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Important military manual on gunnery and fortification

SAINT-JULIEN, Antoine de & Augustin BRANDEN.
Gründlicher Unterricht von der Theoria und Praxi der heutigen Büchsen-Meisterey, als auch des Ernst-Feuer-Wercks nach der Methode des Welt-berühmten Ingenieurs Mr. de Vauban in Frag und Antwort verfasset, und in neun besondere Theile ordentlich eingetheilt.

Double-page engraved frontispiece titled 'Der vollkommene Konstabel', double-page title printed in red and black, one folding woodcut table, 24 folding engraved plates showing how to prepare canons, military utensils, fortifications, etc. of which some with 2 illustrations, several woodcut illustrations and tables in text, woodcut head- and endpieces, woodcut initials.

Double-page engraved frontispiece titled 'Der vollkommene Konstabel', double-page title printed in red and black, one folding woodcut table, 24 folding engraved plates showing how to prepare canons, military utensils, fortifications, etc. of which some with 2 illustrations, several woodcut illustrations and tables in text, woodcut head- and endpieces, woodcut initials.

Double-page engraved frontispiece titled 'Der vollkommene Konstabel', double-page title printed in red and black, one folding woodcut table, 24 folding engraved plates showing how to prepare canons, military utensils, fortifications, etc. of which some with 2 illustrations, several woodcut illustrations and tables in text, woodcut head- and endpieces, woodcut initials.

Double-page engraved frontispiece titled 'Der vollkommene Konstabel', double-page title printed in red and black, one folding woodcut table, 24 folding engraved plates showing how to prepare canons, military utensils, fortifications, etc. of which some with 2 illustrations, several woodcut illustrations and tables in text, woodcut head- and endpieces, woodcut initials.

Double-page engraved frontispiece titled 'Der vollkommene Konstabel', double-page title printed in red and black, one folding woodcut table, 24 folding engraved plates showing how to prepare canons, military utensils, fortifications, etc. of which some with 2 illustrations, several woodcut illustrations and tables in text, woodcut head- and endpieces, woodcut initials.



Frankfurt & Leipzig, Johann Ernst Adelbulner for Johann Friederich Rüdigern, 1713. 8vo. Contemporary overlapping vellum with title in ink on spine, blue painted edges. Double-page engraved frontispiece titled 'Der vollkommene Konstabel', double-page title printed in red and black, one folding woodcut table, 24 folding engraved plates showing how to prepare canons, military utensils, fortifications, etc. of which some with 2 illustrations, several woodcut illustrations and tables in text, woodcut head- and endpieces, woodcut initials. (22), 768 pp.

Rare first edition of this important artillery manual, especially on gunnery and the use of the canon, translated by Augustin Branden. The work, originally supposed to be published in French, is said to have been written by Antoine de Saint-Julien. Jähns, however, considers Branden to be the author; according to him the fake name of Saint-Julien is added, probably because a French name would benefit the popularity of the book.

Good copy with pasted ex-libris of Hoffmann on blank recto of title.- (Lacks last blank leaf of preliminary pages; sm. tear in one plate.).
Jähns II, pp. 1611-2 ('Denn der 'Chev. de Saint-Julien' ist weiter nichts als eine Brands Buch ausgeklebte modische Etikette'); not in Jordan, nor Gilhofer, Militaria, Thimm or Lipperheide.

Related Subjects: 18th Century  Artillery  Costumes  Fireworks  Fortification  Militaria 

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