Blakeney, Robert.

A Boy In The Peninsular War.

Uckfield, The Naval & Military Press Ltd., 2007. 15cm x 23cm. 382 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition.

Childers, E.S.E., and Stewart, Robert.

The Story of The Royal Hospital Kilmainham.

Reprint. Uckfield, Naval & Military Press, c 2009. 12.5 cm x 20.5 cm. 95 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

Gibb, Harold [Rev.].

Record of the 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards in the Great War 1914-1918.

Reprint. Uckfield, Naval & Military Press, c 2009. 12.5 cm x 20.5 cm. VIII, 75 pages. With 4 illustrations. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

Hunter, David.

Apollinaire in the Great War 1914-1918.

London, Peter Owen, 2015. 21.6cm x 13.6cm. 255 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent, close to new condition.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Fraser, T.G. / Jeffery, Keith. [Eds].

Men, Women and War. (Historical Studies XVIII).

Dublin, The Lilliput Press, 1993. 14 x 21cm. (12), 242 pages. Original clothbound hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar wrapper. Very good condition other then mild foxing to edges.

Wood, Alan C.

Military Ghosts.

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

Burrows, A.R.

The 1st Battalion in the Great War. The Faugh-A-Ballaghs.

First published in 1925. Uckfield, The Naval & Military Press, 2003. 19 cm x 25 cm. 182 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Reprint of original 1925 publication.

Dean, Donald / Crowdy, Terry [Ed].

Donald Dean VC: The Memoir of a Volunteer and Territorial From Two World Wars.

Barnsley, Pen & Sword Books Ltd., 2010. 16cm x 24cm. XXIII, 178 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition.

Dietz, Peter.

The Last of the Regiments: Their Rise and Fall.

First Edition. London, Brassey’s, 1990. 15cm x 23.5cm. XIV, 271 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Graves, Donald E.

Dragon Rampant: The Royal Welch Fusiliers At War 1793-1815. Foreword by Lieutenant-General J.P. Riley.

London, Frontline Books, 2010. 16cm x 24cm. XVII, 301 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition.

Johnson, Samuel.

The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes.

Volume The Sixth ONLY! London, W. Pickering, 1825. 21 x 13 cm. vi, 520 pages. Dark green half- calf ober marbled boards. Red spinal label with gilt title. Gilt decorations. All edges marbled. Marbaled end papers. Very good condition. Some rubbing and bumping. Ex Libris (on front paste down). Edges dust dulled. Internally bright and clean. Front hinge cracked.

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.

Brown, Rory.

Fighting Monsters: British-American War-making and Law-making.

First Edition. Oxford / Portland, Hart Publishing, 2011. 16 x 24cm. (9), 325 pages. Original clothbound hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition, very slight signs of shelf wear to dustjacket but otherwise as new.

Dungan, Myles.

Distant Drums – Irish Soldiers in Foreign Armies.

Belfast, Appletree Press, 1993. 13.5 cm x 21 cm. VIII, 184 pages. With 32 illustrations. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Very slight foxing to pages.

Fehrenbach, T.R.

This Kind of War: The Classic Korean War History. Foreword by General Gordon Sullivan.

50th Anniversary Edition. Washington D.C., Brassey’s, 2000. 16cm x 24cm. XL, 483 pages. With 25 pages of battlefield maps. Original hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition.

Gunsaulus, Helen C.

The Japanese Sword an its Decoration. Field Museum of Natural History Chicago. Anthropology Leaflet 20.

Chicago, Field Museum of Natural History, 1924. 22 x 14 cm. 21 pages with B&W Plates. Stiff paper covers. Pamphlet. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped, a little dust dulled, but internally clean.

Jefferson, David.

Tobruk – A Raid Too Far.

London, Robert Hale, 2013. 20 x 30 cm. 304 pages. Some maps and photographs. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Excellent condition. As New.

Manning, Stephen.

Soldiers of the Queen: Victorian Colonial Conflict in the Words of Those who Fought.

Stroud, Spellmount / The History Press, 2009. 16 x 24cm. 224 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition, like new.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Barrett-Cross, R.L.

The History of the Home Counties Medical Services of the Territorial Army. Vol.1 1859-1922.

