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[Thornton, Alfred]. The Adventures of a Post Captain: by a Naval Officer, 1st edition, 2nd issue, London: J. Johnston, [1817], 2nd issue with rule each side of 'By a Naval Officer' to title, and printed W. Lewis instead of J. and T. Agg, hand-coloured aquatint frontispiece, additional title and 23 plates, some offsetting and light spotting, crimson morocco gilt bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey, top edge gilt, later burgundy full morocco by Zaehnsdorf, covers with double fillet border in gilt, spine with raised bands, lettered and decorated in gilt, 8vo, together with [Mitford, John]. My Cousin in the Army: or, Johnny Newcome on the Peace Establishment. A Poem. By a Staff Officer, London: printed by and for Hodgson & Co., [circa 1822], 16 hand-coloured aquatint plates, pp. 193-196 with repaired tears, burgundy morocco gilt bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey, all edges gilt, later crimson half morocco gilt, 8vo (Quantity: 2) Provenance: W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey (bookplates). Abbey Life 349 & 370; Tooley 485 & 166 respectively. The first issue of John Mitford's My Cousin in the Army was published by J. Johnston in 1822, as per the Abbey & Tooley copies, this present edition published by Hodgson & Co is more unusual.