Catalogue 9

History & Military

9. 16. [002076] Aitken, Peter. Notes for a New History of Stirling. Stirling: 1984. "Kings Park". 108 pp. + fold out map. A4 soft back, blue wraps, black spine. V good copy.
£9.50
9. 12. [001645] Allen, Rory & Hilary Arnold. The Sandown Course. Vosper Thornycroft (UK) Ltd, "A Specialist English Language Course in Minehunting for the Royal Saudi Naval Forces". Limp spiral bound large format book, 100 pp approx. Illustrated. n.d.
£10.00
9. [001940] Arkell, Reginald. War Rumours. ill. Edgar Norfield. London: Arthur Pearson, 1939. First Edition. Fine copy in soft yellow wraps. 44 pp in style of "1066 and All That". Inscribed with a long and interesting letter in green ink on half title & signed "Ianthe".
£12.00
9. [002060] Army Magazine.. The Road. Vol. 1 No. 2.. Lahore: Model Electric Press, , 1926. We don't really know what we have here, but we think it must be an Army magazine for a Company serving in India, either the Second Foresters or The 11th Armoured Car Company, Royal Tank Corps. Soft bound in grey wraps with ink line drawing depicting an Indian Pass (The Khyber Pass?), 76 pp, illustrated, and containing 14 articles. The Editorial concerns the retirement from active duty of Major-General A. LeG.Jacob. C.B., C.M.G., C.I.E., C.B.E., D.S.O. The company is stationed at Razmak, North Waziristan. This is a mountainous region of northwest Pakistan now on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. Authors are typically from the: 2nd Foresters and 8th Mediums. A good site for researching the background to this item is to be found at http://www.khyber.org/pashtoplaces/razmak.shtml. The provenance for the item is a Lt. Col. R.M. Ingall., 2nd Foresters.
£18.00
3. 9. [001063] Arrowsmith, R.l.. Charterhouse Register. June 1769-May1872. 1964, Fine. 20 x 34 Cm. Black Buckram bound typescript. Register of all boys known to have been at Charterhouse School between June 24th 1769 and the removal of the school to Godalming in June 1872. Includes written and typed ammendments by author. This typescript appears to have been published ten years later by Phillimore.
£45.00
9. 13. [001612] B.A.O.R. . Horticultural Handbook. British Army of the Rhine, Soft cover red cloth war issue booklet. Not dated 74 pp. c 1948. A nice smart copy. Foreward by Lieutenant-General C.J.Knightly, Commander-in-Chief.
£6.00
8. 9. [001648] Baisson (?). [Louis XV1] Recueil d'Opinions sur le Jugement de Louis XV1. Paris:, n.d.but 1792 approx. 235 pp. Soft cover.leaves uncut, soiled and worn. With 7 line manuscript ink inscription (in French and in a small & very difficult hand..) on final page, signed "..le 13...1793..Baisson., Sec.Gen". More information, or jpg image on request.
£135.00
1. 9. [001579] Briton, E. Vincent. Some Account of Amyot Brough.. London: Seeley & Co, 1886, Second Edition. "Captain in his Majesty's 20th Regiment of Foot". A lovely copy bound in original green buckram, spine and top board gilt bright.
£25.00
9. 15. [001820] Burrows, John Wm. FSA. The Essex Regiment 2nd Battalion (56th). Pompadours.. Southend on Sea: John H Burrows, 1927, 1st. Wonderfully evocative association copy. Signed by 45 survivors of March 28th 1918 WW1, Arras Sector. Many are present by name and deed in the text of the volume.Chapter headed "March 28th and What Befell the Essex that Day" pp 172-187. "The German offensive of March 1918 was one of the greatest military movements in the history of the war...".
£165.00
7. 9. [001963] Copp, Michael. An Imagist at War. London: A.U.P., 2002. First Edition. Mint copy in dw. Inscribed "To Oliver and Linda. Best Wishes. Michael Copp". Erratum slip tipped in. A lovely copy.
£24.00
9. [002036] Crankshaw, Edward. The Great Schism. London: Observer, 1959. First Edition. "The Story of The Cold War and Its Origins in the Russian Revolution". Reprinted from the Observer. Very bright copy.Yellow wraps. 24 pp. Price 1/9p
£6.00
9. [001533] Cummings, Michael. The Powerless Ones. London: Muller, 1966, "Gliding in Peace & War". Uncorrected Printer's Proof in pale beige wraps. A nice smart copy.
