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THE MARINE VOLUNTEER, containing the exercise, firings, and evolutions of a battalion of infantry. To which is added sea-duty and a supplement.
by OLOGHLEN, Terence.:
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, printed for the author, and sold by W. Griffin, in Catharine-Street, in the Strand, MDCCLXVI. (1766).. FIRST EDITION 1766. 8vo, approximately 205 x 130 mm, 8 x 5 inches, 2 folding plates at rear, pages: [8], 1-126, [2], last blank R4 present, bound in full contemporary speckled calf, no title to spine, double gilt rules to edges of covers. Slight rubbing to binding, small repair to bottom of upper cover, small stains to lower cover, pale browning to edges of pastedowns and endpapers, tiny hole in page 77, just affecting 1 letter, easily legible, otherwise a very good clean copy. See: Sotheby's The Library of the Earls of Macclesfield, Part Ten, page 278, No. 3702; ESTC T226922 listing 4 copies in UK and 1 in USA. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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- Bookseller
- Roger Middleton
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 47432
- Title
- THE MARINE VOLUNTEER, containing the exercise, firings, and evolutions of a battalion of infantry. To which is added sea-duty and a supplement.
- Author
- OLOGHLEN, Terence.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Place of Publication
- London, printed for the author, and sold by W. Griffin, in Catharine-Street, in the Strand, MDCCLXVI. (1766).
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- maritime marines martial militia infantry naval sea battles sea warfare military
Terms of Sale
Roger Middleton
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About the Seller
Roger Middleton
Biblio member since 2010
Oxford, Oxfordshire
About Roger Middleton
We are a postal business only, selling rare and antiquarian books on interesting subjects.
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