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xii, 416 pages. Index. All black and white plates and maps present. "The Austerlitz campaign, one of Napoleon's very best, was fought a hundred years ago, and would have been fought under very different conditions in our days. Nevertheless it contains many of the fundamental principles of the art of war, acknowledged rules of action which hold good just as much now as they did in the early part of the nineteenth century." - from Preface. Average wear to dark green boards handsomely adorned with clearly legible gilt. Unmarked. Binding intact. Considerable lean to spine. Tiny bookseller's tag inside front board. A quality copy. Book
72 pages. Reprint of the 1877 first edition published by Walker & Miles of Toronto. Contains twenty-eight maps, thirty-two portraits of dignitaries, thirty-seven illustrations of residences, and twenty-six illustrations of local businesses and views. Pages 53 through 72 provide written information including: lists of the County and town officers, agricultural production, educational statistics, population, descriptions of some of the principal towns and villages of the County, and dozens of biographical sketches. Large handsome gilt decoration and lettering upon black front board. Average external wear. Prior owner's neat signature upon front free endpaper. Binding open at page 57 and partially at index. An invaluable guide to the early history of Halton County. Dimensions: 18" x 12.5" Book
714 pages. Contents include: How Mrs. S.E. Waller's Pictures Have Been Painted; The Money Kings of the New World, by W.T. Stead; Dr. Niels Finsen and his remarkable discovery of healing rays - with wonderful photos; The Making of a Flume - with great photos; The Tame Fish of Logan; The New Khartoum - with many photos; The Floor of the Pacific, by The Hon. W.E. Meehan, Fish Commissioner of the State of Pennsylvania - with photos; The Money Kings of the Modern World II - The Rothschilds, by W.T. Stead - with several photos and illustrations; The Momentous Motor - great vintage technology article with photos; "Skin O' My Tooth" - Edited and Compiled by Baroness Orczy; Bird Babies; Strong Mac; The Making of a Mandolin - with photos; The Money Kings of the Modern World - Part III - Mr. J. P. (Pierpont) Morgan; Municipal Ambulance Work - with fantastic photos of horse-drawn ambulances; Baron Shibusawa of Japan - with great photos; The Game of Sticke - its evolution and progress; The Fiscal Policy of The Empire, by John Holt Schooling; Coalport Porcelain - the story of an ancient and famous industry; The Most Wonderful Map in the World - France, in Jasper, Set with Jems; Hints on Sea-Swimming - Mr. Montagu A. Holbein give advice, and suits the action to the world for photographic illustration; The Nelson Room at Trafalgar House; The Money Kings of the Modern World - Some European Potentates - M. Witte, Baron Hirsch, Alfred Nobel, Alfred Beit, Herr Krupp, M. Jean de Bloch; The Fiscal Policy of the Empire - Part II; A Painter of the Sea-Coast - Mr. Elmer Keene and his Art; Sir James Brooke - Rajah of Sarawak; Pictures in Postage Stamps - using old postage stamps to create art; Capturing A Sperm Whale - with awesome photos; plus many fictional stories. Backstrip all but detached. Front free endpaper and first several pages loose but present. Several other pages loose. Hinges open. Above-average wear. Reading copy only, but remains a very informative and enjoyable reference. Book
2 vols., 8vo., First Edition thus, with portrait frontispieces (original tissue guards present), 17 plates and 20 maps and plans (a number folding); original navy blue cloth, upper boards elaborately blocked in gilt, gilt backs, gilt tops, black endpapers, uncut, a near fine copy. Printed from the American sheets of the same year. 'Admiral Mahan's work, though open to correction in detail and proportion, remains a landmark in Nelson studies' (Warner). SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Hattendorf, A6b; NMM II/1: 974; Sandler 2198.
2 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with numerous plates and maps; black cloth, gilt backs, navy endpapers, a near fine set in unclipped dustwrapper. Complete set of Sugden's acclaimed biography, more than twenty years in the making and virtually certain to become the definitive account. COMPLETE SETS OF THE ORIGINAL EDITION ARE EXTREMELY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION.
