Marshman, John Clark / Havelock, Sir Henry.

Memoirs of Major-General Sir Henry Havelock, K.C.B.

First Edition. London, Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1860. 21 x 14 cm. x, 462 pages. With a Frontispiece and three colour Maps, of which two are folding. Contemporary full calf. Gilt decorations and gilt title on black morocco spine label. Marbled edges and end papers. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped with material losses to bottom of spine (see images). Internally mild foxing and occasional damp stains. Names of previous owners.

McEnery, John Hartnett.

Fortress Ireland. The story of the Irish Coastal Forts and the River Shannon Defence Line.

First Edition. Bray, Wordwell, 2006. 24 x 16 cm. xiv, 222 pages. Illustrated throughout in B&W. Original black cloth with gilt title on spine in original decorated dust jacket. As New.

Milligan, Christopher / Foley, John.

Australian Hosptal Ship Centaur. The Myth of Immunity.

First Edition. Queensland, Nairana Publications, 1993. 21 x 14 cm. xix, 340 pages. Illustrated. Original laminated boards. Hard cover. With a losely inserted First Edition Postcard and Australian Stamp showing the ‘Centaur’. Very good condition. Very mild damp staining to a few pages. Signed by both authors on the title page.

Morton, J.W.

8th (King’s Royal Irish) Hussars Diary of the South African War 1900-1902.

Uckfield, Naval & Military Press Ltd., 2009. 14cm x 21.5cm. XV, 160 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition.

Mottley, John.

The History of the Life of Peter I. Emperor of Russia.

Volume 1 of 3 only! Dublin, Re-printed by and for George Faulkner, G. Risk, G. Ewing, W. Smith and O. Nelson, 1740. 16 x 10 cm. viii, 336 pages plus 40 pages Index. With a three folding maps and a folding view of Moscow. Full calf. Spinal label with gilt title. Five raised bands. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Spinal label worn. Age darkened throughout. Names of previous owners on title page. Some tears and minor paper losses, not affecting text.

Muller, John.

A Treatise of Artillery. Containing I. General Construction of brass and iron Guns used by Sea and Land, and of their carriages. II. General Constructions of Mortars and Howitzes, their beds and Carriages. III. The Dimensions of all other kinds of Carriages used in the Artillery. IV. The Exercise of the Regiment at home, and its Service abroad in a Siege or Battle. V. Its March and Encampment; Ammunition, Stores, and Horses. VI. Lastly, the necessary Laboratory Work. To which is prefixed, A Theory of Powder applied to Fire-Arms. For the Use of the Royal Academy of Artillery. By John Muller, Professor of Artillery and Fortification.

First Edition. London, Printed for John Millan, Whitehall, 1757. 21 x 13 cm. xvi, pages 1 – 288, later blank page, pages 307 – 309, plus one page Advertisement. With a frontispiece, Vignettes and 28 folding plates. Later brown calf with gilt line decorations and label on spine. Raised bands. Later end papers. Very good condition. Binding seriouly rubbed and bumped. Material losses and signs of animal activity. Edges age darkened. Text block in very good condition, but pages 289 to 306 absent. Folding plates complete and in very good condition, except plate 26, which shows a 5 cm closed tear. Text block age darkened with ocassional mild foxing. Two old signatures, one scratched out and dated 1766.

Musgrave, Richard.

Memoirs of the different Rebellions in Ireland. From the Arrival of the English: with a particular Detail of that which broke out the XXIII D of May MDCCXCVIII; the History of the Conspiracy which preceded it; and the Characters of the principal Actors in it. Compiled from original Affiidavits and other authentic Documents and illustrated with Maps and Plates.

