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[003440] Abbott, John S.C. The History of Napoleon Bonaparte (4 Vols). New York: Harper & Brothers, 1883. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Cloth. Very Good / No Jacket Issued. 666pp/illus. A four volume set history of Napoleon, well illustrated with engravings and maps. $114.50
[003641] Austin, Paul Britten. 1812: Napoleon's Invasion of Russia. United Kingdom: Greenhill Books/Lionel Leventhal, 2000. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade Paperback. Very Good+ / No Jacket - Wraps. ISBN: 185367415X. vols in one: 416pp, 264pp, 464pp w/illus & maps. This unique paperback brings together in one volume Paul Britten Austin's acclaimed and atmospheric trilogy on Napoleon's Russian campaign, allowing the reader to trace the course of Napoleon's doomed soldiers from the crossing of the Niemen in June 1812 to the catastrophic finale in the depths of a Russian winter. Excellent condition. Illustrations. $36.50
[007060] Barbero, Alessandro. The Battle: A New History Of Waterloo. New York, New York, U.S.A.: Walker & Co, 2005. 1st Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Coveer. As New / As New. ISBN: 0802714536. 340pp/illus/maps. Published to coincide with the 190th anniversary of the battle, this vivid and original reconstruction of the Battle of Waterloo. Clean $49.50
[006037] Bowden, Scott (ed). NAPOLEON'S FINEST: Marshal Louis Davout & his 3rd Corps. Madison, WI: Military History Press, 2006. 1st Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Leather. Signed by Author. As New / No Jacket Issued. ISBN: 0-9748774-1-7. 227pp/illus/maps. Gilt trimmed pages. Large 4t0. Limited - #1101 of 1400 copies. Translation of Davout's "Operations of the 3rd Corps" originally published in 1896. Beutifully illustrated new book. Bookplate inside signed and numbered by author. Clean $195.50
[007498] Bowden, Scott (ed). NAPOLEON'S FINEST: Marshal Louis Davout & his 3rd Corps. Madison, WI: Military History Press, 2006. 1st Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Leather. Signed by Author. As New / No Jacket Issued. ISBN: 0-9748774-1-7. 227pp/illus/maps. Gilt trimmed pages. Large 4t0. Limited - #1101 of 1400 copies. Translation of Davout's "Operations of the 3rd Corps" originally published in 1896. Beutifully illustrated new book. Bookplate inside signed and numbered by author. Clean $195.50
[006501] Bowden, Scotty; Bowden, Scott. Napoleon and Austerlitz: An Unprecedentedly Detailed Combat Study of Napoleon's Epic Ulm-Austerlitz Campaigns of 1805. Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.: Emperor's Press, 1997. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Fine / Near Fine. ISBN: 0962665576. 528pp. Illustrated with black & white line drawings, plates and maps in text. Detailed study of Napoleon,s Epic Ulm-Austerlitz Campaigns of 1805. Clean $74.50
[005493] Chandler, David G.. The Campaigns of Napoleon. New York: MacMillan, 1966. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. 1,172 pages with numerous illustrations and two-color maps (1 fold-out). Massive work. An exhaustive analysis of Napoleon, his Gand Army and their campaigns. First Edition. Clean $49.50
[007429] Chandler, David G.. On the Napoleonic Wars: Collected Essays. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Greenhill Pr, 1994. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Near Fine / Near Fine. ISBN: 1853671584. 270pp., frontis., b/w pls., maps & plans, bibliog., A Collection of his more important essays on Warfare in the Napoleonic era. Clean $57.50
[004934] Cornwall-Marshall, James. Napoleon: As Military Commander. New York: Barnes & Noble Books,U.S., 1998. Reprint Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Hard Cover. Near Fine / Near Fine. ISBN: 0760708606. 308pp, many illustrations and excellent maps. This is a classic study is one of the best books in all Napoleonic literature. Clean $29.50
[004114] Elting, John R.. Swords Around a Throne : Napoleon's Grande Armee. New York, NY, U.S.A.: Free Press, The, 1988. First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good+ / Very Good+. ISBN: 0029095018. 769 pages with several illustrations and end-paper maps. Recreates the daily life of the soldiers and leaders of the Grand Armee. $39.50
[005771] Elting, John R.. Swords Around a Throne : Napoleon's Grande Armee. New York, NY, U.S.A.: Free Press, The, 1988. First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good+ / Near Fine. ISBN: 0029095018. 769 pages with several illustrations and end-paper maps. Recreates the daily life of the soldiers and leaders of the Grand Armee. Clean $39.50
