LONDON TO LADYSMITH VIA PRETORIA by Churchill Winston S - 1900

1864 1ed Gunnery Catechism Navy Civil War Army Textbook Mortars Guns Illustrated

'Gunnery Catechism' was an influential military textbook for officers in United States Army in conjunction with instruction at the USMA under the supervision of the Corps of Engineers, and instruction offered at public and private universities, and colleges. Brandt writes this book in a question and answer format to teach on a variety of topics as it relates to gunnery including calls for assembling, different kinds of firing, mortars, housing guns, general questions on gunnery, and much more!

This 1864 first edition is complete with detailed illustrated diagrams of the guns and their component parts, tables and charts of ranges for different mortars, and a diagram showing the manner of shifting stations in exercise to drill each of the guns crew in all the required duties!

Item number: #9855
Price: $599
BRANDT, John D.
Gunnery catechism as applied to the service of Naval Ordinance
New York: D. Van Nostrand, 1864.… Read More

1888 1ed CALIFORNIA Illustrated Santa Clara GOLD Indian Tribes Mexico WARS Foote
Horace Foote's 'Pen Pictures from the Garden of the World' is a beautiful, illustrated account of Santa Clara County, California. Published in 1888, this book features sketches and photographs of notable locations in California showing homes, breweries, and government buildings. It also includes biographies of prominent Californians as well as accounts of Indian tribes and the influence of the discovery of gold and the gold rush!

Item number: #10364
Price: $550
FOOTE, Horace
Pen pictures from the garden of the world or Santa Clara County, California Containing a history of the county of Santa Clara from the earliest period of its occupancy to the present time
Chicago : The Lewis Pub. Co., 1888. First edition.

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o Heavily illustrated throughout
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Language: English
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1828 American Revolution NAVY 1st ed Andrew Sherburne Memoirs Prison Jersey Ship

"Memoirs of Andrew Sherburne" is the narrative of the author's service in the Continental Navy in 1779 at the age of 14, and his being taken prisoner by the British only to later be released after falling ill. Andrew Sherburne went on to become a Baptist Minister and includes many Christian themes throughout his tale of imprisonment during the American Revolution at Mill prison in Plymouth England. Sherburne includes information on voyages made during the revolution, treatment as a prisoner of war, suffering on the Jersey prison ship, and being discharged at the peace of 1783.


Item number: #14144
Price: $499
SHERBURNE, Andrew
Memoirs of Andrew Sherburne: a pensioner of the navy of the revolution.
Utica: W. Williams, 1828. First Edition.

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o [12], 262, [2]
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References: Howes S 391; Sabin 80330
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Language: English
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1785 Boston Revolutionary War Soldier Colonial America Weatherwise Almanac
Eighteenth-century American periodicals are notoriously rare, regardless of contents. This 1785 edition of Abraham Weatherwise's Almanac was published in Boston shortly after the end of the Revolutionary War. This issue includes, like others, phrases of the moon, eclipses, sunrises, and other calendar notes; however, it also features a letter from an anonymous Revolutionary War soldier written to his beloved.

Item number: #15589
Price: $499
JUDD, Eben Warner (pseud. Abraham Weatherwise)
Weatherwise's town and country almanack, for the year of our Lord, 1785
Boston: Printed and sold by Weeden and Barrett, 1785. 1st edition

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· Collation: Complete with all pages
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[24]
· References: Evans 19224
· Provenance: Handwritten – Lydia Goodwin
· Language: English
· Binding: Pamphlet
· Size: ~6.5in X 4in (16.5cm x 10cm)
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1839 Infantry Tactics General Winfield Scott Military War Illustrated America

An important early 19th-century American infantry tactics manual designed for militias, light-infantry, and riflemen. Headed by General Winfield Scott, this handbook is filled with illustrated charts and diagrams of formations and regiment order. Other important topics include how to pass by and overcome obstacles and reforming a line when broken.

Item number: #18525
Price: $599
United States War Dept.
Abstract of infantry tactics; including exercises and manœuvres of light-infantry and riflemen; for the use of the militia of the United States.

Boston: Hilliard, Gray, Little and Wilkins, 1839.

