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1 AUSTIN, N. J. E. , and N. B. Rankov. Exploratio: Military and Political Intelligence in the Roman World from the Second Punic War to the Battle of Adrianople. London, Routledge, 1998.

Royal octavo. Pp. xiii, 292. Plus plates, drawings, maps. Original stiff wrappers. A BRAND NEW copy.

€ 30 --



2 BELT, J. C. van den. De Balkan-oorlog, 1912-1915. [Five parts in one volume]. Velp, Mavors, 1913.

Five parts in one volume. Octavo. Pp. 95; 84; 110; 46; 55. Plus four folding or extending maps, two with semitransparent overlays indicating troop positions as changed over time. The largest map, measuring ca. 44 x 52 cm, is printed in two colours. Head- and tail-pieces. Footnotes, appendices, sources. Hardcover, original buckram, lettered in green. In a very good condition (spine bit darkened; private ownership stamp to each part). A fine copy.

First edition.
€ 220 --



3 BLIVEN, Bruce. Battle for Manhattan. New York, Holt, 1956.

8vo. Pp. 128. Plus many halftone illustrations, printed on different paper, bound in. Index. Three endpaper maps, printed in red and black. Hardcover, original cloth in contrasting colours, spine lettered in silver, with dust-jacket (this very good). Book is in fine condition. Excellent copy.

First edition.
€ 35 --



4 BOHEC, Yann Le. The Imperial Roman Army. London, Batsford, 1994.

BRAND NEW HARDCOVER. Royal octavo. Pp. 304. Plus a suite of 40 plates. Notes, bibliography, indices. Errata slip laid in. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher’s burgundy cloth, spine gilt, with dust-jacket. Fine, brand new copy, not yet traded.

- - First English edition. First published in French (Picard, 1989).
€ 45 --



5 BOHEC, Yann Le. The Imperial Roman Army. London, Routledge, 2000.

BRAND NEW. Royal octavo. Pp. 304. Plus a suite of 40 plates. Notes, bibliography, indices. Original stiff wrappers. A BRAND NEW copy, not yet traded.

- - First published in French (Picard, 1989).
€ 20 --



6 BOHEC, Yann Le. L’Armee Romaine sous le Haut-Empire. Paris, Picard, 1989.

Royal octavo. Pp. 287. Plus 39 plates. Original stiff wrappers. A BRAND NEW copy.

- - Ouvrage publié avec le concours du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique.
€ 40 --



7 BOHEC, Yann Le. La troisiemè légion Auguste. (Études d’Antiquités Africaines). Paris, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 1989.

AS NEW. Quarto. Pp. 632. Illustrated with maps, diagrams, plans, sketches, photographs. Footnotes, appendices, indices. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher’s pictorial boards. In a very fine condition. A most beautiful copy, as new.

- - ISBN 2222039886 ISBN 2 222 039886
€ 225 --



8 BOHEC, Yann Le. Les unites auxiliaires de l’armee Romaine en Afrique Proconsulaire et Numidie sous le Haut Empire. (Études d’Antiquités Africaines). Paris, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 1989.

AS NEW. Royal octavo. Pp. 220. Illustrated with maps, diagrams, plans, photographs. Bound in the original illustrated stiff wrappers, with flaps. In a very fine condition. Beautiful copy, as new.

- - ISBN 2222042399 ISBN 2 222 04239 9
€ 40 --



9 BOUMAN, P. J. Revolutie der eenzamen: Spiegel van een tijdperk. Assen, Van Gorcum, 1953.

Crown 8vo. Pp. 453. Bibliography. Hardcover, original khaki cloth. Good condition. (Old institutional stamps and marking, shelf labels; spine sunned, marked.) Internally fine.

Third printing, the same year as the first.
€ 17 --



10 CAMPBELL, Brian. The Roman Army, 31 BC-AD 337: A Source Book. London, Routledge, 1994.

Octavo. Pp. 272. Plus a suite of fine plates. Original stiff wrappers. A BRAND NEW copy.

€ 30 --



11 CASSEDEBAT, Docteur P. A. L’Entrainement et de ses effets chez le fantassin. Paris, Sociéte Scientifiques, 1901.

Small octavo. Pp. 120. Tables, some fold-out. Hardcover, original green cloth richly decorated gilt, spine with shelf-label. In a very good condition. (Old institutional stamps and markings.)

First edition. Volume XLI in the Petite Encyclopédie Médicale.
€ 75 --



12 CATTON, Bruce. Terrible Swift Sword. Garden City, Doubleday & Company, 1963.

Royal octavo. Pp. xii, 560. With illustrated endpapers, 16 pages of 2-colour maps, printed on different paper, bound in the text; notes, bibliography, index. Hardcover, original cloth lettered in black and silver, with (good) dust-jacket. In a very good condition (label removed from blank verso of first free endpaper).

Volume 2 in The Centennial History of the Civil War Series.
€ 15 --



13 CHEESMAN, G. L. The Auxilia of the Roman Imperial Army. (Studia Historica, 59). Roma, “L’Erma” di Bretschneider, 1968.