[003944] Elting, John R.. Swords Around a Throne : Napoleon's Grande Armee. New York, NY, U.S.A.: New York, NY, U.S.A.: Free Press, The, 1988, 1988. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Book Club Ed. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0029095018. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. First Edition. Book Club Ed. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 769 pages with several illustrations and end-paper maps. Recreates the daily life of the soldiers and leaders of the Grand Armee. Light wear to dj. $29.50
[004434] Featherstone, Donald. Campaigning With the Duke of Wellington and Featherstone: A Guide to the Battles in Spain and Portugal, With Donald Featherstone, the Duke of Wellington, and All the Others, 1808-1814 and 1973-1992. Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.: Emperor's Press, 1994. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Cloth. Near Fine / Near Fine. ISBN: 0962665592. 351pp. Many maps and illus. Accounts of the battles in Spain & Portugal which established the British supremacy in the Iberian Peninsular. The author combines detailed scholarship on the historical with a light-hearted look at visiting the battle fields today. $47.50
[003667] Fletcher, Ian. A Desperate Business: Wellington the British Army and the Waterloo Campaign. United Kingdom: Spellmount Ltd Pub, 2001. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Cloth. Very Good+ / Very Good(-). ISBN: 1862271186. 192 pages 32 colour illustrations, 100 b&w illustrations/maps. Hardback A military history of the Waterloo campaign from the perspective of the British Army. The author begins with the break-up of Wellington's army at the end of the Penninsular War, continues with the battles of Quatre Bras and Waterloo and then examines the fighting that followed. DJ has small tear at top of spine. Clean $44.50
[006529] Gates, David. The Spanish Ulcer: A History of the Peninsular War. New York: W W Norton & Co Inc, 1986. 1st Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good+ / Near Fine. ISBN: 0393022811. 557 pp/illus/maps. Maps in text. A serious, balanced assessment of the wars in the Iberian peninsular which were to prove so disastrous to Napoleon, written without the usual British perspective. Previous owner's name stamp inside front and rear covers. Light damp staining along outer edges of pages. Otherwise clean. $47.50
[003873] Glover, Michael. Wellington As Military Commander. New York: B. T. Batsford, LTD., 1968. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Very Good+ / Very Good. 288 pages with bibliography and index. Portrait of Wellington at frontis, with many other illustrations throughout the text, including several foldout maps. Errata leaf laid in. Nice clean book. Edge wear on dj. $34.50
[007226] Griffith, Paddy. A Book of Sandhurst Wargames. New York: Coward, McCann and Geoghegan, 1982. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Card Covers. Fine / No Jacket - Wraps. ISBN: 0698111982. 64 pages, extensively illustrated in black-and-white; INCLUDES complete (still sealed) game pack with 4 color game boards (Aquitaine, Craonne, Fjord, and Men Against Fire), 32 battle features, 476 die-cut counters and 16 playing cards. Clean $57.50
[003392] Hall, Christopher D.. British Strategy in the Napoleonic War, 1803-15. Manchester, UK: Manchester University Press, 1999. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Near Fine / Near Fine. ISBN: 0719036062. 239pp. Detailed study of British military strategy and policy. $37.50
[006719] Haythornthwaite, Philip J.. The Armies of Wellington. New York, New York, U.S.A.: Arms & Armour, 1994. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Fine / Fine. ISBN: 1854091751. 318pp/illus.Appendices, Glossary, Bibliography, Index. Illustrations. Account of how the Duke of Wellington structured, equipped, utilised and adapted forces under his command in very different campaigns in which he fought. Clean $34.50