Dublin and London, Printed by Robert Marchbank for John Milliken and John Stockdale, 1801. 27 x 20.5 cm. x, (2), 636 pages plus 166 pages Appendix plus 10 pages Index and Errata. With 10 Maps and Plates, nine of them folding. New (2021) dark green half calf over marbled boards. New end papers. New attractive binding. Internally age darkened throughout with occasional foxing / browning. Name of previous owner in ink on first blank. Internally clean. All 10 Plates present, however, Plates 1 & 3 appear to be facsimiles.

Musgrave, Richard.

Memoirs of the Different Rebellions in Ireland from the Arrival of the English. Also, A Particular Detail of that which broke out the XXIID of May, MDCCXCVIII, with the History of the Conspiracy which preceded it.

The Third Edition. Two Volumes. Dublin, Printed for Robert Marchbank, 1802. 20 x 12 cm. Vol.1: xviii, 583 pages. With eight fold-out maps. / Vol.2: vii, 552 pages plus 15 pages Index. With one map and a view, both foldout. New (2018) dark green half calf over decorated boards. Gilt decorations. Gilt titles on red label on spine. Pale blue end papers. Very good condition. Binding new. Edges age darkened. Occasional mild browning / foxing, mainly to first and last pages. A few minor closed tears. Map X: ‘Movement of Marquis Cornwallis’ missing from volume 2. Otherwise a very nice copy from the library of publisher Edmund Downey (not inscribed).

Musgrave, Sir Richard.

Memoirs of the Different Rebellions in Ireland. From the Arrival of the English: Also, A Particular Detail of that which broke out the XXIIID of May, MDCCXCVIII; with the History of the Conspiracy which preceded it.

The Third Edition. Dublin, Printed by Robert Marchbank and sold by J. Archer [and others], 1802. c. 20.5 x 12.5 cm. Vol.1: xviii, (2), 583 pages / Vol.2: vii, 552 pages, (16) [Index]. With nine out of ten listed Maps, lacking the ‘Ground-plan of the town of Antrim’ in volume 2. Contemporary tree-calf. Gilt titles and decorations. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Lacking one map. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Name and Ex Libris of previous owners on front paste downs. Some long closed tears to other maps.

Newbolt, Sir Henry.

The Story of the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. (The old 43rd and 52nd Regiments).

First Edition. London, Published at the offices of ‘Country Life’, [1915]. 22 x 14 cm. x, 224 pages plus 18 pages publishers catalogue. Complete with nine Plates, a folding Map and illustrations in text. Original red cloth with gilt title on spine. Blind logo on front board. Very good condition. Spine mildly faded. Name of previous owner on front free end paper. Internally bright and clean.

Newman, Rosie.

Britain at War. Narrative of a Film Record.

Second and Enlarged Edition. London, MaxLove Publishing, 1948. 22 x 16 cm. xii, 66 pages. With colour and B&W Illustrations. Original cloth spine over papered boards. Hard Cover. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Small stain on front board. Rear hinge cracked. Inscribed by the author on half title page. Internally bright and clean.

Nightingale, Florence.

Notes on Hospitals.

Third Edition, Enlarged and for the most part Re-written. London, Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, and Green, 1863. 25.5 x 19 cm. ix, (2), 187 pages. Illustrated. Complete with all Plans, Maps, Fold-outs, Forms etc. – as stated in the ‘List of Plans’. Original dark brown textured cloth. Blind decorations on boards. Gilt title on spine. Professionally rebacked in 2019 using the original boards and spine. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Corners a little worn. Edges dust dulled. New dark end papers. Short closed tears to the two maps in the back. Small paper loss to Paris map – none affecting actual maps. Overall a very nice, bright, complete and clean copy of this rare publication.

Notes on the Care and Preservation of Ammunition and Explosives in the Field. Part 1: – Artillery Ammunition.

1941. Reprinted with Amendments (Nos. 1 and 2), 1951. London, The War Office, 1951. 13 x 11 cm. 20 pages. Small pamphlet with stiff paper boards. Very good condition.

Odhams Press Ltd. (Publishers).

