13th Dec, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST
[Lambart (Richard, Earl of Cavan)].
A New System of Military Discipline, Founded upon Principle. By A General Officer.
J. Almon, 1773, first edition, quarto, [8], vii, [2], 10-278 pages, text diagrams, staining to lower corner in places, bookplate of Hugh Cecil, Earl of Lonsdale, contemporary diced, mottled/tree calf gilt with gilt armorial device to boards. [ESTC T101517].
Sold for £900
Estimated at £500 - £800
Staining to lower corner in places, particularly the endpapers and fly leaves (see images), top edge dust marked, upper joint just starting to crack.
Auction: Books, Maps & Manuscripts, 13th Dec, 2023
The Books, Maps and Manuscripts sales encompass a broad range of collecting areas from early antiquarian books to modern first editions, which are sold alongside illustrations, private press, manuscripts, maps and atlases, early photographs, autographed letters and historic documents. Held four times a year, the specialist Book sales incorporate both private collections and libraries, and single lots from vendors across the United Kingdom.
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Tuesday 12 December 10am-5pm and morning of sale from 8am
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