£10.00
9. [001984] Daily Mirror. VE-Day!. London: The Daily Mirror Newspapers Ltd., Original 8 page Daily Mirror Newspaper for Tuesday 8th May 1945...VE Day (Victory over Europe Day). The newspaper measures 30 x 38cm and is creased and rather fragile. Complete. Headlines read: " VE-DAY! PUBLIC HOLIDAY TODAY AND TOMORROW--Official". Also "The Prime Minister will broadcast at 3 pm. The King at 9 PM". There is some browning and edge wear.
£25.00
9. [001886] Elizabethan Line.. Elizabethan News [Shipping].. Five consecutive daily single sheet original souvenir copies of "Elizabethan News" newspaper in original paper wrap. Price 2 cents each copy. The broadsheets measure 10 x 14 inches. The set runs from Series 10, No. 1 for Thursday January 7th, 1943 to, Series 10, No. 5, for Monday January 11th 1943. The "news" comprises a daily digest of the war effort. Printed on War Economy paper.
£15.00
9. [001885] Erwardes, Michael [Inscribed].. The Battle of Plassey. London: Batsford, 1963. First Edition. "British Battles" series.Lovely copy in crisp & bright dw (spine sunned). This copy from the Library of the author and heavily annotated with corrections and alterations in pencil in his hand (for a later edition, or as a proof...?). .
£25.00
9. [001908] Flying Aces.. French War Birds. London: John Hamilton Ltd, 1937. First Edition. Bright copy in red cloth boards. 256 pp + ten full plate photo illustrations of French War Aces. Sl soiling and scuffing o/w a v. good copy.
£20.00
9. 12. [002055] Fortescue. Maps and Plans. Volume 1V.. London: Macmillan., 1915. "..Illustrating the History of the British Army". Twenty seven folded maps in fine condition. Numerical Thumb Index. Bound in original red buckram. Discrete ex-libris.
£25.00
8. 9. [001462] Georg, Anders. I Tysk Fangenskab. Copenhagen: Poul Branners Forlag, 1945, 1st. In Danish but with a Norwegian association. 211 pp, and contemporary three quarter brown leather binding, with gilt decorated spine and marbled boards. Eighteen photographic illustrations of conditions within concentration camps. This copy is unusual in that there are five inlaid horizontal leather bands on the spine, symbolising the Norwegian national flag (red-blue-yellow-blue-red). A handsome copy, poosibly specially bound for presentation.
£45.00
1. 9. [001223] Grant, James.. Philip Rollo.. London: Routledge & Co. 1857, Three Quarter Leather. Very Good for Its Age. 11 x 16 Cm. "Philip Rollo: or, the Scottish Muscateers". Nicely rebound in all original contemporary three-quarter black leather binding. 504 pp, with notes on the Scots in Denmark.
£14.00
8. 9. [001442] Grimm. . [Grimm] Correspondance Inedite De Grimm et De Diderot. Paris: H. Fournier. 1829, "...et Recueil de Lettres, Poesies, Morceaux et Fragments Retranches par la Censure Imperiale en 1812 et 1813". 342 pp, Half leather, contemporary tight binding, spine gilt, marbled boards, rear hinge starting & spine reiared. A nice early copy of a scarce item.
£45.00
1. 8. 9. [001554] Guizot, M.. Histoire Du Protecorat De Richard Cromwell et du Retablissement Des Stuart (1658-1660).. Paris: Didier, 1856, First. Complete in 2 matching vols. 507 + 440 pp. Three quarter leather, marbled boards and eps, & all edges. Decorative Art Nouveau library pastedown both vols. Sl foxing to prelims. o/w a very good copy. Binding tight.
£35.00
6. 9. [001196] Hirst, Joseph H.. The Blockhouses of Kingston-Upon-Hull.. London and Hull.: A Brown & Sons. 1913, Very Good. Third. 13 x 19 Cm. 140pp, 18 full page illustrations. Tissue guarded frontispiece. Library stamp "Holy Ghost College". A glimpse of catholic life in the penal times, and a missing page of local history. With an introduction by the Rev. Francis J. Hall M.R.V.F.
£12.00
9. [001570] HMSO. Germany: History and Administration. Navel Intelligence Division.: HMSO. 1944, Volume 11 (B.R.529A) of the Geographical Handbook Series. "Restricted. This Book is for the use of persons in H.M.Service only and must not be shown, or made available to the Press, or to any member of the public". 548 pp. Illustrated. A good tight copy in brown cloth boards gilt, spine summed.
