London: T. Egerton, 1799. A large format book with red / burgundy leather boards with gilt tooling and lettering to spine and front & rear boards. Rubbing and bumping to corners, edges, spine ends and hinges. Grazing to hinges. A little general darkening to boards commensurate with age. Marbled fep with p/o bookplate. Some damp marks to top corner of first 5 pages and last 4 pages., Some foxing to first couple of end pages. Some image transfer from frontispiece to first page. Map between pages 16 & 17. A really beautiful copy of an exceedingly rare book. PLease contact for images.. First Edition. Leather Boards. Very Good.

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Bookseller: Compass Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 032601
Title: The Brisith Volunteer: Or, a General History of the Formation and Establishment of the Volunteer and Associated Corps, Enrolled for the Protection and Defence of Great Britain
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: T. Egerton
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1799
Bookseller catalogs: History; Military;

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