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pp. 232. Oversized 8vo. Bound in brown buckram and in publisher's original dust jacket. Black-&-white illustrations. Light spotting to rear board, and slight rubbing to edges. Endpapers lightly foxed; else very good, to near fine, condition. The former owner has reinforced the folds of the dust jacket with clear tape. The panels are scuffed, and there is some light chipping and rubbing to the folds, else the jacket is in good condition. A facsimile edition, limited to 700 copies, of which this is copy number 219. First published in London in 1746. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9900035864
Titel: A Treatise Containing the Elementary Part of...
Verlag: Museum Restoration Service, Ottawa, ON
Erscheinungsdatum: 1968
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Schutzumschlag
Anbieter: RareNonFiction, IOBA, Ladysmith, BC, Kanada
Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Limited Edition. #350 of 700 facsimile copies of the 1746 first edition specially reprinted in 1968. xvi, 232 pages. Thirty-four black and white illustrations. "With remarks on the constructions of the most celebrated authors, particularly of Marshal de Vauban and Baron Coehorn, in which the perfection and imperfection of their several works are considered. For use of the Royal Academy of Artillery at Woolwich." - subtitle. "Designed to trace the history of modern fortification. Includes commentaries on the work of French, German, English and other contemporaries. Almost every fort built in America was designed on the theories contained in this book." - dust jacket. Armorial bookplate upon front free endpaper, otherwise book clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 243h3521
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