1. [Great British Admiralty].

British Vessels Lost at Sea 1939-45. A reprint of the original official publications Ships of the Royal Navy: Statement of Losses During the Second World War and British Merchant Vessels Lost or Damaged by Enemy Action During Second World War. Crown copyright: first published in 1947 by Her Majesty’s Stationary Office, London. Reprint by permission of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationary Office.

Cambridge, Patrick Stephens Ltd., 1977. 21.5 cm x 24 cm. VI, 103 pages. Original Hardcover with the rare illustrated dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Very good condition+ with only minor signs of external wear. Ephemera lossely inserted listing rescues made by Irish Naval ships during this period. Rare.

2. [Holton, Gerald] Smyth, H.D.

A General Account of The Development of Methods of Using Atomic Energy For Military Purposes Under The Auspices of the United States Government 1940 – 1945.

Washington D.C., U.S. Government Printing Office, 1945. 14 cm x 23 cm. II, 182 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. From the library of american physicist Gerald Holton, with his name in pencil on front cover as well as “Smyth Report” on spine. Some further annotations in pencil inside the book on pages I, 115 and 127.

3. [Jane, Fred T.] McMurtrie, Francis E.

Jane’s Fighting Ships 1944 – 45 [1945] (corrected to April, 1946). Founded in 1897 by Fred T.Jane – Forty-Eighth Year of Issue.

London, Sampson Low, Martson & Co., [1946]. Oblong Quarto [near Folio]. Pagination: 70 pages of advertising are preciding the book, Frontispiece, XXX, 636 pages with hundreds of photographs of Fighting ships, Submarines, Destroyers etc. from all nations, and countless pages of Advertising for Industries related to shipbuilding and Maritime Suppliers. With an alphabetical list of Advertisers. Including a “War Loss Section” which details the fate of each vessel (captured, sunk etc.). Hardcover. Spine damaged (split from binding). The binding still firm. Interior excellent. Overall in very good condition with only minor signs of wear. This is the very rare 1944/1945/1946 edition.

4. [New Zealand] Hall, D.O.W. / Department of Internal Affairs – War History Brach.

Prisoners of Italy / Prisoners of Germany [New Zealand POW / Prisoners of War in the Second World War – Illustrated Photography brochures]

2 Volumes. Wellington, War History Branch, 1949. 4°. Prisoners of Italy: 32 pages / Prisoners of Germany: 32 pages. Softcover / Original, illustrated brochure. Very good condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Rare !

5. [Offizier- und Kameradenverein des ehemaligen Feldartillerie-Regiments von Peucker].

Geschichte Des Feldartillerie-Regiments Von Peucker, (1. Schlesisches) Nr. 6 / 1914-1918. Bearbeitet vom Offizier- und Kameradenverein des ehemaligen Feldartillerie-Regiments von Peucker (1.Schlesisches) Nr. 6.

Breslau [Wroclaw], Ostdeutsche Verlagsansalt, 1932. 16 cm x 22.5 cm. 295 Seiten mit Karten und Photographien. Original Hardcover (dunkles Leinen mit vergoldetem Signet auf dem Einbanddeckel). Guter Zustand mit leichtem Wasserrand an der Bindung. Innen tadellos ! Gering berieben. Mit handschriftlicher Widmung: “Fuer Rudi Friedenthals Mutter – Fuer L. Hasslachus Grossmutter im Mai 1932 von Rudis Freund Rudi Tannenfels”. Sehr seltene Regimentsgeschichte !

6. [English History Collection] – [The 23rd London Regiment] [Field-Marshal Viscount Allenby (Foreword)] The Times Publishing Company.

The 23rd London Regiment 1798-1919. Compiled from contributions by former officers of the regiment with a foreword by Field-Marshal Viscount Allenby.

