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London, United Kingdom: W Clowes & Son, 1839. Report commissioned by William IV shorly before his death and presented to Queen Victoria early in her reign. It led to 'The County Police Act 1839' (also known as The Rural Police Act) and was an Act of Parliament passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The act enabled Justices of the Peace in England and Wales to establish police forces in their counties. Contents present types of crime and the crime figures, the existing force, and arguments for a paid constabulary. CONDITION Professionally reboud with Red Moire bds, Black Leather blind tooled spine and tips with 5 raised bands, new eps, pp xi 416 no fold out plan though it appears not to have been included in original binding. Internally a nice bright copy, original front blanks rather spotted with a closed tear to one and contemporary name, slight stain to bottom edge of the odd page. Overall a very nice copy.. First Edition. Half-Leather. Very Good/N/A. 8vo - over 7¾"…
Read More Chauvel of the Light Horse A Biography of Sir Harry Chauvel by Hill,A.J - 1978
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Chauvel of the Light Horse A Biography of Sir Harry Chauvel
by Hill,A.J
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Carlton Victoria: Melbourne University Press, 1978. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good. e.p.maps, frontis, xx + 265pp. Photos, maps. Text near fine. Australian Light Horse. Boer War & WW1. Size 16 x 24cms. Dustwrapper scuffs, clean. Please note: Due to International mail delivery problems, we currently ship items only to Australian addresses.
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First Report of the Commissioners Appointed to Inquire as to the Best Means of Establishing an Efficient Constabulary Force in the Counties of England and Wales
by Shaw-Lefevre, Charles; Bowne, Charles; Chadwick, Edwin
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Official Army Register for January, 1888
by Adjutant General's Office
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Washington: Adjutant General's Office, 1888. This is the original 1888 first edition -- not a cheaply-made modern reprint. Very Good condition. Original paper wrappers a little rubbed/chipped. SEE PHOTOS. No owner's name or bookplate. Pages are clean, tight, and unmarked. "Published by Order of the Secretary of War, in Compliance with Law." Softcover. 5.75" wide by 9" tall. Lists all Army officers as of 1888 with their service records briefly detailed, e. g. Lieutenant Philip H. Sheridan; Major General John M. Schofield; etc. Information is arranged by career field -- quartermaster; medical; corps of engineers; signal corps; cavalry; artillery, infantry, general and staff officers, medical, pay and purchasing officers, chaplains, etc. Also lists officers retired from active service and their service records, e. g. General William T. Sherman. Lists brevet commissions and the service for which brevetted. Officers commissioned for distinguished service. Includes…
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The 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles
by Chalmers Johnston
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Hard cover. Used - Very Good plus in Poor dust jacket. Book has coloured battle honours on front Dust jacket has split in two and has repairs at front . First printing. 171 p.; illus.; Published 1927-1932 and undoubted first printing This is the only regimental history of the 2nd C. M. R. It has 5 appendices: Decorations, Honor Roll killed, Honor Roll list of missing/POW, Nominal Rolls, Glossary. Lots of photos including one of John MacGregor V. C. M. C. and Bar, D. C. M. (the most decorated soldier in all of canada's army history ISBN 0969869983)
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The Frozen Deep
by Collins, Wilkie
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THE FROZEN DEEP BY WILKIE COLLINS, AUTHOR OF "THE WOMAN IN WHITE" AND "THE MOONSTONE". PUBLISHED BY WILLIAM F. GILL AND COMPANY, BOSTON, 1874, 1ST AMERICAN EDITION. ILLUSTRATED BY ALFRED FREDERICKS. USED. GOOD- CONDITION Green cloth boards with Black and gold gilt titling and ornamentation that remains fairly bright. Tight binding, bright pages. There is a liquid spill on a couple of pages as shown in our photos.
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JOURNAL DES SCIENCES MILITAIRES
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This listing is for all 12 monthly volumes of this French military review which resumed publication with the January, 1872 issue under a new director general, J. Dumaine.OTHER FULL YEAR ISSUES AVAILABLE.
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Everett R. Cook [Airforce Brigadier General]: A Memoir
by Cook, Everett R.; Joseph Riggs and Margaret Lawrence (Editors) Inscribed to USAF Brig. Gen. Ramsay D. Potts, Jr
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Memphis, TN: Memphis Public Library, 1971 First printing of the first edition, black-and-white photographs, 198pp., with index. Signed Association copy, inscribed on the half-title page, from Everett R. Cook to Ramsay Potts: "To my dear friend / Ramsay Potts / with highest regard / Everest R. Cook." From the library of USAF Brigadier General Ramsay D. Potts, Jr. Faint age-toning to page margins, else book in fine condition; dust jacket with light toning to spine, rubbing along folds, faint paper clip ghost to upper front cover, and light rubbing/wear to corners, else fine.
