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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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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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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
#56219
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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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BECK (The Baroness von)
Personal Aventures during the Late War of Independence in Hungary.
1st Ed., xiv+477pp., portrait frontis. Richard Bentley.
1851
#47327
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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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BLOOD (Gen. Sir Bindon, GCB, GCVO)
Four Score Years & Ten: Reminiscences.
1st Ed., xii+356pp., 8 plates, 4 maps. Bell.
1933
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REs 1860. Extensive active service in India from 1871; Zulu War 1879; Afghan 1880; Egypt 1882; Chitral & Malakand Relief Forces, Buner Field Force &c. Orig. red cloth, titled in black cloth, gilt (second issue binding), VG & scarce. See illustration on our website.
£45
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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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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
#56697
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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, somewhat faded as is usually found, little chipped & worn, o/w VG. See illustration on our website.
£35
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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
#44622
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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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