London, The Times Publishing Company Limited, 1936. 16 cm x 24.5 cm. Frontispiece (Volunteers in the Uniforms of 1798), XVI, 188 pages. Several black and white maps throughout. Original Hardcover in protective collector’s Mylar. Good condition with obvious signs of external wear. Some puncture marks on the cover carrying through to subsequent pages. Discoloration of pages, a dog ear on page 139 and some foxing to endpapers. Previous owner’s names in inkpen on endpaper dated 1936. Regiment’s insignia in gold on cover.

7. Alastos, Doros. [pseud. i.e. Eudoros Ioannides].

Cyprus Guerrilla. Grivas, Makarios and The British.

First edition. London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1960. 17 x 25 cm. 224 pages including index and 27 photographs. Original Hardcover without dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Signed by the preowner Desmond F. Hogan on front free endpaper with his name and: “Nicosia, Cyprus 1959” Extremely Rare !

8. Bonucci, Anicio / Galibert, Leone.

Storia d’ Algeri [History of Algeria]. Dal Primo Stabilimento De’ Cartaginesi Fino Alle Ultime Guerre Combattutevi Ai Giorni Nostri Dalle Armi di Francia. Con una Introduzione su i Diversi Sistemi di Colonizzazione che Precessero il Conquisto Francese: Di Leone Galibert – Antico Direttore della Rivista Britannica. Volgarizzamento del Sig. Dottore Anicio Bonucci.

Two Volumes (complete set). Firenze, Presso Giuseppe Celli, 1843. 18 cm x 26 cm. Collation: Volume I: 628 pages with 33 hand-coloured plates depicting battle scenes and landscapes / Volume II: 649, (2) pages with 40 (of 44) handcoloured plates and pages 233-240 missing. Hardcover / Volume I in a modern half-buckram with private spine-label / Volume II in its original half-leather binding. Good condition with signs of external wear. One Volume with crack to gutter between front pastedown and gutter. Loose leaf near front. Binding still firm and strong but tender near very front. Interior bright and unmarked with occasional foxing.

9. Cowley, Robert (Editor).

The Quarterly Journal of Military History. 44 issues (of which 11 issues are in softcover and 33 issues are in Hardcover. The collection includes: Volume IX (1997) (2 issues of 4) Volume X (1998) / Volume XI (1999) / Volume XIV (2002) (3 of 4 issues only)/ Volume XV (2003) / Volume XVI (2004) / Volume XVII (2005) / Volume XVIII (2006) / Volume XIX (2007) / Volume XX (2008) / Volume XXI (2009) / Volume XXII (2 issues of 4) / Volume XXIII (2010) (1 issue) /

New York, American Historical Publications, Inc., 1997 – 2010. Quarto. c. 4200 pages. Original Hardcover and some Softcover issues. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

10. Dymond, Jonathan.

An Enquiry into the Accordancy of War with the Principles of Christianity and an Examination of the Philosophical Reasoning by which it is Defended: with Observations on some of the Causes of War, and on Some of its Effects. Contempt prior to examination, however comfortable to the mind which entertains it, or however natural to great parts, is extremely dangerous; and more apt than almost any other disposition, to produce erroneous judgments both of persons and opinions.

Third Edition. London, Longman, Hurst & Co., 1824. 19.5cm x 11.5cm. xii, 227 (3) pages. Original Hardcover (blue publisher’s boards with spinelabel). Spinlabel and boards a little rubbed. Overall very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Very scarce. One of few 19th century writings on pacifism.

11. Edwards, Neville.

The Transvaal in War and Peace. With Numerous Illustrations.

First Edition. London, H. Virtue and Company, 1900. 221.5 cm x 27.5 cm. 384 pages. Hardcover [publisher’s original blue cloth] with gilt lettering and design on spine. Large gilt lettering and image of mounted trooper on front board. All edges gilt. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Corner boards only slightly bumped. Interior bright and clean. Prize bookplate of Tonbridge Castle School (dated April 1900) on front pastedown.

12. Funcken, Liliane / Funcken, Fred.

Rüstungen und Kriegsgerät im Mittelalter: 8.–15. Jahrhundert. Ritter in Turnier und Schlacht. Kriegszüge und Belagerungen. Sturm auf Burgen und Befestigungen.

