Wylly, Colonel H. C.

Neill’s “Blue Caps”.

Limited Edition Reprint. No. 130 of 200. Three Volumes plus Map Volume. In Slip Case. Schull Books, 1996. 24 x 18 cm. Dark blue cloth. Hard covers. Near fine condition. A clean complete set. Appears unread.

Tielke, J.K. / Craufurd, R. & C. (translators).

An Account of Some of the Remarkable Events of the War between the Prussians, Austrians, and Russians from 1756 to 1763: and a Treatise on Several Branches of the Military Art, with Plans and Maps. Volume II: The Campaign of the Prussian and Russian Armies in the Year 1758; Including the Battle of Zornsdorf, and The Siege of Colberg, also A Plan proposed by The Author for Taking Colberg by Surprise and Storm the Following Winter, with Plans.

First Edition. Volume 2 of 2 only. London, Printed for the Translators, 1788. 22 x 14.5 cm. xvi, 414 pages (2). Complete with 10 Plates as listed. (Note Plates 5-8 printed on one sheet). Contemporary half calf over marbled boards. Gilt title, volume number and decorations on spine. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Front free end paper missing. Some of the maps with closed tears. Internally clean. Scarce.

Haig-Brown, Captain Alan R. / Ward, Colonel Sir Edward (introduction).

The O.T.C. and the Great War.

First Edition. London, The Offices of “Country Life”, 1915. 23 x 14 cm. xi, 245 pages, 18 pages publishers list. Complete with ten Plates, as listed. Original red cloth. Hard cover. Gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Binding somewhat faded (see images). Edges dust dulled. Name of previous owner on front free end paper. Front hinge started to crack, but binding remains sound. Internally bright and clean. A very nice copy.

Graham, C.A.L. / Alanbrooke A.F. (Foreword).

The History of the Indian Mountain Artillery.

First Edition. Aldershot, Gale & Polden, 1957. 21 x 13 cm. xv, 417 pages. With photographs, drawings and maps (many folding). Original dark blue colth with gilt title on spine. In original decorated dust jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Cloth binding seriously damp stained / discoloured (see image). Dust jacket dust dulled and showing some edgewear and mild fraying. Edges and end papers age darkened. Tipped in letter by Colonel J.F. Barrington, Honorary Secretary of the Mountain Artillery Dinner Club, to Field Marshal Alanbrooke. Internally in fine condition, bright and clean.

Hull, Mark M.

Irish Secrets. German Espionage in Wartime Ireland 1939 – 1945.

First Edition. Dublin, Irish Academic Press, 2003. 23 x 15 cm. xx, 383 pages. With Illustrations. Original black cloth hard cover. Gitlt title. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. As New.

Hamilton Moore, John.

The New Practical Navigator; Being A Complete Epitome of Navigation: To which is added, all the Tables Requisite for Determining the Latitude and Longitude at Sea…

The Seventeenth Edition. Greatly Enlarged and Improved. London, Printed for Johnson, Richardson et al, 1807. 21 x 13 cm. xvi, 328 pages plus Tables. With a Frontispiece and ten Plates. New (2021) dark blue half cloth over matching marbled boards. New end papers. Gilt title and decorations. Internally age darkened and mildly foxed in places. Edges age darkened. Some of the plates with some paper losses to front edge, but not affecting actual images.

Grayson, C.E. / French, M. / O’Brien, M.J.

Traditional Archery from six Continents. The Charles E. Grayson Collection.

First Edition. Columbia & London, The University of Missouri Press, 2007. 26 x 21 cm. ix, 256 pages. Illustrated throughout in colour. Original black cloth. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Near fine in very good dust jacket. Edges dust dulled. Internally bright and clean. A nice copy.

Muller, John.

A Treatise containing the Practical Part of Fortification. In Four Parts. 1. The Theory of Walls, Arches, and Timber, with several Tables of their Dimensions. 2. The Knowledge of the Materials, their Properties, Qualities, and the Manner of Using them. 3. The Manner of Tracing a Fortress on the Ground, the Making an Estimate, and executing the Works. 4. The Method of building Aquatics, as Stone Bridges, Harbours, Quays, Wharfs, Sluices, and Aqueducts. Illustrated with Twenty-Eight Copper Plates. For the Use of the Royal Academy of Artillery at Woolwich. By John Muller, Professor of Artillery and Fortification.

The Third Edition. Corrected. London, Printed for W. Strahan, J.& F. Rivington et al., 1774. 20.5 x 13 cm. xxiv, 302 pages (2) [Publishers Ads]. With four folding Tables, other Tables and 26 folding Plates. Contemporary full calf, Five raised bands. Spine label with gilt title on spine. Gilt line decorations. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Age darkened. Two names of previous owners in ink on title page (see images). Internally dust dulled, but otherwise 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.

Beattie, William (text) / Bartlett, W.H. (illustrations).

The Ports, Harbours, Watering-Places, and Coast Scenery of Great Britain. Illustrated by Views taken on the Spot, by W.H. Bartlett; with Descriptions by William Beattie.

First Edition in this Form. Two Volumes – Complete. London, George Virtue, 1842. 27 x 20 cm. Vol.1: 190 pages and 65 (out of 66) Plates. / Vol.2: 155 pages and 60 Plates, as listed. Including frontispieces and engraved title pages. Uniform contemporary dark morroco with gilt titles and gilt decorations. All edges gilt. Yellow end papers. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Age darkened. Edges and end papers age darkened. Ex Libris sticker on front paste down of both volumes. Stamp of a previous owner on both title pages and on rear free end paper of volume one. Some foxing. Some tissue guards with a colour tinge. Otherwise a clean attractive copy in sturdy attractive bindings.