Advice to the officers of the British Army : with the addition of some hints to the drummer and private soldier ..

Advice to the officers of the British Army : with the addition of some hints to the drummer and private soldier ..

Advice to officers of the ordnance, and to the Secretary at War|Veluti in speculum

The eighth edition to which is now added, for the first time, some advice to the officers of the ordnance, and to the Secretary at War.

London Printed for G. Kearsley ... 1783

viii, 186 p., [1] folded leaf of plates : ill. ; 17 cm. (12mo)

355.300941 G877, 1783

(OCoLC)30996323

Variously attributed to Francis Grose, John Williamson or Lord Townshend--Cf. NUC
Later editions appeared in 1787 and in 1806.
A satire, instructing the military to do quite the opposite of normal, as a counterpoint to Swift's "Advice to servants". To the 7th and this edition were added "Advice to officers of the ordnance, and to the Secretary at War."
Chapters XIX-XXII have separate half title: Advice to officers of the ordnance, and to the Secretary at War.
Engraved frontispiece, entitled Veluti in speculum, shows 7 officers standing in front of a mirror held by the devil.
Signatures: pi4 A-P6 Q4(-Q4).
Errata: p. 186.
Inscription on first front free endpaper: C. Isherwood 1817; also his ownership label; bookplate of John T. Beer.
NUC pre-1956 0539680

Halkett & Laing v. 1, p. 45
Cresswell, D.H. American Revolution in drawings, no. 864

L1994.1.255

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