Montecuculi Raymond (7 results)

8vo (8.75" x 7"), full brown calf gilt spine in six compartments with gilt leather title piece. Frontis., [14], 358 pp., 32 folded engraved plates. Bookseller label at lower right of rear ffep. Bookplate at front pastedown mostly removed. CONDITION: Covers good+, rubbed, leather chipped at head of spine, .25" strip of leather title piece lacking, a few worming losses to endpapers at hinges, one small worming hole at top left of initial leaves, not affecting text; contents very good, some foxing and toning. First German edition. Raimondo Montecuccoli (16091680) was an Italian military commander, theorist, and diplomat. "Unequalled as a master of 17th-century warfare, Montecuccoli excelled in the art of fortification and siege, march and countermarch, and cutting his enemy's lines of communications" (Britannica). He served as General for the Habsburg Monarchy, and held the titles of Prince of the Holy Roman Empire and Neapolitan Duke of Melfi. Art Nouveau-style bookplate by Austrian painter, illustrator, and designer Friedrich König, dated 1906 for Paul Wittgenstein (18421928, uncle of philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein), mostly effaced at front pastedown.

Strassbourg, Doulssecker le Pere, 1735. Uncut in cont. marbled boards. Handwritten titlelabel on back. Some scratches to binding. Stamp on title. Engraved portrait. (16),469,(18) pp. and 3 engraved plates. Printed on good paper. Clean and with broad margins.

Amsterdam et Leipzig, Arkstée & Merkus, 1770. 3 contemp. full mottled calf. Richly gilt backs. Light wear to two top of spines. A small paperlabel taped to lower part of back. Stamped on verso of titlepages. Engraved portrait, 3 engraved titlevignettes and 3 half-page engraved vignettes. XXIV,398,(2)(4),432,(2)(4),493,(3) pp. and 41 folded engraved maps and plans. Jordan: 2579.

Leipzig, Weidmannischen Buchladen, 1736. 4to. In contemporary full calf calf. Spine with gilt ornamentation, mostly worn off. Extremities with wear and miscolouring. Internally with occassional dampstaining, but generally nice and clean. (14), 358 pp. + 32 engraved plates and 1 frontispiece. First German edition. - Klaus Jordan, 2574.

Leipzig, Weidmannischen Buchladen, 1736. Small 4to. Cont. full mottled calf. Richly gilt back, gilt borders on covers. leather titlelabel on back. A paperlabel pasted on upper compartment. Back very slightly rubbed. Engraved portrait as frontispiece. (14),358 pp. and 32 folded engraved plates. Occasional light brownspotting and light yellowing of leaves. First German edition.

Leipzig, Weidmannischen Buchladen, 1736. Small 4to. Contemp. full calf. Raised bands. Blindtooled compartments. Titlelabel with lettering. Monogram of King Frederik V on red background on covers. Stamp on titlepage. (14),358 pp. and 32 folded engraved plates. Occasional light brownspotting and light toning. First German edition. - Klaus Jordan, 2574.

Bound with: FEUQUIERES, (A. de PAS). Geheime und Sonderbare Kriegs=Nachrichten. 2 Theile. Leipzig, Weidemannischen Buchladen, 1738. Bound in one cont. full vellum. Paperlabel pasted on back. Stamp on title. Engraved portrait (Montecuculi) as frontispiece. (14),358 pp. and 32 folded engraved plates. - (56),173,(3),(1),420,(2) pp. and 10 folded engraved maps. Faint yellowing to leaves, otherwise fine. Both in first German editions.