Pages 477-504. Features: Cover photo of scene in the St. Etienne mining district of France showing strikers attacking police guarding a coal mine; Fascinating two-page early morning illustration in Strand House, the great dispatch warehouse of W. H. Smith and Son which provides breakfast tables with daily newspapers; Wonderful article, photos and illustrations celebrate the Centenary of the Railway Bookstall, with photo of W. H. Smith I; Photo of rocket-assisted takeoff of U.S. Navy giant Lockheed Constitution aircraft on experimental flight; Photo of terrible wreckage of the K.L.M. Constellation which crashed at Tarbolton on October 21; 11 Dramatic photos of coal strike in France - a Communist manoeuvre or to retard the progress of this French nationalized industry; Photo of the Severn Bridge Wind Tunnel at Thurleigh, Beds.; Photo of fine mosaic floor, believed to be of the second century A.D., found by a Rome peasant digging beside his house; One-page photo of the floodlit glory of Trafalgar Square; Lovely two-page photo of the unveiling of the Memorial to Admirals of the Fleet Lord Jellicoe and Lord Beatty in Trafalgar Square; Seven photos of the marriage of Lady Margaret Egerton and Mr. John Colville on October 20, including Churchill and many royals; Photos of royal events and preparations for the birth of Princess Elizabeth's baby; Group photo of attendees of the first parliamentary Commonwealth conference since the war, and the largest conference of its kind ever held; Aerial photo of new 6 million pound power station at Kingston-on-Thames; Fantastic two-page photo spread features 16 automobiles displayed at the International Motor Show, first to be held since 1938; Two aerial photos of New Mexico taken by rockets 50 and 60 miles above the ground; Italian film "Paisa". Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy Magazine
Pages 341-384. Features: nice ad for the Sporting and Dramatic News inside front cover; Cover photo of Canada's loftiest peak, the unconquered summit of Mount Waddington, plu two pages of text and photos showing a climbing party on the treacherous mountain; Photo of bizarre sea creature washed up at Querqueville, near Cherbourg - probably the remains of a basking shark; Two pages of detailed illustrations explaining drought and its dangers in rural England, plus schemes for alleviating water famine; Photo-illustrated book review of "Secrets of the Red Sea", by Henry de Manfreid; Photos and text describe jewelry of a Byzantine-Nubian Queen - more treasures from a mysterious Egyptian cemetery; Photo-illustrated article on an expedition to Cocos Island in search of long-buried pirate treasure with gold and silver indicating instruments; 12 photos illustrate life in the Saar, a district to choose by plebiscite government by Germany, France or the League; Two full-page photos of vast flocks of ducks at the unique Open Lake Sanctuary in Arkansas, plus photos of Mr. George S. Wilcox who protects the ducks; Photos of personalities of the week include the commission of government inaugurated in Newfoundland, Sir James Jeans, Sir H. G. Lyons, Madame Stavisky, the archduke Otto and ex-Empress Zita; the Queen of Siam and H. W. Austin in the Monte Carlo lawn tennis handicap; Acquitted Reichstag fire trial prisoners released and welcomed in Moscow include Mr. Popoff, Dimitroff and Taneff, Norman O'Neill, John Dillinger, Prof. S. F. Oldenburg, and Princess Irina Youssoupoff, who was awarded damages in the "Rasputin" film libel action; Centrefold photos of Prince George's 4000 mile tour in South Africa; Photo of the outdoor construction of Imperial Airways liner "Scylla" (too large for a hangar); Photo of stowaways John Pitzer and Arthur Martin afloat in the Gulf of Mexico; Photo of huge crowd in Trafalgar Square gathered to hear speeches about the unemployment bill; Photos of low British reservoirs; Photo of zeppelin "LZ 129" under construction; Photos of destroyed buildings in Kalgoorlie, Australia after anti-foreigner riots; Article and three photos describe sinking of the "Cheliuskin" near Wrangell Island; Photos of archaic Chinese jade in perfection - finds in the Lo-Yang tombs; Two pages of text and photos describe discoveries which "surpass anything yet known of archaic Chinese jade"; One-page ad for the new Ford Fourteen car; Half-page ad for the Crossley two-litre car; Half-page ad for the Armstrong Siddeley Twenty car; Half-page Rover car ad; Nice half-page Bentley car ad; Back cover ad for Douglas Stuart; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
