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[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
WILLIAMS, G. Valentine. With our army in flanders. London. Edward Arnold, 1916. Second impression. 8vo. xi, [1], 34, 8pp. With a frontispiece, a further 15 plates, a a terminal publisher's advertisement catalogue. Original publisher's red cloth, lettered in gilt. Rubbed, spins sunned. Endpapers browned, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 21511
SOUTHEY, Robert. The Life of Nelson...with twelve illustrations by westall, printed in woodburytype, plans, &c. London. Bickers and Son, 1883. 8vo. xiv, [2], 351pp, [1]. Frontispiece and a further 13 illustrations, 11 of which are Woodburytypes, one a facsimile of Nelson's signatures, and one a folding plan of the Battle of the Nile. Contemporary gilt-tooled burgundy calf, gilt supralibros of Hillbrow School, Rugby to upper board, contrasting green morocco lettering-piece, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed, lower board, spine, and top-edge heavily sunned. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 16487
[BRITISH ARMY]. The army list. January, 1873. London. Printed by C. Roworth & Sons...For Her Majesty's Stationery Office, [1873]. 12mo. lxxxii, 362, 28pp. With a terminal advertisement catalogue. Original publisher's printed salmon pink wrappers. Extremities rubbed, chipped, creased, and heavily sunned. Scattered spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 31561
MITCHELL, T. H.. A system of light drill; or, Questions and Answers on the rudiments of skirmishing...also, a system of company light drill, for the instruction of young officers and non-commissioned officers, and the duties of sentries in garrison. London. W. Clowes & Sons, 1847. Fifth edition. 12mo. 84pp. With nine engraved folding plates. Partially unopened in original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Extremities rubbed and marked, corners bumped. Early inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 31559
MIKSCHE, Lt.-Col. F. O. Atom-waffen und streitkrafte. Bonn. Westunion, [1955] 8vo. 190pp, [1]. Original publisher's light blue cloth. Heavily worn and marked remnants of original publisher's dustwrapper loosely inserted. Rubbed and stained, spine dulled. Upper corner of text-black damp-stained. Manuscript notes in the author's hand throughout. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 30724
MIKSCHE, F. O. The failure of atomic strategy & a New Proposal for the Defence of the West. New York. Frederick A. Praeger, [1958]. First edition in English. 8vo. 224pp. Original publisher's black cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Rubbed, surface loss to spine panel. Extensive ink and pencil annotations/corrections in the hand of the author and another unidentified hand. Presentation copy, ink inscription to title page: 'My very last copy, to Colonel / Paul H. Raftery, with the / compliments of the author, / Paris 29/11/60 / Miksche / P.S. The original was ... More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 30667
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
KOHL, J. G.. Austria. Vienna, Prague, Hungary, Bohemia, and the Danube; Galicia, Styria, Moravia, Bukovina, and the military frontier. London. Chapman and Hall, 1843. First edition. 8vo. [8], 532pp. With a half-title. Original publisher's brown blind-tooled cloth, gilt. Some rubbing and soiling to extremities, corners bumped. Hinges cracked, occasional spots of foxing, recent bookplate of Cefntilla to FEP, with the earlier bookplate of Lord Raglan to same. Inscribed in ink to recto of FFEP, 'Richard Henry Fitzroy Somerset, from his affectionate sister Kathy, December 28th 1843'. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 13077
POOLEY, A. M.. The secret memoirs of Count Tadasu Hayashi G.C.V.O.. London. Eveleigh Marsh, 1915. First edition. 8vo. [8], 327pp. With a photographic portrait frontispiece and three plates. Original publisher's red cloth, title lettered in black. Lightly rubbed. Some foxing to endpapers, overall clean and crisp. Ink inscription to recto of FFEP 'Lucy Jellicoe' mother of Admiral of the Fleet John Jellicoe. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 12879
BROWN, Malcolm. Lawrence of Arabia the life, the legend. London. Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2005. First edition. Quarto. 208pp, Original publisher's purple cloth boards with title lettered in gilt and a dolphin design blind stamped to front, with the photographic dustwrapper. Internally bright though a little marked from damp, also present on the boards and wrapper. Minor shelf- wear to the wrapper and boards. Inscribed to the Williamson family by the author. With various ephemera relating to the book launch, held at the ... More > £ 95.00 Antiquates Ref. 28215