[First Edition]. Limited Edition: 39/200. Beddington, Croydon, Published by the Author, 1988. 29 x 21 cm. xiii, 161 pages. With B&W Illustrations. Soft cover with stiff paper boards. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Inscribed and signed by the author on title page.

Gates, William G. (Editor).

Portsmouth and the Great War.

First Edition. Published by the Evening News and Hampshire Telegraph Company, 1919. 24 x 18 cm. 275 pages. With Illustrations. Original decorated cloth. Very good condition. Ruubed and bumped. Slightly age darkened. Name of previous owner inscribed to front free end paper. Internally bright and clean.

Connell, John.

Wavell. Scholar and Soldier To June 1941.

First Edition. London, Collins, 1964. 23 x 14 cm. 573 pages. With B&W Illustrations. Original cloth with gilt title on red on spine. In original dust jacket. Top edge coloured. Map-decorated end papers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Some damp staining to first few pages of book. Fore edge of frontispiece a little frayed. Dust jacket dust dulled and edge worn; now in archival jacket.

Hunter, Edna J.

The Vietnam POW Veteran: Immediate and Long-Term Effects of Captivity. Report No. 77-18.

San Diego, Naval Health Research Center, 1978. 26.5 x 20.5 cm (Cover) / 21.5 x 14 cm (Text). 18 pages (2). Original stiff yellow paper covers. Smaller text section stapled inside larger cover. Very good condition. Clean copy.

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.

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, 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.

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.

Baly, Monica E.

Florence Nightingale and Nursing Legacy. Signed.

First Edition. London, Croom Helm, 1986. 21 x 14 cm. (6), 237 pages Original black cloth with gilt title on spine. In original dust jacket, now in archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed by author on title page. A bright and clean copy.

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.

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.

Bryant, Arthur.

Feltmarskal Alanbrookes Krigsdagbøger. Vol.1: Med ryggen mod Muren. / Vol.2: Seijren i Vest.

First Editions. Two Volumes. København, Det Schønbergske Forlag, 1961. 24 x 16 cm. Vol.1: 633 pages / Vol.2: 445 pages. Illustrated. Each volume is accompanied by a letter from Collins publishers to Field Marshal Alanbrooke. One volume also contains a flyer by the Danish publishers about the book. Original stiff paperboards in original decorated dust jacket, now in archival jackets. All edges deckle. Good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Mostly unopened. First and last pages of both volumes are damp stained.

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.

Bryant, Arthur.

Kriegswende (1939 – 1943). Aus den Kriegstagebuechern des Feldmarschalls Lord Alanbrooke, Chef des Empire-Generalstabs.

Second Edition (Zweite Auflage). Duesseldorf, Droste Verlag, 1957. 22 x 14 cm. 717 pages, with B&W photographs. Original green cloth hard cover. Gilt title on front board and spine. In original dust jacket, glassine wrapper and a small paper band around dust jacket. Now in protective archival jacket. Good condition. Binding damp stained and discoloured. Edges and end papers dust dulled and partly browned. With a gift inscription: ‘To Brookie with Love from [Buster?] 1960. This may complete your collection – it is perhaps fitting that its the German edition.’ Dust jacket age darkened and rubbed. Small paper losses to glassine wrapper. Internally clean.

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.

[British Dominion General Insurance].

War Facts & Figures. An Encyclopaedia of useful Information, Statistics, Photographs, Maps, etc. compiled from the most reliable Sources.

London, British Dominions General Insurance Co., [1914]. 20 x 13 cm. 180 pages text, followed by 60 pages of photographs in B&W. Original blue wrappers. Soft covers. Very good condition. Some shelfwear. Wrappers dust dulled / faded. Names of previous owners on first blank. Iternally bright and clean.

Bryant, Arthur.

Tempo Di Guerra (1939-1943) & Trionfo in Occidente (1943-1946). I Diario E Le Note Autobiografiche Del Feldmareciallo Visconte Alanbrooke Capo Dello Stato Maggiore Generale Imperiale.

First Editions. Two Volumes. Milano, Longanesi, 1960 & 1962. 18 x 12 cm. Vol.1: 1023, (14) / Vol.2: 726, (8). With some maps in text. With a losely inserted letter by Collins Publishers to Field Marshal Alanbrooke. Original green cloth with gilt title on spine. In orginal dust jackets. Volume 1 with a blue paper band issued by the publisher. Volume 1: Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally very clean. / Vol.2: Good condition. Rubbed and bumped with damp stains both internally and externally. Dust jackets with some edge wear and small closed tears; now in archival jackets.

