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A CONCISE SYSTEM Of INSTRUCTIONS And REGULATIONS For The MILITIA And VOLUNTEERS Of The UNITED STATES, Comprehending the Exercises and Movements of The Infantry, Light Infantry, and Riflemen; Cavalry and Artillery: Together with the Manner of Doing Duty in Garrison and in Camp, and the Forms of Parades, Reviews, and Inspections, As Established by Authority for the Government of the Regular Army.; Under the Supervision of Major General Alexander Macomb.
Philadelphia: Robert P. Desilver, Publisher. 1836. 1st edition (American Imprints 36933). 10, viii, 9 - 303 pp. Illustrated with diagrams, charts & musical scores. 12mo. Bound in 6s. Contemporary full sheep binding (flat back) with black leather spine label. VG (some wear & rubbing to leather [board showing a bit at the corners]/faint stain to upper half of text block in rear third). Item #14813.1
On the front paste-down is a tipped-in New York State General Order of 1839 noting the purchase of a number of copies of Cooper's work, and their subsequent distribution '... among the field officers and commandants of companies ... of the New - York militia."
Price: $175.00
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