The Royal Marine Artillery 1804- (1859) - 1923. 2 volume set. por FRASER Edward and CARR-LAUGHTON L G - 1930

Longmans, Green, and Co. London. 1900. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (7.7 x 5.3 inches). Portrait frontis. Ten maps and plans(one folding). 32pp of publishers adverts dated 10/99 at end of book. Some light spotting to front blank endpaper and half title otherwise this is a tight, bright copy. Black coated endpapers with no cracking at all. Book feels firm and square. Publishers deep red cloth, spine and front board lettered in gilt. Spine with some minor bumping to extremities and light uniform fading but overall a much better copy than usually found. 5000 copies published 12th October 1900.

Jonathan Cape. London. 1935. FIRST TRADE EDITION. 4to. Illustrated throughout with portraits, maps, plans and line drawings. Finely bound in recent full tan morocco, raised bands, gilt. Twin red labels, gilt. Single gilt decorative roll border on boards. Top edge gilt. A few light finger marks but overall a very good, bright copy.

1690 Nicolas de FER French Fortification Atlas Military Illustrated Star Forts

Nicolas de Fer was a 17th-century French cartographer known for his abundance of artistic illustrations. One of his most popular atlases was his 'Introduction to Fortification'. This work is an illustrated treatise on military forts and weapons and the varieties used by the French military and royalty. Printed in 1690, this edition includes views of star forts, hexagonal forts, and various designs of fortification architecture.

Item number: #8286
Price: $950
DE FER, Nicolas
Introduction a la fortification : dediée a Monseigneur le duc de Bourgogne
A Paris : Chez l'autheur dans l'Isle du Palais sur le quay de l'Orloge a la Sphere royale, [1690].

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o 16 engraved plates
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Language: English
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Binding: Leather; tight & secure
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Size: ~9.75in X 13in (24.5cm x 32.5cm)
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1859 Japanese Samurai Lord Toyotomi Hideyoshi Tokugawa Osaka Castle Illustrated

A rare, 19th century Japanese woodblock print of "Taikouki". Taikouki is a biography describing the life of Taihe Toyotomi Hideyoshi, a Japanese samurai and daimyo (lord) considered the second "Great Unifier" of Japan following Nobunaga and preceding the Tokugawa Shogunate. Hideyoshi left a legacy including Osaka Castle, the Tokugawa class systems, the restriction of weapons, and the construction and restoration of many temples some of which are still visible in Kyoto. This book is a classic Edo era picture book describing and illustrating Toyotomi Hideyoshi's life illustrated by Utagawa Kuniyoshi! The woodblock prints began being made in 1855 and were completed in 1884. The images and text focus primarily on the military with detailed accuracy on armor, weapons, family crests, interiors, and more!
This rare biography
is written in a column handwritten format with furigana for easier reading and includes illustrations of… Ler mais

1839 Infantry Tactics General Winfield Scott Military War Illustrated America

An important early 19th-century American infantry tactics manual designed for militias, light-infantry, and riflemen. Headed by General Winfield Scott, this handbook is filled with illustrated charts and diagrams of formations and regiment order. Other important topics include how to pass by and overcome obstacles and reforming a line when broken.

Item number: #18525
Price: $599
United States War Dept.
Abstract of infantry tactics; including exercises and manœuvres of light-infantry and riflemen; for the use of the militia of the United States.

Boston: Hilliard, Gray, Little and Wilkins, 1839.

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Collation: Complete with all pages
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138
o 30 engraved plates
· Provenance: Stamp/Handwritten – Gideon L. North, 1840
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Ensign in 1841
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Elected 3rd Corporal in 1839, possibly under a Capt. Reed
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Elected [2nd] Sergeant in 1840
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; tight and… Ler mais

Longmans, Green, and Co. London. 1900. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (7.7 x 5.3 inches). Portrait frontis. Ten maps and plans(one folding). 32pp of publishers adverts dated 10/99 at end of book. Some light spotting to front blank endpaper and half title otherwise this is a tight, bright copy. Black coated endpapers with no cracking at all. Book feels firm and square. Publishers deep red cloth, spine and front board lettered in gilt. Spine with some minor bumping to extremities and light uniform fading but overall a much better copy than usually found. 5000 copies published 12th October 1900.

Jonathan Cape. London. 1935. FIRST TRADE EDITION. 4to. Illustrated throughout with portraits, maps, plans and line drawings. Finely bound in recent full tan morocco, raised bands, gilt. Twin red labels, gilt. Single gilt decorative roll border on boards. Top edge gilt. A few light finger marks but overall a very good, bright copy.

1690 Nicolas de FER French Fortification Atlas Military Illustrated Star Forts

Nicolas de Fer was a 17th-century French cartographer known for his abundance of artistic illustrations. One of his most popular atlases was his 'Introduction to Fortification'. This work is an illustrated treatise on military forts and weapons and the varieties used by the French military and royalty. Printed in 1690, this edition includes views of star forts, hexagonal forts, and various designs of fortification architecture.

Item number: #8286
Price: $950
DE FER, Nicolas
Introduction a la fortification : dediée a Monseigneur le duc de Bourgogne
A Paris : Chez l'autheur dans l'Isle du Palais sur le quay de l'Orloge a la Sphere royale, [1690].

Details:
·
Collation:
o 16 engraved plates
·
Language: English
·
Binding: Leather; tight & secure
·
Size: ~9.75in X 13in (24.5cm x 32.5cm)
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1859 Japanese Samurai Lord Toyotomi Hideyoshi Tokugawa Osaka Castle Illustrated

A rare, 19th century Japanese woodblock print of "Taikouki". Taikouki is a biography describing the life of Taihe Toyotomi Hideyoshi, a Japanese samurai and daimyo (lord) considered the second "Great Unifier" of Japan following Nobunaga and preceding the Tokugawa Shogunate. Hideyoshi left a legacy including Osaka Castle, the Tokugawa class systems, the restriction of weapons, and the construction and restoration of many temples some of which are still visible in Kyoto. This book is a classic Edo era picture book describing and illustrating Toyotomi Hideyoshi's life illustrated by Utagawa Kuniyoshi! The woodblock prints began being made in 1855 and were completed in 1884. The images and text focus primarily on the military with detailed accuracy on armor, weapons, family crests, interiors, and more!
This rare biography
is written in a column handwritten format with furigana for easier reading and includes illustrations of… Ler mais

1839 Infantry Tactics General Winfield Scott Military War Illustrated America

An important early 19th-century American infantry tactics manual designed for militias, light-infantry, and riflemen. Headed by General Winfield Scott, this handbook is filled with illustrated charts and diagrams of formations and regiment order. Other important topics include how to pass by and overcome obstacles and reforming a line when broken.

Item number: #18525
Price: $599
United States War Dept.
Abstract of infantry tactics; including exercises and manœuvres of light-infantry and riflemen; for the use of the militia of the United States.

Boston: Hilliard, Gray, Little and Wilkins, 1839.

Details:

·
Collation: Complete with all pages
o
138
o 30 engraved plates
· Provenance: Stamp/Handwritten – Gideon L. North, 1840
o
Ensign in 1841
o
Elected 3rd Corporal in 1839, possibly under a Capt. Reed
o
Elected [2nd] Sergeant in 1840
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; tight and… Ler mais