Royal octavo. Pp. 192. Frontispiece. Hardcover, bound in quarter cloth and marbled boards. In fine condition.

- - Facsimile reprint of the 1914, Oxford edition.
€ 40 --



14 DEVITT, Napier. The Concentration Camps in South Africa during the Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1902. Pietermaritzburg, Shuter & Shooter, 1941.

Royal octavo. Pp. 60. Half-title present. Footnotes, tables. Original printed wrappers, signature to cover. In a very good condition.

- - First edition. Devitt was First Criminal Magistrate in Johannesburg.
€ 180 --



15 DILLEN, J. G. van De Russische Revolutie. Amsterdam, A. H. Kruyt, 1919.

Octavo. Pp. 196. Footnotes. Original decorated stiff wrappers, printed in red. In a very good condition. (half-title clipped, detached; cover sunned, bit stained, rubbed). Else, nice clean copy.

First edition.
€ 20 --



16 DOORN, J. A. A. van. Militaire en industriële organisatie. Een sociologische vergelijking. Leiden, Kroese, 1962.

Octavo. Pp. 32. Footnotes, bibliography. Original printed wrappers. In very good condition.

First edition. Oration at the Koninklijke Militaire Academie, Breda, 1962. Scarce.
€ 25 --



17 DROZDOW, G., J. Rjabko. Braterstwo Broni. Warszawa, Agencja Wydawnicza; Moskwa, Wydawnictwo Plakat, 1987.

Crown quarto. Pp. 311. Profusely illustrated throughout, pictorial endpapers. Set in double columns. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher’s pictorial boards. In fine condition.

- - First edition. Text both in Polish and Russian.
€ 80 --



18 FEDOROV, Colonel; Fred Stevens, Ian Hogg, John Batchelor. The Red Army: An Army of the People. [AND:] Weapons and Uniforms of the U.S.S.R. [LOT OF 2 BOOKS]. London, Cobbett, n.d.; London, Purnell, 1975.

Lot of 2 books. I: Octavo. Pp. 48. Frontispiece. Illustrated throughout. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher’s cloth, cover gilt. In a very good condition. II: Quarto. Pp. 64. Profusely illustrated throughout. Original pictorial wrappers. Fine.

- - First edition. Lot of 2 books on the history, men, uniforms, and weapons of the Red Army. Well illustrated.
€ 28 --



19 FITZ, Jeno. Honorific Titles of Roman Military Units in the 3rd Century. Budapest, Akadémiai Kiado; Bonn, Rudolf Habelt, 1983.

Royal octavo. Pp. 326. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher’s brown cloth, with dust-jacket. In fine, fresh-new condition. Excellent.

- - Translated by Maria Baranyai.
€ 220 --



20 FREYTAG-LORINGHOVEN, Frhr. v. Krieg und Politik in der Neuzeit. Berlin, Mittler, 1911.

8vo. Pp. xii, 280. Head- and tail-pieces, decorative initials. Foot- and side-notes. Hardcover, contemporary cloth-backed marbled boards, with original printed cover laid down, shelf label to spine. Very good condition. (Several old institutional stamps to first pages.)

First edition.
€ 30 --



21 FROBENIUS, Leo. Weltgeschichte des Krieges. Jena, Thüringer, (1901).

Thick crown quarto. Pp. vi, 807. With 800 fine illustrations, drawings, maps, and plates, some full-page. Set in Gothic type. Hardcover, original decorated cloth, pictorial spine elaborately illustrated, embossed, gilt on upper side, blind on lower, large embossed decorated corners gilt, floral endpapers (small label), marbled edges. In fine condition. Handsome copy, in excellent state of preservation.

- - The scarce first edition. Lavishly illustrated study of war and warfare through the ages.
€ 285 --



22 FROBENIUS, Leo. Weltgeschichte des Krieges. Hannover, Jänecke, 1903.

Thick crown quarto. Pp. vi, 807. With 800 fine illustrations, drawings, maps, and plates, some full-page. Set in Gothic type. Hardcover, original decorated cloth, pictorial spine, large embossed decorated corners gilt, floral endpapers, red dyed edges. In a very good condition. (Boards plasticized; bookplates, ownership entry, old stamps.) Clean, handsome copy.

Lavishly illustrated study of war and warfare through the ages.
€ 215 --



23 GILS, M. R. van, R. Buve, e.a. De militaire organisatie in westerse en in niet-westerse samenlevingen. Rotterdam, NSV, 1970.

Octavo. Pp. 68. Footnotes. Original printed wrappers. In about-fine condition.

First edition. Scarce.
€ 25 --



24 GOGG, Karl. Österreichs Kriegsmarine, 1848-1918. Mit 264 Schiffsfotos. Salzburg, Bergland-Buch, 1967.

8vo. Pp. 168. With halftone picture catalogue of 264 ships. Full explanatory lists. Hardcover, original decorated white cloth, flag imposed in red on upper cover, spine lettered in blue, with pictorial dust-jacket. In excellent condition. Fine copy.

First edition.
€ 65 --



25 GOLDSWORTHY, Adrian Keith. The Roman Army at War, 100 BC-AD 200. Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1998.

