Walton, William:

$1,000 · Offered by William Reese Company

THE ARMY AND NAVY OF THE UNITED STATES FROM THE PERIOD OF THE REVOLUTION TO THE PRESENT DAY. A RECORD OF THE FORMATION, ORGANIZATION, AND GENERAL EQUIPMENT OF THE LAND AND NAVAL FORCES OF THE ... A major work documenting the history and costume of the American military through most of the 19th century. Bennett describes this Imperial Japan edition as the finest version of this rare book, and Howes accords it a "b" rating. Limitation leaves at the beginning of each volume identify this set as copy number 348 of the Imperial Japan edition, which was limited to 500 sets. "The pictorial value is the display of U.S. uniforms from 1776 to 1891. The text has a little-known but very genuine importance. It contains a roster of all commissioned army and navy officers of the U.S. from the beginning up to and including the Civil War" - Bennett.

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