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Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Including maritime subjects, military history post -1945 &c.   115 Books
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Journal of the Royal United Service Institution. Vol. XXIX. 1885. Vol. XXVII consisting of four quarterly editions published during 1885. 1218pp., in all, + plates, maps & sketches (many fldg.). RUSI. Contemp.  #65425
[HLMainPic] The premier forum of its time for articles on campaigns & theory, Naval & Military Notes, announcements of new publications, book reviews, notes on military manoeuvres &c. The volume offered here includes articles on a wide range of issues & technical developments in the British & other armies inc. articles such as The Russo-Afghan Frontier; The French Railway Corps; The Organization of Camel Corps in Warfare; Soudan Warfare, &c. Contemp. half morocco, somewhat rubbed & worn, generally sound. See illustration on our website.   £35
Journal of the Royal United Service Institution. Vol. XXX. 1886. Vol. XXX consisting of four quarterly editions published during 1886. 1250pp., in all, + Appendix, + plates, maps & sketches (many fldg.). RUSI. Contemp.  #65448
[HLMainPic] The premier forum of its time for articles on campaigns & theory, Naval & Military Notes, announcements of new publications, book reviews, notes on military manoeuvres &c. The volume offered here (which is bound in two parts) includes articles on a wide range of issues & technical developments in the British & other armies inc. articles such as The Field Telegraph, its Use in War & its Employment in the late Expeditions in the Soudan & South Africa; Mounted Infantry (by Maj. E.T.H. Hutton, KRRC, late commanding Mounted Infantry in Egypt), &c. Bound in two vols., contemp. half morocco, somewhat rubbed & worn, generally sound. See illustration on our website.   £40
Catalogue of the Royal Engineers Corps Library at The Horse Guards, Whitehall, London. xxvii+521pp. Chatham: Mackays Ltd. for the Institution of REs. 1929  #69191
[HLMainPic] Library rules, Plan &c. followed by 434pp. subject catalogue then nearly 90pp. author index. Very absorbing reference, the library contained works on science & technical subjects as well as a great many service periodicals & all aspects of the military art, from training manuals to official histories, regimental & campaign history &c. Orig. blue cloth, gilt, sl. scarred but still VG.   £50
War Office Organisation. Minutes of Evidence Taken Before the Committee Appointed to Inquire into War Office Organisation, Together with Appendices, Digest, & Index. Presented to Parliament by Command of His Majesty. 1st Ed., orig. blue printed paper wraps., xlii+482pp., foolscap. Printed by Eyre & Spottiswoode for HMSO. 1901  #64040
[HLMainPic] This Committee was established to investigate "Whether the present method of conducting the administrative & financial business of the War Office & its distribution as between the Civil & Military Departments is satisfactory" & so to examine the transaction of business, whether such should be delegated to the Military Districts, much matter relating to the Ordnance Committee, &c. Detailed report contains the evidence of several dozen military officers & other officials. Staining to rear cover o/w VG with one small ink stamp of Hull Univ. Lib. to front wrap. See illustration on our website.   £75
Compilation of General Orders, Circulars & Bulletins of the War Department Issued between February 15, 1881, & December 31, 1915. 1st Ed., 669pp. Washington: Govt. Printing Office. 1916  #64178
[HLMainPic] Various orders & directions for the United States Army re all manner of arrangements: appointments & promotions, foreign service, enlistment &c. Orig. blue cloth, gilt, VG with bookplate & spine stamp of NZ General Assembly Lib. See illustration on our website.   £45
Army & Militia. Annual Report of The Inspector-General of Recruiting for the Year 1901. Orig. printed wraps., 39pp., foolscap, fldg. table. HMSO. 1902  #64894
[HLMainPic] Including sections on recruiting for the Regular Army, Militia & Imperial Yeomanry, together with General Observations & notes on the Civil Employment of Discharged Soldiers & Reservists. This edition includes such interesting matter as recruiting for the South African Constabulary, including options offered to regular soldiers to be seconded. During the year War Office Recruiters found 4571 me for the SAC, & SAC Recruiting Officers 3168, a total of 7739 for the year. Various interesting tables &c. Orig. printed wraps., VG, 1250 copies printed & scarce survival. See illustration on our website.   £45
Army & Militia. Annual Report of The Inspector-General of Recruiting for the Year 1902. Orig. printed wraps., 43pp., foolscap. HMSO. 1903  #64895
[HLMainPic] Including sections on recruiting for the Regular Army, Militia & Imperial Yeomanry, together with War Recruiting & Concluding Remarks, General Observations & notes on the Civil Employment of Discharged Soldiers & Reservists. This edition includes such interesting matter as Statement Showing the Period of Engagement, Ages on Enlistment & Re-Enlistment, Pay, Bounties, Gratuities, &c., for the various Corps raised during the South African War. Various other interesting tables &c. Orig. printed wraps., VG, 1750 copies printed & scarce survival. See illustration on our website.   £45
Imperial Yeomanry (In Great Britain) Training Return, 1902 [Together with:] Imperial Yeomanry (In Great Britain & Ireland) Training Return, 1904 [And:] Imperial Yeomanry (In Great Britain & Ireland) Training Return, 1906. Three issues, orig. printed wraps., each 3pp., foolscap. HMSO. Contemp.  #64901
[HLMainPic] Each contains a tabulated statement of the strength of each unit, plus other details. Orig. printed wraps., little chipped & worn, VG. 700 copies printed of the first two, & 1000 of the third. See illustration on our website.   £45
Sea Survival. Interim Reprint pending 3rd Ed., 41pp., sketches throughout. HMSO. 1969  #51963
[HLMainPic] Official Air Ministry pocketbook, PAM (AIR) 224, on survival after ditching at sea. First printed in 1957, 2nd Ed. in 1966 & this printing in 1969. Attractive orig. dec. wraps., VG. See illustration on our website.   £10
Report of the Royal Commission on the Militia & Volunteers. [Bound together with:] Minutes of Evidence Taken Before the Royal Commission on the Militia & Volunteers (Volume I.); Minutes of Evidence Taken Before the Royal Commission on the Militia & Volunteers (Volume II.); Appendices to The Minutes of Evidence Taken Before the Royal Commission on the Militia & Volunteers. Printed by Command of His Majesty. 4 Vols., v+78pp., xii+459pp., viii+578 & xiii+275pp., foolscap. HMSO. 1904  #68942
[HLMainPic] This post-Boer War Royal Commission was established to enquire into the organization, numbers & terms of service of the Militia & Volunteer Forces, & so to report on their military efficiency. The principal requirement was to establish whether the Militia & Volunteers were the most suitable method for defending the UK, as an adjunct to the Regular Army. During the course of deliberations over 82 sittings & the examination of 134 witnesses (which included FM Lord Roberts, Sir John Ardagh, Sir John French, many commanding officers of volunteer units, members of the mercantile community, Maj.-Gen. Sir Alfred Turner (Inspector-General of Auxiliary Forces) the overriding conclusion was that the volunteer force was not fit for purpose, although disclipine in units, & the services performed by various individuals & contingents during recent operations in South Africa was creditable. $ Vols. in very clean orig. blue printed wraps, bound together in contemp. ledger binding. See illustrations on our website.   £165

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