Octavo. Pp. xiv, 311. With figures and maps. Original stiff wrappers. Fine, NEW copy.

€ 20 --



26 HAMEL, Debra. Athenian Generals: Military Authority in the Classical Period. Mnemosyne. Bibliotheca classica Batava. Leiden, Boston & Köln, Brill, 1998.

Royal octavo. Pp. xvii, 250, (4). tables, figures, footnotes, bibliography, index. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher’s gilt-decorated cloth, spine gilt, with dust-jacket. In mint condition.

- - First edition. A brand new copy from the library of Mr [Master of Laws] J. Kist with his blind stamp to first free endpaper. ISBN 90 04 10900 5 9004109005
€ 85 --



27 HEMELRIJCK, M. van. De Vlaamse krijgsbouwkunde. Tielt, Lannoo, 1950.

Crown quarto. Pp. xiv, 327. Footnotes, bibliography, indices. Plus two crisp fold-out panorama plates in excellent condition and a number of halftone photo plates, printed on different paper. Profusely illustrated throughout with numerous reproductions of old material. Original stiff wrappers with integral illustrated dust-jacket (scarce). In a very good condition. Overall an excellent copy.

- - First edition. An excellent study, well illustrated, of the history of military architecture, fortification, and siege war in Flanders.
€ 75 --



28 HOZIER, Captain H. M. (Editor). The Russo-Turkish War. Including an Account of the Rise and Decline of the Ottoman Power, and the History of the Eastern Question. Illustrated With Portraits, Views, Plans of Battles, &tc., I-II. [FIVE VOLUMES]. London, William MacKenzie, n.d. (1877).

Two volumes bound in five. Crown quarto. With a total of 32 fine stipple, steel, or copper engraved plates and maps, each with a tissue-guard. Paginated consecutively. Pp. 2 publisher’s announcement and introduction, 192 plus 5 plates and one double-page map coloured in outlines; 193-384 plus 5 plates and one double-page map coloured in outlines; 385-576 plus 5 plates and one double-page map; 577-768 plus 4 plates and 3 map, one of which is double-page; 769-954 plus 5 plates and 2 double-page maps. Title-pages printed in red and black. Appendix. Set in double-columns. Hardcover, uniformly bound in the original publisher’s full crimson cloth, richly decorated in gilt and black dye, embossed double-headed imperial eagle and 2 images, one of Constantinople and one of Moscow, spines richly decorated in gilt, each titled and numbered, all edges gilt. In fine condition. Excellent set, exceptionally well preserved.

- - First edition. The original first issue was published in 5 volumes; later issues were published in 2 volumes, and later in 2 volumes in one.
€ 450 --



29 HUMBLE, Richard. Maps by David Worth and Jennifer Mexter. Famous Land Battles: From Medieval to Modern Times. London, Artus, 1979.

4to. Pp. 184. Pictorial half-title, double-page pictorial title. Profusely illustrated throughout with numerous halftone and colour plates, many of which are full- or double-page, and text illustrations, maps, and relief maps. Bibliography. Pictorial endpapers. Hardcover, original red cloth, spine gilt. In fine condition.

First edition. Beautifully illustrated, accessible survey.
€ 20 --



30 ISING, A. (Editor); [Tobias van Westrheene]. [Crimean War:] De Oorlog. Geschiedenis der tegenwoordige krijgsgebeurtenissen in Europa, (in tafereelen beschreven door Tobias van Westrheene). [The War in the Crimea; Russo-Turkish War; Der Krieg Russlands mit der Türkei; La guerre de Crimée 1853-56; La guerre d’Orient; L’expédition de Crimée; Krimkrieg; Guerra de / di Crimea; Sewastopol; Sevastopol; Sebastopol]. Rotterdam, Nijgh, 1854-56.

Five parts in one volume. Folio. Pp. (iv), 52; 52; 48; 48; 72. Plus fine lithograph frontispiece with facing tissue guard, and a lithograph title-page. Plus over 150 fine lithographic plates, printed on ca. 75 leaves, some tinted, some extending, many of which compound, having up to 7 strikes on one leaf. All plates are printed on different paper, each protected by a facing tissue guards. Plus large, folding lithograph plate with a splendid panoramic view of the bombardment of Sebastopol, and a large, folding lithograph map. With numerous wood engravings to the text, many of which are full-page. Double-page engraved maps. Footnotes. Set in triple columns. Hardcover, bound in contemporary polished half calf and marbled boards, spine gilt ruled and lettered, chalked endpapers, extremities slightly rubbed. In fine condition (minor sporadic foxing). A particularly nice copy, exceptionally well preserved, with contemporary newspaper clip tipped-in onto blank prelim. Excellent.

