Charles Louis de FOSSÉ
Idées d'un militaire pour la disposition des troupes confiées aux jeunes officiers dans la défense et l'attaque des petits postes
Chez Alexandre Jombert|à Paris 1783|21 x 27.50 cm|relié
First edition illustrated with a colored vignette at head of the dedication and 11 folding plans drawn by Fossé and engraved in colors by Louis Marin Bonnet. Printed on heavy paper.
Contemporary full fawn sheep binding showing wear. Spine with raised bands, decorated. Beige morocco title-label. Split headcaps. Joints cracked at head and foot. Rubbing and scuffing. Corners cut and worn. Large lack to half-title.
A treatise on military defense and attack strategy. It draws on concrete examples situated on a plain, at a ford, on a bridge, in a castle or a village.
The work concludes with a Summary for representing military plans, dealing with colors appropriate for wash
Contemporary full fawn sheep binding showing wear. Spine with raised bands, decorated. Beige morocco title-label. Split headcaps. Joints cracked at head and foot. Rubbing and scuffing. Corners cut and worn. Large lack to half-title.
A treatise on military defense and attack strategy. It draws on concrete examples situated on a plain, at a ford, on a bridge, in a castle or a village.
The work concludes with a Summary for representing military plans, dealing with colors appropriate for wash
€1,600