A COMPENDIUM OF MILITARY DUTY, Adapted for the Militia of the United States.
Dover, NH: Printed by Eliphalet Ladd, 1793. First edition. 8vo. 305 pp., [ie 295]. (Pages 241-250, 281, & 296 misnumbered, but no text lacking). Presented in three parts: (1) The Duty of Soldiers in General; (2) The Manoeuvres and Evolutions of the Infantry, Artillery, and Cavalry; and (3) Some Particular Instructions to Officers of the Partizan Corps. Dedicated to Anthony Wayne. Period calf, gilt stamped leather spine label. Spine chipped away at top and bottom, and along front joint; joints front and back cracked. Ex-library copy, with bookplate of Rochester Public Library on front pastedown and library pocket on rear which is stamped withdrawn. Inscribed by the author to the Library Company at Rochester. RILING 336. SABIN 68016. EVANS 26054. Item #64558
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