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The Charity of Mars: A History of the Royal Military Asylum (1803-1892) by Cockerill, A. W - 2002
by Cockerill, A. W
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The Charity of Mars: A History of the Royal Military Asylum (1803-1892)
by Cockerill, A. W
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Cobourg, Ontario, Canada: Black Cat Press, 2002. 238pp. with b/w illustrations, no statement of later print, signed with a brief inscription by the author on the half-title page (first page, recipient blacked out with marker), no CD included - order form for one as a separate purchase on the rear panel of the book. Light soil to outer edges and light creasing from page handling. French wraps have light edge/rub wear and light creasing. Actual book for sale pictured. 14 x 21.7 x 1.6cm, wt500g. Signed by Author. Soft Cover. VG. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- ISBN 10 0921501072
- ISBN 13 9780921501077
- Publisher Black Cat Press
- Place of Publication Cobourg, Ontario, Canada
- Date Published 2002
- Keywords British Army Military History 19th Century Education Social Welfare RMA
- Size 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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The Charity of Mars - a history of the Royal Military Asylum (1803-1892)
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The Charity of Mars - A History of the Royal Military Asylum (1803-1892)
by A. W. Cockerill
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Cobourg, ON: Black Cat Press, 2002. Soft cover. Very Good. PERSONAL INSCRIPTION FROM A.W. COCKERILL on title page; Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; Between 1803 and 1892, over 11,000 children of the soldiers of the British Army's rank-and-file received the Army's charity. At the height of the Napoleonic Wars, the Royal Military Asylum was home to 1600 orphans and children in need: 1,000 boys and 600 girls. This book is a vigorous history of the RMA and Army's experiment in education and social welfare to the benefit of society at large.
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