1851 "Regulations for the Uniforms & Dress of the Army of the United States"
Item Details
An 1851 edition of Regulations for the Uniforms & Dress of the Army of the United States from the original text and drawings in the War Department. This volume is bound in impressed cloth covered boards with gilt lettering, features hand-sewn text blocks and is illustrated with lithographic prints in color, hand-colored or black on white. Each of the twenty-five plates features the facsimile signature of the Adjutant General Roger Jones. The five plates which showcase the Army uniforms are tissue-guarded. The remaining plates show the details of the uniform for enlisted men and officers, uniform ornamentation, weapons and equipment for the cavalry.
| Title and Author/Editor | Regulations for the Uniforms & Dress of the Army of the United States: June, 1851 |
| Genre | Military, Antiques and Collectibles, Architecture |
| Illustrator | Drawings by C. G Humphries and lithographic printed by P. S. Duval. |
| Type of Illustration | Lithographs in color and hand-colored. |
| Binding | Cloth on board |
| Dust Jacket | No |
| Publisher or Printer | William H. Horstmann and Sons |
| Publication Year | 1851 |
| Place of Publication | Philadelphia |
| Number of Books | 1 |
Condition
- cracked hinges with partial loss of spine material; wear to the cover with soiling, fraying and bumped corners; crimped endpapers; foxing, soiling and fading to text blocks with writing to the interior front cover.
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Item #
ITMG119744
