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1992Book is fine. DJ in mylar. ; The cavalry was a vital part of the army of Rome and it played a significant role in the expansion and success of the Roman Empire. The authors describe the origins of the mounted units of the Roman army and trace their development from temporary allied troops to the regular alae and cohorts. The book covers the subject from the perspective of both the men and the horses. How were the horses selected and disposed of; how were they trained, stabled and fed? How were the men recruited, organized and equipped; and what were the conditions of service for a Roman cavalryman? The cavalry had to be employed in peacetime and this is discussed as well as its role in war. This book provides a comprehensive account of the Roman cavalry and the current state of knowledge concerning it. The wide selection of illustrations includes original drawings by Karen R. Dixon. ; 256 pages
1988Light Pencilling to a few pages. DJ has light soiling and DJ spine browned. ; Princeton Legacy Library, 941; 9.4 X 6.1 X 0.9 inches; 304 pages
1994DJ spine a bit sunned. Faint shelfwear to DJ. Lower corners edgeworn. ; History And Warfare; 9.1 X 6.0 X 1.0 inches; 241 pages
1927Octavo. Pp. 88. With line-drawn illustration. Set in Gothic type. Hardcover, bound in contemporary half cloth and marbled boards, shelf labels to spine, old institutional stamps and marking to title-page. In a very good condition. ~ First edition. Rare. Two other works by Maximilian von Poseck were translated into English, "The German Cavalry in Belgium and France, 1914" and "Engagement at Néry", both published in 1922.
1895Crown quarto. Pp. 144. Plus 7 large folding lithographed plates with numerous illustrations. With 42 illustrations to the text; tables. Hardcover, contemporary half cloth and marbled boards, spine gilt. Textual part is in a very good condition with some old institutional stamps and markings. Folding plates are in poor condition, torn, repaired. Working copy only! ~ First edition. A remarkably detailed study on the construction of horse-drawn carts in military use. Probably the last such treatise to be written on the subject. Rare, albeit in poor condition.
Royal octavo. Pp. 228, (16) illustrated advertisements, publisher's catalogue. With 85 fine illustrations, some full-page. Set in Gothic type. Hardcover, bound in the original pictorial cloth, gilt, spine gilt, silken endpapers, all edges coloured red. In fine condition. Excellent copy of a lovely book, perfectly preserved.
1977Quarto. Pp. 42 printed on recto only i.e. 21 leaves of text. Plus 5 plates outside the pagination, printed on card paper. Illustrated with diagrams and troop formations. Footnotes, bibliography. Stencilled publication in original wrappers. In fine condition. ~ First edition. NOTE: This item is not subject to return, unless if found at variance with its description. Exceedingly scarce.
1810Octavo. Pp. (iii), (156) consisting of 78 double-page tables, (vi). Handsome vignette of a mounted knight to title-page. Hardcover, bound in contemporary quarter morocco and matching paper-covered boards, vellum French corners, spine gilt, black morocco lettering-pieces gilt, old expert mend to joint, pink ribbon marker; spine-ends bit worn, minor spot or two. In a very good condition. A clean, tight copy, well preserved. ~ First edition. Extremely rare.
1884Royal octavo. Pp. iv, 149. Set in Gothic type. Hardcover, bound in contemporary full cloth with the original decorated cover laid-down. In a very good condition. ~ First edition.
1870Octavo. Pp. xiv, (ii), 308. Plus 2 hand-coloured lithographs of which one is frontispiece, and 2 folding lithograph maps, printed in red and black. Hardcover, bound in contemporary quarter black calf and paper-covered boards, cloth French corners, spine lettered and ruled in gilt; extremities bit rubbed in places, old military institutional stamp and bookplate. In a very good condition. ~ First German edition. Translated from the English by E. von Xylander. With an Appendix by Fitzhugh Lee, Stephan D. Lee, and T. L. Rosser.
1873Small octavo. Pp. xv, 160; 161-176. The last 16 pages are music notations, printed separately from the book and bound at end, here in their original, uncut state. Set in Gothic type. Loose in the original worn wrappers, spine reinforced, lower wrap gone, edges frayed. A copy which is preserved entirely in the original state. ~ Neuabdruck.
1887Crown octavo. Pp. viii, 148. Set in Gothic type. Plus folding plate bound at end. Loose in the original worn wrappers, spine reinforced, edges frayed. A copy which is preserved in the original state. ~ Second part, third edition. (Ausgegeben mit Circular-Verordnung Abthg. 5, Nr. 781 vom Jahre 1877. Normal-verordnungsblatt für das k. k. Heer. 4. Stück. E-2).
1893Crown octavo. Pp. iv, 160, (12) publishers' ads. Plus folding plan. Set in Gothic type. Bound in the original printed wrappers, faded stamp, bit frayed along spine. In a very good condition, preserved in the original state. ~ First edition.
