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London: printed for R. Griffiths, in Pater-Noster Row, 1757. Disbound. SEVEN YEARS' WAR / FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR (1754-1763) BOOK First edition. (4) 35pp 4-3/4 x 8 inches. Disbound with a half-title.Contains a letter inquiring into the misconduct of Lord Robert Bertie and his involvement in defeat after the British Navy failed to relieve Minorca from a French siege, Admiral Byng was executed on his own quarter deck for this defeat.ESTC T38153Robert Bertie of Chislehurst in Kent was the 5th son of the Duke of Ancaster The Seven Years War was a global conflict which ran from 1754 until 1763 and pitted a coalition of Great Britain and its allies against a coalition of France and its allies. The war escalated from a regional conflict between Great Britain and France in North America, known today as the French and Indian War.

London: printed for R May, in Pater-Noster-Row, 1757. 1st Edition. Disbound. Good. SEVEN YEARS' WAR / FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR (1754-1763) BOOK First edition. (4), 47p., (1) 5-1/8 x 8-3/4 inches. Unbound with a half-title. Uncut and page wrinkles. Page 47 with bottom half od page missing. Good condition otherwise. Anonymous. By Israel Mauduit. B----y = Blakeney - Baron William Blakeney, (1672-1761)ESTC T38412 The Seven Years War was a global conflict which ran from 1754 until 1763 and pitted a coalition of Great Britain and its allies against a coalition of France and its allies. The war escalated from a regional conflict between Great Britain and France in North America, known today as the French and Indian War.

London: Simkin, Masrhall & Co, 1847. 2nd. Hard Cover. Very Good. SCARCE EARLY SIR ISAAC BROCK BIOGRAPHYSecond UK edition. 4.5 by 7.25 Inches, xii, [1]-492pp. Original blind stamped professionally rebacked. Very little foxing present very clean text. Very good condition. Previous owners name and gift from a friend inscription March 6, 1884 on inside front cover end paper. Nice copy of a scarcer book than the first edition published two years prior in 1845 with only 468pp. Additional material in this volume amounts to about one third of the first edition.Major-General Sir Isaac Brock was the cousin of the author and editor, Ferdinand Brock Tupper. "Ferdinand Brock Tupper, the historian of Guernsey, was a far relative of Sir Charles, Canadian statesman. Presumed a special gift due to the Confederation of Canada in 1867. The first descended from John Tupper and the second from Thomas, two brothers of Chichester, England, with a German origin. F. B. Tupper was more approximate to Sir Charles Lewis… Read More

London: Simkin, Masrhall & Co, 1847. 2nd Edition. SCARCE EARLY SIR ISAAC BROCK BIOGRAPHYSecond UK edition. 4.5 by 7.25 Inches, xii, [1]-492pp. Original blind stamped cloth covers with original spine saved and professionally rebacked. Back cover cloth with top half and spine faded. Previous owners name and dated Toronto 1908 on top right inside front blank. Very little foxing present very clean text. Very good condition. Previous owners name on inside front cover end paper. Nice copy of a scarcer book than the first edition published two years prior in 1845 with only 468pp. Additional material in this volume amounts to about one third of the first edition.Major-General Sir Isaac Brock was the cousin of the author and editor, Ferdinand Brock Tupper. "Ferdinand Brock Tupper, the historian of Guernsey, was a far relative of Sir Charles, Canadian statesman. Presumed a special gift due to the Confederation of Canada in 1867. The first descended from John Tupper and the second from Thomas, two brothers of… Read More

Macon: The J. W. Burke Company, 1929. 1st. Hard Cover. Near Fine. R.E. Lee states "It is glorious to see such courage in one so young."First edition. 5-1/4 x 8 inches, (12), [13]-180pp. Medium blue cloth with gilt type on spine and front cover, very minor spotting, bit of corner bumping, otherwise a near fine copy. Frontispiece portrait, four other illustrations and a map. John Pelham, a young West Point trained artillery officer in the Confederate Army, was buried in Jacksonville, Ala., on March 31, 1863. Pelham, who had been killed two weeks earlier at the Battle of Kelly's Ford, a relatively minor engagement in Virginia, had been promising and widely respected. None less than Robert E. Lee had remarked, after observing Pelham's skills at the Battle of Fredericksburg, where he used two small cannons to disrupt the entire federal formation for almost an hour. Howes M529.

