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SÉRIEYX, W.
Drouot Et Napoléon Vie Héroïque Du Général Weygand.
Paris: Éditions J. Tallandier, [1929]..
8vo. pp. xvi, 278, [1]. 16 plates (incl. frontis. portrait. biblio. An uncut copy in modern quarter calf, original front wr. & spine bound in (light foxing to outer leaves). First Edition.
$100 USD                          Book Number: elala5162                         Order / Enquire



[SHIPPEN, William [1673-1743], JEFFREYS, Edward, & HANMER, Sir Thomas [1677-1746].
Three Speeches Against Continuing the Army, &c. As They were Spoken In The House of Commons The Last Session of Parliament, To which are Added, The Reasons given by the Lords, who Protested against the Bill for Punishing Mutiny and Desertion.
London: Printed for John Morphew, 1718..
8vo. pp. 46. disbound. First Edition.
$128 USD                          Book Number: MHIre[SH24                         Order / Enquire



SIBORNE, W[illiam] [1797-1849].
History Of The War In France And Belgium, In 1815; Containing Minute Details Of The Battles Of Quatre-Bras, Ligny, Wavre, And Waterloo.
Philadelphia: Lea & Blanchard, 1845..
8vo. pp. xxiv, [25]-642, [blank leaf], [32]ads. 11 folding lithographed battle plans. modern quarter calf |(small library rubberstamp on title & number stamp on dedication leaf]. First American Edition. A standard work on the subject, based on a large amount of information gathered from surviving officers of the campaign. Siborne also constructed a model of the field of Waterloo, which occupied his leisure time for eight years and cost him nearly 3000 pounds, a sum he never recovered. It was originally commissioned by the commander-in-chief but government funding was cut off in 1833. The model was exhibited publicly in London and other places, and is now the property of the Royal United Service Institution. Siborne also constructed a smaller model on a larger scale of a portion of the field of battle.
$400 USD                          Book Number: elala5163                         Order / Enquire



SMITH, Sir Harry [1787-1860].
The Autobiography Of Lieutenant-General Sir Harry Smith, Baronet Of Aliwal On The Sutlej, G.C.B., Edited With The Addition Of More Supplementary Chapters By G. C. Moore Smith, M.A.
New York: E.P.Dutton & London: John Murray, 1902..
2 Volumes. 8vo. pp. xxiv, [2], 382; ix, [3], 434. with half-titles. 11 plates & 5 maps & plans (1 folding). index. modern half calf (several small library stamps). Second American Edition (first: 1902). Smith saw active service in South America, where he distinguished himself at the Battle of Montevideo in 1807, the Peninsular Wars, the end of the War of 1812, where he witnessed the burning of Washington in 1814, the Battle of Waterloo, the Cape of Good Hope, where he commanded a force in the Sixth Xhosa War of 1834-36, India where he distinguished himself in the Gwalior campaign of 1843 and in the First Anglo-Sikh War in 1845-46. In 1847 was back in South Africa as Governor of Cape Colony.
$150 USD                          Book Number: elala5954                         Order / Enquire



STRADA, Famianus [1572-1649].
De Bello Belgico. The History Of The Low-Countrey Warres.
London: Printed for Humphrey Moseley, 1650..
folio. pp. 4 p.l., 143, [1]blank, 83, [1]blank, 58, 24, [42]index, [2]ads. 12 (of 14?] engraved portraits (incl. frontis. portrait of Stapylton by William Marshall, severaerl by Robert Vaughan). woodcut title vignette. woodcut ornaments & initials. A nice crisp copy, bound in contemporary calf, gilt back (several patches missing from front cover & head of spine, neat repair to lower spine). First Edition of the English Translation by Sir Robert Stapylton [d. 1669] of the only important pro-Catholic history of the revolt of the Netherlands against Hispano-Catholic rule. Covering the period from 1555 to 1590, the work was written by Firmianus Strada, an Italian historian and Jesuit, and dedicated to Odoardo Farnese, Duke of Parma, and his son and successor, Ranuccio II, descendents of Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma and Governor-General of the Low Countries under Philip II of Spain. Wing S5777.
$1199 USD                          Book Number: elala932                         Order / Enquire



