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Three page folded letter, written in a legible hand in 1808 from Peter M. Donalds to Captain Campbell on presenting a cup to him from the Strachla...

A Roll of The Glendarall Company and their present strength, 14th November 1808. This original document 8½" x 13", listing three columns, 56 names...

The earliest printed catalogue of books in the United States Military Academy Library. Originally published 1822. Foreword by Dr Sidney Forman, Li...

Bound Volume of 13 Tracts by The Society for the Promotion of Permanent and Universal Peace. Tract No. 1 The Custom of War 24 pages. Tract No. 2 W...

Bookplate of Major General George Powell Higginson 1846. From single vendors book collection. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ...

The Life of Field Marshall The Duke of Wellington. By J. H. Stocqueler. In two volumes with numerous engravings. Published by Auburn Alden, Beards...

The Manual of Artillery Exercises. Horse Guards. 1st January 1860. Pocket edition. By Authority. Published by Wm. H. Allen and Co. London. Approxi...

Formulae in Pure and Mixed Mathematics. For the use of students. Examinations for admission to the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. Edited by Rev...

A Narrative of Captivity in Abyssinia With some account of The Late Emperor Theodore, His Country and People. By Henri Blanc, Staff Assistant Surg...

The Franco Prussian War: Its Causes, Incidents and Consequences. Edited by Capt. H. M. Hozier with the topography and history of the Rhine Valley ...

1. The Fight at Dame Europa's School: Showing how the German boy thrashed the French Boy and how the English Boy looked on. Published by Simpkin a...

Pamphlet. Mr Gladstone on February 10th 1885. Pamphlet on single sheet. Produced February 1885. 7¼" x 10". Printed and published by Titus Mitchell...

The Illustrated Naval and Military Magazine January to June 1886. A monthly journal devoted to all subjects connected with Her Majesty's land and ...

Soldiers of The Queen's Cavalry 2nd Life Guards. Published by Wm. Zimmerman, London, circa 1890s. 12 pages. Highly coloured, including card cover ...

The National Bazaar in Aid of the Sufferers by the War. May 1900. Souvenir and official programme. Published by Messrs Langfier Ltd. And Gale and ...

Modern Warfare or How Our Soldiers Fight. By "Ubique". With maps, diagrams and illustrations. Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons, London. 1st edi...

Review of the Fleet. By His Majesty the King at Spithead, 24th June 1911. List of ships with chart. Admiralty. Lacks page one and two and chart, b...

A set of 30 semaphore cards, including a key to semaphore signs and an additional sheet of card signals. Circa 1910. Cards are 2½! X 4". All print...

The Great War in Europe. A record of the struggle against Germany. By Frank R. Cana, author of "Boers and British". Published by Virtue and Co. Lo...

The Patriot's Progress Being the Vicissitudes of Pte. John Bullock. Related by Henry Williamson and drawn by William Kermode. Published by Geoffre...

Seven Pillars of Wisdom A Triumph. By T. E. Lawrence. Published by Jonathan Cape, London. First published for general circulation 1935. 672 pages,...

Programme for Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Percy Burton. America's Tribute to British Valour in person of Lowell Thomas in his illustrated tr...

Programme for Triumphal March of the Dominion Troops through London, May 3rd, 1919. 8 pages including participants of the march and route taken. S...

Large envelope containing a great deal of material on the City of London National Guard Volunteers. Including a number of invitation cards to supp...

Philips Large scale Battle Front Map of Europe. 42" x 36" approximately. Published June 1916. Allied countries coloured pink, enemy countries colo...

. "The Bystander's" Fragments from France. By Captain Bruce Bairnsfather. 4th edition. Published by "The Bystander", London, circa WWI. Fine copy ...

The Bystander's Fragments from France. By Captain Bruce Bairnsfather. Volume 4. Publisher's grey thick paper covers. 8" x 12". Pictorially decorat...

Newspaper. The Weekly Newspaper of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force of the British Army in Occupied Enemy Territory. "The Palestine News". 12" x 1...

. Evening Standard. Special edition. No. 29,428, London, Monday, November 11th 1918. END OF WAR. Front page headlines. "Germany signs our terms an...

J'Accuse. By A German. Translated by Alexander Gray. Published by Hodder and Stoughton, London. 1st edition 1915. 384 pages. Excellent condition. ...

The Fighting Territorials. By Percy Hurd. Published by the Offices of "Country Life", London. 1st edition circa WWI. 168 pages. Pictorial coloured...