A Collection of Vintage ‘News Review’ Magazines. The First British Newsmagazine. 259 Copies in total, of which 51 lack the front cover. Offered as a Collection WAF. Realistic Offers Welcome.

London, Odhams Press Ltd., 1939 – 1947. C. 29 x 21 cm. Conditions range from poor (a few) to very good (most). Generally a little dust dulled. Some Titles lack the front covers. See list of issues below. Overall a very interesting Collection with many fascinating front covers showing the Key Figures of this age: Americans: Roosevelt, Eisenhower, MacArthur et al. British: Churchill, Wavell, Montgomery et al. Russians: Stalin, Shukov et al. Germans: Hitler, Goebbels et al. Other covers show Ghandi, James Mason et al. See sample images.

O’Malley, Ernie.

On Another Man’s Wound.

First Edition, First Printing. London, Rich & Cowan, Ltd., 1936. Octavo. 336 pages. Original cloth. Hard cover. Inside unclipped original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Top of book darkened. Edges and end papers age darkened. Occasional mild foxing. Dust jacket with some edgewear and tiny losses to the corners. Some reinforcement/repair to the back of the DJ. Now inside clear archival protective jacket. Internally clean without any inscriptions, anotations etc. Scarce, especially in original dust jacket.

O’Malley, Ernie.

On Another Man’s Wound / The Singing Flame / Raids and Rallies.

Three First Editions. Three Volumes. London & Dublin, Rich & Cowan / Anvil Press, 1936, 1978 & 1982. Octavo. 336 pages / 312 pages / 208 pages. Original cloth. Three hard covers. All inside original dust jacket and clear archival jackets. Very good in very good dust jackets. See images. On Another Man’s Wound age darkened with occasional mild foxing. Dust jacket with edge wear, minor losses to corners and some small repairs / reinforcements in the back. Raids and Rallies with names of two former owners on front free end paper. Overall a very nice set of three scarce hard cover first editions in their original dust jackets.

O’Malley, Ernie.

Raids and Rallies.

First Edition, First Printing. Dublin, Anvil Books, 1982. Octavo. 208 pages. Original cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Near fine in very good unclipped dust jacket. Spine of dust jacket mildly faded. A bright and clean copy.

O’Malley, Ernie.

The Singing Flame.

First Edition. First Printing. Dublin, Anvil Books, 1978. Octavo. 312 pages. Original green cloth. Hard cover. Inside original unclipped dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Near fine in very good dust jacket. Edges a little dust dulled. A bright and clean copy.

Orr, Philip.

The Road to the Somme. Men of hte Ulster Division Tell Their Story.

Belfast, The Blackstaff Press, 1987. 18 cm x 24 cm. VIII, 248 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Philpott, William.

Three Armies on the Somme: The First Battle of the Twentieth Century.

First U.S. edition. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2010. 16.5 x 24cm. 631 pages, with 24 pages of photgraphs and 9 maps. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Deckle edges. Excellent condition, like new.

Prange, Gordon W., Goldstein, Donald M., and Dillon, Katherine V.

December 7, 1941 – The Day the Japanese Attacked Pearl Harbor.

London, Harrap, 1988. 24 x 16 cm. XVI, 493 pages. Illustrated. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Some foxing.

Ross-Lewin, Harry / Wardell, John (Editor).

With “The Thirty-Second” In the Peninsular and other Campaigns. By Harry Ross-Lewin of Ross Hill, Co. Clare.

First Edition. Dublin, Hodges, Figgis & Co., 1904. 22 x 14 cm. xxiv, 368 pages. Original dark cloth with gilt title on spine. Hard cover. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers age darkened. Mild discoloration to binding (see images). Front hinge split. Dublin bookseller stamp on front paste down. Small note in ink on front free end paper. Internally clean.

Samuels, A.P.I. and Belfast, D.G.S.

With the Ulster Division in France – A Story of the 11th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles. From Bordon to Thiepval in Four Parts.

