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l'Art de Jetter les Bombes
Francois Blondel
1685
Arnout Leers : Hague
6" by 4"
[8], 526, [18pp]
SUMMARY
A very scarce second edition of Francois Blondel's fascinating and unique work on bombing in the French military in the late eighteenth century.
Illustrated,Leather Binding,Very Scarce
Overall Condition: Very Good
This book weighs 0.5 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
The second edition of this work.
A very scarce.
In the original French.
Illustrated with a vignette title page, six folding plates, six plates, and seventy-nine in-text engravings.
Collated, complete. Collated from Jisc from a copy held at the British Library.
'l'Art de Jetter les Bombes' is one of the few works on this specific field of artillery of late eighteenth century bombing.
Written at an interesting point in history, the work shows the differences and similarities between the old school of military, and the new theories emerging at the end of the seventeenth century.
The author had been a solider, and during his service he was shocked by the crude methods that the French military used for their bombardiers. This work explains his ideas for the improvements.
Written by Francois Blondel, a solider and engineer. His works were widely read by the general public but was reputed by fellow academics of the day.
CONDITION
In the original calf binding. Externally, generally smart. A small amount of rubbing and a few light marks to the boards and spine. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. A small amount of rubbing to the raised bands. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and clean. Small closed tear to the margin of leaf G5, not affecting text. Tidemark to the tail of leaf V2. Bump to the fore edge with loss to the pages, heavier for leaves F7 to R9, though the bump is evident from leaf D6 to X6, however with no loss of text.
Overall Condition: Very Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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