European Wars

No Binding. Very Good. Tanconville and Maurice Toussaint. A portfolio of FORTY-EIGHT plates, TWO plates MISSING (should be a total of fifty plates), in a blue cloth-covered flower-box with a slipcase that has a blue leather spine. There was probably a booklet with text, which is missing. The plates are 11" x 14" and all in vg+ or better, with French captions. They depict French soldiers in uniform from about 1790 to 1870. The flower-box is vg- (leather pull-tab broken off; cloth wrinkled and puckered). The slipcase is vg- (soiled, rubbed, edgeworn; white marks on one panel; but the leather spine looks nice). Please be aware that shipping this item will require extra charges above our standard rate.

Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1877. Not stated. Hardcover. Fair/No jacket. 624 pages with index, illustrated with five fold-out maps. Edited from the lectures and writings of the late Major C. Adams, professor of Military History at the Royal Military and Staff Colleges. Red cloth binding with blindstamped borders on front and back covers and gilt titles on spine, gray end papers. Spine darkened with chip in upper edge affecting part of titles, tear in cloth of spine, spotting, cloth split at spine edges, part of cloth missing at base of spine, corners bumped and frayed, spotting of cover, edge wear, former owner's name "O. B. Mitchall, Lieut. of Ordnance, received August 8th, 1884," interior pages a little tanned at edges, binding tight.

Small Quarto (10 1/2 x 8 inches; 267 x 205 mm), [12 pages] in stapled wrappers (soft cover).
Transcript of a speech by William J. Casey (1913-1987), accepting the William J. Donovan Award from the Veterans of the Office of Strategic Services. Casey had been chief of secret intelligence for the European theatre of operations during World War II. This award -- from a group of former intelligence officers -- cites him for his organization of radio teams that he parachuted into Germany to send back intelligence on Nazi positions.
In his speech, Casey lavishes praise on Donovan and others in the clandestine services and discusses some of his own intelligence work during World War II. A fascinating look at a side of the war that was crucial in securing the Allied victory over the the Axis powers.
OCLC shows only two institutional holdings, at Georgetown and at the NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies in Amsterdam. Separately, we find two copies among Casey's papers at the Hoover… Read More

1790 1ed HUGE FOLIO Raymond History England MAP ROME Norman Conquests 100 PLATESGeorge Raymond was an 18th-century English historian who sought to correct the errors of historians in his work 'A New, Impartial History of England.' In this work, Raymond discusses the earliest times in Great Britain, the kings and queens of England and Scotland, impressive full-page engraved portraits, civil policies, and religious and political implications. There is also a section dedicated to the arrival and invasion of the Romans in Britain as well as the Norman Conquest.The 100 illustrations in this first edition are particularly desirable; including the folding map of Great Britain – which is included in this example!Item number: #5361 Price: $750RAYMOND, George FrederickA new, universal, and impartial history of England from the earliest authentic records, and most genuine historical evidence, to the end of the present year. ... Embellished with upwards of 120 beautiful copper-plate engravings ... By George… Read More

1678 1ed Vauciennes Memoirs on Origins of WAR Thirty Years War Elzevier 2v SET

A rare first edition of an important treatise on European wars!

Pierre Linage de Vauciennes's 'Memoires on the Origins of War' is a late 17th-century treatise on European wars in the 16th- and 17th-centuries. Vauciennes focuses on wars following the Protestant Reformation, the Thirty Years' War, all through the first English Civil War.

Note on dating and publisher: According to Willems, this edition was actually printed in Amsterdam by Elzevier. The imprint is false (to avoid persecution) and was not published in Cologne.

Item number: #7596
Price: $599
VAUCIENNES, Pierre Linage de
Mémoires Sur L'Origine Des Guerres Qui travaillent l'Europe depuis cinquante ans
A Cologne : Chez Pierre du Marteau, 1678.

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1866 Garnier-Pages History of 1848 French Revolution France Napoleon III 8v SET

Louis-Antoine Garnier-Pages was a 19th-century French politician best remembered for his unpopularity as the Mayor of Paris. In 1848, while in office, he imposed substantial taxation – a move that was concurrent with the Revolutions of 1848. He published an anthology of the 1848 Revolutions, focusing on the fall of French royalty, the establishment of the French Second Republic, and the effects on other European revolutions.

Item number: #7707
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GARNIER-PAGES, Louis-Antoine
Histoire de la revolution de 1848
Paris : Pagnerre, 1866.

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1701 1st ed History of NAPLES & SICILY Norman Conquests Italy Buffier France

Claude Buffier was a 17th-century French historian who published works on metaphysics, grammar, and, most notably, history of the origins of European kingdoms. One of his works, 'History of the Origin of the Kingdom of Sicily and Naples', is one of the best-known accounts of the Norman conquests of Southern Italy in the 12th-century.

Item number: #8689
Price: $499
BUFFIER, Claude
Histoire de l'origine du royaume de Sicile et de Naples, contenant les avantures et les conquestes des princes normands qui l'ont établi
Paris : Chez Anisson, 1701. First edition.

