Le Guide des Officiers Particuliers en Campagne … (1785)
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Le Guide des Officiers Particuliers en Campagne … (1785)
by Jean-Girard Lacuée, comte de Cessac
Full Title: Le guide des officiers particuliers en campagne, ou des Connoissances militaires nécessaires pendant la guerre aux officiers particuliers.
8 x 5. In French. Printed for Chez L. Cellot, Paris, 1785. FIRST EDITION. Two Volumes. 496 pp. with 13 foldout engravings and 456 pp. with four foldout engravings. Verified complete via WorldCat. Full calf with light to moderately worn boards and bumped corners. Joints excellent. Spines near fine with five raised bands, bright red and green labels, and gilt decorations in compartments. Marbled pastedowns and endpapers. Bright text block with red edging in splendid condition, generally free from foxing or other marks. Trivial where present. No ownership markings save for an inked name to the top of both title pages. In the end, a very nice, collectible copy of a title rare in commerce.
Jean-Girard Lacuée, count of Cessac (1752 – 1841) was a French General and politician. He served as Minister for War under Napoleon I of France. This military encyclopedia was composed while Lacuee was a Second Lieutenant in the French military. Specifically aimed at officers, this work richly encompasses the art of war as well as military tactics of the time. It includes all ** 17 incredible folding engravings of military forts, weapons, and battle tactics. ** (The image of the author we included on our website is NOT in either volume.)
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