Published by Paris, Georges Carre & C. Naud, 1899
Seller: Librarium of The Hague, The Hague, Netherlands
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: . ~ ~ NOTE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~ (illustrator). 1st Edition. Royal octavo. Pp. 272, 40 Publisher's catalogue. With 45 woodcut illustrations to the text, some in the form of full-page plates. Eleven full-page tables. HARDCOVER, bound in the original publisher's mahogany limp boards, large lettering and ornament embossed in gilt on cover, spine gilt; shelf tickets, old military institutional stamps, spine faded. In a very good condition. Nice copy with fine interior. ~ FIRST EDITION. Though in a nutshell, Vallier's work is a thorough and detailed examination of the artillery of many armies. It compares the arm, as a unique military discipline in the various armies; ordnance and its carriage; manufacture of guns, cannons, mortars and their ammunition; arsenal and artillery park. Handsomely illustrated. 004-5.