[Text in French]. Pp. [viii]+594; demy 8vo; leather backed marbled papered boards, the spine lettered and ruled in gilt, the leather faded and worn, edges of boards worn and chipped; bookplate of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedown, leaves browned, some foxing; Plon, Paris, 1873. More
Politics and Society. Pp. viii+216(last blank), appendices, notes, bibliography, index; demy 8vo; blue boards, spine lettered in silver, lightly rubbed, back panel and flaps browned; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedown, some foxing, a few leaves slightly creased; Routledge & Kegan Paul, London, 1977. First edition. More
Gravellote, Spicheren and Worth and the Bombarded Towns of Thionville, Metz, Bitche Strasburg etc. Pp. [iv]+120(last blank)+[4](advertisements), frontispiece, 5 plates, 1 text map; f'cap. 8vo; green cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt & blind, edges slightly worn; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedown, endpapers browned, ownership inscription..... More
Campagne de 1870-1871. [Text in French]. Pp. viii+400, facsimile letter, 4 folding coloured maps at end (edges browned and lightly split), appendices; med. 8vo; printed paper wrappers, stitched, top fore-corner of upper wrapper chipped, backstrip browned and split, lower wrapper detached; some sections loose; glassine wrapper, slightly torn; uncut; bookplate..... More
From the Battle of Sedan to the Dual Alliance. Pp. 334, frontispiece map, bibliography, index; med. 8vo; black cloth, spine lettered in gilt; price-clipped dust wrapper, worn, lightly browned and soiled, small splits at head of backstrip; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedown, edges of leaves lightly..... More
[Text in French]. Pp. [vi]+xxx+636(last blank), 6 double page maps, large folding map at end; med. 8vo; printed paper wrappers, 6 cm. tape repair along lower portion of upper fold; glassine wrapper; uncut; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on verso of upper wrapper, some foxing, mainly to edges of..... More
1st Bataillon de le Garde Nationale du Canton de Conches. [Text in French]. Pp. 48(last 2 blank); med. 8vo; later cloth boards, spine lettered in gilt, printed paper wrappers bound in; new endpapers; the original upper wrapper browned, with small tear from top fore-corner and paper repair to bottom fore-corner;..... More
from Sedan to the End of The War. Campaign 1870-1871. From the journals of the head-quarters staff. Translated by E. M. Jones. With map and appendix. Pp. xii+290+[2](blank)+24(publisher's catalogue), large folding map as frontispiece, with some heavy tape repairs on verso of two folds, appendix; demy 8vo; blue cloth, lettered..... More
Translated from the German by Colonel Lumley Graham. Pp. xx+184+24(publisher's advertisements), errata slip tipped in; demy 8vo; blue cloth, lettered and ruled in gilt & black, the boards lightly browned; uncut; upper hinge starting slightly, some scattered light foxing, binder's sticker at foot of lower pastedown; Henry S. King &..... More
Pp. xx+440(last blank), 16 plates, 2 text maps, pictorial endpapers, bibliography, notes, index; med. 8vo; qr. brown linen, spine lettered in red, brown papered boards; dust wrapper; lightly scuffed; outer leaves and edges foxed; John Murray, London, 1989. First U.K. edition. *From the library of Sydney bibliophile David Levine, with..... More
Collected and arranged by Count de la Chapelle. Pp. viii+268+32(publisher's catalogue), 1 plate, 16 facsimiles (7 folding); demy 8vo; red cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt & black, the boards lightly browned and marked, edges lightly worn, with fore-corners slightly frayed; uncut, top edges black; hinge tender at several points..... More
Translated from the French by C. F. Atkinson. Pp. 256(last blank), a few sketch figures, 21 folded tinted maps in pocket at end (the pocket detached), appendices; demy 8vo; red cloth, lettered and ruled in gilt, the boards faded and lightly browned, edges lightly worn, fore-corners slightly bruised; bookseller's sticker..... More