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In order to properly list this book , I had to slit the top edge of the shrink-wrap it was sealed in from the publisher to ascertain the edition / printing & publisher . So , this book and it's dust jacket is in NEW , FINE , Mint Condition ! No damage of any kind ! FREE USPS Priority Mail Shipping UPGRADE to all U S Shipping Addresses served by the USPS .This book is the 1993 Revised Second Printing by the Pioneer Press . ( The First Edition was printed in 1971 by River Road Press )

1649 1st English Civil War Independency Clement Walker Anarchia Verax Cromwell
Clement Walker, better known by his pseudonym Theodore Verax, was a 17th-century English politician best known for his monumental work 'The History of Independency'. This book, which consisted of numerous treatises, was written to outline the fallacies and myths of religious factionalism in England. Walker discusses various rulings in the House of Commons but primarily those pertaining to the English Civil War.
The second part of History of Independency, entitled 'Anarchia Anglicana', was published in 1649 immediately following the execution of King Charles I. Note the significant records of Oliver Cromwell throughout this work.
This 1649 first edition includes the Appendix to the first part, which was published the year prior.
Item number: #14398
Price: $499
WALKER, Clement [pseud. Theodore Verax]
Anarchia Anglicana: or, the history of independency Being a continuation of relations and observations historicall and… Read More

1636 1ed Ancient GAUL Celtic Gallic Antiquities Caen France DRUIDS Gosselin RARE
Antoine Gosselin's "History of Ancient Gaul" is a rare, 17th-century history of Celtic tribes, the Gallic wars, and the rise and growth of France. While working at the University of Caen in Normandy, Gosselin was one of the most reputable scholars in Gallic antiquity.
Item number: #16310
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GOSSELIN, Antoine
Historia Gallorum veterum, auctore Antonio Gosselino ...
Cadomi : Apud P. Poisson, 1636. 1st edition

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1877 EXQUISITE History of England by Guizot WARS Oliver Cromwell Fine BINDING
Francois Guizot was a 19th-century French historian known for his extensive portfolio of history books on France, America, and England. One such work was his 'History of England', a work covering the entirety of British history, albeit not as thorough as English historians. It covers important wars, reigns of English kings, the life of Oliver Cromwell, and much more. While the contents and illustrations of this books are impressive, the binding of these tomes is even more desirable! Truly beautiful!

Item number: #16374
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GUIZOT, Francois
L'histoire d'Angleterre depuis les temps les plus reculés jusqu'à l'avènements de la Reine Victoria racontée à mes petits-enfants
Paris : Hachette, 1877.

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London: Printed, and Sold by John Morphew, 1712. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Ttile continues "...AND Into the Conduct of those GENERALS, to whose CARE the fame has been Committed ABROAD. Collected from many Original Letters and Councils of War, never Published before. Together with An Account of the several Embarkations, both of British and Foreign Troops, that have been Sent to SPAIN or PORTUGAL for the Support of the Present War. AND A Distribution of the Annual Sums granted by Parliament, and applied to those Services." pp. 4 p.l., 265, 139. Errata slip mounted on verso of title page. Bound in contemporary paneled calf (rubbed, joints cracked, lower blank corners of two leaves torn away), but overall a clean, tight copy..

1762 MAPS 1ed Seven Years War Anglo-Spanish War Carolina Mohawk Seneca INDIANS
The Gentleman's Magazine was an English periodical which first appeared in 1731. It was published without interrupt for nearly 200 years and was the first of its kind to use the term 'magazine'. It was published by Edward Cave, pseud. Sylvanus Urban.
This 1762 issue includes a variety of important and interesting topics including:
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Cultivation of hemp in the Carolinas
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Wars in Europe –
o The Anglo-Spanish War
Spain's detention of English ships
o The Seven Years War
o Description of General Robert Monckton
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Dutch East India company hostilities in Bengal
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Information on the Mohawk and Seneca Indians, their views of the French and English
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Revolutions in Russia following the death of Peter the Great
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Voyages in the East and West Indies
o Granada, accounts from
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Objections to Harvey's discovery of the circulation of blood
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Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press, 1985. Paperback. Near Fine. viii, 191 p.; 23 cm. Paperback with illustration by Kathe Kollwitz. "In his study of the Allied blockade of 1915-1919, Vincent examines the rationale and impact of this first large-scale use of food as a weapon in the twentieth century. Vincent demonstrates that the collapse of the German war effort was induced as much by prolonged hunger as by military reversal. . . . The maintenance of the hunger blockade, Vincent argues, was an ill-advised and unjust action which contributed to the radicalization of post-war germany, the collapse of the Weimar republic, and the eventual rise of National Socialism." -- cover. Scarce. In Near Fine Condition: cover is lightly rubbed; clean and tight.

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This hardcover book the first of a series of in-depth studies which covers the uniforms, equipment, insignia, weapons, vehicles, and personal items of the British and Commonwealth soldier of WWII. It covers the British Airborne soldier of the 1st and 6th divisions and the 1st Polish Independent Parachute Brigade. The book contains over 540 color recreation and detail photos and over 65 unpublished war era B&W photographs.
Each branch of the Airborne is covered: paratroops, glider troops, divisional and administrative departments, and glider pilots as well as those liaison and attached troops. Published by Schiffer Publishing in 1999, is filled with detailed information and photographs and makes a nice addition to any Military History library.
This book is part of a large collection of WWII airplanes, army figures, and books, collected by a parent who was an 82nd Airborne Ranger. He was an avid collector, as well as a historian.… Read More