LE BLOND, Guillaume (1704-1781) - Elemens de la guerre des sieges, a l'usage des jeunes militaires contenant 1- L'artillerie raisonnée...

LE BLOND, Guillaume (1704-1781) - Elemens de la guerre des sieges, a l'usage des jeunes militaires contenant 1- L'artillerie raisonnée 2- L'attaque des places 3- La Défense des Places. Paris: Jombert, 1761. Second edition of this group of richly illustrated treatises on artillery in Europe during the 18th-century. 3 volumes, 8vo (200 x 120mm). Engraved headpieces, 28 engraved plates in vol. I, 18 in vol. II, 5 and 7 folding tables in vol. III (some light spotting and browning). Contemporary calf, spines decorated in gilt, red edges (some rubbing and chipping to extremities). The volumes are usually found with less engraved plates but, due to the differences in composition, the lot is sold not subject to return. (3)