Miscellany miscellaneous tracts (1 Ergebnisse)

5 works in 1 vol., small hole in last leaf of last work with the loss of a few letters, 24mo, contemporary half calf, slightly worn, sound. Veritably miscellaneous: 1). FitzClarence (George Augustus Frederick, Earl of Munster) Memoirs on the Duty of Picquets. Printed by W. Clowes, 1827, with a folding map, pp. vi, 39, [1]: not in COPAC, 2 locations in WorldCat for an 1843 edition. The unfortunate Fitzclarence was one of the illegitimate children of the Duke of Clarence and Dorothy Jordan. He was an army officer - cornet in the prince of Wales's regiment, the 10th hussars, at the age of thirteen - and published a number of works on military matters. 2). Urban's Naval and Military Almanack & Pocket-Book. Printed for Suttaby, Fox, and Suttaby, 1827, interleaved and with a few MS notes, pp. 166, [2]: Oxford and Cambridge only in COPAC, WorldCat adds BL. 3). "How do you do?" By a Friend. R. Groombridge, 1838, pp. 24: BL and Cambridge only in WorldCat. 4). Rappee (Tonquin, pseud) The Snuff-Box. E. Steill, 1835, illustrated with comic woodcuts, pp. 128: COPAC locates a copy at Liverpool, described as Parts 1-3, ?no more published. This copy has no mention of parts. Tonquin Rappee was a type of snuff. 5). Hints on Servants: valuable to all house-keepers. By a Bachelor. William Spooner, 1838, pp. 48: not in COPAC or WorldCat.…