The Official History of the Australian Army Medical Services in the War of 1914 - 1918 : Volume II - the Western Front (Volume 2) by A.G. Butler - 1940

1864 1ed Gunnery Catechism Navy Civil War Army Textbook Mortars Guns Illustrated

'Gunnery Catechism' was an influential military textbook for officers in United States Army in conjunction with instruction at the USMA under the supervision of the Corps of Engineers, and instruction offered at public and private universities, and colleges. Brandt writes this book in a question and answer format to teach on a variety of topics as it relates to gunnery including calls for assembling, different kinds of firing, mortars, housing guns, general questions on gunnery, and much more!

This 1864 first edition is complete with detailed illustrated diagrams of the guns and their component parts, tables and charts of ranges for different mortars, and a diagram showing the manner of shifting stations in exercise to drill each of the guns crew in all the required duties!

Item number: #9855
Price: $599
BRANDT, John D.
Gunnery catechism as applied to the service of Naval Ordinance
New York: D. Van Nostrand, 1864.… Read More

1888 1ed CALIFORNIA Illustrated Santa Clara GOLD Indian Tribes Mexico WARS Foote
Horace Foote's 'Pen Pictures from the Garden of the World' is a beautiful, illustrated account of Santa Clara County, California. Published in 1888, this book features sketches and photographs of notable locations in California showing homes, breweries, and government buildings. It also includes biographies of prominent Californians as well as accounts of Indian tribes and the influence of the discovery of gold and the gold rush!

Item number: #10364
Price: $550
FOOTE, Horace
Pen pictures from the garden of the world or Santa Clara County, California Containing a history of the county of Santa Clara from the earliest period of its occupancy to the present time
Chicago : The Lewis Pub. Co., 1888. First edition.

Details:

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Collation: Complete with all pages
o 672
o Heavily illustrated throughout
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Language: English
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Binding: Leather; tight and secure
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Size: ~12in X 10in (30.5cm x… Read More

1828 American Revolution NAVY 1st ed Andrew Sherburne Memoirs Prison Jersey Ship

"Memoirs of Andrew Sherburne" is the narrative of the author's service in the Continental Navy in 1779 at the age of 14, and his being taken prisoner by the British only to later be released after falling ill. Andrew Sherburne went on to become a Baptist Minister and includes many Christian themes throughout his tale of imprisonment during the American Revolution at Mill prison in Plymouth England. Sherburne includes information on voyages made during the revolution, treatment as a prisoner of war, suffering on the Jersey prison ship, and being discharged at the peace of 1783.


Item number: #14144
Price: $499
SHERBURNE, Andrew
Memoirs of Andrew Sherburne: a pensioner of the navy of the revolution.
Utica: W. Williams, 1828. First Edition.

Details:
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Collation: Complete with all pages
o [12], 262, [2]
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References: Howes S 391; Sabin 80330
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Language: English
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Binding: Leather; tight &… Read More

1785 Boston Revolutionary War Soldier Colonial America Weatherwise Almanac
Eighteenth-century American periodicals are notoriously rare, regardless of contents. This 1785 edition of Abraham Weatherwise's Almanac was published in Boston shortly after the end of the Revolutionary War. This issue includes, like others, phrases of the moon, eclipses, sunrises, and other calendar notes; however, it also features a letter from an anonymous Revolutionary War soldier written to his beloved.

Item number: #15589
Price: $499
JUDD, Eben Warner (pseud. Abraham Weatherwise)
Weatherwise's town and country almanack, for the year of our Lord, 1785
Boston: Printed and sold by Weeden and Barrett, 1785. 1st edition

Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o
[24]
· References: Evans 19224
· Provenance: Handwritten – Lydia Goodwin
· Language: English
· Binding: Pamphlet
· Size: ~6.5in X 4in (16.5cm x 10cm)
Our Guarantee:
Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.… Read More

1839 Infantry Tactics General Winfield Scott Military War Illustrated America

An important early 19th-century American infantry tactics manual designed for militias, light-infantry, and riflemen. Headed by General Winfield Scott, this handbook is filled with illustrated charts and diagrams of formations and regiment order. Other important topics include how to pass by and overcome obstacles and reforming a line when broken.

Item number: #18525
Price: $599
United States War Dept.
Abstract of infantry tactics; including exercises and manœuvres of light-infantry and riflemen; for the use of the militia of the United States.

Boston: Hilliard, Gray, Little and Wilkins, 1839.

