. 5 ¾ X 8 ½.

Elliott, W. Gerald Treasure On The Broads. Herbert Jenkins, London Stated First Printing 1933. Signed and inscribed by British screenwriter Dorothy Greenhill, a co-writer of Mr. Elliott's. RARE THUS. USED. Good Condition/ No DJ is included. Orange boards with black titling. 5 X 7 1/2. 312 pages plus adverts. Summary: A mystery story about an ancient buried treasure trove located in Sussex, England.

Dai Nippon Kaiga , 2002. Book. Very Good. Paperback. Copyright 1995 reprinted 2002. VG clean condition with a little light edge wear. No inscription or ownership markings. No tears or loss. Illustrated with photos & diagrams. Text is in English & Japanese.

Kipling, Rudyard. Collected Verse, 1907 Doubleday & Company, Inc., NY FIRST EDITION. VG CONDITION /VG DUST JACKET. BLACK BOARDS WITH BRIGHT GILT TITLING ON SPINE, ORIGINAL BLUE UNCLIPPED $3.50 DUST JACKET WITH PHOTO OF AUTHOR ON BACK PANEL. USED. 372 pages, Indexed. 5 ¾ x 8 ½.

Tan leather binding with gilt banding, black title plate and decoration on the spine. Rugby school emblem on the front board. A nice clean book.
The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: from Marathon to Waterloo is a book written by Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy and published in 1851. This book tells the story of the fifteen military engagements, which, according to the author, had a significant impact on world history. Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy (12 September 1812 – 17 January 1878) was an English historian and jurist. He was born the son of a Land Agent in Bexley, Kent, England and educated at Eton College (where he won the Newcastle Scholarship in 1831) and King's College, Cambridge. He was called to the Bar in 1837 and appointed assistant judge at the Westminster sessions court. In 1840, he began teaching history at the University of London and wrote a number of historical books including The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World (1851). Creasy was knighted in 1860, and spent the next decade and… Read More