20th Mar, 2024 10:00
March Sales: Ceramics, Books, Asian Art, Hunt Buttons & Carpets
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[Z] Maister (J)
Maister (J) ‘Private Orderly Book August 10th 1793, Ensign J. Maister East York Regiment of Militia Caister Camp’, with daily passwords ("Parole London" etc.) and orders including training, escorts, and parade, circa 130 pages in manuscript, plus blanks, interleaved with blotting paper, oblong 8vo, 2 July to 10 December 1793, contemporary calf
Caister-on-Sea in Norfolk was the site of one of a series of large military camps established to guard the coast following the outbreak of war with France.
Sold for £600
Maister (J) ‘Private Orderly Book August 10th 1793, Ensign J. Maister East York Regiment of Militia Caister Camp’, with daily passwords ("Parole London" etc.) and orders including training, escorts, and parade, circa 130 pages in manuscript, plus blanks, interleaved with blotting paper, oblong 8vo, 2 July to 10 December 1793, contemporary calf
Caister-on-Sea in Norfolk was the site of one of a series of large military camps established to guard the coast following the outbreak of war with France.
Some wear and loss to the binding. Internal contents generally in good condition, with some fading and foxing, but generally well preserved.
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Auction: March Sales: Ceramics, Books, Asian Art, Hunt Buttons & Carpets, 20th Mar, 2024
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