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SIMES, Thomas (fl. 1757-1780). The Military Guide for Young Officers . Philadelphia: J. Humphreys, R. Bell and R. Aitken, 1776. 2 volumes, 8 o (198 x 117 mm). Frontispiece in vol. 2 (short tear and stain at bottom) and 2 folding tables. (Lower margins of vol. 2 water damaged, some occasional spotting.) Contemporary calf, red morocco lettering pieces (joints rubbed, upper cover of vol. 2 water damaged at foot). Provenance : Richard Hatfield (signatures on flyleaves; his? 2-page manuscript list of place names laid-in). FIRST EDITION. Simes' Military Guide was intended to be a vade mecum for British officers. Volume I contains model forms for all kinds of military papers and reports; regulations regarding reviews, camps, hospitals, tactics, etc.; and charts and orders relative to uniforms in the British service. Volume II is a military dictionary in which the meaning of many contemporary military terms may be ascertained. Evans 15083; Sabin 81142; Spaulding & Karpinski 325. [ Bound with: ] DALRYMPLE, Campbell. Extracts from a Military Essay, Containing: Reflections on the Raising, Arming, Cloathing and Discipline of the British Infantry and Cavalry . Philadelphia: Humphreys, Bell and Aitken, 1776. 8 o in 4s. 8 engraved plates, two folding (some water staining at bottom). FIRST EDITION of this work with important implications for the American Revolution, probably published concurrently with the Declaration of Independence. See also lot 66. Evans 1426; Sabin 18345; Spaulding & Karpinski 322. [ Bound with: ] HARVEY, Edward. The Manual Exercise, as Ordered by His Majesty, in the Year 1764 . Philadelphia: J. Humphreys, 1776. 8 o in 4s. 2 engraved folding plans. FIRST EDITION. Evans 14797; Sabin 30771. (2)