MILITARIA - Scharnhorst, Gerhard Johann David von. Handbuch für Officiere in den angewandten Theilen der Krieges-Wissenschaften. First and second part (of 4) in 2 volumes. With 2 folding tables and 18 (instead of 19) gest. Folded plates. Hannover, Helwing, 1815-1817. 8°. IV, 420 PP. [15] vols.; XXIV, 533 p., [2] vols. Half-leather bindings of the time with gilt spine titles and volume numbers (somewhat rubbed, minimally scuffed, gilding and gilt stamping on vol. 2 somewhat chipped). Later edition. - Excluding parts 3 (Of tactics) and 4 (Of strategy) published in 1820 and 1829. - Deals with the furnishing of guns, bullets, powder, bombs, shells, as well as their effects. - Minimally browned, otherwise clean copies. - Handwritten note on pre-title, stamp Bibliotheque des Crénées on titles.

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