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(MILITARY.) Blondel, Nicolas-François. L'Art de Jetter les Bombes. Woodcut and engraved diagrams in text; engraved diagram facing page 112. [10], 445, [19] pages, including etched additional title and errata leaf at end. 4to, 249x178 mm, late 18th-century tree calf, flat spine elaborately gilt with ornamental tooling and red morocco lettering piece; occasional toning, scattered minor spotting. Macclesfield Library embossed stamps and armorial bookplate. Paris: (François Le Cointe for) the Author & Nicolas Langlois, 1683
first edition of an artillery manual drawing on the work of Galileo, Torricelli, Buot, Roemer, and La Hire on ballistics to formulate practical rules for accurate firing. DSB II, 201-02; Riling 180.
