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..
1836 · Philadelphia
by Cooper, Samuel
Philadelphia: Robert P. Desilver, 1836. 10,303pp. Illustrated. Original green publisher's cloth, remnants of printed paper label. Corners bumped, cloth lightly soiled. Contemporary ownership inscription on front and rear pastedown; modern bookplate on rear pastedown. Minor dampstaining to first few leaves. Minor foxing. Very good. Contains ten preliminary pages of recommendations for the work, the latest of which is dated 1838. The text is divided into four sections - infantry tactic, cavalry, artillery, and regulations. Includes illustrations of maneuvers, as well as music. Strangely, not in AMERICAN IMPRINTS. (Inventory #: WRCAM48633)