[003398] Hofschroer, Peter. 1815 The Waterloo Campaign: Wellington, His German Allies and the Battles of Ligny and Quatre Bras. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Stackpole Books, 1998. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Near Fine / Near Fine. ISBN: 1853673048. 398pp, 25 ills, 36 maps, appendices, Orders of Battle, bibliography, index. A unique reassessment & a powerful analysis of the Hundred Days. This is a thoroughly researched examination of the opening moves of the campaign based on new evidence. It raises fundamental questions about Wellington & his relationship with his Prussian allies, & deals with the controversial theory that he deceived the Prussians. Hofschröer presents the events from the German point of view, revealing the crucial role of troops from Prussia, Hanover & the smaller German states $43.50
[007192] Hook, Christa; Newark, Timothy; Elliot-Wright, Philipp J.C.; Wright, Philipp Elliot. Rifleman: Elite Soldiers of the Wars Against Napoleon. United Kingdom: Military Illustrated Pub, 2000. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Cloth. Fine / Fine. ISBN: 1903040027. 144pp. over 100 colour illusts., plates, photos, blk & wht photos. A well-documented illustrated history of the Rifleman. Clean $29.50
[003397] Johnson, David. French Cavalry,1792-1815. Pulborough, W.Sussex, United Kingdom: Pulborough, W.Sussex, United Kingdom: Belmont Publishing, 1989, 1989. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Near Fine / Near Fine. ISBN: 0950354910. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 190pp/illus. Traces the development of the French mounted arm from the outbreak of the Revolutionary War to the final downfall of Napoleon in 1815. Drawing on extensive sources, he paints a unique picture of day to day life in the French Cavalry. Included is a wealth of information on training, tactics, remounts, organization and unit strengths. David Johnson's long-awaited new work is an account of the French mounted arm from the outbreak of the Revolutionary Wars to the final downfall of Napoleon, tracing its development from the days of the monarchy and ending with its disbandment after Waterloo. $27.50
[003117] Jomini, Baron [Halleck, H.W., trans.]. Life of Napoleon (Two Volumes Plus Atlas). West Point, NY: US Military Academy, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Very Good++ / No Jacket Issued. No publisher or date stated - West Point?. A facsimile reprint of the 1863 edition, most likely dating from the early 20th century. Vol. I, 646 pp. Vol. II, 646 pp., with index for both volumes. Previous owner's name in lightly applied pencil on front pastedown of both volumes. The set is in quite nice shape. Bindings are very firm, Atlas is Folio size fully illustrated with 133 double-page military maps with legends in blue & red of Napoleon’s campaign of forces. Unpaginated. Hardcover. Folio. Blue cloth. $365.00
[001338] Lachouque, Henry and Anne S.K. Brown. The Anatomy of Glory: Napoleon and His Guard - A Study in Leadership. Providence, Rhode Island: Providence, Rhode Island: Brown University Press, 1962, 1962. Second Edition (rev). 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Second Edition (rev). 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 564 pages with 174 beautiful plates (many are color uniform plates) and 14 maps (2 fold-out) and 2 end-paper maps. One of the finest books on France's Imperial Guard during the Napoleonic Wars 1800-1815. Beginning with the Consular Guard of 1800 and its evolution to the Imperial Guard, the author follows all their campaigns, the many changes & reorganizations until the Battle of Waterloo. $99.50
[007350] Lovett, Gabriel H. Napoleon and the Birth of Modern Spain Volume I: The Challenge to the Old Order. New York: New York University Press, 1965. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Fine / Near Fine. 414pp. A detailed study of Napoleon's disastrous six-year campaign in Spain, where the heroic revolt of the Spanish people and the subsequent popular resistance forced Napoleon to maintain huge armed forces there when they were needed elsewhere. Nice clean book. $44.50
[003018] Lovett, Gabriel H.. Napoleon and the Birth of Modern Spain Volume I: The Challenge to the Old Order. New York: New York University Press, 1965. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Very Good / Very Good. 414pp. A detailed study of Napoleon's disastrous six-year campaign in Spain, where the heroic revolt of the Spanish people and the subsequent popular resistance forced Napoleon to maintain huge armed forces there when they were needed elsewhere. DJ has shelf wear. $37.50
