European Wars

Amsterdam - Leipzig Arkstee and Merkus. 1771. Bound in full calf. Gilt tooled spine compartments. Marbled endsheets and edges. 16mo. Illustrated with frontis pieces and 12 large folding maps. An early reprint of the 1st Edition ( 1735 ) but containing the same number of large fold-out maps as that edition. Volumes 1 and 2 contain the complete six books of the military memoirs ( including all maps). Volumes 3 & 4 are 5 books of additional letters, and political pieces noted as Preuves De L'Histoire du Vicomte de Turenne. There may have been an additional book of letters, etc. not present with this set. Head and tailpieces chipped or lacking, wear to extremities, stamped title to spine of Vol. 1 lacking, short tears to several maps. All in all a Good set with some very crisp well preserved large folding maps. Featured Sets.

1685 Tasso Jerusalem Delivered CRUSADES Italian Gerusalemme Liberata Muslim RARE

"All he regarded; but in Syria most,
He mark'd the leaders of the Christian host:
That eye, whose penetrating glances dart
To each deep secret of the human heart"
– Torquato Tasso, Jerusalem Delivered, canto I

Originally written in 1575, Torquato Tasso's famous "Jerusalem Delivered" tells a mythical story of the First Crusade complete with Christian Knights battling Muslim warriors. In 1583, five additional cantos were written by Camillo Camilli to supplement Tasso's original poem.

This undated 1685 Bassano edition includes Camilli's additions.
Item number: #7523
Price: $750
TASSO, Torquato
Il Goffredo, overo Gierusalemme liberata, Poema heroic…
Bassano: per Gio; Antonio Remondini, [1685]

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o 672
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Famous Provenance – Handwritten
o Jean-Aymar Piganiol de La Force; 17th-century French author
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Language: Italian
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1866 Italian War for Independence Military Handbook & Journal Austria Perone

This mid-19th-century Italian military handbook was issued to Italian soldiers during the Second Italian War of Independence. It includes blank sheets for journaling, charts, codes of conduct, and printings of the soldier's expectations and duties. This particular example was owned by a Giuseppe Perone of the 54th Infantry in the Third Italian War of Independence (1866).

Item number: #8217
Price: $750
PERONE, Giuseppe [soldier]
[Italian military handbook / journal]
1866

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Collation: Complete with all pages
o 71
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Language: Italian
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Binding: Velum; tight and secure
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Size: ~7.5in X 5.5in (19cm x 13.5cm)
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1682 LAW 1ed Life of Matthew Hale England English Civil War Dissenters Burnett
Matthew Hale was a 17th-century English judge who was an influential figure in the legal proceedings against offenses to the royal crown in England. Author Gilbert Burnett published the best account of life of Hale – a biography which covers the entirety of Hale's young life through his judicial career and eventual death. Curiously, Burnet gives special attention to Hale's sympathy toward dissenters, which was particularly interesting considering the climate at the height of the English Civil War.

Item number: #19434
Price: $599
BURNET, Gilbert
The life and death of Sir Matthew Hale, Kt. : sometime Lord Chief Justice of His Majesties Court of Kings Bench
London : Printed for William Shrowsbery ..., 1682. First edition.

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· Collation: Complete with all pages
o [14], 128
· References: Wing B 5828
· Provenance: Armorial bookplate – Lord Ashburton
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A. Fullarton. Hardcover. Good/Without Dust Wrapper. Good. No Date c1850. Three Quarter Leather with marbles end pages and text block.- wear and marks to the extremities previous owners name inside ffep of both volumes, lightest of page tanning otherwise contents clean, bright and tight. As this item weighs over 1kg additional postage is required for delivery outside of the United Kingdom.

1856 1ed Crimean War Sebastopol Imperial Russia Ottoman Turkey Crimea MAPS

A scarce first edition printing of the finely illustrated, important historical account of the Crimean War entitled, 'Pictorial History of the Russian War.' Dodd and Chambers' work features impressive illustrations depicting aspects of the war that include fascinating lithographic double-page maps.

