A Treatise on Field Fortification, Containing Instructions on the Methods of Laying out, Constructing, Defending and Attacking Intrenchments, with the General Outlines also of the Arrangement, the Attack and Defence of Permanent Fortifications by Mahan, D.H - 1862

John Wiley, 1862. Hardcover. Fair Condition. Illustrator: . 168 pages; illustrated with folding diagrams. Small pocket sized book. Missing the spine; wear to the edges; the pages are yellowed; some staining and foxing; a rare title regardless of condition. 1862 date on the title page. Illustrator: . Quantity Available: 1. Category: Military; Inventory No: 154684. .

New York: John Wiley, 1861. Third Edition, Revised and Enlarged. Hard Cover. very good. 24mo. (6" x 4") 168pp and ads in rear. Brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine. 12 folded black and white platesSome minor soiling. Edge rubbing at top of spine. Name of previous owner on front endpaper and on title page. Binding tight.

New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1846. Hardcover. Good. Second edition, revised and enlarged. 12mo. Publisher's cloth gilt. 168pp. 12 folding plates. Modest loss to the cloth at the spine, some pencil notes, foxing throughout, a well-used, good copy. Ownership signature of W. Stokes Boyd, later mayor of Jacksonville, Florida; as well as an inscription presenting the book to him: "Lieut. Boyd, U.S. Marines from his friend Lieut. Hendershott[?] U.S. Army, San Diego, Cal. 10th Nov. 1851[?]." A relatively scarce title with a pleasing western presentation.