Published by Joannis Maire, Lugduni Batavorum [Leiden], 1633
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Hardcover. 12mo, [36], 613 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in early vellum with faded illegible writing on spine. Tearing up rear hinge with a large chunk of material missing from tail of spine. Yapped edges. Edges of textblock dyed. Adhesive residue to endpapers. Bookplate to front pastedown. Light foxing scattered throughout interior. Contemporary signature to front free endpaper, dated 1633. Shelved in Case 3. USTC: 1011674. Signatures in 8 and 12. Vegtius was a Roman citizen writing during the late 4th century/early fifth century. "De re militari" is his treatise on Roman military principles. It gained a renewed popularity as a manual on warfare during the Middle Ages. 1409373. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.