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THBMilitary and Maritine [sic] Discipline in Three Books.
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LiveJul 30, 2025
Our Library of Curiosities auction features selections from the collection of John A Davidson Jr., a life long collector of rare books. John was extraordinarily interested in a wide array of subjects from the beginning of publishing through the twentieth century. Gray's Auctioneers info@graysauctioneers.com
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Military and Maritine [sic] Discipline in Three Books. First Edition.
London: printed by E. Tyler and R. Holt for Rob. Pawlet at the Bible in Chancery Lane, Tho. Passinger at the three Bibles on London Bridge, and Benj. Harlock over against Saint Magnus Church, 1672.
Military and maritine [sic] discipline in three books· Book I. Military observations or tacticks put into practice for the exercise of horse and foot; ... By Captain Thomas Venn. Book II. An exact method of military architecture, the art of fortifying towns; ... Rendred into English by John Lacey, out of the works of the late learned mathematician Andrew Tacquet. Together with corrections made by the Count de Pag'an and Sr Sam. Moreland's Methods of delineating all manner of fortifications. Book III. The compleat gunner in three parts ... Translated out of Casimir, Diego, Ussano and Hexam, &c. To which is added the Doctrine of projects applied to gunnery by Galilaeus and Torricellio. And observations out of Mersennus and other authors.
Title page in black and red. Added title page, engraved.
[18], 206, [6], 68, [4], 88, 25, [3], 4, 3-25, [3], 63-75, [1] p., [16] leaves of plates: diagrams, ill., tables, decorative and illustrated initials throughout.
Bound in: Full leather, rebacked; raised bands, leather spine labels, girl spine titles.
H: 12 W: 8 1/2 in.
With bookplate of Desmond Seaton Reid on front pastedown endpaper.Dimension
Height: 12.00Condition
Good. Foxing and browning throughout.
- Provenance
From the Estate of John A. Davidson, Jr. Proceeds to benefit the APL of Lorain County and the Dittrick Museum.
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