München, Mosaik Verlag, 1979. 21 cm x 25 cm. 155 pages with Illustrations throughout. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective Mylar. Sehr guter Yustand ! Auch der Schutyumschlag sehr gut erhalten. / Some fading to spince of dustjacket, otherwise in Very Good condition with only minor signs of wear.

13. Gillon, Captain Stair.

The Story of the 29th Division – A Record of Gallant Deeds. Compliled from Narratives supplied by the Three Divisonal Commanders and Others.

London, Edinburgh, and New York, Thomas Nelson and Sons, no year (c.1925) 15.5 cm x 23 cm. Frontispiece, XV, 276 pages. 3 portrait plates and 12 colour maps. Hardcover [publisher’s original brown cloth] with lettering on spine and front board. Red Design (Divisional insignia) to both spine and board also. Deckled fore- and tail edges. In protective Collector’s Mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Top edge dust-toned with age. Occasional foxing to and otherwise clean and bright interior.

14. Glantz, David M. / House, Jonathan M.

When Titans Clashed – How the Red Army Stopped Hitler. Maps by Darin Grauberger and George F. McCleary, Jr.

Kansas, University Press of Kansas, 1995. 15.5 cm x 23.5 cm. XI, 414 pages. Original Hardcover with the rare illustrated dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Excellent, as new condition. Out of print.

15. Greene, Jack. Massignani, Alessandro.

Ironclads at War – The Origin and Development of the Armored Warship 1854-1891.

Pennsylvania, Combined Publishing, 1998. 16 cm x 24 cm. 423 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

16. Ketchum, Richard M.

Saratoga – Turning Point of America’s Revolutionary War.

First Edition. New York, Henry Holt and Company, 1997. 16 cm x 24 cm. XII, 545 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Out of print.

17. Lund, Paul / Ludlam, Harry.

The Fate of the Lady Emma. A Novel of the Second World War, by the Authors of “PQ17-Convoy to Hell”.

London, New English Library, 1978. 21,5 cm x 14 cm. 157 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Only slightly foxed.

18. Macready, General – The Rt. Hon. Sir Nevil.

Annals of an Active Life. With sixteen Illustrations.

Two Volumes. London, Hutchinson & Co., [c.1924]. Octavo. Frontispiece, 694 pages [continuous pagination through both volumes]. Hardcover / Original publisher’s cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

19. Manning, Capt. T.D. / Walker, CDR C.F.

British Warship Names.

London, Putnam, 1959. 22,5 cm x 13,5 cm. 498 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. In protective mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Dustjacket slightly chipped on spine and front.

20. Mason, W. Wynne.

Prisoners of War – Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War.

Wellington, War History Branch / Department of Internal Affairs, 1954. Large-8°. XXVI, 546 pages with illustrations and maps. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Overall in very good condition with only minor signs of foxing to the edge of the jacket.

21. Miller, Donald E. / Touryan Miller, Lorna.

Survivors: An Oral History of the Armenian Genocide.

Berkeley / London, University of California Press, 1999. 15.5 x 23cm. (12), 242 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition, other than minor signs of shelf wear.

22. Möller, Hans-Georg / Wohlfart, Günter. (Editors).

Philosophieren über den Krieg. War in Eastern and Western Philosophies.

Berlin, Parerga, 2008. 21 cm x 13 cm. 212 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. From the library of philosopher Graham Parkes. [Reihe für Asiatische und Komparative Philosophie. Neue Folge]

23. Norris-Newman, Charles L.

With the Boers in the Transvaal and the Orange Free State in 1880-1 / With A New Map of the South African Republic and Text of the Convention of 1884. [Including an extensive Appendix with a Glossary of Local Terms used in South Africa – The Transvaal Volksraad – Convention Between Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the South African Republic – Notices of the Boer Leaders etc.].

