December 10-13, 2024 Firearms & Militaria
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Bland, Humphrey Esq; Lieutenant General of His Majesty’s Forces. "A Treatise of Military Discipline: In which is Laid down and Explained The Duty of the Officer and Soldier, Through the several Branches of the Service. The Ninth Edition, Revised, Corrected, and Altered to the present Practice of the Army." London: Printed for R. Baldwin, J. Richardson, T. Longman, S. Crowder and Co. and H. Woodgate, in Pater Noster-Row, W. Johnston in Ludgate-street, B. Law, in Avey-Mary Lane, and T. Caslon, in Stationers Court. 1762. [29], 400, [1] p., 7 folding plates, 5 ¼ x 8 3/8. Rebound in modern calf, with raised bands, gilt decorated spine with gilt title, signed on Preface page “Wm Patton Serjeant 57th Grenadier Company / Nottingham 4th December 1792." This is the edition of Bland that George Washington recommended his officers read and which he had in his personal military library. CONDITION: Very good overall, a clean and fairly crisp copy; front end paper, title page and dedication page are toned and the latter with dampstaining. [WITH] "Ordonnance du roi, pour régler l'exercice de l'infanterie. Du premier janvier 1766." Arras, Michel Nicolas, 1766. Octavo. 144 pp. in original paper wraps. The new infantry manual introduced following the experiences of the French & Indian War, as used by French troops in America under d'Estaing and Rochambeau in the following conflict in North America. CONDITION: Very good, clean copy, the paper covers showing edge on some surface wear, but clean.