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  • UNIQUE ITEM IN MAGNIFICENT FULL MOROCCO BY ASPREY WITH ROYAL PROVENANCE
    Manuscript illustrated by A.E. Haswell-Miller. by SCOTS GUARDS
    SCOTS GUARDS
    Manuscript illustrated by A.E. Haswell-Miller.

    1936. Full morocco, 13 inches by 11.5 inches. A superb binding by Asprey & Co. with gilt raised bands, panels framed with single pallets and the Regimental badge of the Scots Guards on the upper board framed by a single fillet. Wide dentelles and all edges gilt. Containing 10 original watercolours by A.E.Haswell-Miller of selected orders of dress worn by the Regiment since the Duke of Gloucester became their Colonel in 1936. From the library of the Duke of Gloucester at Kensington Palace. Prince Henry Duke of Gloucester was the third son of King George V, brother of King George VI and King Edward VIII. This magnificent and unique volume was presented to the Duke in 1961 on the occasion…

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    1936. Full morocco, 13 inches by 11.5 inches. A superb binding by Asprey & Co. with gilt raised bands, panels framed with single pallets and the Regimental badge of the Scots Guards on the upper board framed by a single fillet. Wide dentelles and all edges gilt. Containing 10 original watercolours by A.E.Haswell-Miller of selected orders of dress worn by the Regiment since the Duke of Gloucester became their Colonel in 1936. From the library of the Duke of Gloucester at Kensington Palace. Prince Henry Duke of Gloucester was the third son of King George V, brother of King George VI and King Edward VIII. This magnificent and unique volume was presented to the Duke in 1961 on the occasion of his review of the Regiment marking his 25th year as Colonel.

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  • IMPORTANT SET IN A PARTICULARLY HANDSOME AND CLEAN HALF CALF BINDING
    The Dispatches of Field Marshal The Duke of Wellington. During his various Campaigns in India, Denmark, Portugal, Spain, The Low Countries, and France. by GURWOOD, Lieut. Colonel. Compiled from official and Authentic Documents.
    GURWOOD, Lieut. Colonel. Compiled from official and Authentic Documents.
    The Dispatches of Field Marshal The Duke of Wellington. During his various Campaigns in India, Denmark, Portugal, Spain, The Low Countries, and France.

    London: John Murray, 1837-1838. 13 volumes bound in 12, complete, 8 1/2 inches tall. A splendid set of this great set in a classic early Victorian half calf. With gilt raised bands, twin red labels and fine gilt tooling to the panels. It is a particularly handsome and clean set. The three part index is to be found in the 12th volume, completing this great personal record of the Duke of Wellington's Campaigns.

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  • SCARCE WORK IN FULL MOROCCO 'FROM THE AUTHOR'
    System of Cavalry Manoeuvers in Line. by WHITTINGHAM, General Samford
    WHITTINGHAM, General Samford
    System of Cavalry Manoeuvers in Line.

    London: T. Edgerton, Military Library, Whitehall, 1815. Full morocco, 9 1/2 inches tall. A wonderful copy of a scarce book in full Regency straight grain morocco with gilt raised bands, gilt pallets, the board framed with a wide blind roll and a double gilt fillet. All edges gilt. Embellished with 27 folding hand coloured engraved plans illustrating the cavalry manoeuvers. This copy is inscribed ' from the author' and was from the library of Lord Londonderry, though without his bookplate.

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  • ONE OF 12 COPIES IN SUPERB FULL MOROCCO
    Souvenirs et Grandeur Militaire. by VIGNY, Alfred de
    VIGNY, Alfred de
    Souvenirs et Grandeur Militaire.

    Paris: Armand Magnier, 1898. 2 volume set, 10.25 inches tall. 2 magnificent full morocco bindings by Stroobants. The spine is superbly tooled in the aesthetic manner with morocco onlays, the boards are bound with a natural tan morocco. Gilt top edges. This set in number 3 of 12 copies ,out of a limited edition of 300, on 'imperiales du Japon' with the plates in 4 states and the vignettes in 3. An unsentimental and gripping account of military life with the concept of honour vanishing from the post Napoleonic army. A superb set in pristine condition. In the original French.

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  • MAGNIFICENT SET IN HALF NAVY BLUE MOROCCO
    The Life of Nelson. The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain. by MAHAN, Captain A. T.
    MAHAN, Captain A. T.
    The Life of Nelson. The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain.

