211 - Militaria.- Dilich, W. A highly rationally founded and established, divided into certain classes,... now opened war school, in which, according to... the combat method, together with their demonstrated, then customary, weapons and armor... generals, artillery, rifle mastery, related, and fire-workers... are presented from their own experience... 2 parts in 1 volume. Frankfurt, Zunner, 1689. 3 leaves, 494 pages, 3 leaves; 410 pages, 3 leaves. With engraved title, 109 (41 double-page) copperplate engravings, 23 text engravings, 2 subtitle woodcut borders and numerous text woodcuts (one of which with 3 movable parts). Folio. Calfskin binding. Currently with some gilt work on the spine, gilt-stamped spine, blind-stamped cover borders and center panel (somewhat rubbed, capitals and one corner renewed).

Militaria.- Dilich, W. A highly rationally founded and established, divided into certain classes,... now opened war school, in which, according to... the combat method, together with their demonstrated, then customary, weapons and armor... generals, artillery, rifle mastery, related, and fire-workers... are presented from their own experience... 2 parts in 1 volume. Frankfurt, Zunner, 1689. 3 leaves, 494 pages, 3 leaves; 410 pages, 3 leaves. With engraved title, 109 (41 double-page) copperplate engravings, 23 text engravings, 2 subtitle woodcut borders and numerous text woodcuts (one of which with 3 movable parts). Folio. Calfskin binding. Currently with some gilt work on the spine, gilt-stamped spine, blind-stamped cover borders and center panel (somewhat rubbed, capitals and one corner renewed). VD17 3:313563U; Lipperheide Qb 53; Jordan 896. - Compared to the editions of 1607 and 1608, a significantly expanded version of the well-known war book by Wilhelm Dilich (1571/72-1650). - Part 1: On War Apparatus, Part 2: On the Congress of Battles and Sieges. - Covers all aspects of ancient and modern warfare such as armament, training, strategy and tactics, administration, fortification, siege, naval warfare and shipbuilding. The illustrations with corresponding depictions of weapons, horses, battle formations, fortifications, ships, etc. – Plates 13, 56, and 80 are numbered twice; as always, numbers 1 and 86 are missing from the numbering up to 131. – Bookplate 'Bibliothèque de la Princess Antoine Radziwill', belonging to Marie Dorothea Elisabeth de Castellane Radziwill (1840–1915), a politically influential Berlin salonnière. Another bookplate belongs to Max Dreger (1852–1927/29), director at Krupp in Essen and a prominent expert on weapons. Title with calligraphic monogram 'JM' at the bottom.