- - First edition of this splendid work. The bookdealer, auctioneer and publisher Koenraad Fuhri has established himself in The Hague in 1837. He published illustrated books and magazines, and in 1855 he established the daily “’s-Gravenhaagsch Dagblad”. His co-operation with Ising began in 1847 when he published the “Groot Nederlandsch prentenboek” which Ising wrote together with W. J. van Zeggelen. An ambitious enterprise, this children book required the reproduction of 700 wood engravings. At the outbreak of the war at the Crimea, Fuhri set to publish, in unbound installments, his “De Oorlog. Geschiedenis der tegenwoordige krijgsgebeurtenissen in Europa”. Ising collaborated now with the journalist Tobias van Westrheene Wz. The series was published from 1854 to 1856, in which year publisher Nijgh of Rotterdam bound the installments and offered them now in a book form. It was republished shortly thereafter under the name “De oorlog tusschen Rusland, Turkije en de Westersche Mogendheden, in het midden der 19e eeuw”. It contains a fantastic array of dramatic sketches of the battlefields and horrifying images of life under fire, views, the war at sea, topography, military architecture and engineering, individual and group portraits, and the peace treaty, equally finely executed in both techniques, i.e. relief for the wood engravings and planographic for the lithographs. Very rare. Both OCLC and KVK do not record a single copy worldwide. Not in the National Library of the Netherlands, OLIS, nor Bodleian.
€ 1400 --



31 (JIKEMURA, Wasuke). The Russo-Japanese War, Fully Illustrated. Issues I - X [10 issues in 2 Volumes. COMPLETE SET]. Tokyo, Kinkodo and Maruya, 1904-05.

Complete set. 10 issues in 2 volumes. Thick royal octavo. Paginated consecutively. Pp. 2, 706; 707-1418. Fine chromolithograph frontispiece to each volume. Plus over 60 other fine chromolithograph plates, one of which is double-page, all printed on thick paper, tipped-in, many with tissue guards. Plus five exceptionally fine collotype plates printed on thick paper, bound-in. Plus around 180 photo plates, some tinted, one fold-out, all printed on different paper. Plus folding lithograph- or letterpress maps, sketch maps, and naval charts, some in colour, some large, bound- or tipped-in (one loosely inserted). Profusely illustrated throughout with over 1,300 photo- and line-drawn illustrations, portraits, views, maps, etc. Illustrated initials; illustrated head-piece to each volume. Title-page to each volume. Set in double columns. With an introduction by Wasuke Jikemura. Hardcover, cloth-backed boards, (not uniform), trimmed, one leaf loosely added. Excellent ex-lib copies in fine internal condition. (Single stamp to each; labels leaf to one vol.; shelf marks punched on spines.) A lovely set with a very fine interior. Excellent.

First edition. A most remarkable production, scarce in its entirety. Published between 1904 and 1905 by Kinkodo Publishing Corporation of Tokyo, this publication in ten volumes reached subscribers in Germany, Netherlands, India, South Africa, England, France, China, United States, and Australia; few copies, however, did survive. The scope and concept were unique. Combining news, war records, reports, stories, commentaries, and official documents together with historical background, manners and customs of the Japanese people, the Imperial family, daily life, religion, etc., it provides an unparalleled reflection of the period. The ten volumes are accompanied by an extraordinarily rich collection of visual material. It includes an extended portrait gallery of Imperial, military, and political personage; battle scenes; infantry, artillery, and naval operations; transportation; war aftermath; POW; medical corps and wounded evacuation; troops encampment; the winter campaign, etc., mixed with images of civil, daily life, weaving a fantastic tapestry of war and peace iconography. The splendid chromolithograph plates are an entrance for the eyes, and the inclusion of the fine collotype plates adds a touch of elegance to this visual celebration. Rare.
€ 1250 --



32 (JIKEMURA, Wasuke). The Russo-Japanese War, Fully Illustrated. Volume III, Issue No. 8, May 1905. Tokyo, Kinkodo and Maruya, 1905.

Royal octavo. Pp. 991-1132. Fine chromolithograph frontispiece protected by tissue guard. Plus several other chromolithograph plates, printed on thick paper, some with tissue guards. Plus one exceptionally fine collotype plate printed on thick paper. Many full-page photo plates, some tinted, printed on different paper. Profusely illustrated throughout with numerous photo- and line-drawn illustrations, portraits, views, etc. One map to the text. Decorative title-page; illustrated head-piece; illustrated initials. Full-page Illustrated advertisement. Set in double columns. Original chromolithographic pictorial wrappers (back wrap gone, spine chipped). A copy in good condition. (3 leaves and a plate of a girl with a flower provided in copier-produced facsimiles, the last in colour).

First edition. Published between 1904 and 1905 by Kinkodo Publishing Corporation of Tokyo, this publication in ten volumes reached subscribers in Germany, Netherlands, India, South Africa, England, France, China, United States, and Australia; few copies, however, did survive. Very richly illustrated with unique, original material.
€ 95 --



33 JUNKELMANN, Marcus. Das Spiel mit dem Tod. So kämpften Roms Gladiatoren. Mainz am Rhein, Philipp von Zabern, 2000.

Quarto. Pp. iv, 196. With 153 colour illustrations, 153 black & white, and 19 line drawings. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher’s pictorial boards, with matching pictorial dust-jacket. A NEW copy.

