THE UNITED STATES NAVY IN THE PACIFIC 1897-1909.
Pp. x+284(last blank), bibliography, index; demy 8vo; pictorial stiff paper wrappers; Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland, 2008. First edition thus. More
Militaria
THE SWORD AND THE PEN.
Compiled and Edited by Michael Brander. Pp. xiv+160, text illustrations, bibliography; med. 8vo; dust wrapper, slightly scuffed, the backstrip lightly faded and with a tiny closed tear near the editor's name; edges of leaves faintly foxed; Leo Cooper, London, 1989. First edition. *Selection of military diaries by officers and private..... More
THE NAVAL ANNUAL 1904.
Pp. viii+486+[2](colophon, verso blank), frontispiece with tissue guard, plus 5 plates, text illustrations, 5 plans (two folding, printed in red & black, the others full page), 40 pages of plans of British and Foreign Ships, full page diagram, numerous tables, appendix, index; med. 8vo; dark blue cloth, spine lettered and..... More
THE GREAT RAID ON CABANATUAN.
Rescuing the doomed ghosts of Bataan and Corregidor. Pp. xii+258, occasional text maps, notes and sources, index; dust wrapper, water mark on reverse, edges a little worn, flaps slightly creased; bookseller's stamp on upper pastedown, small inscription (25) on lower free endpaper; John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1994. More
THE ROYAL NAVY AND THE SINO-JAPANESE INCIDENT 1937-41.
Pp. 168(last blank), 32 plates, full page text maps, appendices, index of ships; med. 8vo; green boards, spine lettered in silver; price-clipped dust wrapper; Ian Allan Ltd, London, 1973. First edition. More
A HERITAGE OF SPIRIT.
A biography of Major-General Sir William Throsby Bridges K.C.B., C.M.G. Pp. x+220, 4 plates, 4 full page text maps, references, bibliography, index; dust wrapper, lightly soiled and browned, edges slightly worn, 1.2 cm. closed tear from bottom edge into front panel; light foxing, mainly to outer leaves and edges; Melbourne..... More
WITH RUSSIAN, JAPANESE AND CHUNCHUSE.
The Experiences of an Englishman During the Russo-Japanese War. Pp. x+210+[4](publisher's advertisements), folding map, index; demy 8vo; textured red cloth, lettered in gilt, the spine and portions of boards faded and marked, unlettered green cloth library shield on upper board; uncut, t.e.g., the gilt dulled; endpapers lightly offset, small remains..... More
THE LIGHTER SIDE OF PEACEMAKING.
Being articles and drawings which have appeared in the Quarterly News. Edited by Henry Brinton. Pp. 40, illustrated (some full page); post 8vo; printed paper wrappers, stapled, slightly soiled, edges a trifle rubbed and split; text block faintly browned, staples rusted, a few spots of foxing; Quarterly News, London, n.d.[1934?]..... More
CLOTH MAP - BUSHIRE - TEHRAN.
Double sided coloured cloth, approx. 68 x 62 cm, scale 1:1,000,000, Sheet Bushire North H- 39 and Tehran N.I - 39 on the reverse; legend across the lower borders; folded; War Office, London, 1951. Fourth edition. *First published in 1942. Fascinating in their detail, maps of this type were issued..... More
CLOTH MAP - TRIESTE - BUDAPEST -WEIN - KRAKOW.
Double sided coloured cloth, approx. 80 x 60 cm, scale 1:1,000,000, Sheet Trieste - Budapest North I.33 & part of L34 and Wien - Krakow North M.33 & part of 34 on the reverse; legend across the lower borders; folded; War Office, London, 1952. Third edition. *First published in 1915..... More
HANDBOOK FOR THE GUN, MACHINE, POLSTEN 20mm. Mk1.
1944. Facsimile of the 1944 Handbook published by The War Office. Pp. [ii]+ii+46+4(Amendments)+[18](Parts list), text illustrations; med 8vo; stiff paper wrappers; Military Library Research Service Ltd, London, n.d.[c.2007]. More
THE KING'S REGIMENT GALLERY.
Pp. 16, 4 plates within pagination, bibliography; broad roy. 12mo; pictorial stiff paper wrappers, front wrapper folds out to show the Plan of Displays; City of Liverpool, n.d. *A Museum Guide including a brief outline of the Regiment's history. More
CADET TOUR OF BELGIUM 1935.
Pp. 24, text illustrations; demy 8vo; stiff red paper wrappers, worn and a little soiled, split along small portion of backstrip fold; leaves slightly foxed, small chip to bottom edge of first two leaves; The Cadet Committee of the County of Warwick, no place, 1935. More
![BRITISH WAR CEMETERIES: YPRES 1914 1918 [cover title]. British War Cemeteries](/pictures/thumb/153254.jpg?v=1640045220)
BRITISH WAR CEMETERIES: YPRES 1914 1918 [cover title].
