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Burton, Richard F. A Complete System of Bayonet Exercise. Pierway, Inc., Vancouver, 2002.

Price: US$75.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: Reprint of the 1853 edition by William Clowes & Sons. Limited edition facsimile of the original, number 325 of 750 copies. Book is bound in red cloth with gilt lettering. 36 pages with 4 pages of adds at rear. Book is in fine condition with no writing or marks. Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box.

Seller: Cahill Rare Books, Mission Viejo, CA, U.S.A.

BURTON Richard F[rancis].. A COMPLETE SYSTEM OF BAYONET EXERCISE.. Vancouver: Pierway, 2002.

Price: US$78.01 + shipping

Description: Reprint of the Original 1853 Edition, small 8vo, pp 36, 6 textual illustrations, original red blind stamped cloth, fine. A limited edition of 750, this copy being No. 386. The first edition was published by William Clowes in 1853. "This is probably the rarest of all Burton's books, and forms one of the most important works on the bayonet ever published, and to it can be traced the change in the systems of bayonet drill adopted in most European countries. I believe I am correct in saying that until about ten years ago it was impossible to find any work on the subject which was not based on Burton's work. Large numbers of it were purchased by foreign army authorities (particularly German). There are copies in the Kensington Library, the War Office Library, and at the British Museum. The two latter copies are in the original binding and in good state". Penzer N M. ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SIR RICHARD BURTON p42.

Seller: J & S L Bonham ABA ILAB PBFA, London, United Kingdom

Burton, Richard F.. A Complete System of Bayonet Exercise. William Clowes and Sons, London, 2002.

Price: US$175.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: London: William Clowes and Sons, 2002. This is a Fine copy of a facsimile edition published by Pierway in an edition LIMITED to 750 copies. "Bayonet Exercise" was originally published in 1853 and is one of the high spots for the Burton collector. Considered an influential work of militaria quite separately from Burton's later fame as a Victorian polymath. Extremely rare in the original. Penzer [41-42] notes "This is probably the rarest of all Burton's books, and forms one of the most important works on the bayonet ever published." Bright red textured cloth binding, decoratively stamped and ruled on the covers, with gilt titling on the front. Clean text; 36 pages, with a four-page publisher catalog of the publisher's military titles in the rear; marbled endpapers. . Facsimile Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Seller: Quercus Rare Books, Chico, CA, U.S.A.