£28.00
4. 9. [001502] Johnson, E. Ned. Wyatt Earp Gunfighting Marshall.. N. York.: Julian Messner, 1956, First. A nice tight copy in bright dw, one cm loss at head of spine.
£8.50
1. 9. [002120] Karageorghis, V. Excavations in the Necropolis of Salamis 111.. Cyprus: Dept of Antiquities., 1973. First Edition. Two volumes of Volume 5, both in DWs and then in Slipcase. Complete in itself. Vol a. Text. Vol b: Folding Plans and Sections. Spines DWs of both volumes worn with some loss. Slipcase worn at edges. Both volumes Very Good.
£45.00
9. [001005] Kennedy, Pringle. History of the Great Moghuls. Calcutta: Thacker & Spink (1933) Private Ltd, 1968, Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Two Volumes in One. 14cm x 22cm. 556pp with separate indices to each volume. Pale grey boards. Owners name in ink on foredge & top board.
£5.00
9. 16. [001581] Lady Amherst. A Sketch of Egyptian History. London: Methuen & Co. 1904, First. Decorated boards worn & soiled. 30 photo illustrations. 474 pp. + 30 pp ads. Two maps in rear pocket missing. Top hinge starting. A poor copy.
£5.00
1. 9. [001319] Letters.. Correspondence Politique et Militaire De Henri Le Grand.. Paris: Libraire Petit et Duc De Berry. 1816, First. In French. A fragile copy in dark blue wraps with considerable wear at edges & corners. 185 pp with two engraved portraits and six facsimile letters bound in. The full Title Page reads: "Correspondence Politique et Militaire de Henri le Grand, avec J. Roussat, Maire de Langres. Relative aux Evenemens qui ont Precede et Suivi son Avenement au Trone, dediee A.S.A.R.M. Gr le Duc de Berry. Publiee d'apres les Originaux Appartenant a MM. Guyot de St._Michel et de Versaille, Officiers de Cavalerie de L'Armee de Conde". There is an ink inscription dated "Langres le 24 Mar 1837". The rest is difficult to decipher but the signature reads "Chxxxxxus de Verseilles". The facsimile letters are hand-stitched in and very well preserved.
£35.00
9. [002092] Liddell Hart, Captain B H.. The Tanks (Two Volumes). London: Cassell & C0, 1959. First Edition. Both V.G, lacking dust jackets, but still a very nice set of first editions.
£58.00 SOLD
1. 9. [001347] Maxwell, Charles Alfred.. The Wars of England and Scotland.. Edinburgh: William P Nimmo. 1870, First British Edition. Historical Tales of Bravery and Heroism. 464 pp. All edges gilt. Tissue guarded frontispiece. A bright very tight copy in red decorated boards. Some fading and wear to spine. A very nice copy.
£15.00
9. 14. [002141] Military History.. The Military Historian and Economist (Journal). Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press., 1916. We have two identically bound volumes, dated on the spine: Vol. 1. 1916 and Vol.2. 1917, respectively, in gilt. The HB binding is red cloth. Each contains four issues of a Quarterly Journal, commencing with Vol. 1 No. 1 January 1916, and ending with Vol.2 No. 4 October 1917. The volumes are 490 pp and 457 pp respectively. We understand from our researches that this Quarterly Journal ran up to July 1918, so our run is 80% complete, with possibly the last two, or three issues missing. There is a printed instruction to the binder tipped in "General Stanley's Memoirs which are being printed serially in this periodical have been paged independentlyt and are not intended to be bound with the numbers for the year". Volume 2 bears a very faint stamp "War Office Library.16th Nov 1920". ..together with a label laid on the top board verso "Books of the War Office Library are to be issued only to officers and officials of the War Office. They are not to be removed from the vicinity of London, and are to be held ready for immediate return when required". Two nice copies of a rare military journal.
£75.00
9. 16. [002124] Miller, Edward.. The History and Antiquities of Doncaster and Its Vicinity.. Doncaster: W. Sheardown (?). , 1804. Subscribers Edition with 7 pages of the Subscribers. Erratum Slip bound in. Original marbled boards, but subsequent professionally respined gilt. 398 pp + xxxvi pp Appendix on Royal Charters + 10 pp Addenda. All original plates and map. Some very light foxing to prelims and ownership stamps (W Corbett).
