A New and Enlarged Military Dictionary, Or, Alphabetical Explanation of Technical Terms: Containing, among other Matters, a Succinct Account of the Different Systems of Fortifications, Tactics, &c. Also the Various French Phrases and Words that have an Immediate, or Relative Connection with the British Service...
JAMES Charles (1802)
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Some browning, otherwise very good in recent cloth back with paper label on older marbled boards, slightly rubbed. xxxvi, c.800pp. [unpaginated]. Printed for T. Egerton,
Later revisions of this work expanded it to two volumes, but whilst James added new terms to the dictionary in these later versions, he also abbreviated the entries to make it more "portable". Contemporary ownership inscritpion of "E. Macgregor Murray 15th H.L.I. Sept 1803"
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