- - Zaberns Bildbände zur Archäologie. Sonderbände der antiken Welt.
€ 76 --



34 KENNEDY, David L.; P. Foss, J. H. Humphrey (Editors). The Roman Army in the East. (Journal of Roman Archaeology, Supplementary Series Number Eighteen [18]). Ann Arbor, Journal of Roman Archaeology, 1996.

BRAND NEW. Crown quarto. Pp. 320. Photographs, figures, plans. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher’s grey cloth, red lettering. A Brand New copy, not yet traded.

€ 90 --



35 KENNEDY, David L.; P. Foss, J. H. Humphrey (Editors). The Roman Army in the East. (Journal of Roman Archaeology, Supplementary Series Number Eighteen [18]). Ann Arbor, Journal of Roman Archaeology, 1996.

Crown quarto. Pp. 320. Photographs, figures, plans. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher’s grey cloth, red lettering. NEW.

- - First edition.
€ 280 --



36 KEPPER, G. L. De Zuid-Afrikaansche Oorlog. Historisch Gedenkboek. Leiden, Sijthoff, (1900).

Royal quarto. Pp. 323. Fine aquatint heliogravure frontispiece portrait, printed on handmade paper within plate mark, bound in. Plus a double-page map bound at rear. Profusely illustrated throughout with numerous halftone and engraved plates, many of which are full- or double-page. Text illustrations. Chronology of events. Set in 2 columns. Hardcover, original pictorial cloth, gilt lettering. In a very good condition. (Inner hinges and dedication leaf strengthened; marginal foxing to plate; few spots to cover, corner rubbed.)

First bound edition. Originally published in 20 paperbound instalments.
€ 125 --



37 KLOPP, Onno. Das Jahr 1683 und der folgende große Türkenkrieg bis zum Frieden von Carlowitz, 1699. Graz, Styria, 1882.

Quarto. Pp. xiv, 380. Second illustrated title-page. Plus 9 plates, 6 of which are portraits, and 3 are double-page battle-plans and formation. Large decorative head- and tail-pieces and initials. Set in Gothic type. Hardcover, bound in contemporary half calf and marbled boards, cloth inner hinges, spine with ruled raised bands, direct gilt lettering, remnants of old shelf label at foot, surface rubbed in places, bit scratched, few old institutional stamps to first blank pages. In a very good condition, fine interior, crisp plates.

- - First edition.
€ 180 --



38 KNORR, Kapitänleutnant [Artur Friedrich Wolfram] von. Der japanisch-russische Seekrieg 1904-1905. Amtliche Darstellung des japanischen Admiralstabes. Auf Veranlassung der Schriftleitung der Marine-Rundschau übersetzt. I. Die Bekämpfung der russischen Seestreitkräfte in Ryojun; II. Das Zusammenwirken der Flotte mit dem Landheere und die Operationen gegen das russische Geschwader in Wladiwostok vom Kriegsbeginn bis zum Ende des Jahres 1904; III. Die Schlacht in der japanischen See und die Tätigkeit der Flotte bis zum Friedensschluss. [THREE VOLUMES]. Berlin, Mittler, 1911.

Three volumes. Royal octavo Pp. vi, 275, errata leaf loosely inserted; viii, 263; vi, 355. Plus respectively 19, 11, 9 folding lithograph sketch maps in rear pockets with caption lists. Set in Gothic type. Hardcover, uniformly bound in the original publisher’s full green-blue cloth, large gilt lettering to covers, gilt decorated spines, pattern endpapers. Minor wear to spine ends, some minor foxing, else a lovely set in a very good condition.

- - First edition.
€ 450 --



39 KRAFT, Konrad. Zur Rekrutierung der Alen und Kohorten an Rhein und Donau. Bern, Francke, 1951.

Octavo. Pp. 200. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher’s green cloth, gilt illustration on upper cover. In a very fine condition. Excellent copy.

- - Dissertationes Bernenses.
€ 80 --



40 LASKI, Harold J. Reflections on the Revolution of our Time. London, George Allen & Unwin, 1952.

8vo. Pp. 367. Hardcover, original pale red cloth, spine gilt, with dust-jacket (this very good). Book is in fine condition. Excellent copy.

Fifth impression.
€ 25 --



41 LAZENBY, J. F. Hannibal’s War: A Military History of the Second Punic War. Warminster, Aris & Phillips, 1978.

8vo. Pp. xiii, 340. plus 9 halftone plates bound in. With 20 full-page- and one double-page maps. Appendices, bibliography, glossary, chronology, index. Endpaper maps. Hardcover, original pale grey cloth, spine gilt-stamped, with dust-jacket (this in a near fine condition). Book is in excellent condition. Fine copy indeed.

First edition.
€ 45 --



42 LETTOW-VORBECK (HERAUSGEBER). DIE WELTKRIEGSPIONAGE. (ORIGINAL-SPIONAGE-WERK). AUTHENTISCHE ETNHÜLLUNGEN ÜBER ENSTEHUNG, Art, Arbeit, Technik, Schliche, Handlungen, Wirkungen und Geheimnisse der Spionage vor, während und nach dem Kriege auf Grund amtlichen materials aus Kriegs-, Militär-, Gerichts- und Reichsarchiven. Vom Leben und Sterben, von den Taten und Abenteurn der bedeutendsten Agenten bei Freund und Feind. München, Justin Moser, 1931.