28 pages. Features: Front cover photo of London's great "Wings for Victory" Week - 100,000 people in Trafalgar Square; 12 related photos on the following two pages; Wonderful full-page photo of flying fortresses - prominent in the sensational Bismarck Sea battle; The Battle of the Bismarck Sea - article by Cyril Falls; Axis Forces Take a Pounding in the Retreat from Kasserine - Six photos; Indians gathered around a downed Japanese plane; Sketch of Germany's latest air transport - the Me. 323 six-engined "Powered Glider"; Large separate photos of submarine chasers the H.M.S. "Abelia" and the H.M.S. "Rother"; Hour-by-Hour the Bombs Rain Down on Emeny Targets in Europe - seven aerial photos; London Air Raid Shelter Tragedy - three photos of the shelter where 178 people died; Funeral of the Late Captain E.A. Fitzroy; The New Speaker of the House of Commons and his wife, Colonel Douglas Clifton Brown; Before and after photos of factory of the Societe des Produits Chimiques, at Tessenderloo, in Belgium - apparently when the factory was bombed there were 1,200 caualties and 4,000 left homeless; Squadron Leader H.R.K. Wells; Photos of new German anti-personnel bomb; Footbal cup final in Tripoli; Centerfold illustrations of doctors and dentists at work in the desert Army's Front Lines; Photos of London's "Wings for Victory" truimphal march through the city; Subhas Chandra speaking in Berlin; Captain S.H.A. Haggard; Alvar Liddell joins the R.A.F.; Haj Amin Al-Husseini, the ex-Mufti of Jerusalem; Photos of some of the international pilots of the Air Transport Auxilliary; Photos from two recent war films, the Russian "One Day of War" and the British "Desert Victory"; Fascinating photos of a training school for submarine crews; Glimpses of Nazi Germany - article by Charles E. Byles; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
7 vols., 8vo., First Paperback Edition, with a portrait frontispiece, a double-page plan of the Nile, a full-page plan of Trafalgar and several full-page facsimiles in the text; original pictorial wrappers, a very good, bright, clean fine set. The standard edition of Nelson's correspondence, first published by Henry Colburn in 1844-46.
Oblong 4to., Second Impression, with a frontispiece, very numerous illustrations from photographs and detailed scale drawings in the text, terracotta cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. Published in Conway's outstanding 'Anatomy of the Ship' series. First issued in 1987. SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION.
78 pages. Features: Simcoe's Legacy - Ontario, Toronto, and the Queen's Rangers; The Hague Porcelain - a brief history and description of The Hague porcelain; Georgian Elegance in Canada; Prologue to Toronto - The Town of York, 1793-1834; Straw Weaving - Revived in Saskatchewan; David and His Harp - An Historic Canadian Organ Case in Chicago; Trafalgar Lodge - a rare example of Gothic Revival in Montreal; English Silver - The French Connection. Light wear. Sound copy. Book
8vo., Second and Best UK Edition, with portrait frontispiece (original captioned tissue guard present), 11 plates and 21 maps and battle plans on japon, endpapers faintly browned; original navy ribbed cloth gilt, upper board elaborately blocked in gilt, gilt back, gilt top, uncut, covers very lightly rubbed at extremities, an unusually bright, crisp, clean copy. First published in two volumes in 1897. The revised edition recasts and amplifies the original discussion of Nelson's action towards the Neapolitan Republicans in 1799. New material is included connected with the separation of Nelson and his wife. Mahan also expands some points, most importantly the reasons for withholding the medals at Copenhagen. Hattendorf, A6d; NMM II/1 975. See also Sandler 2198 (recording the first edition).
245 pages. Founded in 1887, Trafalgar School for Girls has a remarkable history. This volume records the people and the events that have built and enriched its world-wide community. Illustrated in black and white. Gift greetings upon front endpaper else clean, bright and unmmarked. Very light wear to dust jacket and even less to book. Excellent copy. Book
Book shows some edge wear, gilt lettering at spine, notation in pencil inside cover, extended inscription by previous ownern at front end paper. Warping to text block, foxing to page ends. Binding is solid and square, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind, b&w photos throughout. 552 pages. Presentation copy from John Burns to Marjorie Lockton, signed and dated 1933 with a note about having a sore arm from billiards. John burns was a labor agitator at the turn of the century London, arrested and prosecuted for sedition and aquitted in 1886, sentenced for participating in a riot in Trafalgar square then later elected member of Parliament in 1892, 1895, 1900 & 1906.
