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Image for [SERGEI MIKHAILOVICH ROMANOV]. Sbornik. First edition, Novyi Sad-Belgrade, 1934. #2

Rare and richly illustrated

Ego Imperatorskoe Vysochestvo Velikii Kniaz Sergei Mikhailovich.. [His Imperial Highness Grand Duke Sergei Mikhailovich [...] Reminiscences about His Life and Work, and about the Development of Artillery during His Lifetime]

£375

Rare and richly illustrated
LASHKOV, S.I. Ego Imperatorskoe Vysochestvo Velikii Kniaz Sergei Mikhailovich... [His Imperial Highness Grand Duke Sergei Mikhailovich [...] Reminiscences about His Life and Work, and about the Development of Artillery during His Lifetime]
Published/created in: 1934

£375

Scarce émigré work commemorating a prominent member of the Romanov family, active during WWI and shot by the Bolsheviks; first edition, published in Yugoslavia (now Serbia).

Image for W. SIMPSON. The Seat of War in the East. First edition, hand-coloured, London, 1855-56. #2

The preferred hand-coloured version - here with the rare text volume

SIMPSON, William

The Seat of War in the East

£17,500

The preferred hand-coloured version - here with the rare text volume
SIMPSON, William. The Seat of War in the East.
Published/created in: 1855-56

£17,500

A most famous plate book on the Crimean War. First edition, a very good example complete of the deluxe version, with the smaller text volume.

Image for C. S. HARDINGE. Sketches in the Camp before Sebastopol. First edition, London, 1855. #2

Uncommon folio views

HARDINGE, Charles Stewart

Sketches in the Camp before Sebastopol

£2,950

Uncommon folio views
HARDINGE, Charles Stewart. Sketches in the Camp before Sebastopol.
Published/created in: 1855

£2,950

Attractive and quite rare lithograph work showing scarce scenes of the Crimean War. First edition, in its first binding.

Image for WARNERY, C.E. de. Remarques sur le militaire des Turcs et des Russes. Uncut. Breslau, 1771. #2

As issued

WARNERY, [Charles-Emmanuel] de

Remarques sur le militaire des Turcs et des Russes

£1,250

As issued
WARNERY, [Charles-Emmanuel] de. Remarques sur le militaire des Turcs et des Russes.
Published/created in: 1771

£1,250

Excellent example of this detailed account of the forces in presence during the 1768-74 war between Russia and the Ottoman Empire.

Image for ATKINSON. Picturesque Representation...of the Russians. First edition, folio. London, 1804. #2

In signed full contemporary red morocco

ATKINSON, John Augustus (artist)

A Picturesque Representation of the Manners, Customs, and Amusements of the Russians

£16,500

In signed full contemporary red morocco
ATKINSON, John Augustus (artist). A Picturesque Representation of the Manners, Customs, and Amusements of the Russians.
Published/created in: 1804

£16,500

One of the most beautiful and impressive British works on Russia, with many great plates in fine colouring. Here unusually bound in a luxury full red morocco gilt signed.

Image for KHOLMSTON-SMYSLOVSKII, B. Articles & speeches. Buenos Aires, 1953 #2

A noted military theorist in Argentina

KHOLMSTON-SMYSLOVSKII, [Boris]

Izbrannye stati i rechi [Selected Articles and Speeches]

£195

A noted military theorist in Argentina
KHOLMSTON-SMYSLOVSKII, [Boris]. Izbrannye stati i rechi. [Selected Articles and Speeches]
Published/created in: 1953

£195

A volume of essays by a Russian anti-communist general, published in South America, where he advised the Argentinian president.

Image for SYTIN, Lubki. Moscow, 1880s. #2

Striking 'lubki' in great condition

SITINE [Ivan SYTIN] (publisher)

Images et dessins populaires russes jusqu'a 1860 [Title on cover]

£4,750

Striking 'lubki' in great condition
SITINE [Ivan SYTIN] (publisher). Images et dessins populaires russes jusqu'a 1860 [Title on cover].
Published/created in: 1887-89

£4,750

Some great imagery in a rare volume of 85 plates - mostly military but only, with many themes strikingly depicted. A rare item of Russian folk art, here in fine condition.

