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SIMES, Thomas.

A Military Course for the Government and Conduct of a Battalion,

designed for their Regulations in Quarter, Camp, or Garrison, with Useful Observations and Instructions for their Manner of Attack and Defence.

Stock Code
97565
London, for the Author and sold by Almon, Hooper, Richardson, Urquhart, and Walter, 1777
£1,250

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Description

First edition, first issue (dedication dated 20. September). 8vo, [16], [6](list of subscribers), [2] (blank), 286, [2](publisher's advertisement, blank), with a hand-coloured copper-engraved frontispiece and 20 partly hand-coloured copper-engraved plates on 17 sheets; pencil drawing of a mounted soldier to front free endpaper; some light spotting, small marginal mark to pl. 1; contemporary speckled calf, spine ruled in gilt, gilt morocco lettering-piece, edges gilt; edges a little rubbed, corners bumped, a few small scuffs, nonetheless a very good copy with fine provenance.

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