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The Army and Navy Gentleman's Companion

Book 1780 English United Kingdom

J. McArthur

Gelli lists the 1780-1781 London edition and a 1784 reissue, stressing the engraved frontispiece and eighteen plates.

Castle also records the 1780-1781 London McArthur witness.

Castle also records the 1784 London McArthur reissue printed for J. Murray.

Vigeant 1882 confirms the engraved apparatus of the 1780 issue and explicitly notes that the 1784 London edition is conformable to the original.

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Bibliographic Overview
TitleThe Army and Navy Gentleman's Companion
AuthorJ. McArthur
Earliest publication date1780
LanguageEnglish
CountryUnited Kingdom
Document typeBook
Authority statement
J. McArthur
Authority Roles
Author
J. McArthur
Edition History
The Army and Navy Gentleman's Companion 1780
CityLondon
PublisherNot specified
PrinterJames Lavers
FormatNot specified
Pages[2], xxiv, 159, [1] p.
DimensionsNot specified
London, 1780-1781, James Lavers. Gelli notes the Sowerby frontispiece engraved by Newton and 18 plates.

Quality phase 101i: explicit publisher/printer statement linked after individual review.

Quality phase 271: J. McArthur, The Army and Navy Gentleman’s Companion, London: James Lavers, 1780. Exact K10plus collation: [2], xxiv, 159, [1] pages and folded plates.

Quality phase 287: The exact London 1780 manifestation and aligned Gelli statement identify the Newton frontispiece and eighteen folded instructional plates.

Quality phase 422: all four manifestation fields rechecked against the exact K10plus record.
The Army and Navy Gentleman's Companion. Second edition 1784
CityLondon
PublisherMurray
PrinterNot specified
FormatNot specified
Pages[1] plate leaf, xxii, [4], 162 p.
DimensionsNot specified
London, 1784, F. Murray. Gelli says it is identical to the previous edition and dedicated to the Duke of Argyll.

Quality phase 101c: imprint agent recovered from the explicit opening statement and matched to the same-city authority.

Quality phase 295: Gelli explicitly describes the 1784 London second edition as identical to the preceding edition.

Quality phase 422: exact 1784 second-edition date and collation rechecked against K10plus.
Digital Witnesses
K10plus — The army and navy gentleman's companion
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K10plus · open
Exact manifestation match located during the external research campaign of quality phase 265 (2026-08-31). Catalogue identifier: 897230175.

Cover audit phase 719: reviewed in the complete frozen 821-candidate pass. Disposition=catalogue_or_finding_aid. Bibliographic catalogue/finding-aid record; useful for identity, but not itself an edition image source. External probe: HTTP 206; content type text/html; charset=UTF-8.

Cover audit phase 740: final outcome=no_image_catalogue_only; bibliographic catalogue or finding-aid record; retained for authority control, but it does not expose a reusable manifestation image.
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K10plus — The army and navy gentleman's companion : or a new and complete treatise on the theory and practice of fencing. Displaying the intricacies of small-sword play; ... By J. Mc.Arthur ..
Catalogue HTML
K10plus · open
Exact manifestation match located during the external research campaign of quality phase 265 (2026-08-31). Catalogue identifier: 317279254.

Cover audit phase 719: reviewed in the complete frozen 821-candidate pass. Disposition=catalogue_or_finding_aid. Bibliographic catalogue/finding-aid record; useful for identity, but not itself an edition image source. External probe: HTTP 206; content type text/html; charset=UTF-8.

Cover audit phase 740: final outcome=no_image_catalogue_only; bibliographic catalogue or finding-aid record; retained for authority control, but it does not expose a reusable manifestation image.
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Scholarly References
Castle entry CAS-P066-E001
Castle (1892)
Egerton Castle, Schools and Masters of Fence, from the Middle Ages to the End of the Eighteenth Century. With a complete bibliography. New and revised edition. London: George Bell & Sons, 1892.
Pages 65-66 · Entry CAS-P066-E001
Castle entry CAS-P066-E002
Castle (1892)
Egerton Castle, Schools and Masters of Fence, from the Middle Ages to the End of the Eighteenth Century. With a complete bibliography. New and revised edition. London: George Bell & Sons, 1892.
Pages 66 · Entry CAS-P066-E002
Gelli entry GEL-P519-E001
Gelli (1890)
Jacopo Gelli, Bibliografia generale della scherma con note critiche, biografiche e storiche.
Pages 519,520 · Entry GEL-P519-E001
Thimm entry 1325
Thimm (1896)
Carl A. Thimm, A Complete Bibliography of Fencing and Duelling.
Pages 198 · Entry 1325
Vigeant entry VIG-P031-E001
Vigeant (1882)
Arsène Vigeant, La Bibliographie de l'escrime ancienne et moderne. Paris: Imprimé par Motteroz, 1882.
Pages 31-32 · Entry VIG-P031-E001
Vigeant entry VIG-P032-E001
Vigeant (1882)
Arsène Vigeant, La Bibliographie de l'escrime ancienne et moderne. Paris: Imprimé par Motteroz, 1882.
Pages 32 · Entry VIG-P032-E001
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Primary edition The Army and Navy Gentleman's Companion
Publisher Not specified
City London
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