- A Digest of the Laws Relating to the Militia, Regular and Local; with the Adjudged Cases; Opinion of Eminent Counsel; Numerous Precedents; and Exact References to the Several Statutes.

London, A. Strahan , 1814 . First edition. Hardback. An exceptionally scarce digest of militia laws applicable in Britain during the early nineteenth century, bound in the publisher's original boards. Vanishingly scarce work, with no known copies held institutionally in the UK. Bound in the publisher's original paper-covered boards, with the original endpaper retained. A comprehensive exploration of both local and more general military laws and guidelines from the early nineteenth century, together with real-life cases and the opinion of an eminent counsel. As stated in the opening advertisement of the work, the author's overall aim was to produce a digest of common use, due to the laws relating to the militia being so varied and widely covered. With chapters on the processes surrounding 'Disobedience, Desertion and Punishment', 'Training and Exercise', 'Appointing Officers', 'Allowances, Pay and Relief to Families' and much more. Written anonymously.With an unpaginated index of eight pages to the rear of the work. With the ink inscription of Sir John Ingilby Ripley, the first baronet of Ripley Castle in Yorkshire. Bound in the publisher's original paper-covered boards, with the original endpaper retained. Externally, generally smart, with slight bumping to the extremities and light marks to boards. Ink inscription to front cover. Front board is a little cockled. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright, with scattered spotting throughout. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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