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Bibliography, four works by Cockle, Ayala, Almirante and Guarnieri

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November 19, 05:30 PM GMT

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400 - 600 GBP

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

A collection of four volumes on military books, comprising:


i. Almirante, José. Bibliografía militaria de España. Madrid: Manuel Tello, 1876, 4to, later buckram, original printed wrappers bound in

ii. Ayala, Mariano d'. Bibliografia militare-italiana antica e moderna. Turin: Stamperia reale, 1854, 8vo, contemporary half vellum, original printed wrappers bound in, blank interleaving, signed "Cottesloe" on flyleaf

iii. Cockle, Maurice J.D. A bibliography of English military books up to 1642 and of contemporary foreign works. London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. Ltd, 1900, 4to, copy no. 160 of a limited edition of 250 copies, original red buckram, uncut, purchased from Quaritch, 22 September 1900, £1-10s

iv. Guarnieri, Paolo Emilio. Breve biblioteca dell'architettura militare.... Seconda edizione. Milan: Stamperia e fonderia al Genio tipografico, 1803, 4to, half-title; bound with: Catalogue des livres militaires publiés par J. Corréard. Paris, 1846, 16pp.; Leneveu, libraire à Paris, Magasin de livres sur l'art militaire, 2 issues, 2 ff. each, manuscript facsimile; Librairie militaire... sous la direction de A.J. Hap et Cie, printed sheet of new publications; nineteenth-century half calf, owner's name G.B. Lorenzi (apparently a librarian at the Marciana) stamped in gold at foot of upper cover, binding worn