41 - LA CROIX (Jean-François de). Historical Dictionary of Memorable Sieges and Battles in Ancient and Modern History, or Military Anecdotes of All Peoples. Paris, Vincent, 1771. 3 volumes in-12. 3 volumes in-12, contemporary sheepskin, decorated ribbed spine. XXXII, 670 pp.; (1) folio, 702 pp.; (1) folio, 472 pp., 352 pp., (1) folio of errata. Spines rubbed and worn, two cap bands damaged, paper slightly browned and soiled.

LA CROIX (Jean-François de). Historical Dictionary of Memorable Sieges and Battles in Ancient and Modern History, or Military Anecdotes of All Peoples. Paris, Vincent, 1771. 3 volumes in-12. 3 volumes in-12, contemporary sheepskin, decorated ribbed spine. XXXII, 670 pp.; (1) folio, 702 pp.; (1) folio, 472 pp., 352 pp., (1) folio of errata. Spines rubbed and worn, two cap bands damaged, paper slightly browned and soiled. A fold-out map inserted in Volume II showing the map of the Battle of Fontenoy. First edition containing, in particular, accounts of the battles and sieges of Agincourt, Calais, Crécy, Dunkirk, Gibraltar, Jerusalem, Orléans, Paris, Poitiers, and Rome, as well as several military operations in America and the Indies, including Cartagena, Havana, Louisbourg, Quebec, and Pondicherry.