    London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, 1897. 2 volume set, 9 inches tall. This great 'Life of Nelson', first edition, in a very smart half navy blue morocco by Riviere with gilt raised bands and fine gilt naval centre tools within neat gilt frames on the panels. Gilt top edges. With 20 full page illustrations and a further 20 maps and battle plans. Captain Mahan of The United States Navy wrote several of the most important and influential naval histories of the 19th century. From the library of Alfred de Rothschild, but without his bookplate. A magnificent set.

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  • PRISTINE SET IN VERY SMART HALF CRUSHED MOROCCO
    The War at Sea 1939-1945. by ROSKILL, Captain S. W.
    ROSKILL, Captain S. W.
    The War at Sea 1939-1945.

    London: Her Majestys Stationery Office, 1954, 1956, 1960 & 1961. 3 volume set bound in 4 volumes, 9 1/2 inches tall. It is very unusual to find this great title in a fine leather binding. This set is in a very smart half crushed morocco by Maltby's of Oxford with gilt raised bands, twin labels and neatly gilt framed panels. With gilt top edges. Bookplate. All first editions. Roskill's masterpiece is the celebrated, official history of Britain's war at sea in the Second World War. It is still considered the definitive work on the subject and is packed with photographic illustrations and folding maps and plans. There is some tiny loss to the bottom corner of the first volume's text block extending, otherwise in pristine condition.

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  • SPARKLING SET IN FULL TREE CALF
    The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte. by SLOANE, William Milligan
    SLOANE, William Milligan
    The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte.

    London: The Times Bookclub, 1911. 4 volume set, 8 inches tall. A classic early 20th century tree calf with gilt raised bands, twin labels and fine gilt tooling to the panels. Gilt dentelles and top edges. A sparkling set of this well illustrated edition.

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  • FINE SET IN NAVY BLUE HALF CRUSHED MOROCCO BY RIVIERE
    Sea Power in its Relations to the War of 1812. by MAHAN, Captain A. T.
    MAHAN, Captain A. T.
    Sea Power in its Relations to the War of 1812.

    London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., 1905. 2 volume set, 9 inches tall. A splendid half crushed navy blue morocco by Riviere with gilt raised bands, neat panels with naval gilt centre tools framed within gilt pallets and corner tooling. Gilt top edges. The binding has tooled the second volume with a I, as well as the first volume. Decorated with 25 maps and battle plans and 27 full page illustrations. A superb first edition of this classic work on the war between the United States and Great Britain.

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  • SUPERB CAT'S PAW CALF BY CLARKE & BEDFORD
    Napoléon en Égypte Waterloo et le Fils de l’Homme. by BARTHELEMY et MERY – (Illustrations par Horace Vernet et Hippolyte Bellangé)
    BARTHELEMY et MERY – (Illustrations par Horace Vernet et Hippolyte Bellangé)
    Napoléon en Égypte Waterloo et le Fils de l’Homme.

    Paris: Ernest Bourdin, (1842). Full calf, 10.5 inches tall. Superb cat's paw calf bound by Clarke & Bedford, one of the best firms of binders in London with gilt raised bands and splendid floral gilt tooling to the panels. Gilt dentelles and all edges gilt. Engraved vignettes and full page plates throughout. Armorial bookplate. In the original French.

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  • HALF CALF BY SIMIER
    Histoire de La Revolution de Mil Huit Cent Trente by PETIT, M.
    PETIT, M.
    Histoire de La Revolution de Mil Huit Cent Trente

    Paris: L'Auteur, 1831. Half calf, 19 inches tall. An elegant binding by Simier, with his ticket. I very wide raised band and superb gilt tooling to the spine. 40 full page lithographs. Some Foxing. A neat ink owners inscription at Hickstead Place on the first blank.The ticket states 'Simier, Relieur du Roi, Rue St Honore 152, a Paris'. Binder to the King, Simier's "variety and and technique were superb; he had no superior and few rivals during his career" ( Ramsden's French Bookbinders 1789-1848 ).

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  • SCARCE EDITION IN FULL DICED 'RUSSIA' CALF
    The Commentaries of Caesar. by CAESAR. DUNCAN, William (translated into English by).
    CAESAR. DUNCAN, William (translated into English by).
    The Commentaries of Caesar.

