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ADYE (Lt.-Col. John, CB, late Asst. Adjt. Gen., RA)
A Review of the Crimean War to the Winter of 1854-55.
1st Ed., x+203pp., 8 maps & diagrams (most fldg.). Hurst & Blackett.
1860.
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Valuable & informative account based on the author's personal experience: went out to the Crimea as a brigade major of artillery & became Asst. Adjutant-Gen. of artillery. Present with the Staff at Alma, Balaklava & Inkerman, & served throughout the siege of Sebastopol. Orig. red cloth, blindstamped & gilt, minor wear but a very nice example with excellent col. maps/plans of various operations. See illustration on our website.
£120
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ANDERSON (J.H.)
The Austro-Prussian War in Bohemia, 1866, Otherwise Known as The Seven Weeks' War or Needle-Gun War.
1st Ed., 88pp., 10 fldg. maps (one in end-pocket). Hugh Rees.
1908.
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Useful primer designed for use of Staff College students &c. Orig. grey cloth, minor wear, A&SH bookplate, VG. See illustration on our website.
£20
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ANGLESEY (Marquess of)
A History of the British Cavalry 1816-1919. Vol. III: 1872-1898.
1st Ed., 478pp., 61 illus., 18 maps. VG in dw. Cooper.
1982.
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The now standard history of British Cavalry, this vol. includes Zulu & Transvaal Wars, 2nd Afghan Wars, Egypt & the Sudan, &c. VG in dw. See illustration on our website.
£35
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ANGLESEY (Marquess of)
A History of the British Cavalry 1816-1919. Vol. II, 1851-1871.
1st Ed., 519pp., 45 plates, 15 maps, + sketches & plans. dw. Cooper.
1975.
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Now standard history, this vol. including the Crimean War & Indian Mutiny. VG in dw. See illustration on our website.
£35
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BECK (The Baroness von)
Personal Aventures during the Late War of Independence in Hungary.
1st Ed., xiv+477pp., portrait frontis. Richard Bentley.
1851.
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Personal recollections of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848/War of Independence 1848-49; the author was a supporter of von Kossuth's reformist movement. Near contemp. half red calf, gilt to sp. with raised bands & contrasting black leather lettering label, little marking to red cloth boards o/w very nice copy & very rare. See illustration on our website.
£175
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BENCKENDORFF (Count)
Half a Life: The Remisinscences of a Russian Gentleman.
1st Ed., 319pp., portrait frontis., 8 plates. VG in sl. rubbed/tanned dw. Richards Press.
1954.
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Count Benckendorff DSO was a Commander in the Russian Imperial Navy (serving in the Russo-Japanese War &c.), in WW1 pre-revolution was OC Maritime Transport, Murmansk, then Assistant Chief of Staff of the Red Navy until retiring & moving to England in 1924. VG in sl. rubbed/tannedd dw. See illustration on our website.
£30
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BOSTOCK (Dep. Surgeon-Gen. J.A., CB)
Letters from India & the Crimea.
Selected from the Correspondence of the Late Deputy Surgeon-General Bostock, C.B., Hon. Surgeon to the Queen, Chevalier of the Legion of Honour, formerly of the Scots Fusilier Guards. 1st Ed., xix+270pp., portrait frontis. Bell & Sons.
1896.
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Bostock joined the Buffs in India as surgeon in 1842, serving in the Gwalior campaign, afterwards became a popular Surgeon-Major of the Scots Fusilier Guards in the Crimea when he was rewarded with the CB & Legion d'Honneur: "The Crimean portion is especially striking. It would be difficult to point to a more scathing indictment than the letters written before Sebastopol..." - Introductory note. Orig. olive green cloth, little rubbed & worn, generally VG & very scarce. See illustration on our website.
£165
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CORNWALLIS (Major Fiennes)
Letters Written from the Crimea to Several Members of His Family.
Collected & Ed. by Mrs Wykeham Martin. 1st Ed., iv+122pp. Privately printed.
1868.
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Service with 4th Hussars & ADC to Lord George Paget, incl. the Charge of the Light Brigade. Orig. blue cloth, gilt, VG but for a little minor staining at edges of boards & very scarce privately printed memoir. See illustration on our website.
£95
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DEWAR (Capt. A.C., OBE, RN)
Russian War, 1855. Black Sea Official Correspondence.
1st Ed., [vii]+485pp., 2 maps/plans (Sebastopol & Fort Arabat). Navy Records Society.
1945.
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Correspondence between Rear Adml. Sir E. Lyons & the Admiralty respecting naval operations in the Black Sea during the Crimean War. Orig. blue & white cloth, gilt, VG.
£15
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DOUGLAS (Sir George) & RAMSAY (Sir George Dalhousie) Eds.
The Panmure Papers: Being a Selection from the Correspondence of Fox Maule, Second Baron Panmure...&c.
1st Ed., 2 Vols., viii+515 & viii+547pp., frontis. to each Vol. H&S.
1908.
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Sec. of State for war 1846-52 & 1855-58. These papers cover the later period & are valuable (with certain reservations) for the political view on the Crimean war & Indian Mutiny. Orig. maroon cloth, gilt, VG. See illustration on our website.
£65
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