MILITARIA - Guide to the instruction in artillery for the Königl. Preuss. Brigade schools of this weapon. With 11 copper maps folded several times. Berlin, Reimer, 1818. 4°. XVI, 504 PP. Half-leather binding of the time with gilt spine title and rich spine decoration (minimally rubbed). Comprehensive textbook for the correct handling of artillery, divided into 14 sections, dealing among other things with powder, guns, various vehicles and equipment. - Minimally browned in the margins. - Endpapers stamped Bibliotheque des Crénées.

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