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PRINTED 1792 LATE 18TH CENTURY FRENCH INFANTRY MANUAL 40 RARE ENGRAVED PLATES
PRINTED 1792 LATE 18TH CENTURY FRENCH INFANTRY MANUAL 40 RARE ENGRAVED PLATES
PRINTED 1792 LATE 18TH CENTURY FRENCH INFANTRY MANUAL 40 RARE ENGRAVED PLATES
PRINTED 1792 LATE 18TH CENTURY FRENCH INFANTRY MANUAL 40 RARE ENGRAVED PLATES
PRINTED 1792 LATE 18TH CENTURY FRENCH INFANTRY MANUAL 40 RARE ENGRAVED PLATES
PRINTED 1792 LATE 18TH CENTURY FRENCH INFANTRY MANUAL 40 RARE ENGRAVED PLATES
PRINTED 1792 LATE 18TH CENTURY FRENCH INFANTRY MANUAL 40 RARE ENGRAVED PLATES
PRINTED 1792 LATE 18TH CENTURY FRENCH INFANTRY MANUAL 40 RARE ENGRAVED PLATES
PRINTED 1792 LATE 18TH CENTURY FRENCH INFANTRY MANUAL 40 RARE ENGRAVED PLATES
PRINTED 1792 LATE 18TH CENTURY FRENCH INFANTRY MANUAL 40 RARE ENGRAVED PLATES
PRINTED 1792 LATE 18TH CENTURY FRENCH INFANTRY MANUAL 40 RARE ENGRAVED PLATES
PRINTED 1792 LATE 18TH CENTURY FRENCH INFANTRY MANUAL 40 RARE ENGRAVED PLATES

PRINTED 1792 LATE 18TH CENTURY FRENCH INFANTRY MANUAL 40 RARE ENGRAVED PLATES

$ 5.27

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Topic: Europe
  • Modified Item: Yes
  • Year Printed: 1792
  • Binding: Leather
  • Original/Facsimile: Original
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Place of Publication: Philadelphia
  • Personalized: No
  • Special Attributes: france, military, french revolution,
  • Subject: Military & War
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: France
  • Region: Europe
  • Language: English

    Description

    Up for auction is two rather rare French military volumes titled :
    Réglement concernant l'exercice et les manoeuvres de l'infanterie : du 1er août
    1791 A Paris Au Bureau Du Journal Militaire  Rue de Richelieu , No . 132; Et Chez Brlin, Libraire, rue S. Jacques, No 26. De L’ Imprimerire De Laillet rue de la harp, No 6. 1792
    One volume contains
    40 folding engraved plates
    (numbered 1- 40.) Number 13 bears the name of the engraver “Oder”). Treaty of military maneuvers, ed. on the order of Minister Narbonne, indicating the various alignments and positions, their movements and maneuvers on the ground; illustrated with many clearly explained diagrams on facing pages. In total 83pp.
    The second volume contains text on military maneuvers with 399 pages in French. Condition : Bound in what appears to be original half leather / tan paper boards.  Both volumes are quite sound and bound tightly. The spine is in very good condition. Both volumes show red fore edge papers leaves, Internally pages in good order a as the plates as well. I do not see any major tears to the plates mostly folds some edge wear, with very little spotting, and almost no foxing. Written on the title page is a signature in French from the period. As always any questions feel free to ask.