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181336362colophon: Cadiz: en la Imprenta Tormentaria á cargo de Juan Domingo Villegas 1813. 8vo 21.5 cm; 8.125". 2 281385 15 pp. fold. plts. numbered xxxix lxviii. <br><br>At the base of the title-page of this infantry manual is printed "Reimpreso por disposicion del . . . señor don Carlos Doyle teniente general de los reales exercitos." => That is Lt. Gen. Charles William Doyle 17701842 ordered this work to be printed.<br>Â Â Â Â Doyle was an Irish-born British lieutenant-colonel who in 1808 was ordered to Portugal to help fight Napoleon in the Peninsular Campaign. He very successfully aided the Spanish army in instilling discipline and organizing light infantry and was made a lieutenant general in the Spanish army. In 1811 Britain ordered him home but when he reached Cadiz Sir Henry Wellesley convinced him to command a camp at which a new army was being organized for action in the south of Spain. Again he was highly successful in his military instruction of new troops and as a result was promoted to full colonel in the British army; he remained in Spain till the end of the war in 1814.<br>Â Â Â Â The present work extracted from the larger one of the same title printed at Madrid by the Imprenta Real in 1808 was clearly printed for the instruction of Doyle's southern army.<br>Â Â Â Â At the rear of the volume are => 30 folding plates setting forth various dispositions and movements of infantry troops; clear careful verbal explanations of these precede them.<br>Â Â Â Â Searches of NUC WorldCat and the CCPBE locate => only three copies worldwide of which only one is in the U.S. West Point.<br>Â Â Â Â Provenance: Contemporary signature of "Velez" on title-page. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Not in Palau. On Doyle see: DNB online. Dark brown speckled calf black gilt-lettered title-label a little chipped to gilt-ruled spine marbled endpapers; binding lightly rubbed. Age-toning and general light soiling occasionally a dog-ear or a spot all plates clean well-attached and whole at folds. => A very sound very good copy. en la Imprenta Tormentaria á cargo de Juan Domingo Villegas unknown books
186351386Mobile: S. H. Goetzel 1863. First edition 16mo 3 parts in 1; pp. 2 ii 220; 104; 47 1; 97-108 Bugle Signals; xiv index 2 ads; 38 engraved plates 8 folding; original paper-covered boards rebacked in blue cloth sometime in the 20th century; boards worn text occasionally dampstained and foxed without the front free endpaper and hinges with old archival paper repair; but in all a good sound and compelling copy of a poorly made book. Parrish & Willingham 5116. <br/><br/> S. H. Goetzel hardcover books
1882WRCAM23378Philadelphia: Thomas Hunter Lith. 1882. Title-leaf 4pp. plus ten chromolithographed plates and nine other plates. Oblong folio. Original blindstamped cloth gilt title on front cover expertly rebacked with tasteful spine to match. Old stamp on verso of title-leaf and on last plate. Else just about very good. This work issued under the auspices of the Quartermaster General contains ten fine chromolithographed plates showing the different uniforms of the Army as dictated by regulations in 1882. It would seem to be the first official such work and may have been prepared by H.A. Ogden whose named appeared on a similar publication noted by Bennett which was published in 1888 with twelve plates. Ogden later produced a much larger work UNIFORM OF THE ARMY OF THE U.S. ILLUSTRATED FROM 1774 TO 1889 which was issued from 1900 to 1907. HOWES R155 "aa." BENNETT p.85 ref. Thomas Hunter Lith. hardcover books
1867005330Salem OH: Hudson & Son Printers 1867. Book. Very good condition. Paperback. First Edition. Octavo 8vo. ii printed wrapper with verso blank 12 pages of text followed by ii blank rear wrapper. Moderate soiling and age-toning to wraps with a few small tears to edges and a few tiny stains on front wrapper. Includes a Preamble 23 Articles and Resolutions. At this the First National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic; it is likely that General John M. Palmer Major B. F. Stephenson surgeon of the Fourteenth Illinois regiment and General S. A. Hurlbut were present and involved in the formation of the national rules. First edition. Hudson & Son, Printers Paperback books
1812WRCAM38950Washington 1812. Broadside 12 1/2 x 7 inches. Dbd. Soft vertical fold. Light offsetting from a different document near title else very good. An interesting unofficial handbill relating to the U.S. Army Quartermaster Department on the eve of the War of 1812 with references to the impending war with Britain Indian business and the Barbary powers. In 1811 Congress introduced "A Bill for the Establishment of a Quarter-Master's Department" which the anonymous author of the present document notes "merges the duties of the superintendent of military stores in the quarter master without naming the former." The author urges Congress to keep separate the military office of the Quartermaster from the civil positions of the Army Purveyor. unknown books
182410330London: Longman & Taylor 1824. 1st edition. Longman & Taylor unknown books
