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.
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Johnstons' New Map of the Crimea. With a Plan of the Town & Port of Eupatoria. And A Sketch Map Shewing the Relative Position of the Crimea with the Seat of War in the East. 1855.
Fldg. paper chromo. lithograph map, 10 miles:1-inch, 68x53 cm approx., joints split, so in six pieces, fairly basic map but the inset of Eupatoria (& its Batteries & Works of Defence), where the Allies landed in early September 1854, is unusual & interesting. Edinburgh: W. & A.K. Johston. Contemp.
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[DODD (George)]
Pictorial History of the Russian War 1854-5-6.
With Maps, Plans & Wood Engravings. 1st Ed., x+583pp., 3 tinted litho. views, approx. 60 engravings, 8 tinted litho. maps. Chambers.
1856
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The entire campaign in the Crimea is included, with three appealing tinted litho. plates, engravings of scenery, battle plans, &c. Contemp. half calf, tooled sp., straight-grain morocco sides, sp. chipped with some splitting to joints, generally sound, about VG. See illustration on our website.
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ANDERSON (Olive)
A Liberal State of War: English Politics & Economics During the Crimean War.
1st Ed., xi+306pp., 8 illus. VG in dw. London: Macmillan/NY: St Martin's Press.
1967
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Scholarly historical study "which ignores the well-worn tracks & poaches extensively on the economist's & political scientist's preserves... Problems of government & administration in time of war rub shoulders with those raised by publicity & the press, while the impact of military disasters on class-consciousness & radical ideology looms as large as issues of finance & economic warfare." VG in dw. See illustration on our website.
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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.
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ASHMEAD-BARTLETT (Ellis)
With the Turks in Thrace.
1st Ed., x+335pp., frontis., 35 illus. plan & fldg. map. Heinemann.
1913
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Special Correspodnent of the 'Daily Telegraph' with Turkish Army in war with Bulgaria. Orig. green cloth, silver gilt, VG, nice copy. See illustration on our website.
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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, nice clean copy. See illustration on our website.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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