A Study of the Mobilization and Concentration of the French Army in the War of 1870. Pp. xxvi+176(last blank), 4 maps, appendices, bibliography, index; med. 8vo; green cloth, lettered in gilt; very slight foxing; Greenwood Press, Westport, Conn., 1987. First edition. Contributions in Military Studies Number 73. *From the library..... More
[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; leaves browned, some foxing; Plon, Paris, 1873. *From the library of Sydney bibliophile David Levine, with his bookplate on upper..... 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; some foxing, a few leaves slightly creased; Routledge & Kegan Paul, London, 1977. First edition. *From the library of Sydney bibliophile David Levine, with his..... 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; endpapers browned, ownership inscription on upper free endpaper; Simpkin, Marshall, London, 1872. First..... 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, top fore-edge corner of upper wrapper chipped, backstrip browned and split, lower wrapper detached, stitched, with sections loose; glassine wrapper, slightly torn; uncut;..... 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; edges of leaves lightly foxed; Farleigh Dickinson University Press, Rutherford, 1976. First edition..... More
Pp. 248, frontispiece, text illustrations and plates within pagination (most full page, 4 double page), double page map, bibliography, index; demy 8vo; blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt, the cloth with white spotted fading, edges lightly worn; top edges blue (faded); dust wrapper, browned and worn, edges worn and split;..... 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; some foxing, mainly to edges of leaves; Plon, Paris, 1913. *From the library of Sydney bibliophile David..... More
1st Bataillon de le Garde Nationale du Canton de Conches. [Text in French]. Pp. 48(last 2 blank); med. 8vo; printed paper wrappers, in later cloth boards, spine lettered in gilt; new endpapers; the original upper wrapper browned, with small tear from top fore-corner and paper repair to bottom fore-corner; foxing..... More
being the reflections and reminiscences of Otto Prince von Bismarck written and dictated by himself after his retirement from office. lang2057 Translated from the German under the supervision of A.J. Butler. With two portraits and a facsimile of handwriting. In two volumes. Pp. xxii+408 & xxii+360+[8](publisher's catalogue), two frontispiece portraits..... 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
Pp. [viii]+348(last blank)+32 pp. publisher's catalogue, frontispiece and 1 plate, 3 full page text maps, appendices; demy 8vo; maroon cloth, lettered and ruled in gilt & blind, boards lightly browned and marked, fore-corners slightly bruised; uncut; bookseller's stamp at foot of upper free endpaper, publisher's 'With compliments' stamp on half-title..... 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
Pp. xxvi+438, 8 coloured and 16 black & white plates, double page map and family trees, bibliography, sources, index; thick med. 8vo; black boards, spine lettered in gilt, head of spine slightly bruised; dust wrapper, edges lightly bruised; leaves browned, fore-edges marked; HarperCollins, London, n.d.[1999]. First edition. *From the library..... 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
With complete lists of the formations of both armies. Four strategical maps, two tabular views of the marches made, thirteen diagrams in the text, five plans of battles, and two of the Siege of Strassburg. Pp. viii+704(last 3 colophon/blank), folding maps and plans, diagrams; thick demy 8vo; maroon cloth, lettered..... 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
from 15th July to 18th August 1870. Subject for promotion examinations in May and November 1909. Pp. 212, tipped in Addenda and Corrigenda, 10 folding maps (some lightly creased and browned) in pocket at end (fore-edge of pocket split); demy 8vo; red cloth, lettered and ruled in gilt & black..... 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, lightly worn and with small split at foot of backstrip; stitched; glassine wrapper; uncut; ownership name..... More
Authorised translation from the German. In two volumes. Pp. xii+364+[8](publisher's advertisements)lang2057 & [iv]+348(last blank)+[8](publisher's advertisements; post 8vo; red cloth, lettered, ruled and decorated in gilt & black, spines darkened and worn at head and tail, boards slightly marked, fore-corners slightly bruised; upper free endpaper loosening in each volume, leaves lightly..... 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