A CATECHISM OF OUTPOST DUTY INCLUDING ADVANCE GUARDS, REAR GUARDS AND RECONNAISSANCE

Kansas City, MO.: Hudson-Kimberly Publishing Co., 1895. Fifth Edition. Signed presentation from Capt. R.W. Ropes to Lt. Frank S. Perkins on the front endpaper, with stamped date of Nov. 9 1899. Both men were Company B Second Corps Cadets with the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia. Perkins was a commander of field artillery. With the tiny bookplate of Bent and Bush- a Boston-based military supply store on the front pastedown. 16mo., blue cloth, stamped in gilt; 134 pages plus ads. Illustrated With Diagrams & Large Fold-Out Plate. Very Good (covers bright with (minor wear covers, small repair to one plate with clear, archival tape).