Reprint. Uckfield, Naval & Military Press, c 2009. 12.5 cm x 20.5 cm. 97 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

Shacochis, Bob.

The Immaculate Invasion.

New York, The Penguin Group, 1999. 24 x 16 cm. 408 Pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Smith, Des / Cox, Des.

Surgeon Major T.H. Parke. The Rarest Doctor. A Short History of his Life. Published by Carrick-On-Shannon & District Historical Society.

Carrick-on-Shannon, Historical Society, 1994. 21 x 15 cm. Eight pages. With Illustrations. Original stiff card board wrappers. Decorated. Very good condition. A little dust dulled. Internally bright and clean.

Southey, Robert.

The Life of Nelson.

London, E.H. Wells, Not dated [c.1900]. 18 x 12 cm. xii, 351 pages. Contemporary claf Prize Binding for Cork Grammar School. Gilt title and decorations. Marbled edges and end papers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Top edge dust dulled. Mild abrasion to front paste down. Prize label losely inserted. The Farrington Classics.

Spaulding, R.C. / Richlin, R. / Phelan, J.D.

A Method for Quantifying a Mental Status Examination. Report No. 78-19.

San Diego, Naval Health Reseach Center, Center of Prisoner of War Studies, 1978 28 x 21 cm. (2), 13, 6, (2) pages. Original stiff yellow paper covers. Stapled. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Internally bright and clean.

Temple, John / Tichborne, Henry.

The History of the General Rebellion in Ireland. Raised upon the Three and Twentieth Day of October, 1641. Together with the Barbarous Cruelties and Bloody Massacres which ensued thereupon. To which is added, Sir Henry Tichborne’s History of the Siege of Drogheda, in the Year 1641. As also the whole Tryal of Connor Lord Macguire, with the perfect copies of the Indictment, and all the Evidences against him. Together with the Pope’s Bull to the Confederate Catholicks in Ireland.

The Seventh Edition. Cork, Printed by Phineas and George Bagnell, in Castle Street, 1766. 21 x 13 cm. 1 Blank, Title, xxiv [TOC, Preface], (12) [Subscribers Names], 412 pages, 1 Blank. Contemporary full calf with black spine label. Gilt title and five raised bands. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Age darkened throughout. Rear joint started to crack from the top. Binding sound. Ex Libris of previous owner on front paste down (‘Thomas Brownrigg’). Small bookseller stamp, just below. Front hinge started to crack. Lower corner of page 1 missing, not affecting text. Internally clean. A very nice copy of this scarce Cork publication.

The Nation. America’s Leading Liberal Weekly Since 1865. A Collection of 41 Vintage Magazines. Sold as a Collection only.

New York, The Nation Inc., 1942 – 1945. C. 29 x 21 cm. Original soft cover magazines. Condition ranges from poor (very few) to very good (most). See images. Some inscriptions, mainly pencil.

Thiers, M.A. (author) / Campbell, D. Forbes (translator).

History of the Consulate and the Empire of France under Napoleon. Forming a Sequel to “The History of the French Revolution”. By M.A. Thiers. Late Prime Minister of France, Member of the French Academy, and of the Institute &c. &c. &c. Translated by D. Forbes Campbell, Esq. with the Sanction and Approval of the Author.

First Edition in English: “The only authorized Edition”. 20 volumes bound in 10. London, Henry Colburn, Colburn and Co., Willis and Sotheran, 1845 to 1862. 21 x 14 cm. xii, 272 pages, FP / xiii, 252 pages / viii, 328 pages FP / viii, 322 pages / vi, 254 pages FP / vi, 302 pages / vi, 362 pages FP / vi, 378 pages / viii, 318 pages FP / vi, 230 pages / vi, 192 pages / viii240 pages / vi, 251 pages / viii, 268 pages / xi, 253 pages / vii, 277 pages / (2), 480 pages / (2), 390 pages / (2), 361 pages / (2), 440 pages. Uniform calf over marbled boards. Red and black morocco labels with gilt titles, author and volume numbers. Elaborate gilt decorations to spine. Marbled edges and end papers. Very good condition. All bindings sound. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. First and last few pages dust dulled and mildly foxed. Internally very clean. A lovely set in sturdy attractive bindings. See images.

