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[NAVAL]. The naval and military magazine Vol I[-II]. London. T. Clerc Smith, 1827. Second Edition. 8vo. First two volumes only. viii, 672pp. [3], 722pp. With an engraved frontispiece to Vol. I one depicting 'The Duke of York, Commander in Chief' and an engraved plate to Vol. II showing 'His Royal Highness the Lord High Admiral'. Later blue cloth, lettered in gilt to spines. Marginal tears to Vol, I at p.179-180, p.381-382, p.389-390 - in no instance touching text, browning to titles ... More > £ 225.00 Antiquates Ref. 12195
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[BRITISH ARMY LIST]. The Monthly Army List, Corrected to the First of December, 1805. [London]. Printed [by T. Curson Hansard] for Richard Phillips, [1805]. 12mo. 59pp, [1]. Stitched in original publisher's printed salmon pink wrappers. Housed in modern marbled paper slipcase. Chipping to wrapper edges, neat paper repair to spine. Shaved at head, with occasional loss of text, marginal fire damage to leaves A5-B2, closed tear to leaf B4, softening to corners. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 27804
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LAWRENCE, T.E.. The Mint. A Day Book of the R.A.F. Depot Between August and December 1922 with Later Notes By 352087 A/c Ross. London. Jonathan Cape, 1955. First trade edition . Quarto. [2], 206pp. Original publisher's blue cloth, lettered in gilt, printed paper dustwrapper. Some edge wear, cloth fading and marked towards all edges. Minor loss to head of spine on the toned jacket, shelf-wear to edges, predominantly top. Spotting to endpapers, with the bookplate of Richard L. Calvert Williamson to the front inner board. With 10 newspaper clippings relating to Lawrence, 5 photocopied articles, and 2 ... More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 28148
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LAWRENCE, T. E.. The Mint. A day book of the R.A.F. Depot between August and December 1922 with later notes By 352087 A/c Ross. London. Jonathan Cape, 1955. Limited edition of 2,000 copies. Quarto. 206pp. Original publisher's navy quarter morocco over buckram boards, lettered in gilt, housed in original pink and black lettered cardboard slipcase. Top edge gilt, fore and bottom edge untrimmed, some edges uncut. Slipcase somewhat stained and marked, else a crisp copy, internally bright and clean.
More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 27812
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[BRITISH ARMY]. The manual and platoon exercise &c. &c. London. Printed for T. Egerton, 1804. 8vo. 18pp, [2]. Uncut in original publisher's two-tone paper boards. Extremities marked and worn, substantial loss to spine. Early martial inked ownership inscription to head of title page, scattered spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 30687
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MUNDY, Lieut.-General [Godfrey Basil]. The life of rodney. London. Printed for James Carpenter and Son, 1836. New edition. 8vo. xvi, 283pp, [1]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece, extra-illustrated with two engraved plates. Contemporary gilt-tooled black morocco, A.E.G. Rubbed. Silk endpapers, armorial plate depicting Rodney's coat-of-arms pasted to head of p.1, engraved portrait of Captain Bazeley pasted to foot of p.89, lightly foxed. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 15331
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SOUTHEY, Robert. The Life of Nelson...with twelve illustrations by westall, printed in woodburytype, plans, &c. London. Bickers and Son, 1883. 8vo. xiv, [2], 351pp, [1]. Frontispiece and a further 13 illustrations, 11 of which are Woodburytypes, one a facsimile of Nelson's signatures, and one a folding plan of the Battle of the Nile. Contemporary gilt-tooled burgundy calf, gilt supralibros of Hillbrow School, Rugby to upper board, contrasting green morocco lettering-piece, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed, lower board, spine, and top-edge heavily sunned. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 16487
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CHURCHILL, T. O. The life of lord viscount nelson, duke of bronté, &c. London. Printed by Harrison and Rutter, 1810. Second edition. Quarto. vii, [1], 94pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece, a further 13 engraved plates, and a tipped-in facsimile of a Nelson letter. Single leaf broadside: 'Ode, By Henry James Pye, Esq. P. L. Performed at St. James's, January, 18, 1806, on the Anniversary of Her Majesty's Birth Day' bound at rear. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled boards. Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate of Justice of the ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 29309
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FULLOM, S. W.. The life of general sir howard douglas...from his notes, conversations, and correspondence. London. John Murray, 1863. First edition. 8vo. ix, [1], 431pp, [1], 32pp publisher's catalogue. With half-title and an engraved portrait frontispiece. Original publisher's blind-tooled blue cloth, lettered in gilt. Slight wear and to odd spot of soiling, spine sunned. Offsetting to title, sporadic foxing. From the Raglan family library of Cefntilla Court, with the recent armorial bookplate of the estate, and the earlier bookplate of Lord Raglan to FEP. Presentation copy, with ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 13101
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OSLER, Edward. The life of admiral viscount exmouth. London. Smith, Elder and Co., 1835. First edition. 8vo. xvi, 448pp, [16]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece, four lithographic plates, an engraved folding plan, and a terminal publisher's advertisement catalogue. Uncut in original publisher's green cloth-backed drab paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece. Some rubbing, spots of marking, spine sunned, chipping to lettering-piece. Ink ownership inscription and armorial bookplate of 'Rear Admiral Sir Graham Hamond' to FEP, plates foxed, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 15555
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AN OFFICER. The life and actions of that distinguished naval hero, admiral nelson; who fell in the battle of trafalgar, october 21 1805. Hudson [New York]. Published by William E. Norman, 1808. 70pp. With a wood engraved portrait frontispiece.

