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The Journal of the Royal United Service Institution. Vol. XL, No. 221, July, 1896-Vol. XL, No. 226, December 1896.
Six monthly issues of the RUSI Jouranl bound together, 801pp., in all, 6 plates, num. maps & sketches (many fldg.). RUSI. Contemp.
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The premier forum of its time for articles on campaigns & theory, Naval & Military Notes, announcements of new publications, book reviews, notes on military manoeuvres &c. The volume offered here includes articles on A Visit to The Lines of Torres Vedras; Chitral 1895 with the 2nd Brigade (including action at Malakand &c.); Ashanti Expeditionary Force 1895-96; Operations of the Bulawayo Field Force in March & April 1896, &c. Contemp. binder's cloth, gilt, somewhat well-read but sound copy, VG. See illustration on our website.
£45
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AUSTIN (Major H.H., CMG, DSO, RE)
A Scamper Through the Far East Including a Visit to the Manchurian Battlefields.
1st Ed., xvi+336pp., 30 photos., 2 fldg. maps. Edward Arnold.
1909
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A journey on the Trans-Siberian Railway & through the Far East which included "doing" the Russo-Jap. War battlefields (he includes accounts of the various operations); attending in an official capacity the 1908 Japanese Grand Manoeuvres &c. Orig. dec. mustard cloth, VG. See illustration on our website.
£65
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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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BILCLIFFE (John)
Well Done the 68th: The Durhams in the Crimea & New Zealand 1854-1866.
1st Ed., x+347pp., 145 illus., 5 maps. VG in dw. Chippenham: Picton.
1995
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Based on the letters & diaries of eleven officers & men who participated in these campaigns, plus Roll of Hon., awards, biographical details of many officers & soldiers. Well illustrated & acclaimed history. VG in dw. Se illustration on our website.
£35
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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.
£145
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BRICE (Christopher)
The Thinking Man's Soldier: The Life & Career of General Sir Henry Brackenbury 1837-1914.
1st Ed., xxvii+336pp., 18 illus., 2 maps. VG in dw. Helion.
2012
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Commissioned RA 1856, served in Indian Mutiny, became Professor of Military History at RMA Woolwich. A Wolseley protege, he saw service with him in Ashanti, Natal, Zululand & the Sudan, later occupying senior staff positions including Head of the Intelligence Branch at the War Office. An influential reformer of the Army, author of numerous articles & several major campaign histories. Signed by author. See illustration on our website.
£20
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CALLWELL (Maj.-Gen. Sir C.E., KCB)
The Memoirs of Major-General Sir Hugh McCalmont KCB, CVO.
1st Ed., 295pp., 16 plates, 3 maps/plans. Hutchinson.
1924
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Cavalry officer (9th Lancers 1865) in many campaigns inc. Red River, Ashanti War, Zulu & Transvaal Wars, Marri Expedition, Tel-el-Kebir, the Nile &c. Orig. pale blue cloth, gilt, little chipped & sunned, generally VG & scarce. See illustration on our website.
£45
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DU CANE (Brig.-Gen. J.P., CB)
The Campaign in Alsace, August, 1870.
1st Ed., xv+174pp., 8 fldg. maps in end-pocket. Hugh Rees.
1912
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Useful treatise based on author's lectures delivered at the Staff College in 1907. Orig. red cloth, gilt, ex-Officers' Reference Lib. with label & several stamps, some marking to cloth, VG thus. See illustration on our website.
£35
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DUKE (George)
The Life of Major-General Worge, Colonel of the 86th Regiment of Foot, & Governor of Senegal, in Africa. With an Account of the Settlements of Senegal & Goree.
1st Ed., vii+152pp. (& tipped-in errata slip), drawing of Dettingen medal, sketch of Culloden, hand-coloured fldg. map of West Africa & another hand-coloured map of "The Island of Senaga or St. Louis 1759." Parker, Furnivall, & Parker.
1844
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An old bookseller's catalogue note attached to front paste-down (describing this copy) states: "This book was owned by Lt.-Col. G. Osborn Smith, 1st Royal Irish Fusiliers, whose grandfather was a nephew of Worge. Notes & underlining on the family connections are made in the text. Worge fought at Culloden & on the Continent & was later sent to Senegal as Governor, where he ousted the French. There are accounts of Dettingen & Fontenoy... Bumped & worn corners. Spine worn at ends & hinges glued where split." This description still stands, with my addition that it is inscribed by Col. Osborn Smith to paste-down, the binding is original red cloth, blindstamped & gilt, generally VG, & rare. See illustrations on our website.
£275
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FITZGERALD (Rear Adml. C.C. Penrose)
Life of Vice Admiral Sir George Tryon, KCB.
1st Ed., xvi+402pp., 2 portraits, 21 other illus. Blackwood.
1897
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Crimean War with the Fleet in Battle of Sinope & Bombardment of Odessa & ashore with the Naval Brigade; Abyssinia 1868. Orig. blue cloth, gilt VG. See illustration on our website.
£45
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