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Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm, Baron von
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2,000 - 3,000 USD
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Regulations for the Order and Discipline of Troops of the United States, Part One. Philadelphia: Charles Cist, 1795
12mo (6 1/2 x 3 3/4 in.; 164 x 90 mm). 8 engraved folding plates; minor offsetting of plates and to adjacent text. Contemporary marbled boards, calf spine; extremities worn, boards rubbed, some offsetting on pastedowns.
12mo (6 1/2 x 3 3/4 in.; 164 x 90 mm). 8 engraved folding plates; minor offsetting of plates and to adjacent text. Contemporary marbled boards, calf spine; extremities worn, boards rubbed, some offsetting on pastedowns.
Provenance
Robert Rogers (inscription on front free endpaper) — Unidentified (bookplate with motto Honi soit mal y pense and monogram "A.R."). Acquisition: Ursus Rare Books
Condition
12mo (6 1/2 x 3 3/4 in.; 164 x 90 mm). 8 engraved folding plates; minor offsetting of plates and to adjacent text. Contemporary marbled boards, calf spine; extremities worn, boards rubbed, some offsetting on pastedowns.
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NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Painfully aware of his army’s shortcomings, General Washington put forth a request for an inspector-general to transform the army into a professional fighting force. On 23 February 1778, it was answered with the arrival of the Prussian officer Baron von Steuben. His hands-on training program helped the army become a more proficient fighting force and at the same time gave the troops a new sense of purpose.
Once the troops were thoroughly trained and their skills demonstrated, Washington requested that Steuben compose a manual of military regulations. Steuben’s Regulations for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States was first published in March 1779 by Philadelphia printers Styner and Cist. This initial printing of 1,500 copies contained 150 pages and 8 plates bound with blue covers. Familiarly known as the "Blue Book," it went through some seventy editions and remained an indispensable manual for American soldiers until the War of 1812.
Once the troops were thoroughly trained and their skills demonstrated, Washington requested that Steuben compose a manual of military regulations. Steuben’s Regulations for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States was first published in March 1779 by Philadelphia printers Styner and Cist. This initial printing of 1,500 copies contained 150 pages and 8 plates bound with blue covers. Familiarly known as the "Blue Book," it went through some seventy editions and remained an indispensable manual for American soldiers until the War of 1812.