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MACKAY, John. Life of Lieut.-Gen. Hugh Mackay of Scoury... London. Edward Bull, 1842. New edition, revised. 8vo. lxxvi, 228pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. Original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth, lettered in gilt. Rubbed, lightly marked, spine sunned. Foyles booksellers ticket pasted to FEP, receipt from the same loosely inserted, upper hinge partially exposed, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 23938
MACMUNN, Sir George. FALLS, Cyril.. History of the great war...Military operations egypt & palestine from the outbreak of war with germany to june 1917. London. Printed and published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1928. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes; second volume 15 folding maps in original red bookform case only. xvii, [1], 445pp, [1]. With half-title and maps to endpapers. Original publisher's red cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Rubbed and marked, with spines heavily sunned, some bleaching to cloth, and some peeling to map-case. Contemporary ownership inscription to title. Leaves lightly browned. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 35316
MAROLOIS, Samuel. Fortification ou architecture militaire tant offensive que deffensive; Supputee et dessignee. 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
MARSHALL, John. Royal naval biography; or, Memoirs of the Services of all the flag-officers, superannuated rear-admirals, retired-captains, post-captains, and commanders... London. Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1823-1830 First edition. 8vo. In 12 volumes, Original publisher's blind-stamped dark green cloth, gilt. Extremities very lightly rubbed, spines a trifle sunned, top-edges dust-soiled. Contemporary armorial bookplates of James Whatman to all FEPs, recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to recto of FFEP of Vol. I, very occasional slight chipping to margins, lightly spotted. More > £ 1,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 20623
[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
MAURICE, Baron P.-E. On national defence in england. London. Parker, Furnivall, & Parker, 1852. First edition in English. 8vo. [2], xiv, 88pp. With a lithographed folding map. Modern light green cloth-backed marbled paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Short tear to map at gutter, scattered spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 30224
MELDEGG, Reichlin von, Baron. A treatise on patroling. London. Calkin and Budd, 1831. Second edition. 8vo. [4], 111pp, [1]. Uncut in original publisher's brown cloth, printed paper lettering-piece. Extremities heavily rubbed and marked. Contemporary inked ownership inscriptions of Wm. T. Markham to FEP and head of title page, scattered foxing. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 24121
MIKSCHE, Ferdinand Otto. Moskaus indirekte Strategie: Erfolge und Niederlage. Stuttgart. Seewald, [1983]. First edition. 8vo. 432pp. Original publisher's brown cloth, lettered in black to spine, printed paper dustwrapper. Very minor shelf-wear, dustwrapper lightly creased and marked. Internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, ink inscription to title page: 'To my darling daughter Olga C. Clark from her loving Daddy Paris, 15.1.1984'. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 30674
MIKSCHE, Ferdinand Otto. Kapitulation ohne Krieg: Die Jahre 1970-1980. [Stuttgart]. Seewald, [1965]. First edition. 8vo. 258pp, [2]. Original publisher's black cloth, lettered in red to spine, printed paper dustwrapper. Very minor shelf-wear, dustwrapper lightly marked and creased. Internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author to half-title. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 30670
MIKSCHE, Ferdinand Otto. Kapitulation ohne Krieg: Die Jahre 1970-1980. [Stuttgart]. Seewald, [1965]. First edition. 8vo. 258pp, [2]. Original publisher's black cloth, lettered in red to spine, printed paper dustwrapper. Very minor shelf-wear, dustwrapper lightly marked and creased. Internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, inked inscription from the author to his daughter and her husband. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 30671
MIKSCHE, Ferdinand Otto. Vom Kriegsbild. Stuttgart. Seewald, [1976]. First edition. 8vo. 317pp, [3]. Original publisher's red cloth, lettered in black to spine, printed paper dustwrapper. Very minor shelf-wear, dustwrapper a trifle creased and marked. Internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, ink inscription to half-title: 'To my darling Olga, a hard work of three years, Daddy Paris. 1. XII. 75'. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 30673
MIKSCHE, Ferdinand Otto. Bis 2000: Entscheidung in der Vierten Welt. Stuttgart. Seewald, [1979]. First edition. 8vo. 261pp, [3]. Original publisher's red cloth, lettered in black, pictorial dustwrapper. A trifle rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. Family copy, ink inscription in the author's distinctive hand to title page: 'To my very dear Olga / from her / Daddy / Paris, (?) 2, the 17th of Sept. 1980'. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 29190