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.

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.

Eogan, George.

Catalogue of Irish Bronze Swords. [National Museum of Ireland].

First Edition. Dublin, Published by the Stationary Office, 1965. 28 x 22 cm. xxxix, 190 text pages, followed by 97 Illustration Pages. Original green cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Mild ring stain on front board. Edges dust dulled. Name of previous owner inscribed. Internally bright and clean.

Bockstruck, Lloyd De Witt

Revolutionary War Pensions. Awarded by State Governments 1775-1874, the General and Federal Governments Prior to 1814, and by Private Acts of Congress.

Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Company, 2011. 25 x 18 cm. xxiii, 1041 pages. Original trade paperback. As new.

Gordon, Major-Gen. C.G.

The Journals of Major-Gen. C.G. Gordon at Kartoum. Printed from the original MSS. Introduction and Notes by A. Egmont Hake. With Portrait, two Maps and thirty Illustrations after Sketches by General Gordon.

First Edition. London, Kegan, Paul, Trench, & Co., 1885, 18 x 12 cm. xlvii, 416 pages. Two maps, one of them folding. Illustrated. Original cloth. Hard cover. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Name of previous owner on front free end paper.

H.I. Powell-Edwards.

The Sussex Yeomanry and 16th Sussex Yeomanry Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment 1914-1919.

Second Edition. London & New York, Andrew Melrose, ND [1921]. 21 x 14 cm. 398 pages. With B&W photos and folding maps in the back. Original red decorated cloth. Hard cover. In original dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. Very good condition. Some shelf wear. In very good dust jacket. A nice clean copy.

Maj. Gen. Sir H. C. C. Uniacke (editor).

The Royal Artillery War Commemoration Book. A Regimental Record written and illustrated for the most part by Artillerymen while serving in the line during the Great War.

First Edition. London, G. Bell and Sons, 1920. c. 32 x 25 cm. xxiv, 408 pages. Illustrated thoughout in colour and B&W. Original brown cloth. Gilt titles and decorations. Top edge gilt, other edges deckle. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Some fading to boards (see images). Edges and end papers dust dulled. Ex Libris of previous owner on front paste down. Occasional mild foxing, otherwise clean.

Lord Davies (Davies, David).

Foundations of Victory.

First Edition. London, Collins, 1941. 18 x 12 cm. 192 pages. Original blue cloth with black title on spine. Hard cover in original decorated unclipped dust jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Binding faded. Dust dulled throughout. Gift inscription from the author to Sir Alan Brooke, dated 24 April 1941.

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.

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.

King-Hall, Commander Sir Stephen.

Power Politics in the Nuclear Age. A Policy for Britain.

Uncorrected Proof. London, Victor Gollancz, 1962. 21 x 14 cm. 224 pages. Paperback proof copy with title on front board. In original unclipped yellow dust jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and dust dulling throughout. Some edge wear to dust jacket, now in archival jacket. Dust jacket front and title page are stamped ‘UNCORRECTED’. With a typed letter to Field Marshal Alanbrooke, signed by the author. The author also added typed paper sections stapled to various pages and containing corrections made between the proof phase and printing phase.

King-Hall, Stephen.

Defence in the Nuclear Age.

First Edition. London, Victor Golancz, 1958. 21 x 13 cm. 223 pages. Includes two signed letters by the author to Field-Marshal Alanbrook, a ‘compliment’ card from the publisher, a small folded card with opinions about the book (incl. Alanbrooke’s) and a selection (10) of newspaper clips. Original blue cloth hard cover with gilt title on spine. In original yellow decorated dust jacket, now in archival jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Some dust dulling. Inscription by author to Alanbrooke on front free end paper. Letter stapled (rust spot) and tipped to half title page. Other materials losely inserted. Internally bright and clean.

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.

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.

Dean, C.G.T. / Liddell, Clive G.

