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UNIFORMS OF THE PENINSULAR WAR IN COLOUR 1807-1814
Written by Philip Haythornthwaite. Illustrated by Michael Chappell.
Stock no. 1828915
Published by Arms & Armour Press. 1st thus 1995. Very good condition.

Illustrates over 150 uniforms in colour and more in black-and-white, most portrayed as they actually appeared on campaign. White pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. 180 pages. ISBN: 1854092715. Covers lightly browned and slightly scuffed. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Musty odour present.

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UNIFORMS OF WATERLOO IN COLOUR 16-18 JUNE 1815
Written by Philip Haythornthwaite. Illustrated by Jack Cassin-Scott; Michael Chappell.
Stock no. 1828913
Published by Arms & Armour Press. 1999. Very good condition.

The uniforms worn in the three days of fighting in 1815 which brought about the final downfall of Napoleon Bonaparte. White pictorial cardwraps. Colour illustrations. 190 pages. ISBN: 1854093940. Reprint. Covers lightly browned and slightly grubby. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Musty odour present.

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B-26 MARAUDER AT WAR
Written by Roger A. Freeman; Trevor J. Allen; Bernard Mallon.
Stock no. 1828675
Published by Arms & Armour Press. 1st thus 1991. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The story of the B-26 Martin Marauder warplane. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 192 pages. ISBN: 185409114X. A clean copy. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine and top front edge, lightly scuffed.

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THE B-17 FLYING FORTRESS STORY: DESIGN - PRODUCTION - HISTORY
Written by Roger A. Freeman.
Stock no. 1828641
Published by Arms & Armour Press. 1st 1998. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Comprehensive coverage of the role and function for which the aircraft was created, of its technical make-up and the modifications it received, of its performance and then the histories of every single machine. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. 319 pages. ISBN: 1854093010. Light marks to boards. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine.

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U.S. AIRCRAFT CARRIERS: AN ILLUSTRATED DESIGN HISTORY
Written by Norman Friedman.
Stock no. 1327990
Published by Arms & Armour Press. 1st 1983. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Blue cloth, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 427 pages. ISBN: 0853685762. The dustwrapper has been covered in clear adhesive film and stuck down to the pastedowns of the book. Dustwrapper spine is slightly sunned. Contents of book are fine.

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WARLORDS: ANCIENT CELTIC MEDIEVAL
Written by Tim Newark. Illustrated by Angus McBride.
Stock no. 1828334
Published by Arms & Armour Press. 1st 1996. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

An omnibus edition of three volumes. The real story of a tough, battle-ridden world where power came with military might and disappeared with weakness and defeat. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 1854093495. A nice copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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U.S. DESTROYERS: AN ILLUSTRATED DESIGN HISTORY
Written by Norman Friedman.
Stock no. 1828320
Published by Arms & Armour Press. 1st UK 1982. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The history of the U.S. destroyer development based on the internal, formerly classified papers of the U.S. Navy. Dark grey cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos and profile drawings. ISBN: 0853685215. Text block slightly browned. Mark to verso of front endpaper (minor). Contents clean. Black pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and slightly faded to spine.

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THE SAMURAI SOURCEBOOK
Written by Stephen R. Turnbull.
Stock no. 1828139
Published by Arms & Armour Press. 1st 1998. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive work of reference on samurai history and culture. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 1854093711. Dustwrapper spine slightly faded else a lovely copy.

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BRITISH CRUISERS OF WORLD WAR TWO
Written by Alan Raven; John Roberts.
Stock no. 1828099
Published by Arms & Armour Press. 1st 1980. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Oblong format. B/w photos. 444 pages including index and appendices. A detailed account of the design, construction and technical history of the cruisers that served in the Royal Navy during the second world war. 121 cruisers are described with over 60 sets of detailed plans. ISBN: 0853683042. Board edges lightly rubbed. Contents have been bound a little too low in the boards so the lower text block edge is level with the lower board. Text block browned. Name & number in red ink to front pastedown. Pictorial dustwrapper is browned, faded to spine, lightly edge-worn.

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MEDIEVAL WARFARE SOURCE BOOK VOLUME 2: CHRISTIAN EUROPE AND ITS NEIGHBOURS
Written by David Nicolle.
Stock no. 1828034
Published by Arms & Armour Press. 1st 1996. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The Campaigns; The Weaponry; The Warriors; The Commanders; The Sources; Miscellanea. This volume covers Byzantines, Persians & Muslims; Christian-Muslim Confrontation; Turks, Mongols and the Rise of Russia; Crusade, Reconquista and Counter-Crusade; China, the Far East and India. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 185409307X. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine. Else a lovely copy.

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BLITZKRIEG: ARMOUR CAMOUFLAGE AND MARKINGS 1939-1940
Written by Steven J. Zaloga.
Stock no. 1828007
Published by Arms & Armour Press. 1990. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Describing the camouflage painting and markings used by the modestly sized tank and armoured train force of the Polish Army. Large format. 96 pages. B/w photos and colour illustrations. ISBN: 0853683344. Reprint. A few minor marks to dustwrapper else a lovely copy.

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WORLD BAYONETS: 1800 TO THE PRESENT
Written by Anthony Carter.
Stock no. 1826612
Published by Arms & Armour Press. 4th 1996. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Revised and Expanded edition. An illustrated reference guide for collectors. Includes more advice to novice collectors on the international marketplace, the basis for selecting items for collections, means of renovating and restoring bayonets and methods of storage and display. Over 270 b/w photographs of bayonets. Red boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 1854093444. Boards clean. Foxing to top edge of text block. Else contents clean. Red pictorial dustwrapper is very clean.

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