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Folard, Jean-Charles, chevalier de.
Estimate
2,000 - 2,500 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Histoire de Polybe, nouvellement traduite du grec par Dom Vincent Thuillier... avec un corps de science militaire... par M. de Folard... Nouvelle edition revuë, corrigée & augmentée d'un supplement. Amsterdam: Z. Chatelain et fils, 1753, 7 volumes, 4to, engraved frontispiece, title-page printed in red and black, folding half-title (or advertisement?) at start of volume 1, engraved frontispiece for volume 7 (supplement), 39+36+16+20+9+3+8 folding engraved plates, folding engraved map in volume 3 & 4, contemporary marbled calf, red edges, extremities rubbed and chipped and repaired in places
- Paper
Brézé, Argentero de, marquis. Observations historiques et critiques sur les commentaires de Folard et sur la cavalerie. Turin: les freres Reycends, 1772, 2 volumes in one, 8vo, 29 folding engraved plates, marbled boards, extremities slightly rubbed; [Silva, marchese di] Remarques sur quelques articles de l'Essai général de tactique. Turin: les freres Reycends, 1773; [Silva, marchese di] Considérations sur la guerre présente entre les russes et les turcs. Ibid., 1773, 3 folding engraved plates; 2 works in one volume, 8vo, marbled boards; [Bousmard, Henri Jean Baptiste de] Essai général de fortification, et d'attaque et défense des places. Berlin: George Decker, 1797-1799, 3 volumes (of 4), 4to (255 x 208mm), mostly printed on blue paper, contemporary speckled calf, spines gilt in compartments with modern lettering-pieces, yellow edges, lacking atlas volume, rebacked retaining original spines; Michaud d'Arcon, Jean Claude Eleonore. Considérations militaires et politiques sur les fortifications. Paris: l'Imprimerie de la Republique, An III [1795], 8vo, half-title, printed on blue paper, later marbled boards
together 13 volumes
together 13 volumes
Provenance
King Ernest Augustus of Hanover, library stamp as Duke of Cumberland
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."