Thucydidis [Thucydides].

Thucydidis De Bello Peloponnesiaco. Libri Octo. Graece et Latine. Ad Editionem Ios. Wasse et Car. Andr. Dukeri. Accurate Expressi Cum Varietate Lectionis et Annotationibus.

Six Volumes – Complete. Biponti [Zweibrücken], Studiis Societatis Bipontinae. Ex Typographia Societatis, 1788-89. 21 x 12 cm. Vol.1: civ, 411, (2) / Vol.2: 578 / Vol.3: 568 / Vol.4: 527 / Vol.5: 596 / Vol.6: 288 plus c. 250 pages Index [Indices]. Volumes 1-5 with a small title page engraving. Speckled calf boards. Later matching and uniform spines? with gilt decorations & titles. Gilt dentelles. Very good to near fine condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Occasional very mild foxing/browning, mainly to end papers and first and last few pages. Internally bright and clean. A lovely complete set.

Tipping, H. Avray.

The Story of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers.

First Edition. London, The Offices of ‘Country Life’, 1915. 23 x 14 cm. xii, 281 pages plus ten pages publishers list. Complete with all Plates and Illustrations, as listed. Original dark blue cloth with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped with some fading and staining (see images). Edges dust dulled. Internally a bright and clean copy.

Tisdall, Arthur Walderne St. Claire / H. Montagu Butler (foreword).

Verses, Letters, & Remembrances of Arthur Walderne St. Clair Tisdall, V.C. Sub-Lieutenant, R.N.V.R. Scholar of Trinity College and Chancellor’s Gold Medallist in the University of Cambridge. With a Foreword by the Master of Trinity.

First Edition. London, Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd., 1916. 19 x 13 cm. 158 pages. Complete with a tissue-guarded frontispiece, plates and illustrations in text, as listed. Original blue cloth. Hard cover. Paper spine label. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Part of spine label worn off. Inscription by previous owner, dated 1917, on front free end paper. Occasional very mild foxing. Internally clean.

Vane, Charles William. Marquess of Londonderry.

Narrative of the War in Germany and France in 1813 and 1814. By Lieut.-General Charles William Vane, Marquess of Londonderry, G.C.B. G.C.H. Colonel of the 10th Royal Hussars.

First Edition. London, Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1830. 28 x 22 cm. xvii, 420 pages plus two pages of publishers list. Complete with a folding Map and a Battle Plan. Original quarter cloth over paper covered boards. Paper label on spine. Deckle edges. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Armorial Ex Libris on front paste down (‘John Harvey’). Internally dust dulled with occasional very mild foxing. A closed tear to the folding colour Map (c. 66 x 66 cm) has been repaired with archival tape. The coloured Plan of the Battle of Leipzig in excellent condition. Overall a very nice copy in the original binding.

Various.

The Times of India. Illustrated Weekly. Christmas Number 1910.

Bombay, The Times of India, 1910. 37 x 28 cm. 112 pages. Illustrated throughout in Colour and B&W. Original heavy paper covers bound in dark cloth boards. Very good condition. Binding severely rubbed, bumped and stained. Internally clean with a few stains, some tears etc. Some pages tape repaired.

Various Authors.

An Universal History, from the earliest Account of Time to the Present. Compiled from Original Authors; and Illustrated with Maps, Cuts, Notes, Chronological and other Tables.