THIVAL, Louis.
Rôle Des Localités A La Guerre. Attaque Et Défense Des Villes Ouvertes, Bourgs, Villages, Hameaux, Fermes.
Paris: J.Dumaine, 1880..
2 Volumes in 1 [Vol. I: Text; Vol. II: Plates]. 8vo. pp. 2 p.l., viii, 412; vi. with half-titles. 71 plans on 70 plates (some double-page). contemporary half roan (worn, front joint cracked & weak, scattered light foxing in text). First Edition. The author provides analyses of numerous battles, historical and contemporary, including examples drawn from wars and campaigns in Algeria, the Crimea, China, the United States (Civil War), Mexico, Abyssinia, Sumatra, Khiva, South Africa, &c.
$288 USD                          Book Number: MIVleTHI20                         Order / Enquire



THOMPSON, Elizabeth, Lady BUTLER [1846-1933] (After).
Quatre-Bras, The afternoon of June 16th 1815.
London: The Fine Art Society, [c1890].
15 ¾ x 26 ½ inches (40 x 67.3 cm.), entire sheet). photogravure with later hand-colour. matted. "The Battle of Quatre Bras was fought on 16 June 1815, as a preliminary engagement to the decisive Battle of Waterloo that occurred two days later. The battle took place near the strategic crossroads of Quatre Bras and was contested between elements of the Duke of Wellington's Anglo-allied army and the left wing of Napoleon Bonaparte's French Armée du Nord under Marshal Michel Ney. While the battle was a coalition victory, Napoleon prevented Wellington's forces from aiding the Prussian army at the Battle of Ligny, which the French won the same day." (Wikipedia) "Thompson based the painting on the account of the battle in a book written by Captain William Siborne, the History of the War in France and Belgium in 1815, first published in 1844. The painting portrays the 28th (North Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot, of the British Army, on 16 June 1815, at the Battle of Quatre Bras. The battle, part of the Waterloo Campaign of the Hundred Days, was just two days prior to the Battle of Waterloo. The regiment held off attacks from French cavalry at Quatre Bras. Thompson shows the regiment formed in a square in a field of rye, withstanding attacks, at approximately 17:00, from lancers and cuirassiers led by Marshal Ney." (Ibid)
$800 USD    Book Number: elala5916         Order / Enquire




TOMLINSON, H.M.
War Books. A Lecture Given at Manchester University February 15, 1929.
Cleveland: The Rowfant Club, 1930..
8vo. pp. 36. cloth backed bds. bds slipcase (rubbed at corners). Signed by author on front end paper, Limited Edition of 215, this being copy number 214.
$100 USD                          Book Number: aly449                         Order / Enquire



TORRENS, Sir Henry [1779-1828].
By His Majesty's Command. Field Exercise And Evolutions Of The Army, As Revised By.
London: Printed And Sold By William Clowes, 1824..
8vo. pp. xvi, 335, [1] + 4 pp. of publisher's ads. 12 folding engraved plates. contemporary half roan (bit worn). First Edition of Torrens' revision of the general regulations for field exercise and movement of the British army ".[I]t was deemed necessary by the Commander-in-Chief to take advantage of a period of peace for re-establishing uniformity, by prescribing to the Army a regulated system; which, while it rests on the leading principles introduced by Sir David Dundas, shall combine the additional formations, with the increased celerity in the mode of executing all movements, which have been partially practised for the last few years." (Introduction)
$410 USD                          Book Number: MRRHTORR16                         Order / Enquire



TURNBULL, Stephen.
The Book Of The Samurai The Warrior Class Of Japan.
[London]: Bison Books, [1986]..
4to. pp. 192. biblio. index. illus. throughout in colour & b/w (some full-page). cloth. dw. (head of dw. spine defective).
$77 USD                          Book Number: MRNeTURN69                         Order / Enquire