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A History of 2 Cdn HAA Regt
by Wilson, J.E. (With D.N. Byers, W.F. Norcott & J.S. Phelps.) (Illustrations by F.E.E. Darling.)
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Soesterberg: Privately Issued [1945]. (stiff paper covers) 59pp. Very good plus. Color illustrated wrappers. Printed on pulp paper, table, cartoon drawings. A bright copy with some age spotting on the covers. Very scarce. Illustrations by F.E.E. Darling. (Military--Canada, Canadian Army, Canadian Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regt (2nd), Military--Canada, Regimental History--Canada, World War 2).
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Nicolas Trudgian's Aviation Sketchbook - signed copy
by Trudgian, Nicolas
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The Flying Pencil Publications Limited, 2008. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. The Flying Pencil Publications Limited, 2008. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. This first edition is in a fine condition with a very good jacket. Signed by various Bomber Command Veterans to the title page and throughout, including Wing Commander John Bell MBE DFC, Warrant Officer Ken Reed, BBMF Honours Sqn Leader Tony Pickering, Sgt W T Clard, Eric Clark, Air Commodore John Ellacombe, Dambuster Pilot Benny Goodman, Murray Valentine (Vagnolini), Air Commodore John Langston, Bomb Aimer John Aldridge and many more. The pages are excellent, bright and clean, free from any signs of wear.
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Deux aquarelles originales - Soldats napoléoniens
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1869. Two fabulous original watercolours. Each shows a soldier sitting upon a rock. One shows a cavalry officer in full Cuirassier with sabre. The second is probably from a Dragoon regiment. Beautifully coloured and represented. Slight edgewear with nicking to the edges. Each is signed A. Gire to the bottom right corner. One is also dated 1869. Each measures: 440 x 300 mm (17¼ x 11¾ inches). Deux fabuleuses aquarelles originales. Chacun montre un soldat assis sur un rocher. L'une montre un officier de cavalerie en plein cuirassier au sabre. Le second provient probablement d'un régiment de dragons. Magnifiquement coloré et représenté. Légère usure des bords avec entailles sur les bords. Chacun est signé A. Gire dans le coin inférieur droit. L'un est également daté de 1869. Chacun mesure : 440 x 300 mm
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The Memoirs of Richard Nixon
by Richard Nixon
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The Easton Press, The Library of the Presidents, 1988. Collector's Edition. Signed by Richard Nixon. Issued w/o dj. Used - Fine, "Like New" / unread condition. bottom of gilt fore-edge slightly rubbed. Binding and text block are otherwise tight, bright, crisp, and clean with no ownership markings or bookplates. Bound In full (genuine) leather with hubbed spine. Embossed in 22kt gold on the spine and front and back covers. Heavy duty binding boards. Printed on acid-neutral, archival paper with gilded edges. Smyth sewn with concealed muslin joints and permanent satin ribbon marker. "A Special Introduction by Raymond K. Price, Jr." laid in. Photo is of the copy we have at Barbed Wire Books.
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Quartering
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Trumansburg, NY: Out of Step Press. Fine with no dust jacket. 2016. Numbered Edition; First Printing. Pamphlet. The author's non-linear poem about the billeting of soldiers in civilian homes in wartime. Copy 89 of a limited edition of 250. Folded into the form of a letter, the work was letterpress printed in wraps of handmade "combat paper" made from military uniforms. The author says: "Some time ago-maybe a year, maybe two? I had a conversation with some of my Combat Paper brothers (well, the kids call them their combat paper uncles, so it follows
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Kentucky's Civil War Battlefields: A Guide to Their History and Preservation
by Bishop, Randy
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Pelican, 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. Bishop, Randy : Kentucky's Civil War Battlefields: A Guide to Their History and Preservation. Gretna (LA) : Pelican Publishing, 2012. Size is royal octavo (8vo), 9.25"/24cm h. Bound in publisher's pale green cloth, silver lettering imprinted to spine. Glossy color dj features John Paul Strain's 'Raid on the L&N'. 368 numbered pp; maps, photos, illustrations. Notes, bibliography, index. Condition notes: light wear to dj, no tears or chips; binding square and tight, no notes or highlighting. A fine copy to carry with you on your Kentucky excursions. We personally inspect every book we offer.
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BATTLE FOR THE BUNDU
by Miller, Charles
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New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc., 1974. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book is in VG condition with owner's bookplates to inner front board and FFE, light rubbing to edges, light bumping to spine ends else a bright and solid copy. Dust jacket is in VG conditon with light rubbing to edges else bright, intact and whole.