Second Edition. London, Abbott, Jones & Co., Limited, (1881). 15 cm x 22.5 cm. XVI, 392 pages. Fold-out map near front showing South African Republic. Hardcover [publisher’s original khaki cloth] with gilt lettering and tooling on spine. Blind ruling on boards. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Appendix unopened (uncut). Binding firm and strong. Interior is bright and clean with sharp corners. Preowner’s name on half-title: “Miss McCracken – 19th Dec.1899”.

24. Österreichischer Bundesverlag.

Ein Heer für jede Jahreszeit: Das österreichische Bundesheer.

Wien, Österreichischer Bundesverlag, 1985. Large Octavo. 208 Seiten. Original Hardcover mit Schutzumschlag. Sehr guter Zustand bis auf kleinere Läsur am Umschlag.

25. Overy, Richard.

Blood Upon the Snow.

New York, TV Books, Inc., 1997. 15.5 cm x 23.5 cm. 431 pages. Several black and white photographs and a few maps throughout. Original Hardcover with the rare illustrated dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Excellent, close to new condition with only minor signs of external wear. Out of print.

26. [English History Collection] – Parker, Geoffrey.

The Thirty Years’ War.

Revised edition. New York, Barnes & Noble Books, 1987. 16 cm x 24 cm. XLIII, 340 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

27. Pearse, Henry H.S.

The History of Lumsden’s Horse – A Complete Record of the Corps from Its Formation to Its Disbandment. With Many Portraits and Other Illustrations and a Map.

London, New York and Bombay, Longmans, Green, and Co., 1903. 19.5 cm x 25.5 cm. Frontispiece, XII, 506 pages. 79 illustrations. Fold-out map at rear showing ‘Part of South Africa showing the routes taken by Lumsden’s Horse.’ Hardcover [publisher’s original red buckram] with gilt lettering and design on spine and front board. Some staining to cover but overall in very good condition but with signs of external wear and fading. Binding still strong and firm. Interior bright and clean. Errata leaf inserted near front.

28. Potter, John.

Archaeologia Graeca: Or, The Antiquities of Greece – Volume the Second – Containing: I. The Military Affairs of the Grecians [With the complete set of illustrations on Ancient Military Strategy] / II. Some of their Miscellany Customs.

The Eighth Edition. London, Printed for A.Wilde, H.Whitridge, J.Whiston etc., 1764. Octavo. [2], 420 pages plus 11 unnumbered pages of an Index for Volume I and 22 unnumbered pages of Index Dictionum & Locutionum & Proverbiorum Latinorum. With Hardcover / Original 18th century full calf with gilt ornament to spine. Binding solid and firm and only minor signs of wear to lower spine and some corners. Original spine-label missing. From the library of Daniel Conner (Connerville / Manch House), with his Exlibris / Bookplate to pastedown. All plates in excellent condition.

29. Rae, Colin.

Malaboch – or Notes from my Diary on the Boer Campaign of 1894 against the Chief Malaboch of Blaauwberg, District Zoutpansberg, South African Republic – To which is appended a synopsis of the Johannesburg crisis of 1896.

London / South Africa, Sampson Low, Marston and Company / J.C. Juta & Co, 1898. 15.5 cm x 23.2 cm. XIX, 248 pages. 53 illustrations. Fold-out map showing ‘the scene of war in Zoutpansberg.’ Modern, recent Hardcover [maroon cloth] with gilt lettering on spine. Parts of the original binding (spine and illustrated cover) pasted to pastedown and endpaper. Excellent condition besides the paper being a little brittle at the deckled edges and a minor tear to halftitle. Interior bright and unmarked. Binding firm and strong.

30. Ritchie, Eric Moore.

The Unfinished War. The Drama of the Anglo-German Conflict in Africa in Relation to the Future of the British Empire.

London, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1940. 14 cm x 22 cm. Frontispiece, 341 pages. 3 illustrations. 8 maps. Hardcover [publisher’s original red cloth] with lettering on spine. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Minor foxing on edges. Interior bright and clean. Armorial bookplate (‘Nil Sine Deo’) of F. Hamilton Lacey on front pastedown. Private inscription from previous owner on front endpaper.