Armistice 1918 The Signing of The Armistice in the Forest Glade of Compiégne. Published by The Friends of the armistice of Compiégne. Publisher's ...

Issued with Army orders for May 1924. The War Office. Cavalry Training. Volume One. Training 1924. Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office. 3...

Official copy, issued with Army Orders for August 1924. War Office field Service Regulations, Volume 2. Operations 1924. Published by His Majesty'...

Official Copy. Issued with Army Orders for February 1926. Infantry Training. Volume II. War. Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office. 4¼" x 5...

Issued with Army Orders for June 1924. Small Arms Training. Volume one. 1924. Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office. 1924. Signed by origin...

Notified in Army Orders for February 1928. Section Leading 1928. A guide for the training of Non Commissioned Officers as Commanders of Rifle and ...

The Tattoo. Official programme of Searchlight Tattoo, held at Rushmoor, Aldershot. June 13th to June 20th, 1931. 32 pages. Highly coloured, pictor...

Brown's Signal Reminder. All methods. International Code Semaphore and Morse. Published by Brown, Son and Ferguson, Glasgow. This item in very goo...

Printed autograph book of Field Marshal Montgomery, kept between August 1942 and May 1945. Compiled in 10 chapters, including many pages printed i...

War Pictures by British Artists. No. 1. War at Sea. Introduction by Sir Herbert Richmond. Published by Oxford University Press, 1942. 64 pages. 4¾...

Services Guide to Alexandria. Published by the Co Ordinating Committee for the Welfare of H. B. M. Forces in Alexandria. 4th edition. Published by...

A collection of private papers of Captain P. R. Bowd. Military number 313776. Including much correspondence for when Captain Bowd was in the Speci...

A three page letter from Lieutenant Colonel S. P. Morton, O. B. E. to the Secretary of State of the Colonies, 11 Downing Street, London. November ...

Approximately 50 pages of lined, A4 paper with an account of a soldier's experiences travelling and serving in the Far East. Being written by an O...

B. R. 246 Pamphlet on the Hand Grenade. 1940. Published by Admiralty, S. W. 1. T. S. D. Division. Publisher's cream card covers, titled in black. ...

The Challenge to Liberty. Speech by Lord Halifax, February 27th, 1940, at Oxford University. 11 pages. Very good copy. White publisher's paper cov...

A strip of silk 14" x 2¼" having 3 spreadeagles with swastika below held in eagle claws. Produced in Germany during WW2. Presumably to be affixed ...

The Offensive Phase. The historic speech delivered by General Smuts to members of the two houses of Parliament, Wednesday October 21st, 1942. Prin...

The Camp Newspaper. Published in Berlin 1944. Three issues are offered in this lot: March 26th, 1944, July 23rd 1944 October 1st 1944 Each newspap...

Sealed, unused linen container including contents for Joint Services Dressing, First Aid, Field, Camouflaged, sterile. Contents 20cm x 19cm. State...

WAAF With Wings. Issue 7. Spitfire and Seafire. By Y. M. Lucas. Published by GMS Enterprises, Peterborough. 1st edition 1992. 137 pages. Fine copy...

Der Feldzug in Polen 1939. Published by Sonderausgabe der Bibliothek. Publisher's silver boards. 4½" x 7¼". 32 pages, plus many photographs at the...

Air Navigation Restricted. Volume One. Basic Principles. Royal Air Force. A Binder 8" x 10" in blue boards, titled in black. Many pages and sectio...

Programme for The Lord Mayor's Show. Souvenir programme. Tuesday November 9th, 1948. Pictorial card covers showing picture/photograph of the Lord ...

Official Programme of The Victory Celebrations 8th June 1946. Printed and published by His Majesty's Stationery Office 1946. Cream paper covers, p...

The Queen's Royal Regiment 11th Lambeth Battalion O. C. A. Reunion Dinner. Saturday 25th February 1956 at Windsor Castle Hotel. Chairman Captain W...

The Murder of James Crossan. James Crossan, Sinn Fein organiser for County Cavan. Murdered by British Crown Forces. August 24th, 1958. Published b...

Ballistics of the Future. Dr. J. M. Kooy, Prof. Dr. Uytenbogaart. Published by McGraw Hill Book Co. 1st edition1946. Publisher's black boards, tit...

Militaria Collecting Print and Manuscript. By A. H. Denney. Published by Photo Precision Ltd. Huntingdon. A Balfour Action Book. 96 pages. 1st edi...