That's the Way it Was : The History of the 24th Australian Infantry Battalion (A.I.F.) 1939 - 1945 by George Christensen (editor) - 1982

Hodder & Stoughton. London.,1953. REPRINT. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR.-- To my very dear friends Charlie and Jane, with fondest love from Freddie.-- A very good copy in slightly chipped dustwrapper. The book is protected in a red cloth chemise housed in a red morocco spined slip case, made by James Macdonald Co. New York. Spine with raised bands, ruled in blind. Lettered in gilt.:

Edinburgh and London. 1856. First edition. Octavo. xxvii, 234pp. Tinted litho. frontis., 3 further tinted litho. plates, folding plan of the Passage of the Ingour, large folding map. Title page woodcut vignette, 3 further woodcut illustrations. Recent quarter calf, spine in six with raised bands, leather label, gilt lettering and motifs, marbled boards. Renewed endpapers. Light foxing to plates. Large map folds carefully reinforced with paper tape. Neat marginal pencil note to xxv. A crisp handsome copy with all maps and plates as listed.
Laurence Oliphant (1829-1888) Author, Adventurer, Spy, Diplomatic Negotiator, Lawyer, Religious Mystic.
As correspondent for The Times at Trebizond Oliphant met the Turkish commander Omar Pasha, joined his force and was present at the battle of the Ingour. A first hand valuable account of Ottoman military operations from both a political and military point of view.

From my personal library collection. Vol 1 is a Near Fine copy, the vinyl cover has left sticky residue. From the Foreword: "This book on the general subject of German pistols was prepared in an attempt to fill a need of the arms collector and student for a woek containing the various makes and models of pistols that were procured for the many German organizations during the Hitler era." 223 pp, many photos and specifications of the various arms in both Vols 1 and 2. Volume 3 has photos and details about holsters. Volume 4 is a list of various items issued to different parts of the Reich. Vols 2, and 4 are Fine, no tears, chips, foxing, etc. Volume 3 is Near Fine with three small spots on the outside of the front board. All are Limited Editions with #1276 of 2000, 333, 363, and874 being the numbers of the respective volumes. This is a scarce and hard set to complete, very valuable for serious collectors. This set is from my personal collection. Weight and Dimensions are approximate. Shipping via Media… Read More

The Pilgrim Press. London. 1913. Fifth (revised) edition. 8vo. (7.5 x 5.4 inches). xvi/1-294pp. Illustrated with 12 full page mono illustrations by various artists. A few pages at the front of the text affected by light foxing but overall a very good clean copy in a fine early leather binding by Austin & Sons Ltd, with their ticket pasted inside back cover. Full red calf, lavish gilt decoration to spine, leather title label in gilt, both boards with gilt ruling/ board edges and inner dentelles. Marbled endpapers, silk head and tailbands. College emblem to front board, in gilt. Marbled block edges. College prize label inside front cover. A lovely presentation of this interesting book.

First American edition of this book. Published by T. Allen, New York, 1792. Binding is fine. Modern half leather and marbled boards by Starr Bookworks. Interior is very good. Has a few stamps from New York Mercantile Library. Edges show foxing, interior is toned, occasional old creases, no vandalism, writing or other issues. Pages remain supple. Lacking old blanks, otherwise complete as issued. Lee was a British born career military officer who sought to lead the Continental Army in place of Washington. Lee is most famous now for his various hasty and leisurely retreats including being captured in his night gown by the British in 1776. After a prisoner exchange in 1778 Lee resumed command only to be court-martialled a few months later for insubordination. He must have had something going for him because he survived 30 years of military encounters where strategic withdrawal was not always an option. One of those characters that would be hard to imagine if he did not actually exist. See Howes L85. A… Read More

Hodder & Stoughton. London.,1953. REPRINT. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR.-- To my very dear friends Charlie and Jane, with fondest love from Freddie.-- A very good copy in slightly chipped dustwrapper. The book is protected in a red cloth chemise housed in a red morocco spined slip case, made by James Macdonald Co. New York. Spine with raised bands, ruled in blind. Lettered in gilt.:

London: Printed for the Author, 1797. Engraved frontispiece and six folding plates. 8vo, pp.xvi:230:(1, errata), contemporary full calf with lettering piece; lower joint cracked, upper cover detached. Frontispiece trimmed by binder just into image on fore-edge. With the contemporary armorial bookplate of the Hon. Edward Monkton of Somerford Hall, Staffordshire on front pastedown and his signature on the title-page. In need of rebacking and priced to allow for such.

Keulen, Netherlands: Pieter Hamer, 1700. Paperback. Fine. 40 p.; 19 cm. Signatures: A-E4. B3 missigned B5. (4to). Plain wrapper. Woodcut title vignette and initial letter. Knuttel, 14502. A debate over the Spanish succession in the form of a dialogue between Pasquin and Marphorio. In Fine Condition. A very scarce pamphlet relating to the Spanish succession, published shortly before the War of the Spanish Succession began.

Edinburgh and London. 1856. First edition. Octavo. xxvii, 234pp. Tinted litho. frontis., 3 further tinted litho. plates, folding plan of the Passage of the Ingour, large folding map. Title page woodcut vignette, 3 further woodcut illustrations. Recent quarter calf, spine in six with raised bands, leather label, gilt lettering and motifs, marbled boards. Renewed endpapers. Light foxing to plates. Large map folds carefully reinforced with paper tape. Neat marginal pencil note to xxv. A crisp handsome copy with all maps and plates as listed.
Laurence Oliphant (1829-1888) Author, Adventurer, Spy, Diplomatic Negotiator, Lawyer, Religious Mystic.
As correspondent for The Times at Trebizond Oliphant met the Turkish commander Omar Pasha, joined his force and was present at the battle of the Ingour. A first hand valuable account of Ottoman military operations from both a political and military point of view.

The Life of A Regiment
The History of the Gordon Highlanders
By Lt Colonel C Greenhill Gardyne
Volume 1 1794 – 1810
Hardback with paper cover
Printed by The Medici Society Ltd
Reprinted in Royal in 1929
Cover a little tatty at edges Volume in good condition with some foxing to page edges not inside some rubbing to top boards
Volume II 1810 - 1898
Hardback with no cover
Printed by The Medici Society Ltd
Reprinted in Royal in 1929
Volume in good condition some rubbing to top boards
Volume III 1898 – 1914
During and after the Boer War
Hardback with cover
Printed by Leo Cooper London 1972
Second impression 1972
Volume and cover in excellent condition some small marks on cover
Volume IV 1914 – 1919
Gordon Highlanders in the First World War
Cyril Falls
Hardback with No cover
Aberdeen University
Press
First Published in 1958
Volume in excellent condition some slight fading to spine
Volume V 1919 -1945
Hardback with Cover
The Gordon Highlanders
Wilfrid Miles
Frederick Warne Reprint 1980
Volume and… Read More