Bruce S. Bazelon & William Leigh, American Military Buttons: An Interpretive Study, 1785-1835.
This is a 222 page reference work with nearly 2,000 color illustrations, showing fronts (and backs where important or illustrative).
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We made use of unpublished research notes, publications from 1911 to the present day, and new information contributed by collectors and "diggers" to compile this reference book.  In addition to new information and numerous specimens documented, it offers a new understanding of American patriotic heraldry, and the evolution of manufacturing processes and distinctive regional characteristics.  The work examines federal regulations, button types, and the use of various symbols relating to each state and its militias.  Nearly 2000 photographs of these buttons, with most depicting both obverse and reverse, are show in color in order to aid in identification and attribution.  This useful guide provides a context through which to appreciate early 19th-Century American military buttons as they reflect the growth and maturing of the American nation. 
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