The Royal Hospital Chelsea. With Letter from General Bernard Paget to Field-Marshal Alanbrooke

First Edition. London, Hutchinson, 1950. 22 x 15 cm. xiv, pages 15 to 328. With a frontispiece and other illustrations in colour and B&W. There is a losely inserted letter from General Bernard Paget to Field Marshal Alanbrooke. New (2018) black cloth with gilt title on spine. New end papers. Very good condition. New binding and end papers. Half title, frontispiece and title page show some damp staining. Otherwise bright and clean inside.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Hayes, Richard.

Irish Swordsmen of France. With a Foreword by Rev. Patrick Browne, M.A., D.Sc.

Second Impression. Dublin, M.H. Gill and Son, 1941. 21 x 13.5 cm. xix, 307 pages. With eight Illustrations, incl. one colour and one folding Plate – Complete. Original blue cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. In original dust jacket, now inside archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Minor shelf wear. Edges and end papers dust dulled and mildly foxed. Occasional mild foxing. Name of previous owner on front free end paper. A nice copy.

Armstrong, Olive.

Edward Bruce’s Invasion of Ireland.

First Edition. London, John Murray, 1923. 21 x 14 cm. xvi, 179 pages. With a folding map. Original green cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Small sticker with name of previous owner on front free end paper. Mildly age darkened, otherwise a very nice copy. See 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.

Lecomte, Ferdinand.

Guerre de la Prusse et de L’Italie contre L’Autriche et la Confederation Germanique en 1866. Relation Historique et Critique. Avec Cartes et Plans.

First Edition. Two Volumes. Paris, Ch. Tanera, 1868. 23 x 15 cm. Vol.1: 474 pages plus seven folding maps / Vol.2: 397 pages, 73 pages (Annexes) plus six maps. Contemporary full calf. Spine labels with gilt title and volume numbers. Elaborate gilt decoration to spine. Gilt dentelles. Marbled edges and end papers. Very good condition. Bindings rubbed along the board edges (see images). Some mildly fading to boards. Edges dust dulled. Armorial Ex Libris (‘Castle Pollard’) on front paste down of both volumes. Name of previous owner (in pencil) inscribed. Internally very clean. Appears unread.

Joyce, P.W.

A Social History of Ancient Ireland. Treating of the Government, Military System, and Laws; Religion, Learning, and Art; Trades, Industries, and Commerce; Manners, Customs, and Domestic Life, of the Ancient Irish People.

Second Edition. Two Volumes. Dublin, M.H. Gill & Son, 1913. 21 x 14 cm. Vol.1: xxiii, 632 pages / Vol.2: xi, 651 pages. Illustrated throughout with drawings, maps, photographs. Original green cloth with gilt decorations (Celtic Design) on spine and front board. Gilt title on spine. Top edge gilt. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and dust dulling. Remnants of a paper label on front free end papers. Neat gift inscription (‘x-mas 1914’) in volume 1. Internally bright and clean. A very set.

F. Ternisien D’Haudricourt.

Fastes De La Nation Française [Records of the French Nation].

Two Volumes. Paris, au Bureau de l’Auteur, ND, [c. 1815]. 28 x 21 cm. Unpaginated. Engraved throughout. No title page in either volume. First volume: blank, coloured plate [Les Princes Allies], frontispiece [Plan de Paris, 1814], 34 engraved plates, blank / Second volume: blank, 33 engraved plates, blank. Contemporary fine full calf. Gilt and blind decorations. No spine labels. Marbled end papers. Very good condition. Binding tight. Rubbed and bumped (see images). One of the volumes lacks the front free end paper. Blank Ex Libris sticker on front paste downs of both volumes. Some dust dulling. Very clean plates (see sample images).

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.

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.

Hayes, Richard.

The Last Invasion of Ireland. When Connacht Rose.

First Edition. Dublin, Gill and Son, 1937. 21 x 14 cm. xxvi, 341 pages. Complete with six Illustrations, as listed. Original green cloth. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Minor shelf wear and dust dulling. Occasional very mild foxing. A very nice copy in the scarce dust jacket.

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.

Las Cases, Comte de.

Mémorial de Sainte-Hélène / Journal de la Vie Privéé et des Conversations de l´Empereur Napoleón, a Sainte Hélène. Mémorial de Sainte-Hélène, ou journal ou se trouve consigné, jour par jour, ce qu’a dit et fait Napoléon durant dix-huit mois.