1894Small octavo. Pp. 23. Set in Gothic type. In the original printed self-wrappers, stapled as issued; faded stamp ("Inspecteur der Cavalerie"), staples rusty. In a very good condition. ~ First edition. Extremely rare. Only a single copy is located worldwide (Both OCLC and KVK), that in Berlin State Library - Prussian Cultural Heritage.
1899Royal octavo. Pp. xv, 200. With 34 text figures. Original printed wrappers, worn and partly detached, old shelf tickets to spine, old military institutional stamps. In a very good internal condition. Untrimmed and with ample margins, preserved entirely in the original state. ~ First edition.
1877Royal octavo. Pp. 102, (2) publisher's catalogue. Plus large folding sheet with 2 maps bound as frontispiece. Set in Gothic type. Original stiff wrappers bit finger-soiled, slightly frayed along spine; old military institutional stamps, shelf ticket; map foxed. In good condition, untrimmed, preserved entirely in the original state. ~ First edition.
1854Royal octavo. Pp. 339, (4) publisher's ads. Plus 5 contemporary hand-coloured plates of which 2 are of horse-mounted officers, one as frontispiece, and 3 that show various equestrian equipment. Plus 3 plates of cavalry formation, 2 of which are folding. With large handsome engraved illustration to the text and other text figures. Original printed wrappers browned, spine worn, loosening, old military institutional stamps to cover and title-page. Rather foxed as usual, bit dog-eared, else in a very good internal condition with very clean plates. ~ First French edition. Translated from the English and annotated by Bonneau du Martray. Very rare in the original printed wrappers.
1890Octavo. Pp. 28. Original printed wrappers, old shelf ticket, military institutional stamp, and inscription in neat contemporary hand to cover. In a very good condition. ~ First edition.
1895Two parts in one. Octavo. Pp. viii, 399; iv, 25 collotype plates with a total of 176 photographs, interleaved with leaves of explanatory text. With 75 text illustrations in various techniques. Hardcover, bound in contemporary cloth and marbled boards, cloth French corners, remnants of old shelf tickets; old military institutional stamps to half-title and title; neat cloth reinforcement have been applied to joints as well as to split gutter margins in the atlas section due to weight of plates and different binding method. In good general condition, fine text, fine plates. ~ Third edition, completely revised and considerably enlarged. The book, a standard work, went through several editions. The present third edition, however, the last to be published by the Paris publishing house of Firmin-Didot, remained unchanged for many years. Only in 1913 appeared the fourth edition which was replaced shortly thereafter (1922) by a new edition. Both these later editions, published by a new publisher (Flammarion), contain a considerably smaller amount of text figures. The wonderful cinematographic photographs in the Atlas of the present edition, made by Albert Londe, Head of the Photographic Department at Salpêtrière, are printed here in collotype, one of the most accurate and attractive methods of photomechanical tonal printing processes. Highly skilled and expensive process, it cannot produce more than a limited number of impressions. It has been used for single-sheet prints and luxury portfolios, and since the 1950s has been abandoned by all except a few small specialist firms.
1899Octavo. Pp. vi, 202. Hardcover, bound in contemporary cloth and marbled boards, old shelf ticket to spine; old military institutional stamps to title. In a very good condition. ~ First edition.
1888Octavo. Pp. 249, 14 publisher's catalogue. Hardcover, bound in contemporary cloth and marbled boards, old shelf tickets; old military institutional stamps to half-title and title. Foxed, else in a very good condition. ~ First edition.
1889Octavo. Pp. 84. Plus 8 plates on 3 large folding sheets bound at end. Original printed wrappers, bit soiled; faded old military institutional stamps to cover. Bit shabby but in a very good condition. ~ First French edition. Translated from the Russian.
1928Crown quarto. Pp. viii, 121. Plus 4 large folding sheets with a total of 44 sketch maps loosely inserted in rear pocket. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's brown quarter cloth and matching printed boards; old military institutional stamp to title. In fine condition. Excellent copy with bright interior and crisp maps. ~ First edition. Rare original treatise.
1928Crown quarto. Pp. viii, 121, (3). Plus 4 large folding sheets with a total of 44 sketch maps loosely inserted in rear pocket. Original publisher's printed wrappers, discoloured and shabby, trace of adhesive tape along inner hinges, old shelf ticket to spine, old military institutional stamps to title. In good condition, fine maps. ~ First edition. Rare original treatise. The four sheets of maps are sealed with the official notification: "Diese Kartenbeilagen werden nur mit geschlossenen, unbeschädigten Streifbändern zurückgenommen".
1906Crown quarto. Pp. iv, 206. Hardcover, bound in contemporary quarter cloth and marbled boards with the original printed wrapper laid-down, old shelf tickets to spine, old military institutional stamps to title and first few leaves; last endpapers bit foxed. In a very good condition. ~ First edition. Rare.