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BARDET DE VILLENEUVE (P. P. A.). The functions... - Lot 10 - Kâ-Mondo
BARDET DE VILLENEUVE (P. P. A.). The functions and duties of officers, both infantry and cavalry. A La Haye, chez J. Van Duren, 1740, in-8, [11] f., 307 p., p.4-64 (publisher's catalogue), front, pl., contemporary marbled and glazed havana calf, spine with 5 nerves, havana title-piece, ornamented caissons, gilt roulettes at the edges of the spines and of the back-papers, red edges (slight rubbing of the corners and the headpieces, brownings). First edition of this work, which forms the first volume of a series entitled "Cours de la science militaire", published in 15 parts between 1750 and 1757. The title page of the volume is preceded by that of the series. The illustration, entirely engraved on copper, consists of a frontispiece with several battle scenes, 2 folding plates (plans of camps, after the author's drawings), and the coat of arms of Don Carlos, king of the Two Sicilies and infant of Spain, at the head of the dedication. At the end of the volume is the publisher's catalogue. Provenance: Gabriel Vigoureux (modern engraved bookplate with white arms).
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