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[Militaria]

BEAURAIN, Jean-Baptiste Jacques de ; [GRIMOARD, Philippe-Henri de]

Histoire des quatre dernières campagnes du maréchal de Turenne en 1672, 1673, 1674 & 1675, enrichie de cartes et de plans topographiques [...].

Paris, chevalier de Beaurain, 1782


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2 vol., folio: [4]-viii-217-[1] pp., [1] f.; 21 (of 24) pl. (foxing, some ff. sl. browned, marg. damp stain on title of vol. II, sm. tears without lack to some fold. maps, one map loose, last one part. detached).

Contemp. marbled or mottled calf, triple gilt-ruled fillets on boards, gilt-orn. spine with raised bands, red edges (text vol.) (re-used contemp. binding for text vol., very rubbed, heads and tails missing, joints (part.) split).

First edition of the relation of the last campaigns led by Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne-Bouillon, vicomte de Turenne (1611-1675, killed during the battle of Salzbach), one of the best generals of Louis XIII and Louis XIV. In this copy the plates are bound in a separate volume, containing 21 (of 24) hand-coloured plates (11 on double page and 10 fold.), 3 with movable parts, showing battles (Sintzheim, Entzheim, Turkheim, Altenheim), fortified towns (Burick, Arheim, Voorne, Crèvecoeur, Bommel...), maps (Germany, Lorraine and Alsace, Rhine...). The text vol. is illustrated with 5 headpieces after Eisen fig. battles and 2 identical tailpieces by Baquoy. The topographical description are by de Beaurain and the historical one are by Grimoard. With the subscribers' list.
Ref. Conlon XX:86. - Not in Cohen.

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Lot 890

Histoire des quatre dernières campagnes du maréchal de Turenne en 1672, 1673, 1674 & 1675, enrichie de cartes et de plans topographiques [...].

BEAURAIN, Jean-Baptiste Jacques de ; [GRIMOARD, Philippe-Henri de]

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