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NAVY & ARMY ILLUSTRATED. A MAGAZINE DESCRIPTIVE AND ILLUSTRATIVE OF EVERYDAY LIFE IN THE DEFENSIVE SERVICES OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE. A COMPLETE BOUND SET OF THE FIRST SERIES; FIFTEEN VOLUMES FROM VOLUME I, NUMBER 1, DECEMBER 1895; TO VOLUME XV, NUMBER 321,

Robinson, Cmdr. Charles N. (Ed.).

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Description: 15 Vols., 1st.eds., 1895-1903. Vol. I: 1 to 13, Dec. 20 1895 to June 12 1896. 316 pp. Vol. II: 14 to 26, June 26 1896 to Dec. 11 1896. 320 pp. Cold. Supplement. Vol. III: 27 to 37, Dec. 25 1896 to May 14 1897. 356 pp. Cold. Supplement. Vol. IV: 38 to 48, May 28 1897 to Oct. 21 1897. 376 pp. Cold. Supplement. (Incls. Nelson & Trafalgar issue.) Vol. V: 49 to 59, Oct. 29 1897 to Mar. 18 1898. 364 pp. Vol. VI: 60 to 85, Mar. 26 1898 to Sept. 17 1898. 628 pp. Cold. Supplement. Vol. VII: 86 to 111, Sept. 24 1898 to Mar. 18 1899. 604 pp. Cold. Supplement. Vol. VIII: 112 to 137, Mar. 25 1899 to Sept. 16 1899. 624 pp. Vol. IX: 138 to 163, Sept. 23 1899 to Mar. 17 1900. 672 pp. Vol. X: 164 to 189, Mar. 24 1900 to Sept. 25 1900. 648 pp. Vol. XI: 190 to 215, Sept. 22 1900 to Mar. 16 1901. 640 + xii pp. Vol. XII: 216 to 241, Mar. 23 1901 to Sept. 14 1901. 640 pp. Vol. XIII: 242 to 266, Sept. 21 1901 to Mar. 8 1902. 648 pp. Vol. XIV: 267 to 293, Mar. 15 1902 to Sept. 13 1902. 648 pp. Vol. XV: 294 to 321, Sept. 20 1902 to Mar. 28 1903. 724 + viii pp. All 15 volumes profusely illustrated with high-quality photographs. Uniformly bound in green pimple cloth; bevelled boards; pressed cold. & gilt front covers & spines; (vols. 5 to 9, & 11 to 15, a.e.g. Others with speckled edges). 37 x 25cm. Some general wear to binding with some early spines dull; some hinges pulled with a number of pp. in vol. 9 loose; o/w a clean set and V.G. Complete with Index for each volume. A complete run in their attractive Victorian bindings of the First (and far superior to the Second) Series of Navy & Army Illustrated, published in weekly parts from Christmas 1895 to March 1903. The Second Series was published in a smaller format and went on into the First World War, but the quality of photographs fell dramatically, and to a lesser extent the quality of articles too. The journal deals in equal measure with the Royal Navy and with regiments of the British Army. Many of the admirals and generals of the day appear in photographic portraits, and regular features include The Navies & Armies of the World from Week to Week; Literary News & Books to be Read; Per Mare, Per Terram – A Pictorial Record by Many Hands; The Navy & Army Diary; Afloat & Ashore; etc. The abundance of occasional articles are perhaps the most interesting. As one volume retains the high standard of another, we take by way of example Volume VIII for 1899. Articles here include: Her Majesty’s Ordnance Factories. The Queen’s (destroyer) Escort to France. Military Ceremonies in Malta. An Indian Frontier Outpost. The Channel Squadron Flagship. The Italian Navy in China. Our Colonial Forces: Australia. Off to the Far East in HMS AURORA. Spanish Naval Cadets. The Fighting in the Philippines. Shifting Lower Yards. At Sea with the Channel Squadron. Fortifying the Scilly Isles. An Ancient Regimental Custom: Seaforth Highlanders. The Royal Visit to Ireland. On Board the HANNIBAL. The French and Italian Fleets at Cagliari. The New South Wales Lancers at Aldershot. The Garrison at Chitral. Home-coming of the ‘Fighting Fifth’. On Board the ORLANDO. The Prince of Wales’ Own (West Yorkshire Regiment). Cadets of the United States Navy. An Invasion of Malta. The Royal Military Tournament. The Pacific Station. The WARSPITE. With a Cruiser in the Far East. The Prince of Wales and the Norfolk Militia. The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Aboard the NIOBE. The CRESCENT – Flagship for North America & West Indies Station. On Salisbury Plain. The Machinery of a Modern Cruiser. Mobilising the Naval Reserves. The Hampshire Militia. Our New Irish Artillery Camp. Naval Manoeuvres – Assembling the Fleets. The Army Medical Corps at Work. Wireless Telegraphy from War Balloons. The Fleet in the Far East. On Board the Training Ship LION. Admiral Dewey at Colombo. The 1st Madras Lancers. Launch of the VENGEANCE. The King’s Shropshire Light Infantry. The Naval Demobilisation. The Transvaal Crisis. The Queen’s New Yacht. The Royal Warwickshire