Recollections of an Artillery Officer: Including Scenes and Adventures in Ireland, America, Flanders, and France. In Two Volumes.

First edition of this memoir by Benson Earle Hill (bap. 1790, d. 1845) who served as Artillery Staff Officer at the battle of New Orleans. He served with the Royal Regiment of Artillery until 1822 and "was extremely well-travelled, as the army had taken him to Ireland, North America, and Europe" (ODNB). 2 vols, octavo (187 x 117 mm). Contemporary black morocco-grain skiver by B. West of Clerkenwell (blind stamped at foot of rear pastedowns), spine lettered in gilt, boards and spines elaborately decorated in gilt, all edges gilt, yellow endpapers. Contemporary Eton gift inscription to verso of front free endpaper: "C. J. Humfrey, from his affect. friend, Frederick Palmer, on his leaving Eton, Novr. 30th 1840"; this may be the future Colonel Frederick Palmer (1825-1907), captain with the 27th (Inniskilling) Foot, colonel in the Leicestershire Yeomanry (Prince Albert's Own ); it appears that Humfrey became an ensign with the 70th (Surrey) Foot. Extremities slightly rubbed and worn, light foxing to prelims and endmatter, occasional mild foxing to text blocks, ink stain to rear endpaper of Volume I. An excellent set.…