186132019Richmond Va.: West & Johnston Publishers 1861. 198 2- Index pp. Title page with rubberstamp and light soil verso with ink accession number. Text lightly to moderately spotted. Bound in later buckram gilt-lettered morocco spine labels gum label at spine base. Good.<br/><br/> This foundation Confederate imprint also issued from several other southern cities during 1861. The Articles of War generally copied from U.S. Army Articles reflect the deadly serious nature of the rebellion: "All officers and soldiers who have received pay or have been duly enlisted in the services of the Confederate States and shall be convicted of having deserted the same shall suffer death or such other punishment as by sentence of a court-martial shall be inflicted."<br/>Parrish & Willingham 2215. Sabin 2054. West & Johnston, Publishers unknown books
1844WRCAM26998AMexico: Imprenta de J.M. Lara 1844. 11pp. Original printed wrappers. A fresh near fine copy. Rules relating to the organization of the Mexican army in Texas. "This Reglamento is dated July 20 1844 and is signed at the end by Alcorta and Valentin Canalizo then general en gefe del ejercito del Norte. It was presented by Canalizo to the president Santa Anna and approved by him at Tacubaya on July 31 1844" - Streeter. Four copies are located by Streeter CS CU-B TxWB TWS. STREETER TEXAS 1002. STREETER SALE 380. Imprenta de J.M. Lara unknown books
1892WRCAM31753Cincinnati Oh.: Cohen & Co. 1892. 4xiv269pp. plus addendum of forty chromolithographic plates. Portrait. Oblong octavo. Original pebbled cloth gilt. Worn at spine ends and corners. Front hinge cracked. Internally clean save for a few pencil emendations. A very good copy. An incredibly extensive compilation of rules and regulations for the Patriarchs Militant of the fraternal organization known as the Independent Order of Odd Fellows I.O.O.F. Included are military rosters ceremonial procedures and organizational by-laws. The forty handsome chromolithographic plates depict all manner of military insignia dress and uniform. Cohen & Co. hardcover books
184233152Philadelphia: Published at the Temperance Office No. 3 North Eighth Street 1842. Certificate oblong 8-3/4" x 5-1/2". Ornately printed in gilt on black glazed stock with elaborate bank-note border. Subscriber's name is blank. Faded in a few spots but always visible Very Good.<br/><br/> The 'Cold Water Army' was a juvenile temperance organization founded in the belief that its message was best directed at children who were more likely to follow it when they became adults. The 'Pledge' begins: "Here Lord! I pledge perpetual hate/ To all that can intoxicate;/ I'll never use the filthy weed/ Then from its evils I'll be freed."<br/> Asa Fitz Secretary of this Philadelphia branch was a writer on temperance subjects and editor of the 'Cold Water Boy' a periodical published in Providence. This certificate was probably published at the same address as Fitz's Temperance Pictorial Songster Philadelphia: Nathan Moore. 3 Carpenter's Buildings North Eighth Street. 1843.<br/>We do not locate this on OCLC as of August 2016. Published at the Temperance Office, No. 3 North Eighth Street unknown books
1820WRCAM51035Washington 1820. 64pp. plus ten folding charts. Dbd. Minor foxing. Very good. A scarce report on U.S. Army expenditures and appropriations after the War of 1812. Includes correspondence from John C. Calhoun who was Secretary of War from 1817 to 1825. Also includes proceedings of the court martial held at Fort Scott in Georgia at which Col. David Brearly was tried and acquitted for mustering into the services of the United States "a large body of Indian warriors" thereby consuming a large quantity of the supplies intended for the relief of U.S. troops and Georgia militia stationed at Fort Scott. An important document for the Creek War. Only seven copies in institutions. AMERICAN IMPRINTS 4034. unknown books
1892321261London: R.H. Porter 18 Princes St 1892. First Edition. Frontispiece portrait 22 illustations from his original sketches in-text illustrations. xlviii 284 pp. 4to. Publisher's green pictorial cloth stamped in gilt t.e.g. Some minor rubbing Very Good. First Edition. Frontispiece portrait 22 illustations from his original sketches in-text illustrations. xlviii 284 pp. 4to. 'An excellent work on sport in southern India this provides a mixture of hunting in the jungles and mountains of the region. Hamilton includes chapters on his experiences shooting ibex in the hill country tiger bison and antelope" Czech. Czech Asia p. 96 R.H. Porter, 18 Princes St unknown books
18636957London: Trubner and Co 1863. Hard Cover. First English edition; with folding map; 12mo 251 pages 24 pages of ads dated May 1882; edited with notes by Richard F. Burton F.R.G.S. Original brown cloth stamped in blind and with gilt lettering on spine; yellow coated end papers. Internally fine map is fine; small loss at head of spine rear hinge with some loss of cloth but holding. <br/><br/> Trubner and Co hardcover books
1879287107Washington D.C.: Bureau of Topographical Engineers 1879. A War Department map showing with blue and red lines the general course of Federal and Confederate Troops during the Civil War. Paper mounted on linen with some loss at the folds. An uncommon map; we locate a single copy on OCLC. 21" x 32". Bureau of Topographical Engineers unknown books
187833304Washington 1878. Each 7-1/2" x 9-3/4" 1-3pp. Wide margins Very Good.<br/><br/> The orders deal with promotions discharges assignments prison sentences at Leavenworth western outposts and other matters. unknown books
