School of Cavalry; or, System of organisation, instruction, and manoeuvres, proposed for the Cavalry of the United States.
1824. By William Theobald Wolfe Tone, Lieutenant 1st Reg. U.S. Artillery. Georgetown, D.C. Published by James Thomas. 1824. James C. Dunn, Printer. Original blue printer's boards with white spine. Quarto, xiii, 177 pp. with 17 folded plates, including frontispiece. Signed on inside of front cover "J.C. Pegram / Major of Cavalry" Besides the rarity of this work, it should receive more notice than it has, as the author was the son of Wolfe Tone, father of Irish republicanism and leader in the Independence movement. William Theobold Wolfe Tone (1791-1828) became a naturalized French citizen and fought with Napoleon, earning the Legion of Honor. After Waterloo, he left France and came to the US, where he eventually was commissioned in the US Army as a lieutenant of artillery in 1820. He resigned his commission in 1828 due to illness and died shortly thereafter. Extremely rare, only 7 copies found in OCLC and no record of auction sale since 1940s. (SABIN 96160). CONDITION: Very good, some minor chips and edge wear to the boards, the spine toned, the binding tight and the pages clean and bright, one signature with light toning. Item #58
Price: $600.00
Status: On Hold