London: Printed for Jacob Robinson, at the Golden Lyon in Ludgate Street, 1758. 1st Edition. Disbound. Good. SEVEN YEARS' WAR / FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR (1754-1763) BOOK First edition. 4-3/4 x 8 inches. (1), [3]-76pp. Disbound lacking title page. Price One Shilling. An officer = Henry Seymour Conway.A reply to 'The expedition against Rochefort fully stated and considered' by Thomas Potter. Good condition."Perhaps a reissue of the first edition of the same year, which was printed by William Bowyer." Lancaster and Maslen (eds) The Bowyer Ledgers 4147ESTC N4482 The Seven Years War was a global conflict which ran from 1754 until 1763 and pitted a coalition of Great Britain and its allies against a coalition of France and its allies. The war escalated from a regional conflict between Great Britain and France in North America, known today as the French and Indian War.

Amsterdam N. Y.: Private Edition. C.P. Winegar, Book and Job printer, 149 Main Street 1868, 1863. 1st. Soft Cover. Good. Private edition. 9-1/2 x 6-1/4 inches, (3)-[4]-50pp. Self cover, unbound with only string binding along edge. Some old mildew and old water stains primarily in the outside border areas not affecting text otherwise good condition.Rare to market publication on Napoleon I, Emperor of the French written by an unusual author. Benjamin Paul Blood was an American philosopher, mystic, and poet. Blood was born in 1832 and lived for eighty-six years. During that time he wrote much, but unsystematically. His favorite form of publication was letters to newspapers, mainly local newspapers with a small circulation. These letters dealt with an astonishing diversity of subjects, from local petty politics or the tricks of spiritualist mediums to principles of industry and finance and profundities of metaphysics. quoted from H.M. Kallen.

ND. No binding. Near Fine. Paper size: 12-3/4 x 18 inches. Image size: 8-3/4 x 12-1/2 inches on light cream wove paper. Very good condition.Colour lithograph "Napoleon 1st Empereur 1810" print. Proably circa 1940's. Uncommon litho of Napoleon engraved by French artist Daniel Derveaux. Daniel Derveaux, was an artist and publisher of French art. Daniel Derveaux was the only artist to have really designed and engraved the old Saint-Malo as it was before the bombing of August 1944. His tests have also served, in the reconstruction of Saint-Malo, the attributions of war damage. He writes and illustrates many books on St Malo, Rennes and the Rance Valley. At the same time, he created lithographs of Breton portraits, costumes and sites, harbor views and numerous geographical or historical maps of France and all its regions, for example the map of Brittany with a coat of arms of several thousand. copies-, about Europe and the world. He was also advertising by creating many posters, leaflets, letterheads for… Read More

New York: Collins & Co. No. 189, Pearl-Street, 1813. Disbound. Good. 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 inches, viii, [9]-48pp. Paper wraps missing and minor creasing on last couple of pages. Overall good condition."Extracted from a work, written by Erasmus, entitled Antipolemus, or The plea of reason, religion, and humanity, against war; translated and published in London 1794."-- Advertisement inside page [iii]. Translated From the Latin of Erasmus. First paragraph...If there is in the affairs of mortal men any one thing which it is proper uniformly to explode; which it is incumbent on every man, by every lawful means, to avoid, to deprecate, to oppose, that one thing is doubtless war. There is nothing more unnaturally wicked, more productive of misery, more extensively destructive, more obstinate in mischief, more unworthy of man as formed by nature, much more of man professing Christianity.Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, known as Erasmus of Rotterdam, was a Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, and a… Read More

London: Printed for A. Millar, 1758. 2nd Edition. Disbound. Very Good. SEVEN YEARS' WAR / FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR (1754-1763) BOOK Second edition. (2),[3]-116 pp. Disbound without the half-title page. Price from imprint: price 1 s. 6 d. In this edition there is a hyphen in "Lieutenant-General", there is price at foot of title page and the text ends with "FINIS" on p. 116. The Aftermath of a British Naval Failure [Trial]. Very good condition. A map is called for in two other edition: 112pp. London ESTC T218420 which is not included in this 116pp. edition and the 88pp. Dublin edition.ESTC, T44504Full title: The Proceedings of a General Court-Martial held in the Council-Chamber at Whitehall, on Wednesday the 14th, and continued by several Adjournments to Tuesday the 20th of December 1757, upon the trial of Lieutenant-General Sir John Mordaunt, by virtue of his Majesty's warrant, bearing date the 3d day of the same month. Published by authority. Mordaunt commanded the British expedition against the French… Read More

London: Printed by W. Prat and sold by Mr Brindley and Mrs. Cooper, 1758. 1st Edition. Disbound. SEVEN YEARS' WAR / FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR (1754-1763) BOOK First edition. 4-3/4 x 7-7/8 inches. (2), [3]-63pp., (1) Disbound with half-title page lacking. The country gentleman = Thomas Potter. The officer = General Conway.ESTC T44607 The Seven Years War was a global conflict which ran from 1754 until 1763 and pitted a coalition of Great Britain and its allies against a coalition of France and its allies. The war escalated from a regional conflict between Great Britain and France in North America, known today as the French and Indian War.

