45 - LE BLOND (Guillaume). Treatise on the Attack of Fortifications. Paris, Ch. Ant. Jombert, 1762. One volume, 8vo, 19th-century half-calf, smooth spine decorated with gilded romantic metalwork. XXII, 473 pp. Scattered foxing.

LE BLOND (Guillaume). Treatise on the Attack of Fortifications. Paris, Ch. Ant. Jombert, 1762. One volume, 8vo, 19th-century half-calf, smooth spine decorated with gilded romantic metalwork. XXII, 473 pp. Scattered foxing. Second edition, revised, corrected, and expanded, illustrated with a header vignette and 18 folded plates. Includes: LE BLOND (Guillaume). Treatise on the Defense of Fortified Places, with a summary of the most useful observations for conducting an inspection or examination of fortified towns: an abridgment of the general principles that may serve in the establishment of winter quarters; and a dictionary of terms relating to artillery, fortification, and the attack and defense of fortified towns. Paris, Alex. Jombert, 1783. One volume, 8vo, in period half-basane, smooth spine. XXIV, 318, 153 pp. Scattered foxing, old stamp. Third revised and expanded edition, illustrated with 5 plates and 17 fold-out charts. The last part of the work consists of a “Manual for the Engineer and the Artilleryman, or A Concise Dictionary of Terms Pertaining to Fortification, the Attack and Defense of Strongholds, Artillery, mining, and the casting of bombs” by M.C.A.J. (153 pp.).