Military from G&R Stone

War Office, 1928. small 8vo 110 x 135 pp. 172 [8] illustrations showing oiling points of gun. Loosely slipped in is a typed list of ÔSignalsÕ. Printed paper wraps. Stapled spine Staples rusty, but firm. Ownership inscription on front cover, very good. Official War Office guide to the use of and maintenance of an 18 pounder cannon.... Read More

Bookseller: G&R Stone (Scottish Borders, United Kingdom)

Edinburgh: Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1818. Folio 220 x 280 mm Uncut and unopened. Disbound. Near Fine The last and greatest in the brilliant series of victories that followed the publication of the Naval Tactics was like all the rest, obtained by the skilful application of the principles here unfolded; and of this, Lord Nelson's instructions, before the battle, are the fullest evidence." Apparently, Nelson had used the same tactics in the Battle of the Nile and seasoned naval officers profess... Read More

Bookseller: G&R Stone (Scottish Borders, United Kingdom)