[LONDON GAZETTE]. Supplement to The London Gazette of Tuesday, the 3rd of February, 1948: Published by Authority...The African campaign from El Alamein to Tunis, from 10th August, 1942 to 13th May, 1943. [London]. [Printed and Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office], [1948]. First edition. Folio. 839-887pp, [1]. Contemporary green buckram-backed tan paper boards, manuscript lettering-piece, printed library shelf-label, and blind-stamp of the Foreign Office to upper board. A trifle rubbed and dust-soiled. Bookplate of the Foreign Office Library to FFEP, very occasional ink-spotting. More > £ 95.00 Antiquates Ref. 12176
[LONDON GAZETTE]. Supplement to The London Gazette of Friday, the 9th of July, 1948: Published by Authority...Action against raiders. [London]. [Printed and Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office], [1948]. First edition. Folio. 4009-4015pp. Contemporary green buckram-backed tan paper boards, manuscript lettering-piece, printed library shelf-label, and blind-stamp of the Foreign Office to upper board. A trifle rubbed and dust-soiled. Bookplate of the Foreign Office Library to FFEP, internally clean and crisp. A duplicate copy, stapled, is loosely inserted. More > £ 95.00 Antiquates Ref. 12175
[LONDON GAZETTE]. Supplement to The London Gazette of Tuesday, the 25th of May, 1948: Published by Authority...The carrier borne aircraft attack on Kirkenes and Petsamo. [London]. [Printed and Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office], [1948]. First edition. Folio. 3169-3177pp, [1]. Contemporary green buckram-backed tan paper boards, typed lettering-piece, printed library shelf-label, and blind-stamp of the Foreign Office to upper board. A trifle rubbed and dust-soiled. Bookplate of the Foreign Office Library to FFEP, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 95.00 Antiquates Ref. 12174
[LONDON GAZETTE]. Supplement to The London Gazette of Tuesday, the 2nd of March, 1948: Published by Authority...The capture of Diego Suarez. [London]. [Printed and Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office], [1948]. First edition. Folio. 1589-1616pp. With two plans (one folding). Contemporary green buckram-backed tan paper boards, typed lettering-piece, printed library shelf-label, and blind-stamp of the Foreign Office to upper board. A trifle rubbed and dust-soiled. Bookplate of the Foreign Office Library to FFEP, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 95.00 Antiquates Ref. 12173
[LONDON GAZETTE]. Supplement to The London Gazette of Tuesday, the 13th of January, 1948: Published by Authority...Operations in the Middle East from 1st November 1941 to 15th August 1942. [London]. [Printed and Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office], [1948]. First edition. Folio. 309-400pp. Contemporary green buckram-backed tan paper boards, typed lettering-piece, printed library shelf-label, and blind-stamp of the Foreign Office to upper board. A trifle rubbed and dust-soiled. Bookplate of the Foreign Office Library to FFEP, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 95.00 Antiquates Ref. 12169
[LONDON GAZETTE]. Supplement to The London Gazette of Tuesday, the 10th of February, 1948: Published by Authority...The attack on the Tirpitz by midget submarines on 22nd September, 1943. [London]. [Printed and Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office], [1948]. First edition. Folio. 993-1008pp. With two plans (one folding). Contemporary green buckram-backed tan paper boards, typed lettering-piece, printed library shelf-label, and blind-stamp of the Foreign Office to upper board. A trifle rubbed and dust-soiled. Bookplate of the Foreign Office Library to FFEP, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 95.00 Antiquates Ref. 12168
[LONDON GAZETTE]. Supplement to The London Gazette of Tuesday, the 4th of May, 1948: Published by Authority...Action between British and Italian forces off cape Spartivento on 27th November, 1940. [London]. [Printed and Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office], [1948]. First edition. Folio. 2799-2808pp. With two charts (one folding). Contemporary green buckram-backed tan paper boards, typed lettering-piece, printed library shelf-label, and blind-stamp of the Foreign Office to upper board. A trifle rubbed and dust-soiled. Bookplate of the Foreign Office Library to FFEP, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 95.00 Antiquates Ref. 12167
TITLER, Dale M.. The day the red baron died. London. Ian Allen Ltd., 1973. Revised edition. Large 8vo. [16] 328pp. Original publisher's black cloth lettered silver, with the original photographic dustwrapper. Lightly bumped and marked, internally bright and clean. With various related ephemera loosely inserted including five newspaper clippings; a signed envelope, photocopy of a letter, and referenced enclosed photograph of Sqn Ldr C. P. O. Bartlett, DSC, who writes of participating in dog-fights with the 'startlingly coloured fokker tri-planes'. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34972