Recommending polygonal fortifications, with 87 folding engraved plates
MONTALEMBERT, Marc-René de.
La fortification perpendiculaire, ou essai sur plusieurs manieres de fortifier la ligne droite, le triangle, le quarré, & tous les polygônes, ...
Paris, Philippe-Denys Pierres, 1776-1778. 4 (of 5) volumes. Large 4to. With an engraved portrait of the author as frontispiece in volume 1 and with a total of 87 folding engraved plates. Contemporary calf, richly gold-tooled spine. [8], XL, 225, [7]; [6], XVI, 322, [4]; [12], XL, 248, [2]; [4], 397, [3] pp. Full description
€ 1,750
Paris, Philippe-Denys Pierres, 1776-1778. 4 (of 5) volumes. Large 4to. With an engraved portrait of the author as frontispiece in volume 1 and with a total of 87 folding engraved plates. Contemporary calf, richly gold-tooled spine. [8], XL, 225, [7]; [6], XVI, 322, [4]; [12], XL, 248, [2]; [4], 397, [3] pp. Full description