A Treatise on Military Finance: With Appendix

A Treatise on Military Finance with an appendix.
London 1797. Printed for T. Egerton. In 3 parts plus the appendix, and 4 pages of adverts for military subjects. In Part I, The Present State of the British Forces, includes the history from the period of Henry VII to the present day. Also extensive material on the rates of pay of all the forces for all occasions, and the equipment and clothing to be issued.
Part II, Of the purchase and sale of commissions, Detailed information covering aspects of this topic.
Part III, contains a report on all the details involved in establishing the army. Subjects covered are: Clothing the army, Widow's pensions, Of the stock purse or non-effective fund, etc.
Appendix: extensive data on supplying the needs of the army for the year 1797.
The condition of this attractive copy is about Fine. The binding is tight and shows no wear or markings, and the text is clean and bright save for slight browning of the first two endpapers. The book is complete including the half-title page.