48 pages, printed on rectos only, with two illustrations per page, all but the first page with tissue guard, some creased; f'cap. 4to; stiff cream paper wrappers, printed in colour and brown, the upper wrapper with title and coloured flags and emblem, lower wrapper with map and lettering 'The Land..... More
STEAM AND SAIL: IN BRITAIN AND NORTH AMERICA.
80 Photographs mainly from the National Maritime Museum depicting British and North American Naval, Merchant and Special Purpose vessels of the period of transition from sail to steam. Selected, Introduced and Described by Rear Admiral P. W. Brock, CB DSO, a Trustee, and Basil Greenhill CMG, the Director of the..... More
THE YEAR OF BATTLES:
or the Franco-German War 1870-71. . . . With maps, plans of battles and numerous portraits, illustrations, and battle scenes. By Christian Weber. Sold only by subscription. Pp. 404, folding coloured frontispiece map, with some short splits in folds, a longer tear tape repaired on reverse, 26 plates within pagination..... More
TENTH CRUISER SQUADRON NORTHERN PATROL:
from the diaries and letters of Captain H. C. R. Brocklebank, C.B.E., Royal Navy. Edited by Joan Brocklebank. Pp. [viii]+vi+58(last blank), frontispiece, 12 plates, 1 map; post 4to; cloth backed printed stiff paper wrappers; edges of leaves lightly browned; privately printed, Affpuddle, Dorset, 1974. More
TASMANIA'S WAR RECORD 1914-1918.
With an introduction by Major-General Sir J. Gellibrand, K.C.G., D.S.O. Pp. xvi+370+[2](colophon, blank), frontispiece, 13 plates, District enlistments, Tasmania's Muster Roll, Tasmanians enlisted in other states; med. 8vo; red cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt, the spine and portions of boards lightly faded, edges lightly worn, lower fore-corners slightly bruised;..... More
THE MANNING OF THE ROYAL NAVY: Selected Public Pamphlets 1693-1873.
Pp. [iv]+xlviii+410(last blank)+[8](publications of the Navy Records Society, last blank), abbreviations, appendices, index; demy 8vo; navy boards, lettered and decorated in gilt, the boards slightly marked, lower fore-corners bruised; bookplate of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedown, leaves lightly browned, some light foxingfs22 ; Navy Records Society, [London], 1974[1976]. Publications..... More
WARSHIPS FOR EXPORT.
Armstrong warships 1867-1927. Pp. 244(last blank), frontispiece and text illustrations, bibliography, index; cr. 4to; pictorial stiff paper wrappers; World Ship Society, Gravesend, Kent, 1999. First edition. More
AN EYE-WITNESS IN MANCHURIA.
Pp. [ii]+viii+312; demy 8vo; red cloth, lettered and ruled in gilt & blind, the edges of boards lightly worn and frayed, spine darkened, boards lightly marked and flecked; uncut, partly unopened, with several leaves carelessly opened; ownership inscription (Dyce Murphy Oct. 1905.) on upper pastedown, slightly offset on upper free..... More
BRITAIN'S HOME GUARD.
A Character Study portrayed in colour by Eric Kennington. With a foreword by Sir James Grigg. Pp. 48, 19 coloured portrait plates; wide demy 8vo; red cloth, spine lettered in gilt; endpapers very slightly foxed; George G. Harrap & Company Ltd., London, 1945. Second printing. *From the library of Sydney..... More
A HAWK AT WAR.
The Peninsular War reminiscences of General Sir Thomas Brotherton, CB. Pp. 84, text illustrations; small demy 8vo; dust wrapper, lightly browned, foxed on reverse; upper endpapers lightly offset; The Regimental Association 14th/20th King's Hussars, Chippenham, Wilts., 1986. *From the library of Sydney bibliophile David Levine, with his Militaria book label..... More
BEFORE THE IRONCLAD.
Development of Ship Design, Propulsion and Armament in the Royal Navy, 1815-60. Pp. vi+218(last blank), illustrated double title-page, text illustrations, appendices, references, ship and general indices; med. 4to; brown boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper, edges a trifle worn, tiny perforation lower end of the front fold, backstrip sunned;..... More
PADDLE WARSHIPS.
The Earliest Steam Powered Fighting Ships 1815-1850. Pp. 94, frontispiece, text illustrations, appendix, notes, sources, further reading, index; square cr. 4to; maroon boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper; Conway Maritime Press, London, 1993. First edition. More