Two sets of four volumes each. Brussels & London, De L’Imremerie de H. Remy / Chez Henri Colburn et M. Bossange, 1822/23 & 1823. 350, 330, 319 & 324 pages / 361, 345, 314 & 304 pages. With folded plans and maps. See images. Uniform paper covered spine and corners over marbled boards. Black spine labels with gilt titles. Note the two sets are slightly different in size. See images. Very good condition. Bindings rubbed and bumped. Ex Libris of previous owner (‘Castle Pollard’) on front paste downs. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Occasional mild foxing / dust dulling, otherwise internally clean.

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.

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.

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.

Lucas, E.V. [Edward Varrell].

Outposts of Mercy. The Record of a Visit in November and December , 1916, to the various Units of the British Red Cross in Italy.

First Edition. London, Published for the British Red Cross Society by Methuen & Co., 1917. 17 x 11 cm. 60 pages with sixteen Illustrations. Complete, as stated. Stiff brown paper covers with flaps. Black title on front board and spine. Decorated red cross on front board. ‘Selection of Methuen’s List’ on rear board. See images. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Paper spine creased and partially split. Tiny paper losses to spine ends. Some creases to front board. Internally mildly foxed, but otherwise clean. No markings or annotations. A nice copy of this rare publication, published during the Great War.

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).

Edward Earl of Clarendon.

The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England. Begun in the Year 1641, with the Precedent Passages, and Actions, that contributed thereunto, and the happy End and Conclusion there by the King’s blessed Restoration. and Return upon the 29th of May, in the Year 1660.

Dublin Edtion. Three Volumes – Complete. Dublin, Printed for John Hyde and Robert Owen, Booksellers, 1719. 32 x 19 cm. Vol.1: Blank, engraved Frontispiece, Title Page, xii [Preface], (4) [List of Subscribers], 422 pages. / Vol.2: engraved Frontispiece, Title Page, (4) [Dedication], 459 pages. / Vol.3: engraved Frontispiece, Title Page, (6) [Dedication], 445 pages plus 33 pages Index. Small vignettes in text. Contemporary panelled calf. Blinf decorations to boards. Gilt decorations to spine. Spine labels with title and volume numbers in gilt. Red speckled edges. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Small material losses / abrasions to corners and spine ends. Volume spine label missing on volume 2. Some joints started to crack, but bindings remain sound. Name and Ex Libris of previous owners on front paste down and title pages. Internally clean, mildly age darkened. A few minor tears. A nice set overall.

Grant, Ulysses S.

Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant.

First Edition. Two Volumes. New York, Charles L. Webster & Company, 1885. 23 x 15 cm. Vol.1: 584 pages / Vol.2: 647 pages. Illustrated. Original deluxe three-quarter brown morocco, raised bands, circular gilt-stamped medallions on front and rear covers, marbled endpapers and edges. Very good condition. Sound bindings. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Neat gift inscription to Library. Small library stamp (‘Peru Library’) on first blank of each volume. Occasional mild foxing. Internally bright and clean. A very nice set overall.

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.

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.

Jackson, G.S.

Operations of the Eighth Corps. Normandy to the Rhine. Field-Marshal Alanbrooke’s Copy. Account of Operations from Normany to the River Rhine.

First Edition. London, St. Clements Press, [1948] 24 x 15 cm. (4), 171 pages. With a frontispiece, few illustrations in text and threee coloured folding maps in rear pocket. Original grey cloth with red title on front board and spine. In original decorated dust jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear.Edges and end papers age darkened. Occassional mild foxing. Dust jacket with some edge wear and mild fraying to spine ends. Short closed tear to the back of the DJ. Now in archival jacket. With a tipped in printed card to ‘Field Marshal The Viscount Alanbrooke… with the Compliments of the Members of the Officer’ Association H.Q.8-Corps’.

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.

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.

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.

[Macfarquhar, Colin & Gleig, George – Chief Editors]

Encyclopaedia Britannica. Three Plates Volumes with 460 Plates. Volumes 1, 3 & 4 (including the Plates issued as a Supplement in 1801-03.

