European Wars

Hardcover. Original blue cloth, faded and worn; enclosed in blue cloth box. New Directions (New York, James Laughlin 1949). New (Offset) Edition. Gallup A27B. Presentation copy inscribed from Pound to a literary critic. "Mr. . . . Aug. 56 Ezra Pound." With the recipient's notes in the text. A nice copy.

Amsterdam: Marcus Willemsz, Doornick, 1667. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo (large). Bound in full vellum. Title on spine in ink. Original Dutch Edition. 256 p.p., with 10 plates of in-text engravings including title page depecting scenes of naval battles. Lacks folding map and additional folding engraving. Chip to top right corner of front board. Boards rubbed, edges slightly bumped. Faded handwriting mark on front board. Previous bookseller label on front pastedown endpaper. A small tear to p. 85, but engraving unaffected. Damp stains to some pages, but otherwise in very good condition. This book chronicles the account of Second Anglo-Dutch Wars fought by the Dutch Republic and England during the period of 1664-1667 that ended in a peace treaty signed in the Dutch city of Breda. A different edition was also published in Amsterdam the same year by J. Benjamin. This copy Includes lists of vessels and captured goods by the English from the Dutch in America; one of the earliest printed… Read More

Oxford, London : Printed by G Schulze for J Skelton, 1830. In original Three-Quarter Red Leather over Marbled boards. Bookplate of E. C. Converse, Conyers Manor front paste downs both volumes. Very Good, leather and marbled boards rubbed at the tips, contents are clean, tight, unmarked, light and scattered toning and foxing. A handsome First Edition set. This over-size and heavy 2 volume set will require additional postage charges- please inquire before ordering. . First Edition. Three-Quarter Leather. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

Few scratches on hinge, slight discoloration of cover, mild age-browning of pages, Very little foxing. Five raised bands on spine, title, author and date gilt stamped in compartments. Aspin's classic, highly specific, detailed, interesting and actually quite readable accounts of naval and military campaigns and encounters with France, Spain, Native Americans, the new United States of America during the American Revolution, wars in India, as well as conflicts with Holland, Cuba, Napoleon, the storming of Algiers and the freeing of Christian slaves, etc.. Many coloured (aquatint) plates. 3 Page edges gilded. 784 pages. A rare and handsomely bound little book in Very Good condition.

New York: C. S. Hammond & Co., 1917-18. Five section map, each section 82 x 57 cm, each section divided into four folding parts mounted on linen backing. The five sections fit together to create a grand cartographic image 168 x 130 cm (51 x 66 inches). Scale 1:316,800 (five miles per inch). Stock toned along folds and edges, yet state of preservation is remarkably good. Sheets published weekly over a five-week period between December 1917 and January 1918, the map shows the state of the battle lines at the end of 1917, including railroads, boundaries, roads, principal wireless stations, waterways, canals, various fortifications, aircraft depots, and cities. Since the sections are mounted on linen, the news coverage on verso of the sheets is not visible.

Amsterdam: Uitgeverij Contact, dec 1947. Anne.Frank; 'Het Achterhuis, Dagboekbrieven van 14 Juni 1942 - 1 Augustus 1944'. Very good condition. Small octavo. Hard cover, pp 253. No dust jacket. FIRST EDITION, SECOND PRINTING of the diary of Anne Frank in the original Dutch language. One of the booklets printed ALMOST 75 YEARS AGO in dec 1947. Original white and red paper-covered boards. Illustration with 3 photo's of the hiding place ('Het Achterhuis'), 1 groundfloor-plan and 2 examples (facsimile) of the handwriting of Anne Frank. Introduction by Annie Romein-Verschoor.Title on the front board and spine. A very good copy! Pages are a little bit tanned after all these years. No inscriptions.Anne began her diary on her 13th birthday, 12 June 1942 during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands. The diary was found in the hiding place ( 'Het Achterhuis') by Miep Gies, after Anne Frank, her Jewish family and other Jews were taken away to the concentration-camps. Miep Gies was one of the helpers during their… Read More

1682 History of CRUSADES Holy Land Jerusalem Ottoman WARS Templar Maimbourg 4v
Famous work on the history of the Crusades by Jesuit Louis Maimbourg. These tomes follow a chronological progression of the events from the turn of the 12th-century with an emphasis on the deliverance in the Holy Land written from a perspective of a royalist. Interestingly, this work is known to contain the first use of the term 'crusade' when referring to the crusades.
Item number: #17707
Price: $950
MAIMBOURG, Louis
Histoire Des Croisades Pour La Delivrance De La Terre Sainte
Paris : Mabre-Cramoisy, 1682.

