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Features: The Midland Payroll Robbery - Robbers in Western Australia; The Mountain of Gold - Originally published in 1926, an Englishman accepts an invitation to British Columbia, Canada to see a 'mountain of gold'; Unprovoked Aggression - An East African tale; African Houdini - A West African Tale; The Sahara by Bus - a great travel story with several photos; They Harry the Head-Hunters - the Jivaro head-hunters and the Aucas of Upper Amazonas; Home from the Sea - a fine old windjammer, the Af Chapman; Abdul - a story from British Army days in India; Capturing an Ant-Bear in British Guiana; and more. Respectful wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Quality copy. Book
x, 222 pages. Index. Black and white maps and photographic plates. First published in German in 1950 as 'Heer in Fesseln'. Author was sometime Chief of Staff to Rommel in North Africa, Kesselring in Italy, and Rundstedt in France. "Shows the English reader the western campaigns of WWII through German eyes - eyes that were as well placed to observe the manoeuvring behind the scenes as to watch the deployment of troops in the field. The author's qualifications for such a task cannot be challenged, and are unmatched by any contemporary German military writer." - dust jacket. Prior owner's name and date inside front board. Binding intact. Above-average wear. Moisture exposure to lower corner of back board and dust jacket. Not pretty but a sound reading copy of this informative work. Book
8vo., Sixth Edition, endpapers lightly browned, fore-edges lightly dust-soiled; original red cloth, gilt back, very neatly recased with all advertisement endpapers preserved, a very good, clean copy. With 17pp publisher's catalogue on pink stock bound in at front and rear.The compilation of the Manual of Military Law was initiated by Secretary of State for War Stanley in 1879. In order to produce a single comprehensive manual the Rules of Procedure required considerable legal amendment, including the repeal and replacement of the Army Discipline and Regulation Act 1879 by the Army Act 1881. The first edition was approved by both Childers and Hartington and published in 1884. The present edition contains an entirely new chapter on the laws and usages of war, revisions resulting from the Army Reforms of 1908, and (notably) the inclusion for the first time of the Official Secrets Act. It is arguably the most significant single issue, containing as it does the broadest set of amendments stemming from sea changes in service structure and practice. Fortunately it was completed in time for the conflict about to come. COPIES OF THE SIXTH EDITION ARE UNACCOUNTABLY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION. A RARE SURVIVAL.
Folio, First Edition [Sole Edition], with a portrait frontispiece, several fine portraits in photogravure, very numerous illustrations, maps and diagrams (many full-page) in the text, and several large folding maps coloured in outline; pictorial buckram gilt, gilt back, a near fine copy. Published by Bell for The Royal Artillery Benevolent Fund, this is a magnificent record of RA service during the Second World War, with individual theatres, actions and activities described by appropriate authorities. As befits the Gunners, this is one of the finest regimental records to emerge from WWII. White, p.29.
160 pages. Index. "Minic toys were introduced in 1935. They have become one of the most sought after series in the range of toys produced by Tri-ang - the illustrious British toy company, formed by the Lines Bros' in 1919. This is the story of these highly collectable toys, fabulously illustrated with over 150 colour photographs, many of them evoking the style and particular Englishness of the 1930's." - from dust jacket. Decorated endpapers. Rubber stamp upon half-title page else clean, bright and unmarked with minimal wear. Dust jacket handsome in new archival-grade glossy Brodart cover. Beautiful copy of this most wonderful work. Book
8vo., First Edition, with maps; blue cloth, gilt back, covers mildy age-soiled else a very good, bright, firm copy. THE ORIGINAL EDITION IS VERY SCARCE.
8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece, 2 portraits and 12 maps (many folding) on japon, title lightly spotted, contempoorary signature on front free endpaper; original tan bickram, upper board and backstrip with divisional emblem blocked in red and lettered in black, uncut, one corner bruised, covers mildly age-soiled else a very good, bright, clean copy. 29th Division was the only regular British formation at Gallipoli. Subsequently, however, it served at Somme, Arras, Ypres, Cambrai and the final offensive in Flanders. VERY SCARCE. Enser, p.60; Falls, p.110.
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, 12 plates and 5 maps in the text; black cloth, backstrip lettered in red and white, red top, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly chafed at head and tail of backstrip. Classic study of the notorious gulf between High Command and the Front Line on the Western Front in 1915, particularly the disastrous generalship of Second Ypres, Neuve Chapelle and Loos. Compiled with free access to the private files of Liddell Hart, it takes its title from the well-known quotation: Ludendorff: 'The English fight like lions.' Hoffman: 'But don't we know that they are lions led by donkeys'. This work is the inspiration for Joan Littlewood's acclaimed stage musical 'Oh, What a Lovely War!'. VERY SCARCE IN ANYTHING LIKE THIS CONDITION. Enser, p.23.
