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BARDET DE VILLENEUVE, P. P. A. Cours de la Science Militaire,à l'Usage de l'Infanterie, de la Cavalerie, de l'Artillerie, du Génie, & de la Marine. Volumes 1-8 (of 15) in 3. 6 engraved frontispieces and 107 folding engraved plates. [12], 307, 4-64; [16], 359, [1]; [8], 195, [9]; [8], 151, [9]; [16], 166, [2]; [4], xxxi, [1], 164; [4], 141, [1]; [4], 158, [2] pages, including half-title and series title in each volume. 8vo, 194x118 mm, contemporary panelled calf gilt, spine ends chipped, joints cracked or starting; occasional light toning. The Hague: Jean van Duren, 1740-41
first edition of an exhaustive work on military science, dealing with the duties of infantry and cavalry officers (Volume 1); general tactics (2); geometry and its military applications (3); civil architecture (4); military architecture (5); and artillery (6-8). Further volumes on siege and defensive tactics, cavalry, and naval science were published through 1757.
