The Hague: Arnout Leers, 1684. EARLY EDITION. Foolscap octavo, pp.[10], 96 [2]. All text in French. With 12 folding plans and tables at rear. In later mottled full calf with raised bands, gilt titles to red label on spine and further gilt decoration to spine. All edges flecked red. Armorial bookplate of the Harcourt family to front pastedown. Joints rubbed; very good overall. This important treatise on fortifications was first published in 1683. Item #49065

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