This work details the alliances and powers in Turkey, Naval operations of both the Ottoman and Russian military, life in Sebastopol and Scutari during the war, various battles such as the Siege of Sebastopol, and the effects the peace discussions in Vienna had on the war.

Item number: #40722
Price: $599

[DODD, George]

Pictorial History of the Russian War 1854-5-6 with Maps, Plans, and Wood Engravings

Edinburgh; London: W. and R. Chambers, 1856. First edition.

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• Collation: Complete
o x, 584
o 11 lithographic plates + maps
o Numerous woodcuts
• Provenance: Bookplate – Joseph Sampson, 1857
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1690 1ed Gloria Britannica British Royal Navy Ships HMS Britannia St Andrew RARE

A rare and highly desirable 17th-century account of the British Navy! In this short treatise written by an author known only as 'A.B', we are given significant details on the ships in the British fleet including the impressive, 100-gun ship of the line the HMS Britannia and the HMS St Andrew!

Item number: #21854
Price: $950

A.B. [unknown author]

Gloria Britannica: or, The boast of the Brittish seas : Containing, a true and full account of the Royal Navy of England

London: Printed and sold by E. Smith, 1690. First edition.

Details:
• Collation: Complete with all pages
o [8], 10, [4]
• References: Wing B 7
• Language: English
• Binding: Softcover; tight and secure
• Size: ~7.25in X 5.75in (18.5cm x 14.5cm)
• Exceedingly rare and desirable

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1620 Medieval Louis XI King of France Jean de Roye Hundred Years War Charles VII

Louis XI of France was the King of France during the mid-15th-century and was best known for his intense political conspiracies. One of his most important military events was battle and subsequent isolation of Charles the Bold, the Duke of Burgundy, in which Louis signed the Treaty of Picquigny ending the Hundred Years' War – a pact that ultimately ended the dukes of Burgundy dynasty.

The life of Louis XI is best portrayed by French author Jean de Roye in his "Chronicle of Louis XI". De Roye was a 15th-century chronicler whose 'History' encompasses the entirety of Louis XI's reign.

Item number: #21868
Price: $599

ROYE, Jean de

Histoire de Loys XI, roy de France : et des choses memorables aduenuës de son regne, depuis l'an 1460. iusques à 1483 : avtrement dicte la Chronique scandalevse

[Paris] : Imprimée sur le vray original, M. DC. XX. (1620)

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o [30], 338
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1694 SCOTLAND 1ed Ridpath Scots Episcopal Innocence Scottish Treason Politics

George Ridpath was a 17th-century Scottish author following the Glorious Revolution. As a prominent Whig apologist, Ridpath published many of his more controversial works under the pseudonym Will Laick, including his attacks on the Scottish episcopal party. One work from these attacks was his "Scots Episcopal Innocence" – a short pamphlet identifying the failures of the party, accusations of treason, and the disloyalty of the Scottish clergy and their disregard for the Order of the State, King William, and Queen Mary.

Item number: #22531
Price: $750

RIDPATH, George

The Scots episcopal innocence, or, The juggling of that party with the late King

London: printed in the year, 1694. First edition.

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· Collation: Complete with all pages
o [2], ii, 68
· References: Wing R 1465
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~9.25in X 7.25in (23cm x 18.5cm)
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London: Printed for the translators and sold by J. Walter, 1787. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. In 2 volumes. Volume I: 1787. 288pp. 414pp. (Capitalisation not respected): "A Description of the Affairs of Maxen, with Remarks on the Position; and A Treatise on this Attack and Defence of Unfortified Heights, on the Profiles of Positions, and The Placing Batteries in Hilly Situations, with Plans." 7 original maps and plans bound in at the rear. Volume II: 1788. The Campaign of the Prussian and Riussian Armies in the Year 1758; Including the Battle of Zornsdorf, and The Siege of Colberg, also A Plan proposed by The Author for Taking Colberg by Surprise and Storm the Following Winter, with Plans." 4 original plans and maps bound in at the rear. The missing original maps and plans (a total of 5) have been replaced by high-quality photocopies of the originals and housed in a clamshell box that matches 2 volumes, which have been re-bound in 3/4… Read More