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· Provenance: Stamp/Handwritten – Gideon L. North, 1840
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Ensign in 1841
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Elected 3rd Corporal in 1839, possibly under a Capt. Reed
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Elected [2nd] Sergeant in 1840
· Language: English
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1865 1st ed Camp March & Battlefield Civil War Union Campaigns Burnside Meade

Alexander Stewart was a soldier in the Union Army who served in the Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War. His contribution to Civil War literature was his book 'Camp, March and Battlefield', a book that described various war campaigns including those of General Burnside, General Hooker, General Meade, and Ulysses S Grant.
According to Nevins,
"A composite of individual studies that originally appeared in a Pittsburgh newspaper; the author was chaplain of the 13th Pennsylvania and served in Virginia."

Item number: #10386
Price: $499
STEWART, Alexander
Camp, march and battle-field, or Three years and a half with the army of the Potomac
Philadelphia: J.B. Rodgers, 1865. First edition.

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References: Nevins I 163; Dornbusch I, PA-119
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Language: English
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Binding: Hardcover; tight & secure
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Size: ~8in X 5in (20cm x… Read More

1893 Spanish-American War Soldier Handbook Air Defense Artillery Hershler Army

'The Soldier's Handbook' was compiled by Nathaniel Hershler under the guidance of the adjutant General of the Army, R. C. Drum. The handbook was ordered to be given to every new recruit and every person serving more than one year to have on their person. It includes:
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Rights as citizens forfeited by desertion
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Unauthorized absence
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Extracts from army regulations
o Military discipline
o Deserters
o Medals of Honor
o Arms, clothing, and equipment
o Salutes
o Care of public animals
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Extracts from articles of war
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Telegraph and signal code
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Management of the rifle
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Classification of marksmanship
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This 1893 edition includes provenance of US soldier, Marcus A. Johnson who served in Company E of the 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment during the Spanish-American War of 1898.
Item number: #10526
Price: $550
HERSHLER, Nathaniel
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1851 Napoleon Peninsular War Napier MAPS French Revolution SPAIN 6v An early-19th-century account of the history of the Napoleonic conflicts against Spain, Portugal, and Great Britain. In 1807, Napoleon invaded Portugal with Spain; however, a year later, France turned on Spain and a large guerrilla warfare emerged. Now known as 'The Peninsular War', this conflict was profusely written about over the next century; however, the Napier account is one of the earliest! This 1851 leather-bound edition includes 55 illustrated maps throughout. An impressive and rare set!Item number: #13762Price: $795NAPIER, William Francis PatrickHistory of the war in the peninsula and in the south of France : from the year 1807 to the year 1814London : Thomas & Boone ..., 1851.Details: • Collation: Complete with all pages; 6 volumeso 55 full-page, map engravings• Language: English• Binding: Leather; tight & secure• Size: ~7.75in X 5in (19.5cm x 13cm) Our Guarantee: Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping… Read More

1856 1ed Sebastopol Russian War CRIMEA Color MAP RUSSIA Battle Military Russell
A rare, 1st edition of William Howard Russell's account of the Crimean War. Russell was an Irish reporter for the London Times, known to be one of the first 19th-century war correspondents who made his name known for covering the Siege of Sevastopol.

This 1856 printing of 'Complete History of the Russian War' features impressive, folding color maps including the famous 'Siege Operations of Sebastopol', which is often known to be extracted from this work. It also includes double-page engravings of battle scenes.

Item number: #14148
Price: $750
RUSSELL, William Howard
Complete History of the Russian War, from its commencement to its close, giving a graphic picture [o]f the great drama of war, embracing a superb map of the seat of war and a magnificent engraving of the bombardment and fall of Sebastopol, showing the attack and capture of the Malakoff, assault on the Redan, and fall of Sebastopol,
New York: John G. Wells,… Read More

1848 1ed Mexican War United States Military Texas Alamo Mexico Mansfield Plates
"It has been wisely remarked by a distinguished American statesman, that 'the commencement of the Mexican War was the opening of a new volume of American history.'"
– E.D. Mansfield, The Mexican War, preface
Known most for his books on United States military, E.D. Mansfield wrote works on the life of U.S. Grant, Winfield Scott, and the Mexican War, but also wrote books on American education. This book on the history of the Mexican War includes maps and battle views.

Item number: #14660
Price: $499
MANSFIELD, Edward Deering
The Mexican War a history of its origin, and a detailed account of the victories which terminated in the surrender of the capital; with the official despatches of the generals. To which is added, the treaty of peace, and valuable tables of the strength and losses of the United States Army.
New York, A.S. Barnes & Co.; Cincinnati, H.W. Derby & Co., 1848. First edition.

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