Text Book of Fortification and Military Engineering for use at The Royal Military Academy, Woolwich Parts I & II

Hardbacks. Exceptional and important set in two volumes of this classic and important and official work on Fortification and Military Engineering. Produced as the standard work for the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. Both volumes matching in red tooled cloth and first editions 1877 & 1878. Thy cover Elementary field fortifications, Permanent Fortifications, including Forts,ramparts, traverses, bombproof covers etc., Attack and defence, Siege works, Military Mining, Coast Defences, Military Bridging, Historical development of premanent fortifications etc. PAart I 200pp., 45 plates, some folding and some in colour, figs, appendices. Part II 246pp., 34 plates, figs, appendices, index. Both volumes in remarkably nice condition. Some foxing to title page of Part II and very modest wear to covers, otherwise handsome set with gilt titling and Royal motif to covers. Two volumes complete, above average weight. Ships from UK.