Volumes 2 to 19 (18 Volumes in Total). Dublin, Printed by Edward Bate, for the Editors, 1744 / 1745 / 1746. 19.5 x 12.5 cm. Vol.2: (2), 630 pages / Vol.3: (2), 645 pages / Vol.4: (2), 629 pages / Vol.5: (4), 615 pages / Vol.6: (2), 636 pages / Vol.7: (2), 653 pages / Vol.8: (2). 638 pages / Vol.9: (4), 651 pages / Vol.10: (2), 656 pages / Vol.11: (2), 632 pages / Vol.12: (2), 646 pages / Vol.13: (2). 650 pages / Vol.14: (2), 666 pages / Vol.15: (2), 724 pages / Vol.16: (2), 749 pages / Vol.17: (2), 813 pages / Vol. 18: (2), 706 pages / Vol.19: (2), 760 pages plus 10 pages Index. For list of Plates per volume, please see comments. Contemporary uniform calf. Spine label with title in gilt. Gilt decorations on spine. Raised bands. Red speckled edges. All volumes in very good condition, except for Vol. 5, which is seriously damaged by bookworm. All volumes rubbed and bumped. Age darkened edges and end papers. Very few annotations. Top edge of volume 19 marked with red felt pen. Internally age darkened with the occasional closed tear. Some plates with closed tears and poor folding. Overall a very nice and interesting set with some amazing Plates and Maps.

Various Authors.

Journal of the Royal Naval Medical Service – Vol.1 – No.1 – 1915 – FACSIMILE

Facsimile Edition. 102 Pages. With B&W Illustrations. Stiff paper wrappers. Very good Condition. Bright and clean.

Various Authors.

Nursing Illustrated. 53 Issues of ‘Nursing Illustrated’ published between Jan 1939 and Jan 1941.

London, Hulton Press, Ltd., 1939 – 1941. 29.5 x 21.5 cm. Original light blue paper wrappers. Stapled. Soft covers. Very good condition. Some shelfwear, rubbing and bumping; some dust dulling. Overall clean.

White, Arthur S. [Ed].

A Bibliography of Regimental Histories of the British Army. With a foreword by Field Marshall Sir Gerald W.R. Templar.

Revised Edition. Sussex, Naval and Military Press, 2009. 15.5cm x 23.5cm. 331 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition.

Wilkins, Walter L.

Some Relations of Medical Psychology and Military Psychology. Report Number 71-38.

Reprinted from Military Medicine, Vol. 137, No. 8, August 1972. San Diego, Navy Medical Neuropsychiatric Research Unit, 1972. 28 x 21 cm. Pages numbered 311 – 316, (4). Original stiff yellow paper covers. Stapled. Very good condition. Clean copy.

Williams, David.

Rich Man’s War: Class, Caste and Confederate Defeat in the Lower Chattahoochee Valley.

Athens, Georgia / London, The University of Georgia Press, 1999. 16cm x 24cm. XIV, 288 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition.

Williams, W. Alister.

Heart of a Dragon – the VCs of Wales and the Welsh Regiments.

Wales, Bridge Brooks, 2008. 27.8cm x 22.4cm. 480 pages. With historic illustrations. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent, close to new condition. Signed by the author.

Wood, Alan C.

Military Ghosts.

Stroud, Amberley Publishing, 2010. 15.5cm x 23.5cm. 190 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition.

Young, F.W. (Editor).

The Story of the Staff College 1858 – 1958.

First Edition. Camberley, Surrey, Staff College, 1958. 21 x 13 cm. (8), 59 pages. With B&W Illustrations. With a small unsigned letter from the librarian of the staff college. Original red cloth with gilt decorations and titles on spine and front board. In original plain white dust jacket, now in archival jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and dust dulling. Some wear to dust jacket. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally bright and clean.

Younghusband, Col. G.J.

The Story of the Guides.

First Reprint, London, Macmillan and Co., 1908. 22 x 14 cm. xvi, 207 pages. Illustrated. Original red cloth with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped, some staining and fading (see images). Gift inscription on front paste down. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally clean. Complete with 16 Plates, as listed.