Tin Soldiers: The Organized Militia and What It Really Is
Boston: Richard Badger, 1912. First Edition. Octavo (20cm). Blue cloth boards, spine lettered in gilt; dustjacket; 185pp; illus. Spine gilt flaking slightly, else tight and fine in the original pictorial dustjacket, clean, crisp and Near Fine. Surprisingly well-preserved.
Plea for a volunteer militia movement, well-illustrated with 15 leaves of halftone plates. Includes a chapter on Strike Duty, which the author calls "the worst kind of duty that can fall to the lot of the soldier."
Price: $65.00