4to., First Edition, with a portrait frontispiece, 17 coloured plates (original tissue guards present), 28 plates and plans in monochrome, 4pp of music; original half morocco gilt, upper board with crest and mottoc blocked in gilt, gilt back, gilt top, slightly pulled at head and tail of backstrip else a very good, bright, clean copy. Sutcliffe, p.85; White, p.64.
Light bump to top of spine. Former owner's name to ffep. Else minor shelfwear to book. DJ spine browned with a bit of sticker damage. Tears to head of spine. Some chipping to DJ. ; 191 pages; Flavius Abinnaeus is commander of the cavalry (praefectus alae) in the Fayum, stationed in a fortress in Dionysias, a village in the North-West of the province from AD 342 to 35. The book is a collection of petitions, letters, accounts and lists. Of the 42 letters, 37 are addressed to Abinnaeus and one is written by him. All together, he has 26 different correspondents. Fourteen petitions are addressed to Abinnaus in his official capacity as commanding officer at Dionysias. One petition in Latin is directed to the emperors by Abinnaeus himself. Most accounts and lists register tax contributions levied from farmers by the agents of Abinnaeus.
Very minor shelfwear. ; Articles mostly in English, some German. Contributors: M C Bishop, L. Allason-Jones; C S Sommer, J C Coulston, G Waurick, H Ubl, G M E C van Boekel, S Palagyi, W Willems, A Waasdorp, J -M A W Morel, A Bosman, C A Kalee, P Connolly, J Bennett, J Eagle, W B Griffiths, S Winterbottom, M Dawson, C van Driel-Muray. ; British Archaeological Reports BAR International Series 476; 377 pages; Nineteen papers from the Fifth Roman Military Equipment Conference which was held at the IPP in Amsterdam. The papers include: 4 on iconographic evidence (Trajan's column, swords, soldier's dress, harnessing horses); 4 on equipment from burials; 3 on helmets; experiments on slings and plumbatae; 2 on horse chamfrons; and others.
Bottom corners bumped else Fine. ; Veröffentlichungenden Gesellschaft Pro Vindonissa Band XX; 184 pages
Light soiling to boards. One single institution stamp "Library US Naval Academy" stamped to top of textblock-- no other ex-library markings. Minor shelfwear. ; Articles: Roman army in the East; Where are the frontiers now? ; River Frontiers in the environmental psychology of the Roman World; Emperors, their borders and their neighbours: the scope of imperial mandata; Parthia and Rome: Eastern perspectives; Annexation of Arabia and imperial Grand Strategy; Civic coins and imperial campaigns; one hundred years of rebellion: the eastern army in politics, AD 175-272; Eusebius and the geography of Roman provinces; Was there an eastern origin for the design of late Roman fortifications? Some problems for research on forts of Rome's eastern frontier; roman army as "total Institution" in the Near East? Dura-Europos as a case study; Laxity of Syrian legions; commanders of Syrian Legions (1st to 3rd c. AD) ; North african deserts and mountains: comparisons and insights. ; Journal of Roman Archaeology Supplementary Series; Vol. 18; 1 x 11.5 x 9 Inches; 320 pages
Very Good English Original poster. (65 x 45 cm). In Italian. Folded. Consolato d'Italia in Constantinopoli stamped and there's a hand written text in bottom corner. All contents: "Ministero della Marina Direzione generale del personale e servizio militare. Divisione ufficiali e Servizio Militare - Sezione 3a. Avviso: Concorso per l'ammissione di 50 allievi alla 1a classe della R. Accademia Navale. Nel prossimo anno sara aperto un concorso per l'ammissione di 50 allievi alla 1a classe R. Accademia Navale. Potranno prendervi parte i giovani cittadini del Regno i quali si trovino nelle seguenti condizioni: 1. Siano nati nell'anno 1881 o seguenti; 2. Siano dotati dello sviluppo organico e dell'attitudine fisica necessarî per la vita di mare. Tale idoneita sara accertata da speciale Commissione medica; 3. Abbiano l'assenso, per contrarre l'arruolamento, del padre, o, in sua mancanza, della madre, ovvero de tutore, se orfani; 4. Non siano mai stati epulsi da istituti di educazione dello Stato e non risultino di cattiva condotta; 5. Posseggano la licenza d'Istituto Tecnico nella sezione fisico-matematica, o la licenza liceale, o quella dei Collegi Militari, quando sia stata conseguita per esami dati secondo l'Ordinamento del 19 Ottobre 1894. Nessun altro titolo e considerato equipollento ad una delle predette licenze. L'esame, che avra luogo nella prima quindicina del mese di Agosto 1900, si comporra delle seguenti prove: Esame Scritto: Composizione Italiana; id.: Risoluzione di un problema di Matematica e Fisica in base ai programmi di esame per la licenza liceale. Esame Scritto ed orale: Lingua Francese. I giovani che, superati gli esami, r,sulterano i primi 50 per ordine. Per qualsiasi schiarimento i giovani potranno rivolgersi al Comando della R.a Accademia Navale e Livorno.".