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· Collation: Complete with all pages; 4 volumes
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Vol. I – [20], 372
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Vol. II – [12], 319, [1]
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Vol. III – [24], 296
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Vol. IV – [12], 301, [55]
· Language: French
· Binding: Vellum; tight and secure
· Size: ~5.5in X 3.25in (14cm x 8cm)
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1860 History of Crimean War RUSSIA Illustrated Battle Scenes Ottoman Turks 6v
Henry Tyrrell was a 19th-century historian known for his studies and expertise on Russian history and wars with Russia. "History of the War with Russia" depicts the English struggle against Russia in the Crimean War. This illustrated work features many of the celebrated and decorated military officers, major events during the war, maps and plans, and battle scenes. Tyrrell provides an accurate and important historical account of the people and government bodies involved, including both Turks and Russians, in addition to English rule.
Item number: #18096
Price: $950
TYRRELL, Henry
The history of the present war with Russia : giving full details of the operations of the allied armies
London: The London printing and Publishing Company, [ca. 1860]. First edition.

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· Collation: Complete with all pages; 3 volumes in 6 tomes
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Illustrated with steel engravings of portraits, maps, and battle scenes
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1837 Naval History Britain War of 1812 British NAVY Ships WARS 6v HMS Spartan

William James was a 19th-century British naval historian who wrote numerous military history texts. One of his best works was 'The Naval History of Great Britain' which was written in response to many of the perspectives on the War of 1812. James was highly critical of British Captain Edward Brenton, who wrote a history of British naval warfare that seemed to be both unreliable and heavily biased.
This impressive, six-volume set includes numerous diagrams of the formations of British naval fleets.
Item number: #18362
Price: $950
JAMES, William
The naval history of Great Britain from the declaration of war by France in 1793 to the accession of George IV
London: Bentley, 1837.

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Collation: Complete with all pages; 6 volumes
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Vol. I – XII, xxxii, 404
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Vol. II – vii, [1], 396
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Vol. III – viii, 376
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Vol. IV – vi, [2], 375, [1]
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Vol. V – vii, [1], 404
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Vol, VI – viii, 567, [1]
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1690 1ed Gloria Britannica British Royal Navy Ships HMS Britannia St Andrew RARE

A rare and highly desirable 17th-century account of the British Navy! In this short treatise written by an author known only as 'A.B', we are given significant details on the ships in the British fleet including the impressive, 100-gun ship of the line the HMS Britannia and the HMS St Andrew!

Item number: #21854
Price: $950

A.B. [unknown author]

Gloria Britannica: or, The boast of the Brittish seas : Containing, a true and full account of the Royal Navy of England

London: Printed and sold by E. Smith, 1690. First edition.

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• Collation: Complete with all pages
o [8], 10, [4]
• References: Wing B 7
• Language: English
• Binding: Softcover; tight and secure
• Size: ~7.25in X 5.75in (18.5cm x 14.5cm)
• Exceedingly rare and desirable

