12mo. Tables to the text. Light browning, otherwise very good in the original blue publisher’s cloth, gilt, a little rubbed, upper board slightly marked. vi, 216pp. Routledge, Warnes, and Routledge, 1858.
Fascinating little guide to the administration of Britain. Included amongst sections of the government, legal system, and finances of the country is a c.50pp. description of the organisation of the Army and the Navy. Full of interesting historical detail on military and naval origins, the chapters also give tabulations of the price of Army commissions, pay rates in both arms, and general guide to the structure of the forces.
