1801 2nd Edtn MILITARY ANTIQUITIES TWO VOLS By Francis Grose Illus. N. C. Goodnight Very Good History
1801 2nd Edition ,
MILITARY ANTIQUITIES TWO VOLS
Military Antiquities Respecting a History of the English Army from the Conquest to the Present Time. A new edition with material additions and improvements.
By Francis Grose
Francis Grose (born before 11 June 1731 – 12 May 1791) was an English antiquary, draughtsman, and lexicographer. He produced A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue (1785) and A Provincial Glossary, with a Collection of Local Proverbs, and Popular Superstitions (1787).
Illustrated By: N. C. Goodnight
Format: Hardcover,
Language: English
Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Published By: T. Egerton, Whitehall & G. Kearsley, London
quarto (4to 9+1⁄2 × 12 241 × 305),Pages 784
ISBN:
SKU: BTETM0002198
Approximate Package Dimensions H: 30, L: 30, W: 30 (Units: cm), W: 5Kg
Very Good - Engraved title-plate. Grose's History of the English Army was first published in 1786. This edition is combined with his Treatise on ancient armour and weapons which was first published in numbers shortly before the latter. Volume I includes two plates, at pages 358 and 381, which are not listed in the directions for binding. Volume II with a final leaf of publisher's advertisements. The Treatise has a separate frontispiece. 135 plates in total. Calf, neatly rebacked, internal foxing & spotting. A lovely copy. Please see photos as part of condition report