Image for GD. DUKE NIKOLAI MIKHAILOVICH. General-Adiutanty Aleksandra I. Skt. Peterburg, 1913. #2

In a binding of fine quality

ROMANOV, Grand Duke Nikolai Mikhailovich

General-Adiutanty Imeratora Aleksandra I [Adjutants-Generals of the Emperor Alexander I]

£2,750

In a binding of fine quality
ROMANOV, Grand Duke Nikolai Mikhailovich. General-Adiutanty Imeratora Aleksandra I. [Adjutants-Generals of the Emperor Alexander I]
Published/created in: 1913

£2,750

Attractive example of this fine production of Russian military history.

Image for ERMOLOV, Aleksei. Zapiski o Voine 1812go. London, 1863. #2

50 years later... still forbidden in Russia

ERMOLOV, Aleksei Petrovich, also YERMOLOV

Zapiski Alekseia Petrovicha Ermolova o voine 1812 goda [Notes of Aleksey Petrovich Yermolov about the war of 1812]

£1,250

50 years later... still forbidden in Russia
ERMOLOV, Aleksei Petrovich, also YERMOLOV. Zapiski Alekseia Petrovicha Ermolova o voine 1812 goda. [Notes of Aleksey Petrovich Yermolov about the war of 1812]
Published/created in: 1863

£1,250

Important eye-witness account of Napoleon's invasion of Russia: scarce first edition published in London because banned in Russia.

Image for Illiustrirovannaia khronika voiny [The Illustrated Chronicle of War], Skt. Peterburg, 1877-78. First edition, in publisher's binding. #1

Fascinating illustrated account

GOPPE, German (publisher)

Illiustrirovannaia khronika voiny [The Illustrated Chronicle of War]

£6,750

Fascinating illustrated account
GOPPE, German (publisher). Illiustrirovannaia khronika voiny. [The Illustrated Chronicle of War]
Published/created in: 1877-78

£6,750

The Balkans, Southern Eastern Europe and Western Turkey in two fascinating folio volumes detailing all events of the 1877-78 war. Very richly illustrated and rarely found in such an attractive example, here in the original publisher's binding.

Image for MESSNER, E. Worldwide Subversion War. First edition, Argentina 1971. #4

The new concept of 'hybrid warfare'

MESSNER, Eugenio [Evgenii]

Vsemirnaia miatezhevoina. Guerra revolucionaria mundial [The Worldwide Subversion-War]

£450

The new concept of 'hybrid warfare'
MESSNER, Eugenio [Evgenii]. Vsemirnaia miatezhevoina. Guerra revolucionaria mundial. [The Worldwide Subversion-War]
Published/created in: 1971

£450

The Cold War and the 1960s analysed by a military theorist. A fine example of the first edition.

Image for Watercolour portrait of Hadji Murat. Tbilisi, 1852. #2

Contemporary portrait

French school of the 19^th century

Portrait de Hadji Mourad

£4,750

Contemporary portrait
French school of the 19^th century. Portrait de Hadji Mourad.
Published/created in: 30 January 1852

£4,750

Extremely rare contemporary portrait of a famous Caucasian rebel - described by Gagarin and Tolstoy.

Image for Illustrated catalogue of the 1812 exhibition #2

A great Russian Napoleonica, complete in original wrappers

BOZHOVSKII, Vasliii Konstantinovich

Vystavka 1812 goda: illiustrirovanoe izdanie [Exhibition Dedicated to the Year 1812: Illustrated Edition].

£2,850

A great Russian Napoleonica, complete in original wrappers
BOZHOVSKII, Vasliii Konstantinovich. Vystavka 1812 goda: illiustrirovanoe izdanie. [Exhibition Dedicated to the Year 1812: Illustrated Edition].
Published/created in: 1913

£2,850

The impressive, thick and richly illustrated catalogue of the centenary exhibition celebrating the Patriotic War against Napoleon. Very rare in wrappers, complete with all plates.

