1917 Manual for Non-commissioned Officers and Privates. Fort Wood Guard House

War Department. Manual for Non-commissioned Officers and Privates of Infantry of The Army of the United States. 1917. GPO. Washington. 350 pages. Illustrated. 2 Folding plates. 5-5/8 inches. Hard cover. Cloth. Contemporary owner’s name on the front end page: “Field Catseby, J(r.) / pp_ 8^th Co. Va. C. A. N. G. ? No. 21.”  On the reverse side of the front end page is written in manuscript ink: “For the Fort Wood Guard / House. / Fort Wool Virginia / The Hell of God’s Dist.” Cover spots. The front inner hinge is pulled. Extremities rubbed. Age toned. Foxing. Overall very good condition.