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Deprez [Pierre Samuel]. Nouvelle ecole militaire
DE SAINT SAVIN
DE SAINT SAVIN
Deprez [Pierre Samuel]. Nouvelle ecole militaire
DE SAINT SAVIN

MBA004: Lot 94. DE SAINT SAVIN, Deprez [Pierre Samuel].

Nouvelle ecole militaire,

£800 - £1200

Nouvelle ecole militaire, 86436
ou Traite de la fortification moderne, divisee en quatre parties, ornee de cent-cinquante planches en taille-douce.
Le Mercier, Paris, 1738.

Very good, fresh copy of this uncommon book – a richly illustrated work presenting a summary of the progress of the military science in general and fortifications in particular.

Description

Small landscape 4to (13 x 19.5 cm). Title engraved by Guilard after Le Roux, letterpress title, [8], 342, [4], including 141 engravings numbered (with pp. numbers), with the engr. pp. 83 and 85 originally pasted on wrong illustrations first printed; tear (paper flaw?) to bottom corner of one leaf without affecting image. Contemporary speckled calf, spine with raised bands with gilt ornaments, red morocco label in one with gilt lettering, blue silk bookmark; a bit rubbed at extremities, head of spine chipped, boards with small abrasion areas.

Provenance

Provenance: Ricardi Moore (inscription in ink to upper fly leaf).

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