Military History

DEJEAN, Jean-François-Aimé. Plan de Gertruidenberg et de l'attaque de cette place par les Français. N. L'attaque a été commencée le 22 nivose an 3me. Rép. (11 janvier 1795) et la garnison s'est rendue prisonnière de guerre le 29 nivose (18 janvier 95 vieux stile).
[Netherlands, ca. 1800]. Manuscript fortification plan (49 x 61.6 cm) on paper in ink and green and red watercolour. With large frame in the bottom left with keys to important locations, including the locations of the troops during the attack. Signed "Vu Dejean". Full description

DILICH, Wilhelm. Peribologia oder Bericht ... von Vestungs Gebewen, vieler Örter vermehrett wie auch mit gebürenden Gründt und Auffrissen versehen ...
Frankfurt am Main, Johann Wilhelm Dilich (colophon: printed by Anton Humm), 1640. 2 parts plus plates in 1 volume. Folio. With an engraved general title page and 2 engraved part-titles, each part with 2 additional engraved divisional titles dividing it into two "books", 234 unnumbered engraved plates by the author's son, Johann Wilhelm Dilich (1 large folding, plate size 46.5 x 60.5 cm; and as bound in the present copy 198 double-page and 35 single-page). Vellum (ca. 1695/1700?). 163, [8], [1 blank] pp. (including 7 engraved titles) plus plates and 3 engraved titles. Full description

DINOTH, Richard. De bello civili Belgico libri VI.
Basel, Conrad Waldkirch, 1586. 4to. With a woodcut printer's device on the title-page and at the end of the work, 7 decorated woodcut initials, 5 tailpieces and 1 headpiece made up of typographical ornaments. (Near-) contemporary overlapping vellum with the manuscript title on the spine, sewn on 4 supports laced through the joints. [8], 456, [8] pp. Full description

DISDÉRI, André. [Collection of 12 photographs of Paris and surroundings just after the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871)].
[Paris], André Disdéri, 1871. Seven albumen prints by Disdéri (measuring 10/20 x 29 cm), mounted on blue stiff paper leaves, with a caption in pencil in the lower left corner; three albumen prints, each mounted on a white stiff paper leaf, including one by A. Serrault with printed text underneath; and two small portraits of carte de visite format (89 x 54 mm), probably by Disdéri, mounted together on one stiff paper leaf. Full description

DÖGEN, Matthias. L'architecture militaire moderne, ou fortification.
Including: ... la partie qui concerne l'attaque & la deffance.
Amsterdam, Lowijs Elzevier, 1648. Folio. With an integral engraved, illustrated general title-page, 68 (of 70) double-page engraved plates: 28 (of 29) instructional plates A-Ff , showing plans, elevations, sections and equipment, and 40 (of 41) unnumbered fortification plans of numerous cities. Contemporary mottled calf, richly gold-tooled spine and board edges. [8], 547[=543], [1 blank], [20] pp. Full description

DÖGEN, Matthias. Heutiges tages übliche Kriges Bau-kunst...
Including: DÖGEN, Matthias. Streit-bau-Kunst, ...
Amsterdam, Louis Elzevier, 1648. Folio in 4s (31 x 21 cm). With an integral engraved, illustrated general title-page, a letterpress divisional title-page for part 2, 29 double-page engraved plates, 40 double-page engraved plates, 5 woodcut decorated gothic initials. With 3 unsigned quires with letterpress tables of data made for this edition, but lacking in many copies. Set in fraktur types with incidental roman. Contemporary or near contemporary vellum, red sprinkled edges, manuscript spine title, remains of 1 of 4 green cloth ties. [14], [2 blank], 56, [8], 57-96, [4], 97-196, [8], 197-475, [1 blank] pp. plus plates. Full description

[DOMSELAAR, Tobias van]. Het ontroerde Nederlandt, door de wapenen des konings van Vrankryk ...
Amsterdam, Markus Willemsz. Doornik, 1674.
With:
(2) [DOMSELAAR, Tobias van]. Het tweede deel, van't Ontroerde Nederlandt, door de wapenen des konings van Vrankryk.
Amsterdam, Markus Willemsz. Doornik, 1676.
(3) V. T. V. [= Geeraert BRANDT DE JONGE]. Tweejaerige Geschiedenissen, voorgevallen in de Jaeren 1674 en 1675 ...
Amsterdam, Johannes van Someren, Abraham Wolgangh, and Hendrik and Dirk Boom, 1678. 3 parts in 3 volumes. 4to. Vol. 1 with an engraved frontispiece, 6 engraved folding plates, 1 folding map, 1 full-page coat of arms, and 15 full-page portraits; vol. 2 with an engraved frontispiece, 13 folding etchings, and 7 full-page engraved plates; vol. 3 with an engraved frontispiece, and 8 full-page engraved portraits. Slightly later gold-tooled sprinkled calf. [6], 528, [20]; [6], 822, [10]; [6], 816, [16] pp. Full description

DRINKWATER BETHUNE, John. A history of the late Siege of Gibraltar. With a description and account of that garrison, from the earliest periods. … Third edition.
London, T. Spilsbury, 1786. 4to. With an engraved device on title-page, 4 folding engraved maps and 6 folding engraved views. Contemporary half calf, gold-tooled spine. XXIV, 356 pp. Full description

DU BEC-CRESPIN, Jean. The historie of the great emperour Tamerlan wherein are expressed, encounters, skirmishes, battels, sieges, assaults, skalings, taking of cities and strong places, defended, and assaulted, with diverse stratagems of warre, the which this great and renowned warriour hath conducted and accomplished, during his raigne of fortie or fiftie yeares: with other instructions for the warre, which should not be unknowen of them that would attaine unto the knowledge of armes. Drawen from the auncient monuments of the Arabians, by messire Jean du Bec, abbot of Mortimer. Newly translated out of French into English, for their benefite which are ignorant in that language. by H.M.
London, R. Field for Willam Ponsonby, 1597. 4to. With a woodcut device on the title page, woodcut initials, head- and tailpieces.17th-century calf, 19th century gold-tooled spine. [4], 265, [1] pp. Full description

[DUBREUIL, Jean], Sieur de Bitainvieu. L'art universel des fortifications, Francoises, Holandoises, Espagnoles, Italiennes, et composées. Avec l'art d'attaquer les places fortifiées par les surprises & par la force, & aussi de défendre les places fortifiées contre les surprises & contre la force, par le Sieur de Bitainvieu.
Paris, Jacques Dubrueil, 1674 [=1667]. 6 parts in 1 volume. 4to. With engraved general frontispiece by Jean Le Pautre (1618-1682), 6 engraved frontispieces for the 6 parts, the first 4 by Jean Le Paultre and the last 2 by Noel Cochin (1622-1695) after Ferrand, and many illustrations of military perspective, plans of fortifications, instruments of attack and defence of fortifications, etc. on 125 full-page engraved plates in the text, several plates in part V signed by R. Coquin. Contemporary mottled calf, gold-tooled spine, with title in gold in second compartment, marbled edges. [36], 2; 133 (with the text and the corresponding plate numbered the same); 117, [3] pp. Full description