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L'ARTIGLIERIA Divisa in Tre Libri di nuovo ristampata. Nel Primo dei quali, si discorre sopra le Macchine Antiche, et Armi da offendere il Nemico de lontano, che usavono gli Antichi.
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About This Item
Bologna, Gio Parisini, 1689.. TITLE CONTINUED: Nel secondo si tratta, che cosa sia L'Artiglieria... con tutto, che necessarissima sia a quegli, che professione uogliono fare di Architetto Militare e di Bombardiero...Nel Terzo Libro si tratta...dell' Vso di tale Artiglieria etc. Text in Italian, 1689, (first published in 1621). Folio, approximately 380 x 260 mm 15 x 10¼ inches, 27 engraved illustrations, 16 large and 11 half page, engraved title page with cannons and portrait of the author, pages: 12 prelims including index, 1 - 142, decorated initials, bound in modern light half calf, red title piece with gilt lettering, marbled boards, new endpapers, edges untrimmed. Binding slightly rubbed, slight darkening and marking to spine, small loss of marbled paper to lower board, light foxing throughout and occasional pale age-browning, 1 page has slightly ragged edge neatly repaired not near text or illustration, otherwise a very good tight copy. See; Sotheby's, The Library of the Earls of Macclesfield, Part 10, page 81, No. 3423; A Bibliography of Military Books up to 1642 by Maurice J.D. Cockle, page 176 No. 688. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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- Roger Middleton
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- Title
- L'ARTIGLIERIA Divisa in Tre Libri di nuovo ristampata. Nel Primo dei quali, si discorre sopra le Macchine Antiche, et Armi da offendere il Nemico de lontano, che usavono gli Antichi.
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- SARDI, Pietro.:
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- Used
- Quantity Available
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- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- Bologna, Gio Parisini, 1689.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Military Artillery Weapons Cannons Italian books Gunpowder Naval artiglieria terrestri e navali fortificazioni guerra warfare LIBRI ITALIANI IN ITALIANO
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Roger Middleton
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Oxford, Oxfordshire
About Roger Middleton
We are a postal business only, selling rare and antiquarian books on interesting subjects.
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