1893019244Chicago IL: American Engraving Company 1893. Book. Very good- condition. Paperback. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 16 pages of text illustrated with photographs and one page of text. Paperback binding with both covers illustrated in color. The covers are somewhat soiled and worn remaining in very good condition. The one page of text is titled "A Notable Post" and refers to the George H. Thomas--Post No. 5 Grand Army of the Republic Department of Illinois. The final two pages contain an assemblage of portraits of past commanders of Post No. 5 which was organized August 21 1873 largely through the efforts of Col. Hiram Hilliard. The text is clean and unmarked though the page edges in some cases have minor wear or tiny tears. . American Engraving Company Paperback books
188031673Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office 1880. First edition. Cloth. A very good copy with the bookplate of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States Commandery of the State of Illinois on front pastedown shelf sticker on foot of backstrip spine ends lightly worn finger soiling to boards binding solid. xx 533 pp. Illus. with 134 b/w plates many folding. 8vo. Includes 27 appendices containing reports on: field siege and sea-coast artillery; foreign life-saving apparatus; trial of the Gardner machine gun; the most powerful rifled guns howitzers mortars existing in 1880 and more. Government Printing Office hardcover books
187831672Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office 1878. First edition. Cloth. A very good copy with the bookplate of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States Commandery of the State of Illinois on front pastedown shelf sticker on foot of backstrip a few small tears to the spine ends finger soiling to boards binding solid. xv 527 pp. Illus. with 146 b/w plates many folding. 8vo. Signed twice by Col. F.F. Flint who was commanding officer at Fort Sanders. Includes 32 appendices containing reports on: life-saving apparatus guns projectiles; construction of a 10-inch muzzle-loading rifle and an 8-inch breech-loading rifle; trial of the Taylor battery gun and of many other weapons and fuses; Board to select a magazine gun and more. Government Printing Office hardcover books
1894WRCAM29047Washington: Government Printing Office 1894. 484pp. Small quarto. Contemporary three quarter brown calf and cloth gilt-stamped spine. Rubbed. Cloth crudely torn on rear cover starting on front cover. Internally clean. Good. An exhaustive collection of tables and figures assembled to ensure the proper payment for officers and troops on the move particularly interesting for posts in the American West. Nearly every Army locale in the United States is included. Extremely rare OCLC locates only one copy. OCLC 41471531. Government Printing Office hardcover books
1895393331895. Ribbon mounted in dark wood shadow box frame. Ribbon show aging with gilt lettering a bit faded. A VG item in a Nr Fine box. Red white & blue vertically striped with flag motif cross-member accented by gold cloth medallion & gold fringe tassels. Gold fringe at bottom. Title imprinted in gilt. Ribbon: 11-1/4" x 2-1/2" <br/><br/> unknown books
182764694Boston MA: Published by Cottons & Barnard 184 Washington Street. John Cotton printer 1827. Second edition revised and corrected. 8vo. 8 11-487 1 pp. Original linen backed boards printed paper label. Spine showing wear split in label but intact. Perforated library stamp on title page and bookplate on front pastedown. Based upon Thacher's own careful diary highly praised by John Adams many writers paying homage to his portraits of the major American military figures. CLARK I 318. GEPHART 14552. HOWES T149. <br/><br/> Published by Cottons & Barnard, 184 Washington Street. John Cotton, printer hardcover books
184555586Washington: C. Alexander printer 1845. Second edition with additions following the first edition printed earlier the same year in Pittsburgh; 8vo pp. 24; removed from binding; corner torn from the title page not affecting any letterpress. Published by authority of the War Department. American Imprints 45-5716; Howes S-86; Sabin 76388. <br/><br/> C. Alexander, printer unknown books
1898005273Paris: Librairie de Medecine Folklore et Anthropologie 1898. #374 of 1000 copies published for England and America. Bound in publisher's original black cloth marbled end pages. Very Good both volumes gilt lettering mostly rubbed away hinges starting cloth a bit soiled contents are clean tight and unmarked. . Second Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Librairie de Medecine, Folklore et Anthropologie Hardcover books
1828WRCAM31209Washington 1828. 8pp. plus folding table. Dbd. Minor dampstaining. Very good. A synopsis of a plan to establish a pension fund to aid the families of officers with a table of current funds and interest. A nice early occupational insurance item. Scarce. OCLC locates only two copies. OCLC 7982977. unknown books
1887287950Buffalo NY: Matthews Northrup & Co 1887. Soft Cover. Very Good binding. A timeline of the battles of the Civil War with statements of Union casualties for each. With a description of St. Louis and its attractions at the rear; published by the Illinois Central Railroad Co. and dedicated to the Grand Army of the Republic. Folding map of the Illinois Central Railroad System with an 11 cm closed tear along a fold; color illustrated with a close-up of St. Louis within the map. Chromolithographically decorated on the folding covers stapled at the bottom edge. A wallet style binding with slight soiling to the covers previous owner's name in pencil and minor toning to the title page. Very Good binding. Matthews, Northrup & Co unknown books
