Paris, Jombert, 1752 (1. Partie) - A Basle, Thourneisen, 1755 (2. Partie). Small 8vo. 2 contemp. full calf. Richly gilt spines. Titlelabel with gilt lettering. Some discolouring to lower part of covers on volume 1. A paperlabel pasted on spines. Stamp on titlepages. XVI,220,(2)XXIV,326,(1) pp.The 3 plates suppliedin xerox-copy. A faint dampstain to bottom of the first 40 leaves in volume 1. Otherwise clean.
First edition. - Rumpf: 822. (having the same year, 1755, for both volumes).
PUYSEGUR (François-Jacques de Chastenet, marquis de), TRAVERSE (Baron Jean-Victor de)
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In-12, pleine basane de l'époque, dos à nerfs ornés de guirlandes dorées, compartiments à fers dorés, pièce de titre de maroquin bordeaux (manque de cuir en tête, accroc à la coiffe inf., épidermures), xvj, 220, (2) p., rousseurs. Paris, Charles-Ant. Jombert et Hochereau l'aîné, 1752.
Première et seule édition de cet "abrégé" de "L'Art de la Guerre" de Chastenet de Puységur édité par le baron de Traverse. "The universal theory of war was to be derived from historical observation... Puységur dismissed the challenge of historical change... Despite all changes in armament, the science and art of war remained the same at all times. Expressing neo-classical conceptions [he] emphasized that the successes of all the great generals throughout history had been the result of adherence to the universal rules of war." [Gat The Origins of Military Thought, p.34.]. Petit cachet armorié au noir sur le titre.
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