Third Edition & Supplement to 3rd Edition. Three volumes of four. [Edinburgh], [Privately published by Andrew Bell, Archibald Constable & Colin Macfarquhar], [1788 – 1803]. c. 26 x 20 cm. Vol.1: Plates 1 – 161 / Vol. 3: Plates 292 – 446 / Vol. 4: Plates 447 – 542 and 1 – 50. See comments below for noted ‘anomalies’. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards. Red spine labels with gilt title. Gilt decorations and volume numbers in gilt. Very good condition. Bindings rubbed and bumped with wear to spine and ends and corners (see images). Edges age darkened. Joints cracked, but bindings remain sound. Spine leather dried and cracked. Internally dust dulled, but generally clean. A few closed tears and some edge wear to some plates. Overall a very nice collection of more than 450 plates. See images.

Machiavel, Nicolas [Niccolò Machiavelli].

[The Works of Nicholas Machiavel]. Containing the following Works: The History of Florence / The Prince, Together with the Original of Guelf and Ghibilin, Life of Castruccio Castracani, Murther of Vitelli, &c. by Duke Valentino, State of France, State of Germany. / The Discourses of Nicholas Machiavel, upon the First Decade of Titus Livius. / The Art of War. / The Marriage of Belphegor. Also The Publisher to the Reader, concerning the following Letter & The Author’s Introduction.

London, Printed for A. Churchill, R. Bonwick, T. Goodwin et al, 1720. C. 32 x 20 cm. TP [History of Florence], (2) [Epistle to Clement VII], (10) [TOC], 180 pages (Florence], (4) [TP & Dedication: The Prince], pages 199-267 [The Prince], (4) [TP & Dedication: Discourses], pages 267-431 [Discourses], (4) [TP &c. The Art of War], pages 433-523 [The Art of War], pages 524-529 [The Marriage of Belphegor], pages 530-532 [Preface to the Reader], (1) [Epistle to Clement VII], (3) [The Author’s Introduction]. Numerous pages misnumbered: 169-170, 175-179, 235, 265. New (2024) half leather over marbled boards. New end papers. Spine labels. Text block in good condition. Missing overall title page [Works of Machiavel]. Heavy edge wear, particularly to first and last pages, with paper losses, but not affecting text. Large section (c. 50%) of page 26/26 missing. Closed tear to page 509/510. Paper darkened with some damp staining and occasional foxing.

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.

Dodsley, J. / Burke, Edmund (Editors). Washington, George / Jefferson, Thomas / Founding Fathers et al.

The Annual Register, or a View of the History, Politics, and Literature, for the Year 1774, 1776, 1778 – 1781, 1783 and 1787. [A Crucial Primary Source for the American Revolution / Early Printing of the Declaration of Independance / American Civil War / 1787 Constitution of the United States of America etc.].

1774 & 1776 Fourth Editions. All others: First Editions. Eight Volumes. London, Printed for J. Dodsley, 1789, 1788, 1779, 1780, 1780, 1782, 1785 & 1789. 21 x 12.5 cm. 1774: (2), 280, 245, (10) / 1776: IV, 270, 259, (9) / 1778: IV, 334, 245, (11) / 1779: vii, 442, 193, (10) / 1780: vii, 404, 251, (12) / 1781: (2), 339, 207, (12) / 1787: II, 320, 202, (14). Uniform contemporary tree calf. Gilt decorations to spine. Dentelles. Generally very good condition. Bindings seriously rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers age darkened and dust dulled. Spine labels missing. Some joints started to crack. Some material losses to heads of spines and corners (see images). The 1779 volume has a split spine. Bindings remain sound. Internally mildly age darkened / dust dulled, occasionally foxed, otherwise clean. The 1781 volumes shows some damp and bookworm damage for the last 20 pages or so, not affecting readability. No annotations, library stamps etc. Eight clean copies. Excellent reading copies or candidates for rebinding.

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.

De Gaulle, Charles.

War Memoirs Unity 1942 – 1944. Documents. Signed and inscribed to Field-Marshal Alanbrooke.

First UK Edition. Two Volumes. London, Weidenfels and Nicolson, 1959. 20 x 13 cm. Vol.1: 340 pages / Vol.2: 424 pages. Original green (Vol.1) and blue (Vol.2) cloth with gilt titles on spine. In original unclipped dust jackets. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and dust dulling. Minor edge wear to dust jackets. Vol.1 inscribed by Charles De Gaulle to General Sir Alan Brooke. Vol.2 signed and dated by Charles De Gaulle.