Details:

·
Collation: Complete with all pages
o
138
o 30 engraved plates
· Provenance: Stamp/Handwritten – Gideon L. North, 1840
o
Ensign in 1841
o
Elected 3rd Corporal in 1839, possibly under a Capt. Reed
o
Elected [2nd] Sergeant in 1840
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; tight and… Read More

1864 1ed Gunnery Catechism Navy Civil War Army Textbook Mortars Guns Illustrated

'Gunnery Catechism' was an influential military textbook for officers in United States Army in conjunction with instruction at the USMA under the supervision of the Corps of Engineers, and instruction offered at public and private universities, and colleges. Brandt writes this book in a question and answer format to teach on a variety of topics as it relates to gunnery including calls for assembling, different kinds of firing, mortars, housing guns, general questions on gunnery, and much more!

This 1864 first edition is complete with detailed illustrated diagrams of the guns and their component parts, tables and charts of ranges for different mortars, and a diagram showing the manner of shifting stations in exercise to drill each of the guns crew in all the required duties!

Item number: #9855
Price: $599
BRANDT, John D.
Gunnery catechism as applied to the service of Naval Ordinance
New York: D. Van Nostrand, 1864.… Read More

1888 1ed CALIFORNIA Illustrated Santa Clara GOLD Indian Tribes Mexico WARS Foote
Horace Foote's 'Pen Pictures from the Garden of the World' is a beautiful, illustrated account of Santa Clara County, California. Published in 1888, this book features sketches and photographs of notable locations in California showing homes, breweries, and government buildings. It also includes biographies of prominent Californians as well as accounts of Indian tribes and the influence of the discovery of gold and the gold rush!

Item number: #10364
Price: $550
FOOTE, Horace
Pen pictures from the garden of the world or Santa Clara County, California Containing a history of the county of Santa Clara from the earliest period of its occupancy to the present time
Chicago : The Lewis Pub. Co., 1888. First edition.

Details:

·
Collation: Complete with all pages
o 672
o Heavily illustrated throughout
·
Language: English
·
Binding: Leather; tight and secure
·
Size: ~12in X 10in (30.5cm x… Read More

1828 American Revolution NAVY 1st ed Andrew Sherburne Memoirs Prison Jersey Ship

"Memoirs of Andrew Sherburne" is the narrative of the author's service in the Continental Navy in 1779 at the age of 14, and his being taken prisoner by the British only to later be released after falling ill. Andrew Sherburne went on to become a Baptist Minister and includes many Christian themes throughout his tale of imprisonment during the American Revolution at Mill prison in Plymouth England. Sherburne includes information on voyages made during the revolution, treatment as a prisoner of war, suffering on the Jersey prison ship, and being discharged at the peace of 1783.


Item number: #14144
Price: $499
SHERBURNE, Andrew
Memoirs of Andrew Sherburne: a pensioner of the navy of the revolution.
Utica: W. Williams, 1828. First Edition.

Details:
·
Collation: Complete with all pages
o [12], 262, [2]
·
References: Howes S 391; Sabin 80330
·
Language: English
·
Binding: Leather; tight &… Read More

1785 Boston Revolutionary War Soldier Colonial America Weatherwise Almanac
Eighteenth-century American periodicals are notoriously rare, regardless of contents. This 1785 edition of Abraham Weatherwise's Almanac was published in Boston shortly after the end of the Revolutionary War. This issue includes, like others, phrases of the moon, eclipses, sunrises, and other calendar notes; however, it also features a letter from an anonymous Revolutionary War soldier written to his beloved.

Item number: #15589
Price: $499
JUDD, Eben Warner (pseud. Abraham Weatherwise)
Weatherwise's town and country almanack, for the year of our Lord, 1785
Boston: Printed and sold by Weeden and Barrett, 1785. 1st edition

Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o
[24]
· References: Evans 19224
· Provenance: Handwritten – Lydia Goodwin
· Language: English
· Binding: Pamphlet
· Size: ~6.5in X 4in (16.5cm x 10cm)
Our Guarantee:
Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.… Read More

1839 Infantry Tactics General Winfield Scott Military War Illustrated America

An important early 19th-century American infantry tactics manual designed for militias, light-infantry, and riflemen. Headed by General Winfield Scott, this handbook is filled with illustrated charts and diagrams of formations and regiment order. Other important topics include how to pass by and overcome obstacles and reforming a line when broken.

Item number: #18525
Price: $599
United States War Dept.
Abstract of infantry tactics; including exercises and manœuvres of light-infantry and riflemen; for the use of the militia of the United States.

Boston: Hilliard, Gray, Little and Wilkins, 1839.

Details:

·
Collation: Complete with all pages
o
138
o 30 engraved plates
· Provenance: Stamp/Handwritten – Gideon L. North, 1840
o
Ensign in 1841
o
Elected 3rd Corporal in 1839, possibly under a Capt. Reed
o
Elected [2nd] Sergeant in 1840
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; tight and… Read More