[007129] Muir, Rory. Britain and the Defeat of Napoleon 1807-1815. New Haven, CT: Yale Univ Pr, 1996. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Near Fine / Very Good+. ISBN: 0300064438. 466 pp/illustrations/maps. This book is based on a thorough examination of the vast archives left by the Duke of Wellington. Muir offers new insights into the personalities of the Napoleonic Wars along with fresh information on the financial background of Britain's campaigns against Napoleon. DJ has light scratch. Text clean $79.50
[003406] Muir, Rory. Tactics and the Experience of Battle in the Age of Napoleon. Cumberland, Rhode Island, U.S.A.: Yale Univ Pr, 1998. 1st Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Near Fine / Near Fine. ISBN: 0300073852. 352 pages Illustrations Drawing on contemporary memoirs, diaries and letters, this book explores what actually happened in battle in Napoleonic times and how the participants' feelings and reactions influenced the outcome. $43.50
[006500] Nafziger, George. Napoleon at Dresden : The Battles of August, 1813 (Ancient Empires Ser.). Rosemont, IL, U.S.A.: Emperor's Press, 1991. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Near Fine / Near Fine. ISBN: 0962665541. 352 pages , prof illus with period illus & drgs, many maps, complete orders of battle, notes, index. Facing the strong and confident armies of Russia, Prussia, Austria and Sweden, Napoleon had only the bravery of his conscripts and his own fabled mastery of the battlefield to confuse and shatter his opponents. Napoleon inflicted a heavy defeat on the allies at Dresden, only to have it thrown away in the disaster at Kulm, and by his marshals' failures at the battles of the Katzbach, Gross-Beeren, and Dennewitz. Napoleon at Dresden is a panoramic view of the theater of war in Germany over August 1813. Not only covering these five great battles, it also pays close attention to the smaller battles and skirmishes, often critical for the course of the campaign, but many times only the testing ground of a forgotten regiment. Clean $57.50
[007214] Parkinson, Roger. Clausewitz: A Biography. New York: Stein and Day, 1971. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good+ / Very Good+. ISBN: 0812813693. 352pp/illus/maps. The life of Carl von Clausewitz, professional soldier and military theorist. Active throughout the revolutionary wars 1792-1815 the book also gives a full and vivid account of the Wars of Liberation in Germany 1813-1814, and goes beyond Clausewitz's epigram on war as being a continuation of policy by other means. DJ has light edgewear. Text clean. $29.50
[006502] Ryan, Edward. Napoleon's Elite Cavalry: Cavalry of the Imperial Guard, 1804-1815. United Kingdom: Greenhill Books/Lionel Leventhal, 1999. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Hard Cover. Fine / Near Fine. ISBN: 1853673714. 208 pages 91 colour plates, Magnificent colour uniform plates illustrate Napoleon's key Guard cavalry units: the Dragoons (25 plates), a regiment established in 1806; the Chasseurs (27 plates), formed from Napoleon's own personal bodyguard of Guides; the Polish Light Horse (25 plates), the first foreign regiment to be part of the imperial Guard; and the Grenadiers (13 plates), the most feared of all the French army's regiments. In addition there is one vivid picture of Napoleon, wearing his favourite uniform that of the Chasseurs. Clean $97.50
[006068] Umhey, Alfred (et al). Napoleon's Last Grande Armee: Eyewitness Portraits from the 1813 Campaign. Berkeley, CA: Military History Press, 2005. 1st Printing. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Leather. Limited Numbered Copy. Signed by Author. As New / No Jacket Issued. ISBN: 0974877409. 347pp/illus. Gilt trimmed pages. New - still shrink wrapped. Beautiful new oversized book with gilt embossed Moroccan-style bonded leather binding. During the summer of 1813, two German artists drew illustrations of the French troops stationed around Dresden and Freiberg in Saxony. These were copied in the early 1900s by Charles Brun, one of the foremost uniform artists of the era. This book reproduces over 130 color plates of the original never before published Dresden Manuscript paintings of Napoleon's Grande Army by Charles Brun and 50 color Freiberg Manuscript paintings detailing the Grand Armee Uniforms. Beautiful new book. Superb full-page uniform plates. # of 1,000 total published. Signed by author on bookplate inside front cover. Clean $279.00
[007382] Zamoyski, Adam. Moscow 1812: Napoleon's Fatal March. Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: HarperCollins, 2004. 1st Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Coveer. Fine / Fine. ISBN: 0061075582. 644pp/illus/maps. An account of Napoleon's invasion of Russia. Clean $27.50