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FOSSÉ, CHARLES-LOUIS-FRANÇOIS. Idées d'un Militaire pour la Disposition des Troupes confiées aux Jeunes Officiers dans la Défense et l'Attaque des Petits Postes. 11 color-printed engraved plates by Louis Marin Bonnet, all but one folding, each tipped to top edge of explanatory text leaf. [8] (of [10]) 116; 60, [28] pages, including half-title and license leaf, and with table of contents bound at end; lacks the dedication leaf with color printed arms of the dedicatee, the Duc du Chatelet. 4to, 314x234 mm, contemporary boards, worn, joints cracked, cords intact; apart from scattered insignificant spotting on text leaves, contents clean and bright; uncut. Paris: Franc. Amb. Didot l'Aîné for Alexandre Jombert, Jeune, 1783
first edition of a 3-part treatise dealing with fortifications, field defenses, and military cartography. This was the only book illustrated by the painter and engraver Bonnet (1736-93), who pioneered color printmaking techniques imitating crayon and pastel.
