Defensive Instructions for the People: Containing the new and improved combination of Arms, called Foot Lancers: with miscellaneous instructions on the subject of Arms and Ammunition, Street and house Fighting
by Macerone Francis
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Very Good
- Seller
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CHESHUNT, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: J. Smith, 1832. Book measures 9 1/4 x 5 3/4 inches. Collation, 72pp, 5 folding coloured plates, 1 black and white folding plate. Bound in quarter calf, grey boards. Calf faded on spine. Binding in very good clean firm condition. Internally, folding frontis, strengthened with repair tape on verso, 2 folding plate have a short tear on folds, with slight loss, the other 2 coloured plates in very good condition.occasional spotting/foxing to text. Generally text and plates in good condition. A good copy, in a very good solid binding.. First Edition. Quarter Calf. Near Very Good. 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- George Jeffery Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 096130
- Title
- Defensive Instructions for the People: Containing the new and improved combination of Arms, called Foot Lancers: with miscellaneous instructions on the subject of Arms and Ammunition, Street and house Fighting
- Author
- Macerone Francis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- J. Smith
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1832
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- Military Foot Lancers
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military; Antiquarian;
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About the Seller
George Jeffery Books
Biblio member since 2005
CHESHUNT, Hertfordshire
About George Jeffery Books
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