Thick quarto. Pp. 687. Plus 28 tinted (helio)gravure plates (Tiefdruck), including frontispiece, all after original artworks, printed on card paper, bound-in. With 624 photographs and other illustrations throughout. Half-title and title printed in red and black; decorative head-piece to each page. Set in Gothic type. Hardcover, original half black calf and marbled paper over boards, spine decorated in gilt, green morocco label gilt, top edge red; leather lightly rubbed. In fine condition. Excellent copy, notably well preserved.

- - First edition. A most remarkable production.
€ 200 --



43 LUH, Jürgen. Ancien Régime Warfare and the Military Revolution: A Study. Groningen, Instituut voor Noord- en Oost-Europese Studies INOS, 2000.

BRAND NEW. Royal octavo. Pp. xii, 210. Illustrated with 24 plates. Notes, bibliography, index. Hardcover, cloth with dust-jacket. A brand new copy, not yet traded.

- - First edition. Institute for Northern and Eastern European Studies, Baltic Studies no. 6.
€ 220 --



44 MANN, J. C. Legionary Recruitment and Veteran Settlement during the Principate. (Institute of Archaeology, Occasional Publication No. 7). London, University of London, Institute of Archaeology, 1983.

Quarto. Pp. vii, 184. Plus large folding table. With 33 tables. Original brown card wrappers, printed in white. A very fine, BRAND NEW copy, not yet traded.

€ 180 --



45 MARQUARDT, Joachim. (M. Brissaud, Théodore Mommsen, Gustave Humbert). Manuel Antiquités Romaines. Tome onzième: De l’organisation militaire chez les romains. Avec treize bois et une planche double. Paris, Ernest Thorin, 1891.

Royal octavo. Pp. iii, 441. Plus a folding table. Engraved illustrations to text. Hardcover, handsomely bound in dark blue quarter calf and marbled boards, spine with raised bands, gilt; with original printed wrappers bound in. In a very good condition (evenly toned). Overall an excellent copy.

€ 120 --



46 ONON, Urgunge (Translation and annotation). The History and the Life of Chinggis Khan (The Secret History of the Mongols). Leiden, New York, Köln, Brill, 1990.

Royal octavo. Pp. xix, 183. Plus fold-out map. Footnotes, genealogy, bibliography, index. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher’s black cloth, silver lettering, with dust-jacket. In a fine condition.

- - First edition. ISBN 90 04 09236 6 9004092366
€ 65 --



47 PEDDIE, John. Lawrence Keppie. Arther Ferrill. Robert Drews. G. R. Watson. The Roman War Machine. [AND:] The Making of the Roman Army: From Republic to Empire. [AND:] The Fall of the Roman Empire: The Military Explanation. [AND:] The End of the Bronze Age: Changes in Warfare and the Catastrophe ca. 1200 B. C. [AND:] The Roman Soldier (Aspects of Greek and Roman Life). [LOT OF 5 NEW BOOKS]. London, Routledge, 1998.

Lot of 5 books on the Roman Empire military machine. Royal octavo. Profusely illustrated throughout with photographs, maps, and battle plans. Original stiff wrappers. A BRAND NEW copy.

- - Published Sutton, 1994; Routledge, 1998; Thames & Hudson, 1990; Princeton, 1995; Thames & Hudson, 1985. Wonderful collection.
€ 50 --



48 RICCI, Cecilia. Soldati delle milizie urbane fuori di Roma. La documentazione epigrafica. Roman, Quasar, 1994.

Quarto. Pp. 57, (4). Original grey stiff wrappers. In fine condition.

€ 60 --



49 RICH, John, and Graham Shipley (Editors). War and Society in the Roman World. London, Routledge, 1995.

Octavo. Pp. 315. Original stiff wrappers. A BRAND NEW copy.

€ 25 --



50 ROXAN, Margaret M. Roman Military Diplomas, 1954-1977. (Institute of Archaeology, Occasional Publication No. 2). London, University of London, Institute of Archaeology, 1978.

Quarto. Pp. 118. Original brown card wrappers, printed in white. A very fine, BRAND NEW copy, not yet traded.

€ 60 --



51 SABLAYROLLES, Robert. Libertinus Miles: Les cohortes de vigiles. Rome, École Française de Rome, 1996.

Thick royal octavo. Pp. 875. Original stiff wrappers with flaps. A BRAND NEW copy.

€ 120 --



52 [SANDRAS DE COURTILZ, G.] Marquis D***. La Guerre d’Espagne, de Bavière, et de Flandre, ou Mémoires du Marquis D***. Contenant ce qui s’est passé de plus sécret & de plus particulier depuis le commencement de cette Guerre, jusqu’à présent. Avec les Plans des Batailles qui se sont données. Nouvelle edition. I-II. [TWO VOLUMES]. Cologne, Pierre Marteau, 1710.

