A Regimental Chronicle and List of Officers of the 60th, or the King's Royal Rifle Corps, formerly the 62nd, or the Royal American Regiment of Foot by WALLACE Nesbit Willoughby - 1879

Hodder & Stoughton. London.,1953. REPRINT. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR.-- To my very dear friends Charlie and Jane, with fondest love from Freddie.-- A very good copy in slightly chipped dustwrapper. The book is protected in a red cloth chemise housed in a red morocco spined slip case, made by James Macdonald Co. New York. Spine with raised bands, ruled in blind. Lettered in gilt.:

Edinburgh and London. 1856. First edition. Octavo. xxvii, 234pp. Tinted litho. frontis., 3 further tinted litho. plates, folding plan of the Passage of the Ingour, large folding map. Title page woodcut vignette, 3 further woodcut illustrations. Recent quarter calf, spine in six with raised bands, leather label, gilt lettering and motifs, marbled boards. Renewed endpapers. Light foxing to plates. Large map folds carefully reinforced with paper tape. Neat marginal pencil note to xxv. A crisp handsome copy with all maps and plates as listed.
Laurence Oliphant (1829-1888) Author, Adventurer, Spy, Diplomatic Negotiator, Lawyer, Religious Mystic.
As correspondent for The Times at Trebizond Oliphant met the Turkish commander Omar Pasha, joined his force and was present at the battle of the Ingour. A first hand valuable account of Ottoman military operations from both a political and military point of view.

Paris: Ludovic Baschet, 1900. Hardcover. Very Good. Typogravure Goupil & Cie. [2] p., 56 plates; 37 cm. Red leather spine with gilt spine title; red and black marbled paper over boards. Marbled endpapers. Title page is printed on pink paper, with advertisements on the reverse. No date of publication. The plates are dated 1885 or 1886; the advertisement for the Panorama series on the reverse of the title page includes L'Exposition Universelle de 1900. Former owner's name on title page: "Wm. Harle." William Harle or Horle was a well-known American maker of miniature military figures. A heavy book; for international shipping, it will have to be sent by priority international. Extremely scarce. In Very Good Condition: cover is rubbed; loss of leather at spine ends; leather is separated along front joint and starting at head of back joint; plates are clean and bright.

Paperback with stapled binding 364 pages. Condition Very Good NO Dust Jacket War Department December 22, 1942 printing. Nice, tight, square copy with a small tear to the top cover and some stains on covers. Previous owner's signature on cover and title page. The usual yellowing with minor signs of wear and/or age.The M3 Stuart, officially Light Tank, M3, was an American light tank of World War II. The Light Tank M5A1 was the ultimate development of the Stuart tank family. Stuarts were the first American-crewed tanks in World War II to engage the enemy in tank versus tank combat.
This manual has two sections: Operating Instructions and Organization Instructions. First section is a detailed users manual describing how to operate the controls and armament of the M5A1 Stuart. Preventative maintenance, tools and equipment are described.
Section two contains detailed instructions for the repair of each system of the vehicle. Engine, electrical, transmission, tracks, suspension, hull and turret are… Read More

1841 Spanish Military Instructions SPAIN Royal Guard Infantry Mexico Texas War

A rare, mid-19th-century Spanish military treatise!
'Recopilación de Penas Militares' is an important work outlining Royal Orders given to Spanish infantry. In this book, author Manuel Sanchez describes military penalties, military law, and instructions for infantry regiments of the Spanish Royal Guard. Published in 1841, this book includes numerous full-page charts and tables as well as a folding engraving of soldier stances in dress.

Item number: #15526
Price: $499
SANCHEZ, Manuel
Recopilación de penas militares con arreglo a Ordenanza y Reales Ordenes espedidas [sic] hasta el día : abraza las leyes penales ; fuerza, pie y haberes de los regimientos de infantería de la Guardia Real.
Madrid: Imprenta de D. Pedro Sanz Y Sanz, 1841.

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London: W. Mears, 1734. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Title continues: "... Containing a particular Account of all the Battles, Sieges, &c. Likewise a true Relation of the most secret Intrigues and Negotiations of the Courts of France, Spain, Germany, and Savoy. Interpreted With Variety of entertaining Amours and original Letters of the several Princes concerned. Also The Political Intrigues of the late King of Sardinia, containing an Account of the ill treatment of Mr. Phelippeaux the French Ambassador at the Court of Turin, contrary to the Law of Nations. Translated from the Original French of Count Bonneval, now in great Esteem at the Court of the Grand-Seignior, By J. Sparrow, Gent. With a correct Map explaining the Seat of the Last and Present War in Italy." [13] 376pp; 1 folding map ("Italy divided into Its Principal States") in excellent condition. Re-bound in modern brown Buckram with gilt dec. and… Read More

Editions Quatuor, 2008. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Limited Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 263pp; numerous col. illustrations. Copy number 113 of a limited edition of 550 bound in silk over boards. In an excellent slip box. In French. Bookplate of a former owner on the (blank) reverse of the free front end paper, otherwise an excellent copy. (Due to the size/weight of this book, an extra shipping charge will apply.).

London: Secretary At War, 1807. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. xvii, 641pp, numerous folding tables and charts. Rebound in brown cloth/boards. Usual library marks but otherwise an excellent example of the first edition..

First edition. Printed by John Nichols. Sold by Wm. H. Allen et al. London. 1838. Crown octavo. xvi, 310, (1). (1)pp. 18 engraved plates, of which 3 are folding. Original cloth, gilt to spine, with original price in gilt, embossed blind decoration to boards. Bookseller's plate to fep. Rubbed to extremities. Light sporadic foxing. Water stain to plates 1 and 2. Stamp of Thomas Fletcher to fep and ffeps. A contemporary dated signature of historic interest to fep., edge slightly adhered to ffep at gutter. Includes Mundium to Wallajahpet folding map; Malaga to Granada folding map; Prices of the principal instruments as manufactured by Mssrs Toughton and Simms, Fleet Street.
Rare: 7 copies held worldwide. 4 copies in UK libraries.
JACKSON, BASIL (1795-1889) Netherlands, Waterloo, St. Helena with Napoleon Bonaparte (he spoke fluent French), Canada - Rideau canal construction. Professor at East India Company's college at Addiscombe, where this was the textbook. The Times noted in 1889 he was "one of the four… Read More

Leipzig: Verlag Karl H. Hiersemann, 1923. Precious Weapons from the Dresden Armory, with 82 illuminated plates, 2 of them colored. Text in German. Bound in original quarter vellum and green leather boards, spine gilt ruled and decorated, and with two gilt morocco labels, boards gilt ruled, upper front cover lettered in gilt, With full page black and white photographic illustrations, text verso. Very Good Plus, small repaired tear to vellum at head of spine, light rubbing to leather boards at the tips. Contents are clean, tight, and unmarked. This over-sized and heavy book will require extra postage from international buyers. . First Edition. Leather. Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.