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 seventh 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, 188 p., [1] folded leaf of plates : ill. ; 16 cm. (12mo)

L1999F394 1783

(OCoLC)20983262

Variously attributed to Francis Grose, John Williamson or Lord Townshend--Cf. NUC.
Late editions appeared in 1787 and 1806.
Signatures: [pi]4 A-P6 Q4.
A satire, instructing the military to do quite the opposite of normal, as a counterpoint to Swift's "Advice to servants."
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.
Errata: p. 186.
Publisher's advertisements: p. iv-viii, 187-188.
Tipped in on front free endpaper: To Captain A. Goodinge, Scots Guards and Lon. Rifle Brigade, from Lieut. Colonel J.H. Levey late Scots Guards, November 1969.

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

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