31. Rogers, H.C.B.

Troopships and their history.

London, Seeley Service & Co. 1963. 25,5 cm x 16 cm. 223 pages. With 27 black-and-white plates throughout the book. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. [Imperial Services Library, Volume VII]

32. Rothenberg, Gunther E.

Napoleon’s Great Adversary: Archduke Charles and the Austrian Army 1792-1814.

Stroud, Spellmount Limited, 2007. 15.5 x 23.5cm. 288 pages, with photographs and maps. Original softcover. Excellent condition.

33. [English History Collection] – Soar, Hugh D.H.

Secrets of the English War Bow.

Yardley, Westholme Publishing, 2006. 16 cm x 23 cm. X, 245 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent, as new condition.

34. Steevens, G.W.

From Capetown to Ladysmith: An Unfinished Record of the South African War. Edited by Vernon Blackburn.

First edition. Edinburgh / London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1900. 13 x 19.5cm. (8), 180 pages, with a map of the Country round Ladysmith and a large fold-out map at the rear, illustrating the Seat of War in South Africa. Includes a 32 page publisher’s catalogue to rear. Original clothbound hardcover with gilt lettering on spine. Deckled edges. Very good condition. Minor signs of external wear, including bumping to corner and small stain to front board. Front endpaper starting to tear. Previous owner’s name on front free endpaper.

35. Stuart, J.

A History of the Zulu Rebellion 1906, and of Dinuzulu’s arrest, Trial and Expatriation. With Five Maps, Six Plans and Twenty Five Illustrations.

London, Macmillan and Co. Ltd, 1913. 14.5 cm x 22.5 cm. Frontispiece, XVI, 581 pages. Large fold-out map sheet at rear, showing a Key Map of Natal and Area of Operations. Hardcover [publisher’s original red cloth] with gilt lettering on spine. Gilt top edge. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Minor foxing to edges and tissue-guards, as usual with this publication. Interior bright and clean besides very minor signs of foxing.

36. Tanham, George K.

Communist Revolutionary Warfare: From the Vietminh to the Viet Cong.

Revised Edition. New York, Frederick A. Praeger, 1967. 14.5cm x 21.5cm. XV, 214 pages. Original Hardcover. The front and back covers are damp stained. Otherwise good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

37. Taylor, Richard.

Destruction and Reconstruction. Personal Experiences of the Late War.

New York, D. Appleton and Co, 1879. 23 cm. 274 pages. Original hardcover / Original publisher’s cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Very good condition with some minor signs of external wear only. Binding firm. From the reference library of Hans Christian Andersen – Translator Erik Haugaard. With his Exlibris to the pastedown.

38. The War Office.

Defence Against Gas, 1935.

London, His Majesty’s Stationary Office, 1935. 12 cm x 18 cm. VII, 83 pages. Some black and white diagrams and tables throughout. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Very minor discoloration to endpapers. A minor ink pen mark to endpaper.

39. Tyrrell, John.

Weather and Warfare – A Climatic History of the 1798 Rebellion.

Cork, Collins Press, 2001. 23 cm. viii, 208 pages. Illustrated. Softcover. Few markings but otherwise in excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

40. Wilson, H. W. [and Hammerton, J. A.].

The Great War – Volume I: Opening Moves / Volume II: Digging In / Volume III: Deadlock / Volume IV: Carnage / Volume V: Continuing Struggle / Volume VI: Victory At Last. The Illustrated History of the First World War.

Reprinted 1999 from the 1914 & 1915 editions. 6 Volumes (Complete). Croatia, Trident Press International, 1999. 25,5 cm x 33 cm. Pagination: 452 pages; 448 pages; 560 pages; 560 pages; 624 pages; 596 pages. Hardcover / Original black cloth binding with original illustrated, unclipped dustjackets in protective Mylar. Slight foxing, staining to top and fore-edges, otherwise in very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Silver lettering and ornament to spine and front board.