Live veiling - Lot 1173

[Militaria]

FOSSÉ, Charles Louis François de

Idées d'un militaire pour la disposition des troupes confiées aux jeunes officiers dans la défense et l'attaque des petits postes.

Paris, Fr.-A. Didot l'ainé for A. Jombert Jr., 1783

€ 800 / 1.000

PLAATS HIER JE (TELEFONISCH) BOD
Live bieden (Drouot*) Live bieden (Invaluable*)

* 2% online commissie bovenop onze commissie van 28%

Beschrijving lot

2 parts in 1 vol., 4to: [10]-116, 60-[6] pp.; 11 pl. + 11 expl. ff. (some spotting).

Contemp. blue paper covers, flat spine (some def., rubbed). Good, uncut copy with large margins.

First edition of this military treatise by Fossé (1734-1812), French infantry officer and mathematician. It contains information on military strategies and the best methods of producing maps and charts. Nicely illustrated with colour-printed plates: coat of arms at the head of the dedication to the duc du Châtelet and 11 attractive plates (fold.) by Louis-Marin Bonnet after the author's designs. The plates, realistically and aesthetically drawn, present various sites and buildings with their suggested use in military situations, figuring i.a. a castle in the vicinity of Bern, fortifications near Lille, the village of Bar. This work is also renowned for its splendid typography that later on became known as the Didot-style.
Ref. Conlon 83:1106. - Brunet II:1354.

Meer foto's

Lot 1173

Idées d'un militaire pour la disposition des troupes confiées aux jeunes officiers dans la défense et l'attaque des petits postes.

FOSSÉ, Charles Louis François de

Om te kunnen bieden, dient u zich in te loggen.
Nog geen account? Maak hier uw gratis account aan.
Log in
© Arenberg Auctions 2025 – Webdesign Webit
Voorwaarden | Privacy Policy | Cookiebeleid