British Soldier and Army, nine works, including several with Scottish, Irish and regional imprints

BRITISH SOLDIER AND ARMY

A collection of nine works, including several with Scottish, Irish and regional imprints, comprising:

i. The Young Soldier’s Amusement: consisting of some remarks on the Theory and Discipline of War… Edinburgh: for the author and R. Fleming, 1744, original wrappers bound in, [not found in ESTC], Thomas Francis Fremantle bookplate

ii. General Rules and Regulations for forming advanced guards…addressed to the Yeomanry and Volunteers of North Britain. Edinburgh: D. Willison for Archibald Constable, 1803, folding plate, [not found in ESTC], Thomas Francis Fremantle bookplate

iii. The New Military Instructor…revised by an officer. Edinburgh: J. Moir for T. Brown, 1803, folding frontispiece, Thomas Francis Fremantle bookplate

iv. Military Instructions…for the use of Volunteers…Edinburgh: Denham and Dick, 1803, folding frontispiece, boards

v. An appendix to the abridgement of the English and Prussian Exercise on Foot…York: J. Jackson for Thomas Atkinson, 1758

vi. Regulations for the Exercise of Riflemen Light Infantry…Dublin: for M. Neary Mahon and J. Watson Stewart, 1803, boards

vii. Leslie, Major C. Instructions for the Application of Light Drill to Skirmishing in the Field… Dublin: Pettigrew and Oulton, 1831

viii. The Volunteer’s Companion… Manchester: R. & W. Dean and Hopper & Son, n.d., plates, wrappers

ix. The New Manual and Platoon Exercises. n.d., single folded canvas-backed sheet with 22 hand-coloured diagrams, in original publisher’s pouch

all 8vo, later cloth or half morocco bindings unless otherwise stated