London.
John Murray, 1900.
First edition, second impression.
8vo.
[2], 349pp, [1]. With a photographic portrait frontispiece and a folding map. Original publisher's green cloth, stamped in black and gilt. A trifle rubbed. Endpapers browned, ink-stamp of A. J. Henderson to recto of FFEP, scattered spotting. More >
£ 125.00
Antiquates Ref. 30636
London.
Printed for the author, 1787.
First edition in English.
8vo.
xvi, 334pp, [4]. With. a half-tile, 18 engraved folding plates, a leaf of errata, and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf, marbled paper boards, black calf lettering-piece. Extremities rubbed. Plate margins a trifle browned and dusty. Recently dispersed from the Cottlesloe Military Library 'probably the most extensive private collection of early printed books focused on military matters', with the bookplate of Thomas ... More >
£ 750.00
Antiquates Ref. 22980
London.
John Murray, 1879.
New edition.
8vo.
vii, [1], 469pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece. Handsome contemporary Hillbrow School, Rugby prize binding of gilt-tooled calf, gilt supralibros to upper board, contrasting green morocco lettering-piece, marbled edges. Rubbed and sunned. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More >
£ 75.00
Antiquates Ref. 16490
London.
[s.n.], 1758.
Third edition.
Quarto.
[6], xxxii, 292pp. With two fine naval vignettes, to first and final leaves. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, with some marking, bumping to corners, loss to head and foot of spine, cracking to lower joint. Captain Thomas Peyton's copy, with his inscription (dated 1790) to head of blank fly-leaf at front; ink offsetting evidencing the removal of the FFEP (showing the mirror ... More >
£ 750.00
Antiquates Ref. 27732
London.
Published by John Fairburn, [1805]
Twentieth edition.
12mo.
40pp. With an engraved folding frontispiece depicting the Battle of Trafalgar. Original publisher's navy wrappers, title in manuscript to upper panel. Housed in modern navy cloth gatefold case, red calf lettering-piece to spine. Wrappers marked and chipped. Internally clean and crisp. More >
£ 250.00
Antiquates Ref. 24430
London.
Printed for T. Osborn, 1753.
First edition in English.
12mo.
[2], 197pp, [1]. With an engraved folding plane and three folding letterpress tables. Without publisher's advertisement leaf. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf. Extremities worn, upper joint split, surface loss to lower board. Armorial bookplate to FEP of Scottish advocate and philosopher, Henry Home, Lord Kames (1696-1782). More >
£ 750.00
Antiquates Ref. 22982
London.
Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent, & Co., c.1890.
Forty-second edition.
8vo.
419pp, [1]. With a half-title, an illustrated frontispiece, and plates. Original publisher's maroon cloth, gilt. Light rubbing to sunned spine, slight soiling to boards. Upper hinge split with board working loose, leaves a trifle toned, recent armorial bookplate to FEP of Cefntilla, family seat of the Raglan baronetcy. More >
£ 50.00
Antiquates Ref. 13631
London.
John Hamilton, [1932].
First edition.
Quarto.
90pp, [6]. With frontispiece and 30 plates. Original publisher's blue cloth, title stamped in black to spine and upper board (i.e. the second issue binding, without the stamped image of plane to upper board), with the fabulously evocative rare Howard Leigh dustwrapper displaying the original 5s price. An almost fine copy, but for the slightest of fading at head and foot of spine, in a ... More >
£ 450.00
Antiquates Ref. 21501
Amsterdam.
Chez Jan Janssen, 1627.
First separate edition.
Folio.
In two parts. [4], 42, [2], 46pp. With an architectural engraved title page by Willem Outgertsz Akersloot (1600-1661), a double-page table, and 42 double-page engraved numbered plates (plates 14 and 17 duplicated in foliation), presenting some 170 examples of military fortification. Contemporary vellum. Extremities heavily worn and marked. Title page partially naively hand-coloured. Early ownership inscription of 'Jean Ernest Comte de Nassau' and later inscriptions ... More >
£ 1,500.00
Antiquates Ref. 28834
London.
Macmillan and Co., 1898.
New edition.
8vo.
xxii, [2], 601pp, [1]. With a half-title, a photographic portrait frontispiece, a further 41 plates, and two illustrations in the text. Original publisher's blind-stamped red cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. A trifle rubbed and marked, spine sunned. Scattered spotting. More >
£ 50.00
Antiquates Ref. 30637
London.