16 pages. 13" x 10.5" oblong. Wonderful full-page black and white photos of: Monaco, France; A Square in Utrecht, Holland; Johan's Strasse and Royal Palace, Christiana, Norway; Palace of the Crown Prince, Stockholm; Frelsors Kirk, or, Church of Our Redeemer, Copenhagen, Denmark; The Place of Commerce, Lisbon; Mansion House, London; The Royal Palace, Madrid; St. Isaac's Cathedral, St. Petersburg; Winter Palace, St. Petersburg; Mars Hill, Athens; The Suez Canal; The Great Sphinx, Egypt; Mount of Olives; Trafalgar Square, London; Stone Relief in the Church of St. John and St. Paul, Venice. Small chips from spine. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
Pages 1349-1380. Many great black and white photos. Features: Battle of Trafalgar (continued); France's Key to the Mediterranean - Marseilles; The British Admiralty - rarely appreciated by the civilian; Building Marine Machinery - it must be done with accuracy and precision; Handling the Sailing Ship - an outline of all the major operations of seamanship and how they are carried out in various circumstances; Captain Fryatt and the "Brussels" in the War of 1914-1918; Moderate wear. Unmarked. Three-hole punched. A sound copy. Book
Pages 1317-1348. Many great black and white photos. Features: Extracts from the Log of the late Captain J.W. Holmes (continued); Britain's Coastal Trade; From Aegean to Black Sea - the series of straits dividing Europe from Asia Minor; The Glory is Departed - Beneath the dirty paint of many hulks to be seen in various parts of the world are concealed the beautiful lines of proud sailing ships that were once undisputed mistresses of the Seven Seas; Undersea Weapons - torpedoes, mines and depth charges; The "Rex" and the "Conte Di Savoia" - transatlantic records have been broken by these vessels of the Italia Line; Battle of Trafalgar. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Three-hole punched. A sound copy. Book
8vo., First Edition, with numerous plates and maps; cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in the dustwrapper. Acclaimed modern biography. 'Tom Pocock's biography of Horatio Nelson is written with obvious authority. It takes us through his life from birth to death, not only with a wealth of new detail but also with a richness of quotation from contemporary letters and papers which dramatically points up the detail' (Peter Kemp). The first edition is already scarce in this condition.
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, 31 plates (one double-page) on 22, 4 illustrations (one full-page) and full-page plan; original series binding of blue cloth, gilt back, blue top, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Published in Batsford's notable 'British Battles' series. NMM V, 1919.
Book shows light wear only to covers, faded spine. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Small maroon hardcover with titles on spine in gold. Previous owner's plate on inside cover. 222 pages with photos and illustrations throughout. Chapters include: Chelsea, Knightsbridge to Soho, Trafalgar square to Fleet Street, Round about the tower, Round about Cheapside, Holborn, Chancery Lane, Charterhouse, St. Bartholomew's, Whitehall, Westminster, etc.
8vo., First Edition, with endpaper plans by Peter Goodwin; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Striking wrap-around dustwrapper artwork by David Scutt. The seventeenth novel in the Sharpe series.
8vo., First Edition, on laid paper, with a portrait frontispiece in photogravure, endpapers lightly browned, small neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper; original blue cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in gilt, blue top, uncut, backstrip lightly sunned (but all gilt and legible), a very good, bright, copy. With 6pp publisher's catalogue bound in end, and the trade ticket of W H Smith, Rue de Rivoli, Paris, on front paste-down.
Grand Livre du mois, 2005. In-8 relié cartonnage souple éditeur de 393 pages. Très bel état.
Un fort volume de format in 8° de 2ff.; 382 pp.; reliure en demi basane vert empire, dos à 4 nerfs; titres dorés. Traduit de l'espagnol par Francis de Miomandre. reproductions hors texte de Francisco Goya. Très bel état. Voir photos
8vo., First Edition, with plates; green cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Vividly-written biography by two of Britain's leading naval historians.