1791 PROVENANCE 1ed Marshal Richelieu SIGNED Seven Years War Austrian Succession
Louis Vignerot du Plessis was an 18th-century French diplomat, better-known for serving as the 3rd Duke of Richelieu. After serving the War of Austrian Succession and the Seven Years War, Richelieu became the Marshal of France under Louis XIV. An extensive biography of his life was published in 1791 by Louis Faur. However, more than describing his political and military careers, Faur's "Vie privée du maréchal de Richelieu" describes Richelieu's private life, more specifically his relationships with women. It contains many original letters and private memoirs providing great insight to the life of Richelieu outside of his public life.
This first edition, three-volume set includes a handwritten letter signed by Louis François Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, 3rd Duke of Richelieu! Additionally, the set was later owned by the esteemed physicist and Nobel Prize winner, Louis Victor Pierre Raymond, 7th Duc de Broglie!
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1739 Life of Oliver CROMWELL English Civil Wars Ireland Great Britain Bancks

"He who stops being better stops being good."
– Oliver Cromwell

Oliver Cromwell was one of the most famous and important 17th-century English military leaders during the English Civil War. His life, political career, military acumen, and historical impact have been written about and recorded for centuries. English author John Bancks published an account of Cromwell's political influence in his "Short Critical Review of the Political Life of Oliver Crowmell". While it focuses primarily on Cromwell's politics, it includes his influence in the English Civil Wars, particularly after the death of the king. Bancks also describes the state of Ireland during Cromwell's lifetime.

Item number: #24084
Price: $599

BANCKS, John

A short critical review of the political life of Oliver Cromwell, lord-protector of the commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland

London: printed for the author; sold by John James, 1739.

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You get one Il-2 Shturmovik by Viktor Povinsky 2014 softcover book published by MMP Books in Poland. This item is in English. The UPC / ISBN numbers are 9788363678371 / 8363678376. This book is in good condition with some wear to its covers and edges. The binding is tight and the pages are clean and intact. This item is 11.75 inches tall by 8.25 inches wide. These measurements are approximations to give you an idea of the size of the book. Please see all pictures.

CONDITION: This is a very well preserved reference book that appears as new. The only blemish noted upon close inspection are some light signs of age on the top and bottom edges of the dust cover.
About this book: A rare and indepth reference book published in Belgium that covers the badges and uniforms of the world's elite forces. Contained in this book are an enourmous amount of excellent plates and photos of United States units from 1935 to 1985.
This first book of 5 is entirely devoted to the Armed Forces of the USA. This is a beautifully laid out book.
It includes: Airborne units, Special forces, Rangers and LRRP, and special units of the USN, the USMC and the USAF (date of issue: September 1984)
A handy separate reference guide is included. Please see photos.

Aldershot: Gale & Polden, Ltd., 1938. 2 Volume set. First editions, hard covers in original cloth. Published Aldershot: Gale & Polden, Ltd., 1938 (Vol 1), 1950 (Vol 2). Matching 8vo. volumes, 7 1/2" x 10." Volume 1: xv+347pp., illustrated frontis portrait, plates, maps (some folding) plus 7 folding maps in rear pocket. Volume 2: xv+208pp., illustrated color frontis, plates (some in color), maps (some folding), tables, plus 2 folding maps bound at rear. Original buff colored cloth over bevelled boards with red and gilt spine titles, regimental gilt badge on cover. One of the most comprehensive Indian regimental histories with coverage of Afghanistan, Persia the Middle East and Pakistan. Volume 1 is very good plus, with minor foxing to edge of page block, rub to spine title block, previous owner bookplate on pastedown. Volume 2 is near fine. Both volumes clean, bright, unmarked, all plates and maps present. Very scarce. . 1st. Hard. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. 8vo.