Edward Arnold, 1916.
First edition.
8vo.
xi, [1], 303, [1], 12pp. With half-title, a terminal publisher's catalogue, a photographic portrait frontispiece and 15 plates. Original publisher's blind-stamped navy cloth, lettered in gilt. Slightest of rubbing and bumping to extremities. Armorial bookplate of 'Geoffrey Ronald Codrington' to FEP, foxed throughout. An association copy, inscribed to FEP 'J.E.U.P. Fitzgerald / 1916', that is John Uniacke Penrose Fitzgerald, the author's second son. More >
£ 75.00
Antiquates Ref. 15327
London.
Routledge & Kegan Paul, [1970].
8vo.
xxix, [1], 186pp, [1]. Numerous illustrations in the text by Frank Wilson. Original publisher's red cloth, lettered in gilt, pictorial dustwrapper. Lightly rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'For / Field-Marshal Lord Slim / with respect and good wishes / from the Editor and Illustrator / of these memoirs, who fought / under his command in Burma / ... More >
£ 125.00
Antiquates Ref. 25842
London.
Geoffrey Bles, 1934.
First edition.
8vo.
283pp. Original publisher's red cloth boards lettered in gilt, with the unclipped white dust wrapper decorated red, lettered black. Top edge yellow, bottom edge uncut. Minor shelf-wear, wrapper worn and toned. Internally bright and clean save a little toning to endpapers. With the review slip, and a T.L.S. to Williamson dated 27th April 1934, advising Mr. Lakin of Geoffrey Bles publishers has requested to send ... More >
£ 250.00
Antiquates Ref. 27159
London.
Seeley and Co., 1900.
First edition.
8vo.
With a half-title, an engraved portrait frontispiece, and a further 25 plates. Original publisher's gilt-stamped burgundy cloth. Lightly rubbed, marked, and bumped. Early ink ownership inscription to recto of FFEP, very occasional light spotting. More >
£ 75.00
Antiquates Ref. 30639
[London].
Printed for the Corps, by Bunney, thompson, and Co., 1797.
Second edition, with alterations and additions.
24mo.
vii, [1], 232, [5], 238-264, [8], 277-281pp, [1]. With six leaves (partially misbound), blank but comprehended in the pagination. Contemporary gilt-ruled dark green calf, A.E.G. Rubbed, marked, and bumped. Marbled endpapers, very occasional inked corrections to text. More >
£ 375.00
Antiquates Ref. 23156
[London].
[C. Roworth], [1804].
8vo.
iv, vi, 133pp, [7]. With three folded leaves of blank forms for annual and other returns. Contemporary gilt-tooled diced calf, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece to upper board. Rubbed, joints starting, spine sunned. Marbled endpapers, short tear to gutter of first form, else internally clean and crisp. More >
£ 250.00
Antiquates Ref. 28031
London.
Smith, Elder and Co., 1858.
First edition.
8vo.
xvi, 439pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece, a further four engraved plates, and numerous engraved illustrations in the text. Modern calf, lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, occasional ink-stamps of the War Office, offsetting, scattered spotting. More >
£ 150.00
Antiquates Ref. 30524
London.
Printed by March and Teape, 1802.
First edition.
Quarto.
Large paper copy. 36pp. Handsomely bound in contemporary gilt-tooled speckled calf, black morocco lettering-piece to upper board. A trifle rubbed and marked. Marbled endpapers, internally immaculate. More >
£ 450.00
Antiquates Ref. 28401
London.
Printed by Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1916.
First edition.
8vo.
318pp. With a photographic plate. Original publisher's blue, red, and white calf in Union Flag design, lettered in gilt. Extremities rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. More >
£ 125.00
Antiquates Ref. 31000
London.
Weidenfield and Nicolson, [1993].
First edition.
8vo.
xiv, 279pp, [1]. With seven plates of black and white photographs/illustrations. Original publisher's red cloth, lettered in silver, pictorial dustwrapper. Very minor shelf-wear. Internally immaculate. A fine copy. With a loosely inserted bookplate inscribed: 'To Mike Reskin / with best wishes / Lawrence Jones / 29.vi.93'. More >
£ 50.00
Antiquates Ref. 22169