1867. 1st Edition. No binding. Very Good. Two certificates for Casimir S. Gzowski Jr.;#1) 1866 CW 18th January Second Class certificate: Was folded, now flat, 14-1/2 x 10 inches. Parchment two sided with printed type and handwritten on front and handwritten docketed information on the reverse. Signed, ?. Colonel, Commandant of School of Military Instruction Toronto. Very good condition.#2) 1867 CW 8th November First Class Certificate: Was folded, now flat, 14-1/2 x 10 inches. Parchment two sided with printed type and handwritten on front and handwritten docketed information on the reverse. Signed, ?. Colonel, Commandant of School of Military Instruction Toronto. Good condition.Casimir S. Gzowski, II [1848-1922], was a stock and Exchange broker in Toronto, Ontario. The family resided at 60 Glen Road, Rosedale, Toronto; there were 12 children of the marriage. Interment in the family vault at St James Cemetery.His father was Sir Casimir Stanislaus Gzowski (1813-1898) and his grandson was Peter Gzowski… Read More

London: printed for W. Owen near Temple-Bar, 1750. 1st Edition. Disbound. Good. SEVEN YEARS' WAR / FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR (1754-1763) BOOK First edition. 5 x 7-7/8 inches. (4), 67pp. Disbound wiith a half-title. First and last page 67 loose light soling, good condition.. Observations on the Act for punishing mutiny and desertion.ESTC T85340 The Seven Years War was a global conflict which ran from 1754 until 1763 and pitted a coalition of Great Britain and its allies against a coalition of France and its allies. The war escalated from a regional conflict between Great Britain and France in North America, known today as the French and Indian War.

Toronto, London UK: Printed for Wm. Warwick & Son, by Dudley & Burns, 1888. 1st Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. SCARCE COLOUR PLATE OF SIR JOHN MOORE'S RETREAT TO CORUNNA(Sir John Moore) Retreat to Corunna coloured frontis by R. Beavis coloured plate. Paper size: 12" x 8 1/4 inchesImage size: 9 1/2 x 6 inchesBooklet; 12 x 8 3/8 inches. 4pp, light salmon paper wraps in poor condition, coloured frontis, [641]-704 plus 1 page of ads. All insides including coloured frontis in very good condition.The Boy's Own Paper, August, Part 114, 1888Boys' Own Paper was printed in London, UK however, also printed in Toronto by the publisher W. Warwick and Sons.The Papers are actually identical to the British Editions, except they have a 4 page "cover", which is dated 1 month later than the contents, and which contains ads for Toronto businesses. Few episodes of British military history have been as dramatic as Sir John Moore's retreat to Corunna. March of Death is the full story of that adventure and a gripping tale… Read More

Ottawa: Sir Sam Hughes, 1921. 1st Edition. No binding. On Canada House of Commons letterhead, was sent to Geo. Smith of Sydney NSW Australia on March 28, 1921 complaining of ill health and Hughes died 5 months later, August 24, 1921 (aged 68). Signature was a "stamp" Hughes often used to sign his letters. Hughes also makes reference to a photo enclosed but none now with this letter.Sir Samuel Hughes was a soldier, journalist and politician of no little reputation. Hughes was appointed Minister of Militia after the election of Robert Laird Borden in 1911 until 1916 when Canada took up arms in World War One. He resigned amid controversy with notable achievements to his name. Hughes was born January 8, 1853, at Solina near Bowmanville.Sam Hughes was a senior militia officer and an influential Member of Parliament for the Conservative Party. An intensely patriotic, strong-willed man, he disliked professional soldiers. An unauthorized effort to raise his own brigade for service in South Africa, and a… Read More