Two volumes. Small octavo. Pp. (iv), 427, plus 2 engraved portraits; 416, plus 4 folding battle plans. Engraved portrait frontispiece to each volume. Title-pages printed in red and black, different publisher’s device to each title. Hardcover, uniformly bound in contemporary full calf, spines extra with raised bands, compartments richly decorated in gilt, all edges sprinkled red, upper joints partly worn, extremities rubbed, still an attractive binding; few spots in places. In a very good condition and with the handsome battle plans and portraits in fine condition.

- - The New Edition, the first to appear in 2 volumes.
€ 800 --



53 SCHOWALTER, A., H. A. Cremer (Hrsg.); H. C. Bredell, Piet Grobler, General Ben Viljoen, Frederik Rompel, J. D. Kestell, A. de Wet, H. v. Doornit, G. C. du Plessis. Im Kampf um Süd-Afrika. Deutsche Originalausgabe. I: Lebenserinnerungen des Präsidenten Paul Krüger. Von ihm selbst erzählt; II: Die Transvaaler im Krieg mit England. Kriegserinnerungen von General Ben Viljoen; IIIa: Präsident Steijn. Ein Lebensbild; IIIb: Mit den Burenkommandos im Felde; IV: Die Buren in der Kapkolonie im Kriege mit England. [FIVE VOLUMES IN FOUR]. München, Lehmanns, 1902.

Five volumes in four. Octavo. Pp. 309, plus fine frontispiece portrait of Paul Krüger, printed in collotype by Carl Ebner of Stuttgart, with facing tissue guard; 404, plus frontispiece portrait of General Ben Viljoen, many other plates, illustrations to text; 76, plus frontispiece portrait of Stein with facsimile signature, other plates, illustrations to text; xii, 380, plus several folding maps and facsimile plates, photo plates, illustrations to text; viii, 293, plus photo plates, illustrations to text. All volumes with richly illustrated head-pieces. Shoulder notes, appendices, indices, publisher’s ads bound at end. Hardcover, uniformly bound in the original publisher’s full ochre cloth, printed and decorated in brown and green, portrait medallions to two covers, floral endpapers. In fine condition. Bright set, beautifully preserved.

- - Handsome, complete set in exceptionally fine state of preservation. From the library of Ruth and Walter Middelmann, with their bookplate to each volume.
€ 250 --



54 SCHWARZ, v., and Romanowski. Die Verteidigung von Port Arthur. Band I: Der Feldkrieg. Berlin, Siegismund, 1910.

Crown octavo. Pp. (ii), 309, (1) publisher’s ad. Plus 9 folding lithographed maps, partly compound, loosely inserted in rear pocket as issued. Two maps are printed in 3 colours, the largest, measuring ca. 62 x 68 cm has a semitransparent overlay printed in blue. Also 3 other maps have such overlays, superimposing troop positions as changed over time (2 maps with double sheets). Set in Gothic type. Hardcover, bound in contemporary cloth-backed marbled boards, with the original printed cover laid down (this bit marked), spine with shelf- and title labels; old institutional stamps and mark. In about fine condition. Rather excellent interior.

- - First edition. First volume of the work. Very scarce.
€ 600 --



55 SOKOL, A. E. Seemacht Österreich: Die Kaiserliche und Königliche Kriegsmarine, 1382-1918. Wien, Molden, 1972.

Quarto. Pp. 224. Profusely illustrated throughout with numerous tinted-halftone, line, and colour illustrations. Colour plates, printed on different paper, mounted on decorated leaves. Appendix, glossary, bibliography, index. Illustrated endpapers. Hardcover, gilt-stamped blue cloth, colour plate mounted on upper cover, spine lettered in gilt. Preserved in a slipcase with title- and spine labels. Book is in a fine, fresh-new condition. Excellent copy.

First edition. The history of the Imperial and Royal Austro-Hungarian Navy. Lavishly illustrated.
€ 65 --



56 STANDER, Siegfried. Like the Wind: The Story of the South African Army. Cape Town, Saayman & Weber, 1985.

4to. Pp. 144. Profusely illustrated throughout with numerous halftone and colour plates, many of which are full- or double-page, and text illustrations. Hardcover, brown cloth, spine lettered in silver, with pictorial dust-jacket. In fine condition.

First edition. “The magnificent story of South Africa’s fighting men and women over the centuries.” Lavishly illustrated.
€ 28 --



57 STRANTZ, Viktor von. Illustrirte Kriegs-Chronik. Gedenkbuch an den Russisch-Türkischen Feldzug von 1876-1878. Gezeichnet von den Artistischen Mitarbeitern der Illustrirten Zeitung. Neueste Folge der Illustrirten Kriegs-Chronik von 1864, 1866 und 1870/71. Leipzig, Weber, 1878.

Twenty parts in one volume. Folio. Paginated consecutively. Pp. Half-title (ink marked), title printed in red and black, x, (iI) second title (verso blank), 344. Plus large fold-out plate with 2 panoramic views bound at rear, a little creased and worn, laid-down on paper supports. Profusely illustrated throughout with numerous wood engravings, many of which are full- or double-page. Full- and double-page engraved maps, in colour or relief. Chronology of events, indices; sporadic foxing, occasionally marginal finger soiling, one leaf loose. A very good binding copy in worn cloth-backed marbled boards. Complete with all the handsome plates present as called for, and these in a very good condition, without tears or other faults!

