Title: Regulations for the Uniform of the Army of the United States. With Illustrations. Compiled by direction of the Secretary of War under the Supervision of the Quartermaster General and Inspector General. Author: [Ogden, Henry Alexander illus.] Place: Philadelphia Publisher: Depot of the Quartermaster General Date: 1888 Description: 8 pp. 12 chromolithograph plates by G.H. Buek & Co. after paintings by Henry Alexander Ogden; 13 lithograph plates printed by Isaac Friedenwald. (Folio) 16½x15¼, original brown cloth, title in gilt on front, later paper spine labels; all pages mounted on linen stubs. First Edition. Monumental official presentation of the prescribed uniforms and accessories for the officers and enlisted men of the United States Army of the 1880's. The magnificent color plates depict groups of soldiers both mounted and afoot, in a variety of realistic settings. The black & white plates present a vast array of details and accessories, including epaulettes, helmets and caps, sword belts, chevrons, badges, etc. The painter of the impressive groups, Henry A. Ogden, was born in Philadelphia in 1856 and specialized in paintings of military and historic scenes. Bennett, U. S. Color Plate Books, p. 85; Howes R150. Lot Amendments Condition: Spine ends frayed, front joint beginning to split at foot, hinges cracked; else very good. Item number: 184868
Title: Regulations for the Uniform of the Army of the United States. With Illustrations. Compiled by direction of the Secretary of War under the Supervision of the Quartermaster General and Inspector General. Author: [Ogden, Henry Alexander illus.] Place: Philadelphia Publisher: Depot of the Quartermaster General Date: 1888 Description: 8 pp. 12 chromolithograph plates by G.H. Buek & Co. after paintings by Henry Alexander Ogden; 13 lithograph plates printed by Isaac Friedenwald. (Folio) 16½x15¼, original brown cloth, title in gilt on front, later paper spine labels; all pages mounted on linen stubs. First Edition. Monumental official presentation of the prescribed uniforms and accessories for the officers and enlisted men of the United States Army of the 1880's. The magnificent color plates depict groups of soldiers both mounted and afoot, in a variety of realistic settings. The black & white plates present a vast array of details and accessories, including epaulettes, helmets and caps, sword belts, chevrons, badges, etc. The painter of the impressive groups, Henry A. Ogden, was born in Philadelphia in 1856 and specialized in paintings of military and historic scenes. Bennett, U. S. Color Plate Books, p. 85; Howes R150. Lot Amendments Condition: Spine ends frayed, front joint beginning to split at foot, hinges cracked; else very good. Item number: 184868
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