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NUCLEAR AMERICA: Military and Civilian Nuclear Power in the United States 1940 - 1980
by Clarfield, Gerard H. and William M. Wiecek
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NY: Harper & Row, 1984. Signed by one of the authors on fep: To Jack, Best Wishes, William M. Wiecek. Price clipped dj in new mylar, overall minimal edge wear, bottom spine edge w/two small chips. Pages clean, unmarked, binding tight and square, page edges w/just a hint of dust soiling. Navy blue boards, silver lettering on spine, blind stamped publisher logo on cover. The authors cover the development of the atom bomb, what Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin and their advisers thought about its use, Truman's attitude of it being "just another piece of artillery"; the formation of the Atomic Energy Commission and the escalation of the arms race. Other chapters cover "atoms for peace", the policies of Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, and Carter, the arms limitations agreements and the history of arms negotiations. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All…
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Rotunda 2009 (Yearbook of the National War College Class of 2009)
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Fort McNair, Washington, DC: National War College, 2009. Yearbook of the National War College Class of 2009. Very Good. Spine is square and tight. Interior is pristine. Mild foxing to top closed edge. Not from a library. 4to. 200 pages.
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DANSKE UNIFORMER FRA HAER OG FLAADE TEGNEDE AF RS. CHRISTIANSEN UDGIVET MED TILLADELSE AF KRIGSMINISTEREIT OG MARINEMINISTERIET
by Anonymous
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Kobenhavn: Christian F. Romer's Forlag Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 16 continuous-fold pages of col. illustrations of Danish uniforms and badges, ca. 1900. The covers have separated, but both they and the contents are in excellent condition. Bookplate of a former owner on the (blank) front endpaper, otherwise an excellent copy of a very scarce publication. Captions in Danish..
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The Iron Brigade
by Nolan, Alan T
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Macmillan, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Nolan, Alan T. : The Iron Brigade: A Military History. New York : Macmillan, 1961. First edition. Size is demy octavo (8vo), 8.5"/22cm h. Bound in publisher's navy blue cloth, gilt lettering imprinted on spine, gilt insignia of the Iron Brigade and its constituent regiments on front board. Semi-glossy dj, white background with black/gold/blue photo of the brigade's brimmed "slouch" hat. Front endpaper features map of where members of the brigade came from (Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin); rear endpaper shows map of where the brigade fought. Xviii pp prelim material, 412 numbered pp, 16 glossy b&w unnumbered pp throughout text, plus two blank unnumbered at end. Maps (by Wilson K. Hoyt III), photos, appendices (counties from which brigade members originated, commanders and officers, biographical note, uniform of the brigade, source materials for battle of Brawner Farm); notes, bibliography, index. Condition notes: quite a nice unmarked first edition; corners…
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Seeing the Elephant": Raw Recruits at the Battle of Shiloh (Contributions in Military Studies)
by Frank, Joseph Allan; Reaves, George A
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Greenwood Pub Group, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Frank, Joseph Allan; Reaves, George A. : "Seeing the Elephant": Raw Recruits at the Battle of Shiloh (Contributions in Military Studies). New York : Greenwood Press, 1989. First edition. Size is royal octavo (8vo), 9.25"/24cm h. Bound in publisher's navy blue cloth, white lettering to spine. Matte gray dj. Plain white endpapers. Bibliography, index. X pp prelim material, 215 numbered pp, 12 pp unnumbered illustrations to center, three pp unnumbered following (one blank, one author info, one blank). Condition notes: a clean copy, marred by six pages having red underlining (about two lines each). Slight rippling to dj, which also has a price sticker to front and is covered in mylar. We personally inspect every book we offer.
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The Defence of Ladysmith and Mafeking: Accounts of Two Sieges, 1899 to 1900, Being the South African War Experiences of William Thwaites, Steuart Binny, Alfred Down, and Samuel Cawood
by Davey, Arthur
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Brenthurst Press, 1983 Hardcover Limited Edition of 850 copies in red cloth boards, EX-LIBRARY with very minimal lib markings (no pockets, barcodes or call letters - only a few small neatly blacked-out 'discard' stamps), no text markings, no dj, minor shelf wear & soil to boards, touch of foxing to page block, else clean tight very nice copy; ob 4to; 275pp indexed & illus, some color. Extra shipping charge REQUIRED for shipment of this heavy oversize book (additional charge WILL BE SUBSTANTIAL for overseas shipment). First Edition / Limited. Hard Cover. Very Good.
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ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE STURMGESCHUTZ-ABTEILUNG 202
by Szamveber, Norbert
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PeKo Publishing Kft., 2016. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 396pp, including 116p of b/w & col. maps, documents and photographs. An n excellent copy. (Due to the size/weight of this book, an extra shipping charge may apply.).
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