[Bound with:] Life of napoleon bonaparte, emperor of the french, king of italy, and protector of the rhenish confederation, from his birth to the present time. Hudson [New York]. Published by William E. Norman, 1810. 108pp. With a wood engraved frontispiece.

12mo. Contemporary red half-roan, buff paper boards, ruled and lettered in gilt to spine. Extremities worn and ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 24433
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VERITAS. The letters of veritas, re-published from the montreal herald; containing A Succinct Narrative of the military administration of sir george prevost, During his Commnad in the canadas; Whereby it will appear Manifest, that the merit of preserving them from conquest Belongs not to Him. Glasgow. Re-printed by and for R. Chapman, 1815. 12mo. 111pp, [1]. Original publisher's printed yellow wrappers. Rubbed and dust-soiled, some loss to backstrip. Very small burn mark to foot of title page. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 32604
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[ENGLISH CIVIL WAR]. The late proceedings of The Scottish Army: As also the taking of Cannon Froome. Certified By an Expresse from his Excellencies Quarters the Earle of Leven, Lord Generall. Dated at Ludbury the 23. of July 1645. Together with other Letters from the Kings Quarters to the Generall and Lieutenant-Generall, and Answers thereunto. London. Printed by M. B. for Robert Bostock, 1645. First edition. Quarto. [2], 6pp. Modern navy morocco, lettered in gilt to spine, T.E.G. Marbled endpapers, early alternate manuscript pagination to upper corners. With a loosely inserted letterpress receipt from bookseller Frank Hammond addressed to Lord Cottesloe acknowledging payment of £12 for the book in 1961. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 22725
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CHAPMAN, F. Spencer. The jungle is neutral. London. Chatto & Windus, 1954. 8vo. 378pp. With a photographic frontispiece, a further seven photographic plates, and four maps in the text. Original publisher's green cloth, lettered in gilt. Without dustwrapper. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine sunned. Inked ownership inscription of John Douglas Slim (1927-2019), son of Field Marshal William Slim, to title page. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 25944
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KOERNER, Alfred. The hotchkiss single-barrel rapid-firing gun. A description of the system. Paris. Printed for Private Circulation, 1884. First edition. Quarto. 37pp, [3]. With 11 plates, comprising seven albumen print photographs (mounted as issued) and four folding lithographic diagrams. Original publisher's green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Bookplate of Henk Visser to FEP, his inked ownership inscription to half-title, FFEP detached, Hotchkiss company ink-stamp to title page, folding plate 10 a touch proud and consequently nicked along fore edge, toned.

[Together with:] [Caption title:] Measurements ... More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 30521
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VERY, Lieut. Edward W. The hotchkiss revolving cannon. Descriptions and illustrations of the systems as designed for Naval Service, field Artillery and flank Defence... Paris. Printed for private circulation, 1885. Quarto. [4], 76pp. With a phototype frontispiece and a further 30 phototype/lithographic plates. Original publisher's red cloth, stamped in gilt and blind, recently rebacked. Rubbed, marked, and bumped. Numerous marginal tears, many naively repaired with clear tape. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 30520