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Gaya, Louis de
Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 USD
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Description
- The Art of War, and the way that it is at present practiced in France... [bound with] A Treatise of the Arms and Engines of War, Office works, Ensigns, and Military Instruments, both Ancient and Modern; with the manner they are at present used, as well in French Armies, as amongst other Nations. London: Robert Harford, 1678
- paper, ink, leather
Two volumes in one, 8vo (5 3/4 x 3 6/8 in.; 148 x 93 mm). Vol 1: License leaf, frontispiece and 7 plates; vol 2: frontispiece (repeated), 18 (of 19) plates; occasional spotting, some plates browned, plate facing page 94 of vol. 2 with a one inch tear not affecting the illustration, plate facing page 125 lacking. Contemporary calf; rebacked.
Provenance
Richard Grosvenor (bookplate)
Literature
Wing G398 and G402A; ESTC R217414 & R23334
Catalogue Note
First English translation of two important French military treatises from the seventeenth century.
The second treatise is hard to find with no copy offered at auction since 1980. There're only two copies in institutions in the United Kingdom and 5 copies in American institutions.
The second treatise is hard to find with no copy offered at auction since 1980. There're only two copies in institutions in the United Kingdom and 5 copies in American institutions.