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
Saint Cloud et Garches pendant La Guerre de 1870- 71. Journal redige a l'aide des notes receuilles. [Text in French]. Pp. 120(last blank), frontispiece, folding map at end; f'cap. 8vo; printed orange paper wrappers, stitched, lightly worn and with small split at foot of backstrip; glassine wrapper; uncut; ownership name..... More
Campagne de 1870-1871. Deuxieme edition. [Text in French]. Pp. [iv]+662, appendices; med. 8vo; half tan leather, spine lettered in gilt, with raised bands, the leather scarred, edges and fore-corners worn, marbled papered boards, edges worn; uncut; marbled endpapers, ribbon marker (worn); upper hinge tender, some soiling and browning; Henri Plon..... More
Reprinted from 'The Edinburgh Review'. Pp. xii+258+[2]+32(publisher's advertisements), appendix; post 8vo; maroon cloth, lettered, ruled and decorated in gilt & blind, the spine darkened and frayed at head, fore-corners slightly bruised, the cloth lightly marked, with large black streak on lower panel; uncut; upper hinge starting slightly, some foxing, fore-edge..... More
French Strategic Planning from Waterloo to Sedan. Pp. xii+258, full page text map, notes, bibliography, index; med. 8vo; red cloth, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper free endpaper, edges of leaves very slightly foxed; Westview Press, Boulder, Colorado, 1994. First edition. History and Warfare..... More
Lettres a Madame Urquhart sur la Guerre et la Situation presente par M. Defounry. [Text in French]. Pp. x(of xii, without half-title page)+216, 2 folding maps at end (split along portions of inner hinge); demy 8vo; half red morocco, spine lettered and ruled in gilt between raised boards, rebacked, the..... More
Historique Sommaire. Ecole d'application de l'Artillerie en du Genie. Cours d'Art Militaire. 7e Partie [Texte]. [Lithographed facsimile of manuscript in French]. Pp. [ii]+168(last blank); cr. 4to; half green morocco, spine lettered in gilt between raised bands, joints and extremities rubbed, slightly split along small portions of joints at top and..... More
Recueil de Science, d'Art et d'Histoire Militaire. Quatrieme Serie 48e Annee, 35e Volume (Avril, Mai, Juin 1874). [Text in French]. Pp. 480, 2 folding plates at end, a few text figures, 3 folding maps (one printed in red, blue & black, one in red & black), tables; demy 8vo; qr..... More
Pp. xvi+174+[2](publisher's advertisements), 8 folding maps in pocket at end; demy 8vo; red cloth, lettered in gilt, very slightly marked; some occasional light foxing; Hugh Rees, Ltd., London, 1912. First edition. *From the library of Sydney bibliophile David Levine, with his Militaria book label on upper pastedown. More
Paris, Thiers, Le Plan Trochu et L'Hay 2-29 Novembre. [Text in French]. Pp. [iv]+viii+368, folding map at end, tables, bibliography; cr. 8vo; beige cloth, lettered in navy, slightly soiled and faintly foxed; top edges navy; ribbon marker; the original printed yellow paper wrappers bound in; text block browned, small stain..... More
[Text in German]. Pp. xii+658(last blank), printed in red & black, coloured frontispiece and 1 other coloured plate, each with spider-web tissue guard (lightly creased), plus 40 tinted and coloured plates, 2 folding, with lettered guards, 1 full page text illustration, large folding coloured map and 2 full page black..... More
Krieg von 1870. Vierte Auflage. [Text in German]. Pp. [iv]+186(last blank), frontispiece, 9 plates, some titles cropped or shaved; cr. 8vo; half brown calf, marbled papered boards, lettered and decorated in gilt, the leather worn; bookplate of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedown, leaves browned, outer blanks quite foxed, a...... More
The balloon and pigeon post in the Siege of Paris. Pp. x+166, 11 plates (1 double page), text map, appendices, notes, index; demy 8vo; navy boards, spine lettered in silver; dust wrapper, worn and creased, with creased tear at top of front panel, heavily foxed on verso; some foxing throughout;..... More