Civil War, 4 works in one volume by Markham, Vernon, Cruso and Raynsford

CIVIL WAR, ENGLAND

Four works in one volume, comprising:

i. Markham, Gervase. The souldiers exercise: in three books. London: John Norton for John Bellamy, Hugh Perry, and Henry Overton, 1639, 3 parts in one, 2 folding printed tables at p.46 part 1, woodcuts, part 3 rather spotted and stained and with I1 repaired with slight loss, [ESTC S112105 (5 copies)]

ii. [Raynsford, John] The yong souldier. London: J.R. for Joseph Hunscott, 1642, FIRST EDITION, 16pp., first and last leaf soiled, slightly stained, [ESTC R6292 (6 copies)]

iii. [Cruso, John] Castrametation, or The measuring out of the quarters for the encamping of an army. By J.C. London: R.C. for Andrew Crook, 1642, FIRST EDITION, 2 parts in one, woodcuts, first and last leaf soiled, slightly stained, [ESTC R879; Cockle 155]

iv. Vernon, John. The young horse-man, or, the honest plain-dealing cavalier. London: printed by Andrew Coe, 1644, FIRST EDITION, woodcuts, first and last leaf soiled, slightly stained, lacks final 4pp. (appendix and errata, but corrections made in ink to text), [ESTC R210025 (4 copies only)]

4 works in one volume, 4to (195 x 142mm.), old calf, upper cover slightly bowed, upper joint splitting

A volume of works whose publication was initiated by the outbreak of war. Cruso's work on the laying out of a camp was based on the work of the sieur du Praissac.

PROVENANCE:

Sir William Grace, bookplate; Thomas Francis Fremantle, bookplate