    London: Cuthell et al., 1806. 2 volume set, 8 1/2 inches tall. A handsome Georgian full diced 'Russia' calf with gilt raised bands, floral centre tools and twin fillets framing the boards. Portrait and 4 folding plates. Rubbing to edges, slight cracking to joints and chips to the headcap and one raised band but still a firm and good looking set of this scarce edition .

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  • SPLENDID COPY IN HALF CALF OF A VERY SCARCE WORK
    The Young Rifleman's Comrade: a Narrative of his Military Adventures, Captivity, and Shipwreck. by MÄMPEL, Johan Christian
    MÄMPEL, Johan Christian
    The Young Rifleman's Comrade: a Narrative of his Military Adventures, Captivity, and Shipwreck.

    London : Henry Colburn, 1826. Half Calf, 7 1/2 inches tall. A very scarce work in a splendid half pink calf from the library of Lord Londonderry, but without his bookplate. Speckled pink edges. With gilt bands and a striking blind centre tool. Translated from the German, this is a terrific tale of adventure and travels of a young soldier just after the French Revolution. Other than a nasty scuff to the centre of the lower board, in lovely condition.

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  • GREAT TITLE IN LATE VICTORIAN HALF CALF
    Memoirs of Madame Junot Duchesse D'Abrantès. Napoleon: His Court and Family. by JUNOT, Madame, Duchesse D'Abrantès
    JUNOT, Madame, Duchesse D'Abrantès
    Memoirs of Madame Junot Duchesse D'Abrantès. Napoleon: His Court and Family.

    London: Richard Bentley, 1883. 3 volume set, 9 inches tall. A very handsome late Victorian half calf with gilt raised bands, twin labels and elegant gilt tooling to the panels. Bumped tips. With 20 engraved plates, as called for. A handsome 'New and Revised Edition' of this classic work on Napoleon by the wife of General Jean-Andoche Junot, one of Napoleons most trusted officers during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars.

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  • SCARCE, ENCYCLOPEDIC WORK IN SPLENDID HALF MOROCCO
    The Victoria Cross. The Empire's Roll of Valour. by STEWART, Lieut. Colonel Rupert
    STEWART, Lieut. Colonel Rupert
    The Victoria Cross. The Empire's Roll of Valour.

    London: Hutchinson, (1921). Half morocco, 8 3/4 inches tall. A splendid binding by Sangorski and Sutcliffe with gilt raised bands, gilt lettering and pallets and a gilt top edge. A slight stain on the left of the title. 'A handy book of reference of the deeds that have won the Victoria Cross from the date of its institution in 1856 up to the present time' (revised up to 1921), 'arranged in order of regiment or corps. The account of each act of bravery is an extract from the 'London Gazette' of the time'.

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  • CLASSIC HISTORY IN SUPERB FULL CALF
    The Life of Nelson. by SOUTHEY, Robert
    SOUTHEY, Robert
    The Life of Nelson.

    London: John Murray and William Tegg, 1853. Full navy blue calf, 6 1/2 inches tall. A very bright full calf with raised bands, wonderful naval gilt centre tools, contrasting red label and triple fillets framing the boards. There is the prize bookplate of Bruce Castle, dated 1853, on the front paste down endpaper and a further bookplate facing it. Simple woodcut vignettes, including to the title page. A sparkling copy of this hugely popular Life of Nelson.

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  • STIRRING TALES IN CLASSIC FULL CALF
    English Battles and Sieges in the Peninsula. by NAPIER, Sir William
    NAPIER, Sir William
    English Battles and Sieges in the Peninsula.

    London: John Murray, 1891. Full calf, 7.25 inches tall. A classic late Victorian prize binding with gilt raised bands, fine gilt floral tooling to the panels and prize block on the upper board. Portrait. Ink prize inscription , dated 1893, on the first blank. A neat copy of the single volume edition of the stirring tales of battles and sieges leading to Napoleon's defeat in 1814 in the Iberian Peninsula, regarded as one of the first wars of liberation.

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  • SPLENDID FULL CALF
    Robert Blake. Admiral and General at Sea. by DIXON, William Hepworth
    DIXON, William Hepworth
    Robert Blake. Admiral and General at Sea.

    London: Bickers, 1885. Full calf, 8.5 inches tall. A very handsome binding with gilt raised bands, label, finely gilt tooling around a striking anchor centre tool. With a Rugby school gilt prize block on the upper board and prize bookplate. 10 plates. A stirring account of the adventures of Admiral Blake, one of the greatest English military commanders of the 17th century, in a very smart binding.

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