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Paris, Chez Prault - Jombert, 1754. In 2nd. 2 vols. Title page in red and black with a vignette in the center engraved by Boucher, header to the dedication paper to the King, another header at the opening of the second volume, 25 plates folded out of text depicting military tactics, contemporary bindings in mottled bazzana, 5-nerved spine with decorations in gold on the compartments, red cuts. Perfect example.
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First edition of this important military treatise, very famous at the time and widely consulted. Count Lancelot de Turpin de Crissé (1716-1795) had a brilliant military career and particularly distinguished himself on the battlefields of Germany; his last assignment was that of commander of the Scarpe fort in Douai. He was awarded the Grand Cross of Saint-Louis in 1787. In 1792 he went into exile in Germany, where he died around 1795. Member of the academies of Berlin, Nancy and Marseille, his works on the art of war were highly appreciated: the present Essai was translated into German (1757), Russian (1758-1759) and English (1761).
Querard: "He seeks here to establish an army in all positions and in all countries in which can be found during a campaign, providing the means to defend and attack it (...) He never fails to accompany with solid reflections the account of the largest war operations, and that of the maneuvers practiced by the most famous ancient and modern".
Querard: "He seeks here to establish an army in all positions and in all countries in which can be found during a campaign, providing the means to defend and attack it (...) He never fails to accompany with solid reflections the account of the largest war operations, and that of the maneuvers practiced by the most famous ancient and modern".
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