AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE RISE AND PROGRESS OF THE BENGAL NATIVE INFANTRY,.

THE COMPLETE TITLE OF THIS RARE BOOK IS: AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE RISE AND PROGRESS OF THE BENGAL NATIVE INFANTRY, FROM ITS FIRST FORMATION IN 1757, TO 1796, WHEN THE PRESENT REGULATIONS TOOK PLACE. TOGETHER WITH A DETAIL OF THE SERVICES ON WHICH THE SEVERAL BATTALIONS HAVE BEEN EMPLOYED DURING THAT PERIOD. LONDON: JOHN MURRAY, 1817 FIRST EDITION: THREE QUARTER BROWN CALF, GILT-STAMPED RAISED BANDS: 387PP; 4 FULL PAGE HAND-COLORED ENGRAVINGS OF SOLDIERS IN UNIFORM. TOP EDGE OF THE FRONT COVER VERY LIGHTLY SUNNED; LEATHER IN THE SPINE ARE RUBBED IN A FEW SPOTS; LIGHT / FAINT FOXING TO THE PASTEDOWNS. OVERALL, A WONDERFUL AND CLEAN COPY OF THIS SCARCE BOOK. -- ADDITIONAL CHARGES FOR INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING WILL BE ADDED, ACCORDING TO COUNTRY.