Description
Pre-Civil War first issue of New York’s militia code, printed at Albany by Weed, Parsons & Co. and promulgated under General Orders No. 30 (April 6, 1858) by Adjutant-General Frederick Townsend. The engraved title/frontis is present, as is the “Property of the People of the State of New-York” leaf. Includes the Appendix with the U.S. Articles of War. Period half-leather over marbled boards with gilt-ruled spine.
Highlights
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First edition, 1858 (Weed, Parsons & Co., Albany); signed in print by Fred’k Townsend under General Orders No. 30
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Foundational NY State Militia regulations issued three years before the Civil War
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Appendix: U.S. Articles of War present
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Period half-leather binding over marbled boards
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Pencil provenance note: “Pay Master 11th Regt” at front (unresearched; do not erase)
Condition
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Structure: Boards attached; spine tight; text block sound
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Exterior: Marbled boards with rubbing/soil; corners bumped
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Interior: Foxing/toning typical of the period; tide marks/dampstain along fore-edge and lower margins (see photos), some cockling; pencil note “Pay Master 11th Regt” at front endpaper
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No repairs or cleaning performed by us; sold as found
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Please view all photos for the best sense of condition and contents
A solid, complete-feeling working copy of the scarce pre-war New York militia code, with appealing regimental-role note that’s worth researching for a provenance bump.
