[WELLINGTON, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of.] General Orders, London, Paris & Cambrai: T. Egerton, Military Library (and others), 1811-18, 10 volumes in 2, 8° (volume one lacks title and all before p. iii), contemporary red morocco, gilt armorial devices on covers (rubbed, crudely rebacked). Sold not subject to return. (2)

細節

[WELLINGTON, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of.] General Orders, London, Paris & Cambrai: T. Egerton, Military Library (and others), 1811-18, 10 volumes in 2, 8° (volume one lacks title and all before p. iii), contemporary red morocco, gilt armorial devices on covers (rubbed, crudely rebacked). Sold not subject to return. (2)

來源

United Services Club (bookplate)

拍品專文

Partridge 30: "The purpose of these volumes is didactic: they were to be issued to all regiments as they joined the army in the Peninsula, to act as a guide to conduct. All kinds of subjects are covered, including orders of march, billeting arrangements, courts martial findings, and so on."