£70.00
7. 9. [001520] Rea, W. E.. Nil Desperandum.. Frome: Butler & Tanner Ltd., "H.M.S. Hawkins, Flagship of the East India Station being an attempt to enliven the memory of all who served in H.M.S.Hawkins between September 1932 and March 1935". Printed for Private Circulation. 322 pp + 13 photo illustrations. Not dated, but mid-Thirties. A nice tight copy in deep blue binding, blind stamped title, some slight foxing, o/w very good.
£65.00
1. 9. [001640] Roberts. Dorothea. Two Royal Lives.. London: Fisher Unwin, 1887, Second Edition. "..Gleanings from Berlin and from the Lives of Their Imperial Highnesses The Crown Prince and Princess of Germany". Complete, but in poor condition. Front hinge almost detached, pages loose, boards very faded and worn....but, all twelve plates are present. Six of these are original sepiatone photographic portaits laid on, and tissue guarded..list on request.
£25.00
1. 9. [001917] Rogers, Rev Charles. The Poetical Remains of King James the First of Scotland.. Edinburgh: 1873. One of 150 copies only. Printed for the Editor. With a Memoir and Introduction to the Poetry. Inscribed in ink "Mr J D Brickton (?) with the Editor's Regards". Bookplate of John & Evelyn Dudley-Scott" (Patriam Amo). Blind stamped boards, gilt spine bright. 96 pp.Tissue guarded engraved frontispece "Iacobus Dei Gratia, Scotor Rex". A lovely copy.
£25.00
9. [001785] Ross, The Rev. John. D.D.. The Origin of the Chinese People. Edinburgh: Oliphants Ltd. 1916, A scarce title. Lovely tight copy in buff grey/green boards. 189 pp. 50 pp of comparative Chinese scripts to rear of volume.
£125.00
9. [001863] Solger, Dr. Reinhold. The States-System of Europe. London: Robert Theobold, 1854. First Edition. "...being a Course of Lectures, Exposing Modern Functionary-ism and Diplomacy". 124 pp. Tight in original blind stamped boards. Spine gilt, some fading to boards.
£15.00
9. [002086] Sung, Kim Il. Brief History of the Revolutionary Activities of Comrade Kim il Sung. Pyongyang. Korea: Foreign Languages Publishing House, 1969. 295 pp. Tissue guarded frontispiece Portrait. V good copy with some wear to gilt lettering on cover.
£8.50
9. 12. [001613] Teheran. . Liste De M.M. Les Membres Du Corps Diplomatique a Teheran. Ministere Imperial Des Affaires Etrangeres, 1968, 158 pp. Green soft cover. V.G.
£8.00
6. 9. [002107] Tottenham, London.. Tottenham Adult School (manuscript).. Tottenham Adult School was located at 594 High Road, Tottenham. This is a 7 x 9 inch disbound Manuscript Minute Book of 166 pages, covering the period December 23rd 1895 to 12th November 1908. The book is concerned with the running of the school, attendance, school finances, and the Minutes of School Business Meetings. A rare insight into late Victorian adult education.
£24.00
9. [002070] Trench, Richard Chevenix. Gustavus Adolphus. London: Macmillan., 1865. First Edition. "Social Aspects of the Thirty Years War". Nice tight copy. Brown cloth gilt, spine v sl sunning. Owners inscription.
£8.00
9. 12. [001528] Victoria Highschool.. The Camosun 1927-1928. , Published by the students of The Victoria Highschool. Volume XX June 1928. No.1. A nice copy of 88 pp with gilt design top cover. Soft back. Many Class Photographs & Class Lists.
£24.00
1. 9. [001796] Von Aue, Hartmann. Gregorius. Halle: Lippert'sche Buchhandlung (Max Niemeyer). 1873, First (?). Slim volume of 166pp, hardbound in German. "Herausgegeben von Hermann Paul". A nice early copy. Provenance: Jews' College, London University.
£35.00
4. 9. [001861] Wardrop, Sgt J.R.. Wardrop of the Fifth. 1968. Privately printed. Grey-green card wraps. 94 pp + 7 tank photo-illustrations + fold out map. A lovely fresh copy. Introduction by Major General W.M.Hutton,CBE. Director General of Fighting Vehicles. War Office.
£25.00


[001820] The Essex Regiment 2nd Battalion (56th). Pompadours.. Southend on Sea: John H Burrows, 1927, 1st. Wonderfully evocative association copy. Signed by 45 survivors of March 28th 1918 WW1, Arras Sector. Many are present by name and deed in the text of the volume. Chapter headed "March 28th and What Befell the Essex that Day" pp 172-187. "The German offensive of March 1918 was one of the greatest military movements in the history of the war...".
£165.00

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