8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece and 5 coloured plates, neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper and another on dedication; original maroon cloth, upper board lettered in gilt, dark red endpapers, some very light age-soiling else a very good, bright, clean copy. With the engraved armorial bookplate of Gerard F. Leather on front paste-down. Plates show badge; colours; uniforms. EXTREMELY SCARCE. White p.55; apparently not recorded by Sutcliffe.
Traité de Paix entre Louis XIV et Victor Amédée de Savoie.Par la paix de Turin, la France restitue à Amédée de Savoie son duché, Nice et Villefranche, la forteresse de Pignerol et lui cède Casal. En outre, la nouvelle alliance est renforcée par le mariage de Louis de France, duc de Bourgogne et Marie Adelaïde de Savoie.
HACHETTE ET C° 1903 ;Un volume in-4 reliure éditeur chagrin maroquiné marron clair, dos long encadré de triple filets dorés et orné d'attributs militaires , double jeux de filets dorés encadrant le premier plat avec motif dans les angles; le centre des deux plats est orné d'un motif à froid représentant une épée, un bouclier..... ,le papier des pages de garde est également illustré de motifs militaires. Les tranches sont dorées. IV + 414 pages. L'ouvrage est illustré de 20 photogravures en hors texte et de nombreuses illustrations dans le texte. Magnifique publication de Hachette, imprimée par Lahure. Les textes sont de différents historiens. L'ouvrage a été offert comme récompense de prix d'exellence
ix, [1], 332 pages. Bibliography. Footnotes. Index. Several maps and reproductions of black and white photos. "The battle for British and world recognition of Canadian independence was fought on the plains of Belgium and France, bought with the blood of almost sixty thousand men and won in the end by the unparalleled achievements of the crack Canadian Corps. That these troops could go from victory to victory in a war best remembered for its bloodshed and defeats testifies to the strength of character and the tactical brilliance of the Corps Commander, Canada's greatest soldier, Sir Arthur William Currie. In this first reappraisal of Currie to appear in over thirty-five years, the author brings to life this giant of a man blessed with courage, intelligence and uncommon common sense, and reveals the true scope of his achievements not only as a solder but as a confidant of four prime ministers and as principal and vice-chancellor of McGill University which he led to its greatest prestige and renown." - from dust jacket. Moderate wear. Usual library markings. Half-title page missing. Dust jacket now in archival-grade Brodart. A worthy reading copy. Book
"A Canadian soldier's memoir of the liberation of the Netherlands and the capture of the Rhineland. Takes readers on a guided tour of the ground-level experiences of a small-town Canadian boy, from his training at Camp Petawawa and Kingston to the soggy battlefields of the Netherlands and beyond to the Canadian Army of Occupation in Germany. xiv, 394 pages. Bibliography. Index. Black and white reproductions of photos. Gift greetings upon title page otherwise unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this important Canadian WWII memoir. Book
Cover portrait of The Duke of Aosta - he commanded the Third Italian Army, which captured Gorizia, August 9th, 1916. Feature: Austria's colossal failure in the Trentino - Austrian advance and Italian counter-offensive. Photos of troops in the Alps. Campaign in Mesopotamia to the fall of Kut (conclusion). Photos from the Tigris. Many other photos. Covers fragile but intact. Book
Cover portrait of General Alexei Burssiloff - the brilliant army leader on Russia's South-western front. Feature: Newfoundland's Heroic Part in the War. Photos of four members of one Newfoundland family who died in battle July 1st, 1916. Photos of the 'high-explosive express' rail mounted British gun. Russia Resurgent - The Summer Offensive of 1916 to the Fall of Stanislau. Centerfold photos of King George. Photos of German prisoners. Average wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Book
Cover portrait of General Sir Henry S. Rawlinson - commanding the Fourth Army on the Somme. Feature: The Great British Battles of the Somme III - Battle of the Woods and the Bazentin Ridges. Photo of New Zealanders in trench. Centerfold photos of British Tank/Land Cruiser. Three photos of the German exodus from Guillemont and La Boisselle. Interesting photos of British shelters and some shattered German dug-outs. Photos of multitudes of prisoners from the Somme on their way to internment in Great Britain. Front cover secured by tape. Back cover missing. Above-average wear. Book
Cover photo portrait of Lieut.-General George Francis Milne - Commanding the British Salonika Army. Germany During the Year 1916 (conclusion). The Balkans - the Allied Offensive of 1916 - The Capture of Monastir, and the Greek Imbroglio. Full-page photo portrait of Lieutenant-General George Milne - commanding the British Salonika Army. Full-page photo portrait of M. Eleutherios Venizelos, head of the Greek Provisional Government established in 1916. Cover-fold fragile. Above-average wear. Book
