Dictionnaire militaire, ou Recueil alphabétique de tous les termes propres à l'art de la guerre.

Paris, Gissey, 1745

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2 vol., 12mo: viii-592, [2]-564 [= 562]-[4] pp.; 1 fold. table (occ. spotting).

Contemp. speckled calf, gilt title on flat spines (joints and edges sl. rubbed).

Mostly known for his "Dictionnaire généalogique [...]", this is the first edition of the lesser known military dictionary of La Chesnaye-Desbois (1699-1784).
Joined: Joly de Maizeroy, P.-G. - Théorie de la guerre [...]. Nancy, Widow Leclerc, 1777. 8vo; 19 fold. pl. Contemp. sheep (head damaged, joints rubbed). (3 vol.)