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1815 The Armies at Waterloo By Michael Glover £25.00
An interesting well illustrated publication that goes into great detail on the subject which was a hugely pivotal point in history.
Paperback, 174 pages, published 1973.

A book of the Wilderness and Jungle By F.G.Aflalo £15.50
5 chapters covering various topics including creatures of the wilderness and the vengeance of the wild.
Hardback, 188 pages, published 1927.

A brief description of the Modern System of Small Arms… By J Schon £4.50
…As adopted in various European Armies. Second edition, revised and augmented with explanitory plates.
Paperback, 231 pages, published 1965.

A Collection of Pistol Points By Gerry Ford £10.50
A book displayed in handy reference form with new illustrations to help bring alive some of the incidents that occurred to the pistols and the men carrying them.
Paperback, 56 pages, date published is unknown.

A Covey of Tales, The Memoirs of a Lincolnshire Gamekeeper By Derek Mills £7.50
Twenty Eight Chapters of tales from Derek Mills about Gamekeeping.
Paperback, 160 pages, published 1999.

A Glossary of the Construction Decoration and use of Arms and Armor By G. C. Stone £65.00
A well compiled and detailed publication of Arms and Armor well illustrated and organised.
Hardback, 694 pages, published 1961.

A History of Marksmanship By C.C. Trench £25.00
The complete history of Marksmanship, through from archery to modern rifle shooting.
Hardback, 128 pages, published 1980.

A History of Spanish Firearms By James D. Lavin £45.00
This history, beginning with the recorded appearance of gunpowder in Spain, traces the development of hand firearms through their golden age.
Hardback, 304 pages, published 1965.

A History of the Uniforms of the British Army By Cecil C.P. Lawson £85.00
Two volumes of accurate and complete history of British Army uniforms, complete with illustrations and detailed descriptions.
Hardback 213/276 pages, published 1940.

A Hunter's Life in South Africa (2 Volumes) By R.G. Cumming £60.00
Two volumes of tales from the life of a hunter in South Africa, with detailed descriptions.
Hardback, 388/381 pages, published 1980.

A Hunting We Will Go By Michael Clayton £5.50
A book designed to convey the reasons why foxhunting is fun and flourishing. It covers everything from how the sport works to the financial side.
Hardback, 208 pages, published 1967.

A Pattern of Wings By Jonathan Young £12.50
This is a collection of short, true stories, each showing a facet of the wildfowler's intense relaionship with wildfowl.
Hardback, 149 pages, published 1989.

A Pictoral History of the SS 1923-1945 By Andrew Mollo £14.50
The first publication devoted exclusively to the 22 year history of the entire SS. Contains 362 photographs from archives all over the world.
Hardback, 192 pages, published 1976.

A Record of European Armour and Arms Vol 2 &3 By Sir Guy Francis Laking £225.00
A full and detailed history of european arms and armour, complete with illustrated.
Hardback 347/358 pages published 1920.

A Zoo in my Luggage - Encounters with animals By G. Durrell £5.50
A chronicle of a six month trip to Bafut, a mountain grassland kingdom in West Africa. Following a couple who are collecting animals for their own zoo.
Hardback 303 pages, published 1962.

Adams' Revolvers By W H J Chamberlain & A W F Taylerson £180.00
A periodically divided publiaction with plenty of illustrations, including revolvers from 1851 - 1942
Hardback 239 pages, published 1976.

African Morning By R.O Hennings £12.50
A book written with sympathy, understanding and humour about the people of the Baringo region of Kenya and the author's work with them in the thirties.
Hardback 240 pages, published 1951.

African Notebook By Norman E Hickin £10.50
The notes of a biologist in East Africa, containing his impressions of this vast continant in a journal of a tour he made with his family.
Hardback 159 pages, published 1969.

Age of Firearms a Pictoral History, The By Robert Held £12.50
This graphic history of firearms approaches its subject not as a series of mechanical developments but as an historical process having tremendous effects on western civilisation.
Hardback 192 pages, published 1957.

Allied Artillery of World War Two By Ian V. Hogg £10.00
Artillery historian Ian V. Hogg tells the full story in this well researched and illustrated book. He covers the field artillery, medium and heavy artillery, anti aircraft guns and the coastal and railway weapons. Detailed specifications are also included.
Hardback 205 pages, published 1998.

American Big Game Shooting By T. Whelan £3.50
In booklet format with illustrations of game, this book describes different game and methods of hunting.
Paperback 48 pages, published 1933.

American Cartridge, The By C. R Suydam £35.00
This book will appeal to the historian, gun enthusiast, shooter and cartridge collector alike. It consists of four parts: the shell, the fulminate, the charge of powder and the bullet.
Hardback 184 pages, published 1960.

American Rifle Design and Performance By L.R Wallack £25.00
A comprehensive and lucid guide to what happens inside a rifle when the trigger is pulled, why it happens, and what happens to the bullet in flight and upon impact.
Hardback 213 pages, published 1977.

An Illustrated Guide to Pistols and Revolvers By Major F Myatt M.C £11.00
A magnificently illustrated compact directory of percussion and cartridge revolvers and self-loading pistols from the 19th century to the present day.
Hardback 159 pages, published 1981.

