Instructions in Military Equitation, and in the Elements of Field Movements of Cavalry. Adjutant General’s Office, Horse Guards

  • 20 plates following text. vii, [i], 155, [1, imprint] pp., [2] ff. [sectional title, verso blank; explanatory text, verso blank]
  • London: William Clowes, 1820
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London: William Clowes, 1820. 20 plates following text. vii, [i], 155, [1, imprint] pp., [2] ff. [sectional title, verso blank; explanatory text, verso blank]. 1 vols. 8vo. Full red straight-grained morocco gilt, a.e.g. Library stamp of Ernest August, King of Hanover on title page verso; another royal stamp on title margin. A fine copy of a handsome book. 20 plates following text. vii, [i], 155, [1, imprint] pp., [2] ff. [sectional title, verso blank; explanatory text, verso blank]. 1 vols. 8vo. Ernest August (1771-1851), fifth son of Gorge III and the younger brother of British King William IV, ascended to the Hanoverian throne in 1837; his niece was Queen Victoria, who could not inherit in Hanover under Salic law. In the French Revolution, he had served with distinction in the cavalry; hence his continued interest in miitary equitation. Huth, p. 91

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