London: printed for J. Morgan, 1756. 1st Edition. Disbound. Good. SEVEN YEARS' WAR / FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR (1754-1763) BOOK First edition. Six letters from A-d B-r ... 5 x 8 inches. (2), 101pp., (1). Disbound lacking the half-title. Author of 'Six letters from A----d B----r ... ' = John Douglas, Bishop of Salisbury. Price Eighteen-pence. Six letters from A-d B-r to Father Sheldon' was an attack on Archibald Bower by Bishop John Douglas. In this tract Douglas proved the genuineness of the letters; showed that want of veracity was not the only defect in Bower's character, but that he was as little remarkable for his chastity as for his love of truth; and brought forward the attestation of Mrs. Hoyles.ESTC T86858 Bound with;Mr. Bower's Affidavit. 49pp., lacking the title page. [London : printed for W. Sandby, at the Ship, opposite St. Dunstan's Church, Fleet-Street, MDCCLVI. [1756]. No title-page containing content summary: Mr. Archibald Bower's affidavit in answer to the false accusation brought… Read More

[London], 1760. Very early edition. No binding. Good. 1760 to 1765 HAND-COLOURED ENGRAVINGS OF NAVAL BATTLES Three circa 1760-65 hand-coloured Naval battles hand-coloured engravings #1. Circa 1765. Title: The Brave Capt Tyrrill in the Buckingham of 66 Guns & 472 Men defeating the Florissant, Aigrette & Atlante, three French Ships of War, the 3rd of Novr 1758... N.B. The Florissant 74 Guns, 700 men, Aigrette 38 Guns 350 men Atalante 28 Guns 250 men: SMYTH (Smith), Sir HERVEY [1734-1811] & TYRRELL, Rear-Admiral Richard [c1716-1766] These ships were convoying Dutch Ships, with Provisions &c. to Martinico. This engraving was trimmed to the edges 292mm x 442mm ( 11.5" x 17 3/8") and mounted to a dark card stock. The English only title was mounted on the reverse on the reverse of the dark mounted card. The trimmed mounted engraving has wear to the corners causing some minor rounding. There is surface dirt, soiling and spotting on the engraving more so on the sky area. Good condition otherwise. "In 1758,… Read More

London: Printed by J. Millan, near Whitehall, 1752. 1st Edition. Disbound. Very Good. SEVEN YEARS' WAR / FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR (1754-1763) BOOK First edition. 5 x 8 inches. viii, 68pp. Disbound lacking half-title. C. S. = Charles Sackville. A couple of very small holes on the title page otherwise, very good condition.ESTC T63541Full title A Treatise concerning the Militia, in four Sections. I. Of the Militia in general. II. Of the Roman Militia. III. The proper Plan of a Militia, for this Country. IV. Observations upon this Plan.The first edition of politician Charles Sackville, 2nd Duke of Dorset's analysis of the present state, and suggestions for the improvement of, the British Army in the mid eighteenth-century In 1751. Dorset had voted for a reduction of the standing army, his treatise elaborates upon this opinion, and makes recommendations for the composition and recruitment of a new national militia, with a general muster applied to every county. The Seven Years War was a global conflict… Read More

Tryon County, NY, 1783. 1st Edition. DS, 2pp, 7.75 x 12.75 in., Tryon Co., NY, 1783. Legal document relating to a debt; Matthew Visscher, Attny.Condition: Folds and toning otherwise very good condition. All mounted on larger sheet with cut-outs so both sides visible.Robert Adams had been known to Matthew Visscher before as Adams had to appear before three times before the Commissioners for Conspiracies in 1880 of which Visscher was one of four in judgment of Adams be a loyalist of not. Adams was discharged from confinement August 15th, 1780 by the Commissioners on 200 pounds bail. quoted from "Minutes of the Commissioners for Detecting and Defeating Conspiracies in the State of New York: Albany County Sessions, 1778-1781" 2007 Interesting that The Will of Sir William Johnson it states, "I leave to my faithful friend, Robert Adams, Esq., of Johnstown, the dwelling house, buildings, and lot of one acre where he now lives, and the Pot Ash Laboratory, and one acre of land with it; Also the farm which he… Read More

[England]: [Marlborough, Wiltshire], 1916. No binding. Very Good. Measuring approx. 11 x1 5 cm.. Very good condition. An attractive original photograph probably taken at Marlborough, Wiltshire, England, circa 1916.This very handsome studio portrait shows three men, perhaps family. The man on the left, wearing a medal ribbon, and wearing riding trousers, is a Sergeant of the MACHINE GUN CORPS (MGC) the man on the right is a Sergeant of the CANADIAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (CEF) significantly displayed are his three wound stripes. The older seated man, a Corporal, wears a General Service Cap Badge.