General Regulations and Orders for the Army. Adjutant General's Office, Horse-Guards. 1811
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- Hardcover
- first
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Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
1811. Printed and sold by W. Clowes and Co., Northumberland-Court, Strand, London, Full contemporary red leather binding with gilt lettering on the spine and six gilt ruled compartments, gilt ruled borders to front and rear boards. xix, 326 pages. Half title, and title page, preface by Harry Calvert, Adjutant General, on behalf of The Prince Regent, contents, and index, followed by the regulations. Marbling to endpapers and also to the page edges. 5.75 X 8.75 inches. Very good copy, the leather is worn at the corners, and rubbed at most edges with some scuffing, and also age darkened, but all very sound and solid. Internally there is some foxing to some pages within the book , but predominately clean throughout.. First Edition.
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- Bookseller
- Jacques Gander (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005829
- Title
- General Regulations and Orders for the Army. Adjutant General's Office, Horse-Guards. 1811
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Date Published
- 1811
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Jacques Gander
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Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire
About Jacques Gander
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