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1641 ENGLISH 1ed Henri II Duke of Rohan Huguenot Memoirs Civil Wars Savoy Spain
Henri II Duke of Rohan was an early 17th-century Huguenot leader whose personal memoirs offer an important insight into the life of a 17th-century French noble. A work which was widely read throughout Europe and England, Rohan's memoirs covered the vast impact of European civil wars, wars of the Savoy, the political and diplomatic interests of Spain, Italy, and France, the papacy of Paul V, on the Kingdom of Bohemia, and succession of the nobles in Mantua and Montserrat.
This 1641 first edition was translated into English by Henry Hunt.
Item number: #22684
Price: $2500
HENRY, Duke of Rohan
A treatise of the interest of the princes and states of Christendome : written in French by the most noble and illustrious prince, the Duke of Rohan
London: printed by Ric. Hodgkinsonne, 1641. 1st edition
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· Collation: Complete with all pages
o Part 1 – [24], 59, [1]
o Part 2 – [6], 146, [4]
Includes separate title page
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Amsterdam: Uitgeverij Contact, dec 1947. Anne.Frank; 'Het Achterhuis, Dagboekbrieven van 14 Juni 1942 - 1 Augustus 1944'. Very good condition. Small octavo. Hard cover, pp 253. Dust jacket included. Damaged dustjacket has had a professional restoration. FIRST EDITION, SECOND PRINTING of the diary of Anne Frank in the original Dutch language. One of the booklets printed ALMOST 75 YEARS AGO in dec 1947. Original white and red paper-covered boards. Illustration with 3 photo's of the hiding place ('Het Achterhuis'), 1 groundfloor-plan and 2 examples (facsimile) of the handwriting of Anne Frank. Introduction by Annie Romein-Verschoor. Title on the front board and spine. A very good copy! Pages are a little bit tanned after all these years. No inscriptions.Anne began her diary on her 13th birthday, 12 June 1942 during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands. The diary was found in the hiding place ( 'Het Achterhuis') by Miep Gies, after Anne Frank, her Jewish family and other Jews were taken away to the… Read More

1939 MEIN KAMPF 1st ed / 1st Adolf Hitler World War II Germany Anti-Semitism MAP

Adolf Hitler's "Mein Kampf," was written during his time in prison following his failed coup attempt in Munich in 1923. This controversial work serves as both an autobiography and a manifesto outlining Hitler's political ideology and plans for Germany's future. Its content reflects Hitler's extreme beliefs, including his antisemitism, ultranationalism, and fervor for Aryan supremacy. It also details his frustrations with the Treaty of Versailles and the perceived threats he believed were undermining the German state. Hitler's Nazi ideology has had a profoundly negative impact on history, setting the stage for World War II and the Holocaust.

This rare first American edition was printed at the start of World War II, intended to be distributed to the public so they could understand the American enemy. This book features a full-page map of Europe during the right of Nazi Germany.

Item number: #41180
Price: $950

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1680 English Civil War Rushworth Papers Charles I Cromwell England FAMED MAP 7v
John Rushworth was a 17th-century English historian who is best remembered for his work covering the English Civil War. Colloquially known as the 'Rushworth Papers', 'Historical Collections' is one of the best accounts of the reigns of Kings Charles I and James I of England.
This particular set of folios contains reports on the proceedings in Parliament from 1618 through 1649. It is especially notable, not only being a first edition, but it contains the highly coveted folding map of England – a map printed over an illustration of the Battle of Prague.
Item number: #24468
Price: $3,950
RUSHWORTH, John
Historical collections of private passages of state, weighty matters in law, remarkable proceedings in five parliaments, beginning ... 1618 and ending ... 1649
London. Printed by J.A. for Robert Boulter, 1680-1701. 1st edition
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· Collation: Complete with all pages; 4 parts in 7 tomes
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Aldershot: Gale & Polden, Ltd., 1938. 2 Volume set. First editions, hard covers in original cloth. Published Aldershot: Gale & Polden, Ltd., 1938 (Vol 1), 1950 (Vol 2). Matching 8vo. volumes, 7 1/2" x 10." Volume 1: xv+347pp., illustrated frontis portrait, plates, maps (some folding) plus 7 folding maps in rear pocket. Volume 2: xv+208pp., illustrated color frontis, plates (some in color), maps (some folding), tables, plus 2 folding maps bound at rear. Original buff colored cloth over bevelled boards with red and gilt spine titles, regimental gilt badge on cover. One of the most comprehensive Indian regimental histories with coverage of Afghanistan, Persia the Middle East and Pakistan. Volume 1 is very good plus, with minor foxing to edge of page block, rub to spine title block, previous owner bookplate on pastedown. Volume 2 is near fine. Both volumes clean, bright, unmarked, all plates and maps present. Very scarce. . 1st. Hard. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. 8vo.