Image for GAGARINE, Prince Grégoire. Dessins et croquis d'après nature. St. Petersbourg, 1902. First edition. #2

An aristocrat, traveller and diplomat, with artistic talents

GAGARINE, Prince Grégoire – Kniaz Grigorii Grigorevich GAGARIN

Dessins et croquis d'après nature. Risunki i nabroski s natury

£4,500

An aristocrat, traveller and diplomat, with artistic talents
GAGARINE, Prince Grégoire - Kniaz Grigorii Grigorevich GAGARIN. Dessins et croquis d'après nature. Risunki i nabroski s natury.
Published/created in: 1902

£4,500

Gagarin's artistic record of Turkish and Caucasian types, among other sketches reproduced, including portraits of Russian aristocrats in the Caucasus, Gypsies in Moscow and views of Egypt and Greece. A beautiful, large format production of one of the best Russian presses of the time. A fine example with contemporary provenance.

Image for USPENSKII, Chronicle of the Teutonic War on the Slavs, Petrograd, 1915-16, first edition, handcoloured. #1

WWI caricatures in ancient style

USPENSKII, Vasilii Ivanovich

Letopisets v litsakh o Tevtonstey brani na sloveni [Chronicle of the Teutonic War on the Slavs]

£1,750

WWI caricatures in ancient style
USPENSKII, Vasilii Ivanovich. Letopisets v litsakh o Tevtonstey brani na sloveni. [Chronicle of the Teutonic War on the Slavs]

Published/created in: [1915-16]

£1,750

Complete set of this unusual war satire, written and illustrated in ancient Russian style. Rare when handcoloured, as here. Only 3 complete copies traced in institutions outside Russia.

Image for DECEMBRISTS: Report of the Warsaw Investigation Committee [= Donesenie], 1826 #1

The failed revolt - very rare

Donesenie Varshavskogo komiteta [Report of the Warsaw Investigation Committee]

£3,750

The failed revolt - very rare
[DECEMBRISTS]. Donesenie Varshavskogo komiteta. [Report of the Warsaw Investigation Committee]
Published/created in: 1826

£3,750

Very rare first edition of this important report on the Decembrists' revoltof the end of 1825. A lovely copy with contemporary provenance. Only one example traced outside Russia.

Image for J.B. SCHERER. Annales de la Petite-Russie, ou histoire des Cosaques de l'Ukraine... First edition, Paris, 1788. #2

Out of stock

With aristocratic provenance

SCHERER, Jean Benoît

Annales de la Petite-Russie, ou histoire des Cosaques de l'Ukraine, ou de la Petite-Russie, depuis leur origine jusqu'à nos jours; suivie d'un abrégé de l'Histoire des Hettmans des Cosaques

With aristocratic provenance
SCHERER, Jean Benoît. Annales de la Petite-Russie, ou histoire des Cosaques de l'Ukraine, ou de la Petite-Russie, depuis leur origine jusqu'à nos jours; suivie d'un abrégé de l'Histoire des Hettmans des Cosaques.
Published/created in: 1788

£3,850

First edition of a significant work on Ukraine and its famous Cossacks - but not only, covering also many other aspects of the country's history and geography. A lovely copy, in a nicely decorated binding.

Image for E. MILLS. Photographic Album of a UNRRA Camp. 1940s. #2

Out of stock

Personal memories of a UNRRA camp officer

MILLS, Edwin (compiler, photographer)

[Album of Photographs of a UNRRA Camp, its Employees and Refugees, in 1945-c.1947]

Personal memories of a UNRRA camp officer
MILLS, Edwin (compiler, photographer). [Album of Photographs of a UNRRA Camp, its Employees and Refugees, in 1945-c.1947].
Published/created in: [late 1940s?]

£1,250

Extensive photographic documentation of the life of a UNRRA camp officer in the aftermath of WW2 in Germany - with other ephemera and documents.

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