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HART, Liddell. Thoughts on war. London. Faber and Faber, [1944]. First edition. 8vo. 327pp, [1]. Original publisher's navy cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Without dustwrapper. Rubbed and marked, upper joint split. Scattered spotting. Presentation copy, ink inscription to recto of FFEP: 'To F. O. Miksche / in friendship and admiration - for his own / zealous and stimulating thoughts on war / from / B. H. Liddell Hart'. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 29185
VERITAS. The letters of veritas, re-published from the montreal herald; containing A Succinct Narrative of the military administration of sir george prevost, During his Commnad in the canadas; Whereby it will appear Manifest, that the merit of preserving them from conquest Belongs not to Him. Glasgow. Re-printed by and for R. Chapman, 1815. 12mo. 111pp, [1]. Original publisher's printed yellow wrappers. Rubbed and dust-soiled, some loss to backstrip. Very small burn mark to foot of title page. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 32604
[HONOURABLE ARTILLERY COMPANY]. [A collection of largely eighteenth-century pamphlets and broadsides relating to the Honourable Artillery Company]. London. [vs.], 1786-1813 Folio, 8vo and others. This collection consists of:

- Lists of the chiefs, officers, court of assistants, members, &c. of the honourable Artillery Company. In the year 1788. London. Printed by Stephen Clark, [1788]. 20pp. With extra-engraved title page. ESTC T301314. And two similar, for the years 1797 and 1816. All in contemporary marbled paper wrappers, some light staining.

- An address to the inhabitants of london from the ... More >
£ 3,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 14449
[CHESTERFIELD, Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of]. [WALLER, Edmund]. The case of the hanover forces, In the pay of great-britain, Impartially and freely examined. With some Seasonable Reflexions on the Present Conjuncture of Affairs. London. Printed for T. Cooper, 1742. 8vo. 35pp, [1]. Modern marbled paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to upper board. A trifle rubbed, spine dulled. Loss and later paper repairs to title page, with some loss to text. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 22030
[BRITISH ARMY]. A soldier's album. London. Printed by and for S. W. Fores, 1826. First edition. 8vo. ix, [1], 123pp, [1]. With a hand-coloured engraved frontispiece. Uncut and partially unopened in original publisher's buff paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece. Heavily rubbed and marked, spine heavily worn. Occasional marginal loss/tearing, spottted. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 32404
DANCE, Col Sir C.W.. A letter to his grace to duke of wellington...on the application of steam power to civil and military purposes. London. James Ridgway and Sons, 1837. First edition. 8vo. [2], 26pp. Stitched, as issued. Worn, with some tearing, marking, small hole to final leaf (without loss of sense).

[With:] [An archive of manuscript and printed ephemera relating to Dance, his military service, friendship with the Duke of Wellington, and his descendants].

- Military documents, letters and ephemera: including a bilingual pass, signed by Wellington, permitting Major Dance to 'go by post Horses' from Portalegre ... More >
£ 3,600.00 Antiquates Ref. 17181
A LATE LIEUTENANT IN HIS MAJESTY'S FORCES. The complete drill serjeant: containing the plainest instructions for the drill, manual, and platoon exercise, according to the latest regulations... London. Printed for J. Stuart, 1803. Fifth edition. 8vo. [4], 7-43pp. With an engraved frontispiece, numerous engraved illustrations in the text, and a terminal page of publisher's advertisements. Modern red half-calf, red cloth boards, tooled and lettered in gilt, T.E.G. Very minor shelf-wear. Marbled endpapers, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 22788
MACERONE, Francis. Defensive instructions for the people: containing the new and improved combination of arms, called foot lancers; miscellaneous instructions on the subject of small arms and ammunition, street and house fighting, and field fortification. London. Printed and published by J. Smith, [1832]. First edition. 8vo. 8, 72pp. With a folding hand-coloured engraved frontispiece, a further four folding lithographed colour plates, and an engraved folding plan. Original publisher's cloth-backed buff paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Rubbed, marked, and bumped, early inked ownership inscription to upper board, corners exposed. Offsetting to title page, scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 22765
LONGSTAFF, Major F. V.; ATTERIDGE, A. Hilliard. The book of the machine gun. London. Hugh Rees, 1917. First edition. 8vo. xiv, 337pp, [1]. With a half-title, a photographic frontispiece, and a further 84 plates (some folding). Original publisher's gilt-stamped red cloth. Heavily rubbed and marked, spine sunned, corners bumped. Dampstaining to head to front endpapers, half-title, and frontispiece, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 32085
[MATCHAM, George]. [A journal containing manuscript accounts of Lord Horatio Nelson]. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [c. 1832] Quarto. Manuscript on paper. Contemporary red half-morocco, marbled paper boards, later paper label to upper board with manuscript title: 'Character of Lord Nelson as "Lord Victory" written by his brother-in-law George Matcham Partially Printed in "Anecdotes of a Croat"'. Extremities heavily rubbed. Marbled endpapers, upper hinge exposed, very occasional light dampstaining. From the recently dispersed Newhouse estate of the Eyre-Matcham family. More > £ 1,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 29311
[BRITISH ARMY]. Rules and regulations for the formations, field-exercise, and movements, of his majesty's forces. Parts I. II. and, abstract, part III. [London]. War Office, printed; and sold by J. Walter, [1801]. 8vo. xvi, 103pp, [1]. With an engraved folding frontispiece. Contemporary powder blue paper boards, later rebacked in red cloth. Board rubbed and marked. Inked ownership inscription of Lt. Col. William Woodforde to head of title page, small hole to lower corner of leaf C1. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 22787
NAPIER, Richard. Remarks on lieut.-colonel outram's work, entitled "the conquest of sinde, a commentary. London. James Ridgway, 1847. First edition. viii, 138pp.

[Bound with:] BRIGGS, Major General [John]. What are we to do with the punjab? London. James Madden, 1849. First edition. 30pp, [2]. With an engraved folding map and a final leaf of publisher's advertisements.

[And:] NAPIER, Major-General Sir William. Six letters, in vindication of the british army. exposing the calumnies of the liverpool financial reform association. London. Edward Moxon, 1849. Second edition. 29pp, ... More >
£ 625.00 Antiquates Ref. 24177
JACOB, Major William. Practical hints on the proof of gunpowder. [London]. Printed by W. Annan, 1846. First edition. 8vo. vii, [1], 47pp, [1]. Interleaved throughout. With an engraved plate. Original publisher's maroon cloth, printed paper lettering-piece to upper board. Rubbed, marked, and heavily sunned. Occasional spotting, plate damp-stained at head. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'Colonel J. P. (?)Leslie / with the writer's kindest regards / Croydon 2d. August 1847.' More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 26158
SOUTHEY, Robert. The life of nelson. London. Printed for John Murray, 1814. Second edition. 8vo. In two volumes. viii, 264; viii, 288pp. With half-titles. With an engraved portrait frontispiece to Vol I and a plate of Nelson's signatures in facsimile bound as frontispiece to Vol. II. Contemporary richly gilt-tooled diced calf, contrasting green morocco lettering-piece, marbled edges. Lightly rubbed and marked. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplates of Rees Goring Thomas to FEPs, contemporary inked school presentation inscription to verso of FFEP ... More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 31051