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Photo of "The two viet-nams: A Political ..."
FALL, Bernard B. The two viet-nams: A Political and Military Analysis. New York. Frederick A. Praeger, [1965]. Revised edition. 8vo. xvi, 498pp. Original publisher's red cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Without dustwrapper. A trifle rubbed, spine sunned. Internally clean and crisp. Anthony Eden's copy, with occasional pencil notes in his distinctive hand. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 30664
Photo of "The vision of piers plowman"
LANGLAND, William [Henry W. Wells]. The vision of piers plowman. London. Sheed and Ward, 1935. First edition. 8vo. 304pp. Original publisher's tan cloth, lettered in gilt. Rubbed and marked, lower joint split. Bookplate of John Ronald Hamilton Cartland to FEP. With a loosely inserted bookplate of Antony Eden, inscribed to FFEP 'In memory of fond friendship with my son Roland. Mary Cartland, April 12 1942'. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 29804
Photo of "The volunteer rifleman and the ..."
BOUCHER, John. The volunteer rifleman and the rifle. In three parts: science, practice, and the mechanical aids. London. W. O. Mitchell, Military Library, 1859. Second edition, greatly enlarged. 8vo. xviii, [2], 183, [1], 35, [1], 38, 40pp. With an engraved frontispiece, two folding diagrams, and two plates. Original publisher's blind-stamped navy cloth, lettered in gilt to upper board. Lightly rubbed, spine dulled, corners bumped. Later bookplate of C. A. Cuthbert Keeson to FEP, without FFEP, offsetting to title page, very occasional light spotting. Presentation copy, inked inscription to head of title page: 'To William ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 31836
Photo of "The wet flanders plain"
WILLIAMSON, Henry. The wet flanders plain. London. The Beaumont Press, 1929. First edition. 8vo. 96pp, [8]. Original publisher's decorated paper of rifles and ploughshares over quarter buckram, designed by Randolph Schwabe along with the title page. Title lettered in gilt. Bottom and fore-edge uncut, though a little foxed. Wear to all edges, minor bumping to corners, with a few marks and darkening to the spine. Internally bright and clean. Numbered '146' of 400. From the recently dispersed Williamson family ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 27918
Photo of "The wet flanders plain"
WILLIAMSON, Henry. The wet flanders plain. New York. E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc. , 1929. First American edition. 8vo. 122pp, [6]. Original publisher's black and yellow cloth boards, yellow title label; lettered in black, the dustwrapper with a stark black and cream bayonet design. Slightly edgeworn, spine a trifle cocked, wrapper worn and creased with significant loss to upper panel and spine. Internally bright and clean, with a note in Williamson's hand 'author's copy, please return when read enough', his initials and Shallowford address. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 27919
Photo of "The wet flanders plain"
WILLIAMSON, HENRY. The wet flanders plain. New York . E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1929. First American edition. 8vo. 122pp, [6]. Original publisher's black and yellow cloth boards, lettered in yellow, fore and bottom edge uncut. Without dustwrapper. Page block starting. Boards are lightly worn with some marking. Internally bright and clean save extensive penmanship. Inscribed 'for Henry Williamson: I hope you will like having this part of the past brought back to you and I hope it is pleasant to recall at least ... More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 27920
Photo of "The wet flanders plain"
WILLIAMSON, Henry. The wet flanders plain. Norwich, Norfolk. Gliddon Books, 1987. First Gliddon Books edition. 8vo. xx, [2], 13-182pp. Original publisher's black cloth boards lettered in gilt, with the photographic dust wrapper. With eight photographic illustrations. A little spotting to the wrapper, otherwise clean. With the initials of Williamson's son Richard (RLCW) on the title page. From the family library of Henry Williamson. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 28300
Photo of "Three years of naval warfare"
GIBSON, R[ichard] H[enry]. Three years of naval warfare. London. William Heinemann, [1918]. First edition. 8vo. xii, 326pp, [2]. With a half-title and a portrait frontispiece of Admiral John Jellicoe. Original publisher's blue cloth, lettered in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed, corners a trifle bumped. Marking to REP, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 18946
Photo of "Trattato brieve dello schierare in ..."
LEO VI. Trattato brieve dello schierare in ordinanza gli eserciti et dell' apparar ecchiamento della guerra, Di Leone, per la Gratia di Dio Imperatore... In Venetia [i.e. Venice]. Appresso Francesco de' Franceschi Senese, 1586. Quarto. [40], 344 [i.e. 346]pp. Contemporary vellum, contrasting black calf lettering-piece. Marked and discoloured, old vellum repair to head of wormed spine. Hinges exposed, naive paper extensions to shaved margins of leaves Hh1-4. From the library of Giovanni Domenico Berio, marchese di Salza (d. 1791), which passed to his son, author and librettist Francesco Maria Berio (1765-1820), with their 'Ex Libris Marchionis Salsae' armorial bookplate on ... More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 22668
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[ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMY, WOOLWICH]. Treatises on mechanical drawings: on the arms in use: on permanent fortification: the attack and defence of fortresses: and on military marines. Compiled by the professor and instructors, and printed for the use of The Gentlemen Cadets, at the royal military academy, woolwich. Woolwich. Printed by E. Jones, Library, Thomas Street, January, 1847 [4], 144pp. Some marking and occasional marginal annotations/drawing.

[Bound with:] GORE, R[alph]. Notes on fortification. Manuscript on paper, [2], 39pp. With decorative title and 15 hand sketched fortification diagrams.

Quarto. Contemporary burgundy half morocco, cloth, gilt, lettered 'Fortification Notes. / R.M.A. / R. Gore. Rubbing to extremities, marking to boards. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 16293
Photo of "Trooper 8008 I Y"
PEEL, Sidney. Trooper 8008 I Y. London. Edward Arnold, 1901. Second impression. 8vo. xi, [1], 168, 31pp, [1]. With a frontispiece and a further seven plates of photographs taken by F Hoare, 40th Company, I. Y., a folding map to rear, and a terminal publisher's advertisement catalogue. Original publisher's red cloth, lettered in gilt and black. Very slight rubbing. Foxed. Mervyn Lloyd Peel's copy, with his armorial bookplate to FEP and inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP. ... More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 22164
Photo of "Vom Kriegsbild"
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
Photo of "William Howard Lister"
SETON, Walter. William Howard Lister. London. Printed for Private Circulation by Philip Lee Warner, Publisher to The Medici Society, 1919. First edition. Quarto. Limited edition of 505 copies on handmade paper, of which this is number 165. 93pp, [3]. With a photographic portrait frontispiece and five further photographic plates. Uncut in original publisher's cream buckram-backed light blue cloth boards, lettered in gilt to spine. A trifle rubbed and marked, spine dulled. Endpapers browned, near contemporary inked gift inscription to FEP. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 29014
Photo of "With our army in flanders"
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