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Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Including maritime subjects, military history post -1945 &c.   65 Books
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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
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
The Army Review. Published under the direction of the Chief of the Imperial General Staff. Volumes I No. 1-VII No. 2: July 1911-October 1914. Run of 7 Vols., around 4500pp. in all, approx. 200 photos., many fldg. maps, sketch maps & diagrams. Printed by Harrison & Sons for HMSO. Contemp.  #68546
[HLMainPic] A complete run of all published editions, publication ceased in the autumn of 1914, due to the War: in its time the Army Review was the officially sanctioned intellectual forum for officers of the British Army who wished to study & therefore progress their profession. Each issue contained articles on historical campaigns, inc. recent & ongoing, debate on the issues of the day, reviews of the latest military publications, obits. of prominent figures & so forth. Contents include accounts of various battles & campaigns, descriptions of various types of equipment, various studies of tactics &c., & various matter relating to the Indian Frontiers & the Indian Army. A wealth of material including contributions by many distinguished soldiers of the Great War period. Orig. red cloth, gilt, Vols. I-VI orig. red cloth, gilt, sps. little dusty VG & sound throughout, Vol. VII ex-House of Lords Lib., VG thus. See illustration on our website.   £225

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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
Illustrated Programme of The Royal Jubilee Procession, June 22nd [1897]. Authorised by H.R.H. The Price of Wales, K.G., Published in Aid of the Prince of Wales Hospital Fund for London. Orig. dec. wraps., 60pp., drawings throughout. Printed for The Prince of Wales Hospital Fund by George Robert Parker & Augustus Fildes Thomas.  #65123
[HLMainPic] Full listing of those dignitaries, regiments, Foreign Missions &c. participating in the parade through London to mark Queen Victoria's Jubilee inc. the names of The Deputation of Officers of The Imperial Service Troops (Indian officers), the Escort from The Regular Indian Army (around 50 Indian officers of the Indian cavalry) & more, followed by fine drawings of the various contingents & carriages. VG. See illustrations on our website.   £60
Aide-Memoire to The Military Sciences: Framed from Contributions of Officers of The Different Services, & Edited by a Committee of the Corps of Royal Engineers. 1853. 2nd Ed., corrected, 3 Vols., vii+544pp., approx. 150 plates/diagrams; iv+589pp., approx. 100 plates/diagrams; iv+799pp., approx. 60 plates/diagrams. Lockwood & Co. 1861/1862  #65413
[HLMainPic] An immense, heavily illustrated, & exceptionally detailed compendium of the military (& other) sciences. This three-part work, some 1800pp. in all, with around 300 plates & many text engravings, covers just about everything that a student of the military profession should be aware of. Three matching volumes bound in later (somewhat amateur, but sound) half brown morocco over marbled paper covd. boards with red leather letting labels to sps. See illustration on on our website.   £125
Journal of the Royal United Service Institution. Vol. XXVII. 1883. Vol. XXVII consisting of four quarterly editions published during 1883. 838pp., in all, + plates, maps & sketches (many fldg.). RUSI. Contemp.  #65424
[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 Cyprus as a Strategical Position; The Effect of the Bombardment of the Forts of Alexandria, July 11, 1882; The Russo-Turkish Frontier in Asia Minor; Machine Guns; Military Ballooning &c. Contemp. half morocco, somewhat rubbed & worn, generally sound. See illustration on our website.   £35
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

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