UNITED STATES. ARMY. ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT.
Reports Of Experiments On The Strength And Other Properties Of Metals For Cannon. With A Description Of The Machines For Testing Metals, And Of The Classification Of Cannon In Service. By Officers Of The Ordnance Department, U.S. Army. By Authority of the
Philadelphia: Henry Carey Baird & London: Trübner & Co., 1856..
folio. pp. xx, [1 leaf], [11]-428. 25 plates (1 double-page, 2 folded). original blind-stamped cloth (spine ends damaged, edges & corners frayed, tears in 1 plate repaired - no loss). ownership entry of American industrial metallurgist and academic, Cyril Stanley Smith. The reports, the majority of which were submitted by W.Wade as superintendent of weapons casting and experiments conducted at the government foundries, date from March, 1844, to July, 1855. Including, pp. 305-322, 'Description of the testing machine, hydrometer, and other instruments, [designed by Wade] employed in testing metals.1854', plates 12-21. Other reports were written by George Bomford, T.J.Rodman, and L.A.B.Walbach.
$849 USD                          Book Number: MITpoUNI14                         Order / Enquire



UNITED STATES. DEPARTMENTS OF THE ARMY AND THE AIRFORCE.
Guide To Chemical And Gas Warfare [Cover Title].
[Forest Grove, Oregon:] The Combat Bookshelf, [1969]..
8vo. pp. 82; 144; 55, [1]. 3 folding tables loosely inserted. wrs. Reprint of 3 documents: 'Capabilities and Employment of Toxic Chemicals', 'Military Chemistry and Chemical Agents', and 'Improvised CBR Protective Shelters'.
$60 USD                          Book Number: dola792                         Order / Enquire



VAUX DE FOLETIER, F. De.
Le Siège De La Rochelle.
Paris: Firmin-Didot Et Cie., [1931]..
8vo. pp. ix, 298, [2 leaves]. with half-title. 8 double-sided plates. title vignette. Uncut in original wrs. (lower spine torn). First Edition. One of 50 numbered copies on 'Papier Pur fil de Montgolfier Frères'.
$103 USD                          Book Number: MUXSVAUX48                         Order / Enquire



VILLARS, [Claude Louis Hector], Duc de [1653-1734].
Vie Du Maréchal Duc De Villars.Écrite Par Lui-Même; Et donnée au Public par M. Anquetil.
Paris: Moutard, 1785..
4 Volumes. 12mo. pp. 2 p.l., xvi, 456; 2 p.l., 552; 1 p.l., 483; 1 p.l., 428, [4]. with half-titles. engraved frontis. portrait & 4 folding engraved plans. woodcut headpieces. contemporary quarter calf, gilt backs (spines worn & chipped at extremities, several joints cracked, scattered foxing & browning). Second Edition (first: 1784) of this life of "one of the greatest generals of French history.a soldier who stands above all his contemporaries and successors in the 18th century, on the same height as Marlborough and Frederick." (Encyc. Britannica, 11th Edn.) Compiled by Louis Pierre Anquetil, it contains a part of the military correspondance deposited in the French Archives, as well as a journal written by Villars himself. cfCioranescu 66548.
$461 USD                          Book Number: MLLeVILL43                         Order / Enquire



VLEMINCKX, V. & Ch. Van ESSCHEN.
Manuel Du Service Sanitaire De L'Armée, Des Prisons Et De L'Administration Des Chemins De Fer, contenant les dispositions législatives, ministérielles et administratives actuellment en vigueur.
Brussels: Imprimerie Charles Lelong, 1864..
8vo. pp. 408. folding table. contemporary quarter roan (tail of spine & edges worn, 2 former owners' rubberstamps, blank label on lower spine). First Edition.
$250 USD                          Book Number: elala5020                         Order / Enquire


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