- - First edition. The Russo-Turkish Wars were a series of 10 wars, the result of Russian attempts to find an outlet on the Black Sea. It was one of the longest conflicts in European history, spanning 241 years. This book covers the events of last Russo-Turkish War. The series was published in 20 installments, from 1876 to 1878, in which year publisher Weber of Leipzig bound the installments and offered them now in a book form. It contains a fantastic array of dramatic sketches of the battlefields and horrifying images of life under fire, views and landscapes, the war at sea, topography, military architecture and engineering, weaponry, individual and group portraits. It is the scarcest of all the “Illustrirte Kriegs-Chronik” memorial books published by Weber. Exceedingly scarce. OCLC locates just 2 copies worldwide (Georgia University and Harvard University), both with unspecified completeness. KVK lists just 2 copies: one in the British Library; one in Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Jena. No record in the Complete Catalogue of Die Deutsche Bibliothek.
€ 870 --



58 STROBEL, Karl. Die Donaukriege Domitians. (Antiquitas, Reihe 1: Abhandlungen zur alten Geschichte, Band 38). Bonn, Rudolf Habelt, 1989.

Octavo. Pp. 151. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher’s green cloth, gilt lettering. Brand New, not yet traded.

€ 90 --



59 VARCHI, Benedetto; (Jean-Baptiste Requier). Histoire des révolutions de Florence, sous les Médicis, I-III. [THREE VOLUMES]. Paris, Musier, De Hansy, Durand, Panckoucke, 1765.

Three volumes. Small octavo. Pp. xviii, 444; 430; 342, (6) errata, privilege (verso blank). Woodcut head-pieces. All 3 half-titles present. Extended index. Small, neat private stamp to each title. Hardcover, uniformly bound in contemporary full mottled calf, spines with gilt-ruled raised bands, gilt-tooled compartments, 2 gilt morocco lettering pieces to each, marbled endpapers, all edges dyed red. In fine condition. A lovely set.

-- The French translation of Varchi’s (1503-1565) “Istoria delle guerre della republica fiorentina (...)” (Leiden, 1723), translated by Jean-Baptiste Requier (1715-1799). Rare.
€ 850 --



60 WAGNER, Eduard, Zoroslava Drobna, Jan Durdik. Tracht, Wehr und Waffen des späten Mittelalters (1350-1450). Praha, Artia, 1957.

Royal quarto. Pp. 73 (text). Plus 383 plates with hundreds of illustrations, many of which in colour, with extended captions. Footnotes, bibliography. Hardcover, original buckram, red-embossed lettering on cover and spine, red ribbon marker, with dust-jacket (this very good). In excellent condition. A fine, handsome copy with bright and fresh interior.

- - First edition of this remarkably well-detailed and thorough visual account. A survey of the men, customs, animals, weapons, and equipment of the middle-ages. Wagner painstakingly illustrates such minute details which no other study attempts to cover. Drobna and Durdik provide the explanatory text.
€ 145 --



61 WAGNER, Eduard, Zoroslava Drobna, Jan Durdik. Tracht, Wehr und Waffen des späten Mittelalters (1350-1450). Praha, Artia, 1960.

Royal quarto. Pp. 73 (text). Plus 383 plates with hundreds of illustrations, many of which in colour, with extended captions. Footnotes, bibliography. Hardcover, original buckram, red-embossed lettering on cover and spine, with dust-jacket (this about fine). In excellent condition. A very fine, handsome copy with bright and fresh interior, practically unused.

- - Second edition. A remarkably well-detailed and thorough visual account - a catalogue, really - of the men, customs, animals, weapons, and equipment of the middle-ages. Wagner painstakingly illustrates such minute details which no other study attempts to cover. Drobna and Durdik provide the explanatory text.
€ 145 --



62 WAGNER, Eduard, Zoroslava Drobna, Jan Durdik. Tracht, Wehr und Waffen des späten Mittelalters (1350-1450). Praha, Artia, 1960.

Royal quarto. Pp. 73 (text). Plus 383 plates with hundreds of illustrations, many of which in colour, with extended captions. Footnotes, bibliography. Hardcover, original buckram, red-embossed lettering on cover and spine, plasticized. In about fine condition.

- - Second edition. A remarkably well-detailed and thorough visual account - a catalogue, really - of the men, customs, animals, weapons, and equipment of the middle-ages. Wagner painstakingly illustrates such minute details which no other study attempts to cover. Drobna and Durdik provide the explanatory text. With a dedication note, dated 1968, tipped-in onto first free endpaper.
€ 100 --



63 WEBSTER, Graham. The Roman Imperial Army of the First and Second Centuries A.D. Third Edition. London, A & C Black, 1985.

Royal octavo. Pp. 343. Plus a suite of plates. Indices. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher’s mahogany cloth, with (price clipped) dust-jacket. In a very fine condition. A beautiful copy, practically unused.

- - Third edition, reprinted (1981) with corrections.
€ 20 --

 

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