An Illustrated Guide to Rifles and Submachine Guns By Major F Myatt M.C £6.50
A magnificently illustrated compact directory of the most significant rifles and submachine guns used in 20th century warfare.
Hardback 160 pages, published 1981.

An Illustrated History of Firearms By I. V Hogg £6.50
Tells the story of all major developments and advances in guns and ammunition from early hand cannon to the labooksa-() automatic rifle.
Hardback 64 pages, published 1980.

An Illustrated History of Guns and Small Arms J.G Rosa & R. May £11.50
A brilliant publication with large colour illustrations providing a brilliant guide to guns and small arms.
Hardback 96 pages, published 1974.

And Clouds Flying By Ian Pitman £16.00
A book of wild fowl with illustrations from paintings and drawings by Peter Scott.
Hardback 152 pages.

Animal Dunkirk By Eric Robins & Ronald Legge £10.50
The Story of Lake Kariba and ""Operation Noah"" the greabooksa-() animal rescue since the ark.
Hardback 188 pages, published 1959.

Anti-Aircraft By Ian V Hogg £7.50
The author provides a wealth of detail on the early history and development of defensive systems and weapons in europe, the USA and other countries. Much of this information was never published before this publication.
Hardback 187 pages, published 1978.

Antique Arms and Armour By Frederick Wilkinson £21.50
The main chapters of this book are devoted to edged weapons, guns and armour. In addition there are chapters on such essential topics as the how what and where of collecting and, most usefully, on the care and presentations of collections.
Hardback 192 pages, published 1972.

Antique Firearms By Ronald Lister £26.00
This invaluable book on the care, repair and restoration of antique firearms offers to the collector the fascinating additional interest of maintaining and improving specimens.
Hardback 220 pages, 1963.

Antique Guns and Gun Collecting By Frederick Wilkinson £12.50
This book has been specially written to help the inexperienced and starts with the basic problem of how where and what to collect. Also includes a brief history and also a full description of different types of guns.
Hardback 96 pages, published 1974.

Antique Guns By H.W. Bowman £20.00
This book is concerned primarily with American antique shoulder and hand firearms. However a brief history of the development of firearms in europe and asia is also mentioned.
Hardback 144 pages, published N/A.

Antique Guns By H.W. Bowman £25.00
This book is concerned primarily with American antique shoulder and hand firearms. However a brief history of the development of firearms in europe and asia is also mentioned.
Hardback 144 pages, published 1955.

Antique Guns from the Stagecoach Collection By H.W Bowman £5.50
Includes early self-contained cartridge firearms, single and multi-shot pistols, percussion Colts, Remingtons and much more. Complete with illustrations.
Paperback 112 pages, published 1964.

Antique Guns By H.W. Bowman £5.50
This book is concerned primarily with American antique shoulder and hand firearms. However a brief history of the development of firearms in europe and asia is also mentioned.
Paperback 112 pages, published 1963.

Antique Guns in Colour By Robert Wilkinson-Latham £7.50
A fascinating survey of the most effective weapons ever invented. Colour illustrations show plain efficient military weapons and also elaborately decorated civilian weapons.
Hardback 215 pages, published 1977.

Antique Weapons A-Z By Douglas J Fryer £30.00
Mr. Fryer's book is on an eminently practical level and provides a much needed guide to the identification of a wide range of antique weapons in all categories.
Hardback 113 pages, published 1969.

Antique Weapons for pleasure and investment By Richard Akehurst £19.50
This richly illustrated book gives basic guidance to those interested in collecting antique weapons. The author, who is an experienced collector, gives sound advice on where and how to buy, points that affect values, and hints on restoration.
Hardback 173 pages, published 1970.

Archaeology of Weapons, The By R.E. Oakshott £45.00
Contain information and illustrations of arms and armour from prehistory to the age of chivalry.
Hardback 358 pages, published 1960.

Armes Anciennes Collection Charles Draeger By Sotherby's £20.00
A fantastically illustrated catalogue of the collection of Charles Draeger
Hardback, published 1987.

Armour & Weapons By C. Ffoulkes £10.50
In this publication the author simply intends to provide a handbook for use in studying history and a short guide to the somewhat intricate technicalities of the Craft of the Armourer.
Hardback 112 pages, published 1909.

Armouries of the Tower of London the Ordnance, The By H.L. Blackmore £75.00
This volume is devoted to the cannon with their accessories and ammunition.
Hardback 425 pages, published 1976.

Arms & Armour By Frederick Wilkinson £4.50
Well illustrated publication featuring subjects from primitive arms all the way up to the modern soldier.
Hardback 48 pages, published 1975.

Arms & Armour By Vesey Norman £7.50
Explains how arms & armour were made, the innovations in the design of one which led to the design of the other and the decoration of armour by etching and heraldry. Contains many illustrations.
Hardback 128 pages, published 1964.

