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THE UNITED STATES CAVALRY: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY
Written by Gregory J.W. Urwin. Illustrated by Ernest Lisle Reedstrom.
Stock no. 1820881
Published by Blandford Press. 1st 1983. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. B/w photos. ISBN: 0713712198. Endpapers lightly browned. Text block lightly browned. Pictorial dustwrapper is neatly covered with clear laminate.

NAPOLEON'S CAVALRY AND ITS LEADERS
Written by David Johnson.
Stock no. 1820635
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1st 1978. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A fascinating account of the most remarkable cavalry force in history, illuminating the characters of its soldiers, their leaders, the reasons for its triumphs, and the facts of its destruction. Dark plum boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0713411805. Text block browned. Previous owner's faint address ink stamped to front pastedown. Pictorial dustwrapper is browned and has been covered with clear laminate which has creased to front panel. Cigarette odour present.

GETTYSBURG: THE PAINTINGS OF MORT KUNSTLER
Written by James M. McPherson.
Stock no. 1820495
Published by Turner Publishing, Inc.. Circa 1993. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The thoughts, emotions, and actions of the men who commanded, fought, and died at Gettysburg. Cloth spine with blue title, Blue boards with gilt title. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 1878685791. Cigarette odour present.

CAVALRY UNIFORMS OF THE BRITISH ARMY
Written by P.H. Smitherman. Illustrated by P.H. Smitherman.
Stock no. 1819984
Published by Hugh Evelyn. 1st 1962. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Large format, cloth spine. Cardwraps. Full page colour plates of the uniforms. Light browning to horizontal edges of covers and text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is browned to spine and top rear edge, rear panel has a large paint mark. Slight musty odour present.

A HISTORY OF THE BRITISH CAVALRY 1816-1919 VOLUME I: 1816-1850
Written by The Marquess Of Anglesey.
Stock no. 1819676
Published by Leo Cooper. 1st 1973. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

After a prologue in which the origins and early development of mounted warfare are discussed, covers the period from 1815 to 1850. During those years the cavalry were employed in action chiefly in India, which therefore provides the setting for much of this volume. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Top edge red. ISBN: 0850521122. SIGNED (no dedication) by the author to title page. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned.

CANADIANS WITH CUSTER
Written by Mary Thomas.
Stock no. 2132331
Published by Dundurn. 1st 2012. Fine condition.

The stories of the Canadians who joined the 7th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army and new information on Custer's fatal battle. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 277 pages. ISBN: 9781459704077.

JOHN JEFFERSON HARLAN: BUNCO STEERER
Written by Philip J. Rasch; A.G. Brackett.
Stock no. 2124527
Published by The English Westerners' Society. 1982. Nearly fine condition.

16 page pamphlet. Card wraps. Also includes 'The Frontier Cavary' by Brackett. The Brand Book Vol. 21, No. 1, Winter 1982. Light creasing to top corner of front cover.

ARMOR-CAVLARY PART 1 REGULAR ARMY AND ARMY RESERVE
Written by Mary Lee Stubbs; Stanley Russell Connor.
Stock no. 1605321
Published by Office Of The Chief Of Military History United States Army. 1st 1969. Slightly better than very good condition.

Army Lineage Series. Blue cloth, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. Corners bumped.

WITH GENERAL FRENCH AND THE CAVALRY IN SOUTH AFRICA
Written by Charles Sydney Goldmann.
Stock no. 2111576
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1903. Good condition.

Maroon cloth spine, with gilt title; rest of covers are black. Many fold-out pages of maps etc. Some b/w photos. Spine has been rebacked, with original laid down; a little chipping and loss to original. Bumping and wear to corners. A few marks to covers. New endpapers. Frontis is MISSING. Foxing to some pages and outer page edges. A few page corner losses.

THE YEOMANRY CAVALRY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND MONMOUTH
Written by W.H. Wyndham Quin.
Stock no. 2108680
Published by Golden Valley Publications. 2005. Fine condition.

Limited edition, to 300 copies. Black covers, gilt titles. ISBN: 0954257855. Copy no. 145.

CUSTER'S LAST BATTLE
Written by Charles King.
Stock no. 1806614
Published by M.D.E. Publications. 1st 1987. Slightly better than very good condition.

An Illustrated Victorian view. A slim booklet, not paginated. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0090633080. Cardwraps a little grubby to rear. Contents fine.

THE POCKET HERCULES CAPTAIN MORRIS AND THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE
Written by M.J. Trow.
Stock no. 1804817
Published by Pen & Sword Military. 1st 2006. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Captain William Morris was in teh front rank during the Charge of the Light Brigade. He was one of the first horsemen to reach the Russian guns. He was wounded severely but survived. This is his story. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781844153787.