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L'Art Militaire Francois: Pour l'Infanterie
by Pierre Giffart
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/None
- Seller
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Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Item Price
$900.00$765.00
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About This Item
Rare first edition of this 17th century French military exercise book covering mostly musket drills, but also pike, sword and grenade.
L'art militaire françois, pour l'infanterie. Contenant l'exercise et le maniement des armes, tant des officiers que de soldats, réprésenté par des figures en taille-douce dessinées d'après nature.
Frontispiece, iv, 174 (of 178), and 83 (of 85) engraved copperplates, each captioned within the plate. Missing title page, a page of the "epistre," pages 87-90 with plates XLIV and XLV.
Pierre Giffart (1637-1723), was a gifted engraver who was appointed engraver to the king in the 1680s. He is both artist, engraver and publisher.
Incomplete disbound copy, but with 83 fine copperplate engravings with strong impressions, slight toning and dust to edges, some repairs to paper.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Florilegius
(JP)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Flo197
- Title
- L'Art Militaire Francois
- Author
- Pierre Giffart
- Illustrator
- Pierre Giffart
- Format/Binding
- Marble paper wraps, disbound
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Ist
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Pierre Giffart
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1696
- Pages
- 178
- Size
- Octavo, 17 x 12cm
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Pierre Giffart, L'Art Militaire Francois, military, musket, grenade, drill, exercise, infantry, pike, 17th century,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fencing;
Terms of Sale
Florilegius
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Florilegius
Biblio member since 2019
Tokyo, Tokyo
About Florilegius
Tokyo-based bookseller specializing in European illustrated books from the 18th to 19th century, mainly botanical, zoological, costume and travel. Also Japanese ukiyo-e and woodblock botanicals, flower arrangement, etc.
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