Arms & Armour Series: Hunting Weapons, The By H.L Blackmore £35.00
This is the first book on its subject in English. It deals mainly with the different classesof weapons used in sport from the Middle ages to the present day.
Hardback 401 pages, published 1971.

Arms and Armour By C. Boutell £40.00
Contains arms and armour in antiquity and the middle ages. Also a descriptive notice of modern weapons, translated from french, with a preface, notes and additional chapter on arms and armour in england.
Hardback 296 pages, published 1893.

Arms and Armour By Frederick Wilkinson £4.50
This book shows how the changes in arms and armour have been the result of a constant struggle between the armourer and the weapon maker. Each improvement in weapon in weapon design evoked some response from the armourer.
Paperback 159 pages, published 1971.

Arms and Armour By H.L Blackmore £4.50
This comprehensive pictoral survey traces the development of post classical armour from the simple mail shirt to the modern calvalry breast plate and helmet.
Paperback 160 pages, published 1965.

Arms and Armour By H.L Blackmore £7.50
This comprehensive pictoral survey traces the development of post classical armour from the simple mail shirt to the modern calvalry breast plate and helmet.
Hardback 160 pages, published 1965.

Arms and Armour in Colonial America 1526-1783 By H.L Peterson £75.00
More than 300 striking illustrations bring alive a past age of colonisation and exploration; depict anew the French wars and the revolution in every page of Mr. Peterson's publication.
Hardback 350 pages, published 1956.

Arms and Armour in England By Sir J Mann £2.50
This brief outline of arms and armour in England is designed to assist the visitor to the armouries of the tower of London to understand the terminology and the changes that took place over the years against the historical background of the times.
Paperback 44 pages, published 1960.

Arms and Armour through the Ages By Helmut Nickel £22.00
Most of the items mentioned and illustrated in this book are in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, which contains outstanding examples of arms and armour from virtually every period of history. The author is a curator of arms and armour for the museum.
Hardback 120 pages, published 1969.

Arms and the Tower By Charles Ffoulkes £25.00
A historical book of reminiscences with chapters including the tower, naval heraldry and the war museum.
Hardback 246 pages, Published 1939.

Arms and Uniforms The 2nd World War part 1 By Liliane and Fred Funcken £4.50
Volume 1 concentrates on the early years leading up to, and following the outbreak of war in 1939. The authors discuss the armies of France and Central Europe, the develepment of the Soviet Army, and Hitler's rise to power in Germany.
Hardback 120 pages, published 1975.

Art of Attack, The By H.S Cowper £12.50
This is the study of the development of weapons and appliances from the earliest times to the age of gunpowder and is based on the theory that every weapon of offence can be inculded in one of some 7 or 8 groups, each having its own primitive ancestral form.
Hardback 312 pages, published 1977.

Art of Shooting and Rough Shoot Management, The By Leslie Sprake £25.50
A book explaining briefly on the theory and practice of shooting. Certain theoretical technicalities mentioned must be observed to become a good shot.
Hardback 203 pages, published 1930.

Art of Shooting with the Rifle, The By Col. Sir H.St.John Halford, Bart C.B £12.00
This reprint of the antique book includes how to shoot from different positions and also from different distances.
Paperback 83 pages, published 1984.

Art of Shooting with the Rifle, The By Col. Sir H.St.John Halford, Bart C.B £95.00
This antique book includes how to shoot from different positions and also from different distances.
Hardback 83 pages, published 1888.

Art of the Gunmaker, The Vol 1+2 By J F Hayward £75.00
A detailed history of European and American firearms from 1500 - 1830. The first complete survey of the subject to be published in any language.
Hardback 332/379 pages, published 1963.

Art of the Gunmaker, The Vol 2 J F Hayward £25.00
The second part of a detailed history of European and American firearms from 1500 - 1830. The first complete survey of the subject to be published in any language. Damaged spine.
Hardback 379 pages, published 1963.

Art of Warefare in Biblical Lands, The By Yigael Yadin £65.00
A study of the arts of war during the period roughly covered by the old booksa-()ement. The author combining knowledge of recent archeological discoveries and the practice of war.
Hardback 484 pages, published 1963.

Art of Warfare on Land, The By David Chandler £5.00
This book aims to aid comprehension of the art and science of warfare on land in all its aspects, and secondly to show that throughout history warfare has retained some basic features.
Hardback 240 pages, published 1974.

Art, Arms and Armour. Vol 1 1979-80 by Robert Held £45.00
An international Anthology.
Hardback 544 pages, published 1979.

Artillery of the World By Christopher F Foss £7.50
This newer edition published in 1976 was revised and updated to contain developments current of the time period. Including towed artillery and fire control equipment.
Hardback 202 pages, published 1976.

Atlas of Military Strategy By David Chandler £8.00
The art, theory and practice of war 1618-1878. Provides a visual history of the art of warfare from the pike and musket to the threshold of modern war.
Hardback 208 pages, published 1980.

Automatic Arms Their History, Development and use By M. Johnson JR and C T Haven £45.00
A volume detoved solely to machine guns, automatic and semiautomatic weapons-one so carefully prepared, pleasingly written and comprehensive.
Hardback 366 pages, published 1943.

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