Regulations for the Uniform and Dress of the Army, 1851

A group of 3 works detailing military uniform and dress in the 19th century, comprising:

Regulations for the Uniform & Dress of the Army of the United States. June, 1851. Philadelphia: William H. Horstmann & Sons, 1851. Folio. 10 chromolithographs and 15 additional lithographed plates, with facsimile endorsements from the Adjutant General on each plate. (Some spots, minor toning.) Quarter calf gilt with rust cloth, spine in 6 compartments with 5 raised bands, gilt-lettered in 2, others gilt-decorated. Third edition.

Regulations for the Uniform and Dress of the Army of the United States...Also, for the Navy and Marine Corps of the United States, and for the Volunteer Militia of Each State. Boston: Robert Weir, 1857. Folio. 20 lithographed plates, 3 with partial color, advertisements many for pianos. (Occasional spots.) Cloth backed marbled paper boards with gilt label (wear to edges, spine sunned, some scuffs).

Regulations for the Uniform & Dress of the Marine Corps of the United States, October, 1859. Philadelphia: Charles Desilver, 1859. Folio. 8 chromolithographs and 6 black and white lithographs. (Minor toning, occasional spots.) Original embossed drab green cloth gilt (boards detached, rubbing to extremities, scuffs). First printing of the 1859 edition.