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A List of All the Officers of the Army and Marines on Full and Half-Pay with an Index: and A Succession of Colonels.
Publisher: War Office, printed by C Rowarth, London;
Date of Publication: 1802
Stock Code: 6017
Fiftieth Edition. Small quarto, pp [4], 533, [168] Index. Full polished tree calf; red label with gilt titles to spine, gilt decoration to compartments, gilt border to boards; marbled endpapers. Edges rubbed with wear at corners and wear with small loss at spine tips; title label rubbed with loss to edges. Ownership inscription of Edw. James Taylor with address in ink to verso ffep dated 1876; ownership inscription of James Taylor dated 1849 to title page (presumably Edward James’ father). Armorial bookplate of Edward James Taylor to rear pastedown. Contents clean and tight - a Very Good copy. Comprehensive reference work detailing the regular forces raised during the period, when there were fears of invasion by the French. During the Napoleonic wars the country was on high alert, and the officers are listed with date of commission for each area including Ireland. £250.00