Traverse Baron (5 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. xvi, 222pp. Text in FRENCH. Extracts from Puysegurs Art of War with observations by Traverse. Leather is rubbed and worn with minor loss to head and foot, contents are clean and tight, 'de la premiere partie' has been neatly sliced out and blank slip to replave. 300g.

(Basel, Thourneisen, 1757. Uncut in contemp. marbled stiff boards. Stamp on title-page. 117 pp.

Paris, Jombert, 1752 (1. Partie) - A Basle, Thourneisen, 1755 (2. Partie). Small 8vo. 2 contemp. full calf. Richly gilt spines. Titlelabel with gilt lettering. Some discolouring to lower part of covers on volume 1. A paperlabel pasted on spines. Stamp on titlepages. XVI,220,(2)XXIV,326,(1) pp.The 3 plates suppliedin xerox-copy. A faint dampstain to bottom of the first 40 leaves in volume 1. Otherwise clean. First edition. - Rumpf: 822. (having the same year, 1755, for both volumes).

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1757 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 365 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 365.

Paris, Charles-Ant. Jombert et Hochereau l'aîné, 1752. In-12, pleine basane de l'époque, dos à nerfs ornés de guirlandes dorées, compartiments à fers dorés, pièce de titre de maroquin bordeaux (manque de cuir en tête, accroc à la coiffe inf., épidermures), xvj, 220, (2) p., rousseurs. Première et seule édition de cet "abrégé" de "L'Art de la Guerre" de Chastenet de Puységur édité par le baron de Traverse. "The universal theory of war was to be derived from historical observation. Puységur dismissed the challenge of historical change. Despite all changes in armament, the science and art of war remained the same at all times. Expressing neo-classical conceptions [he] emphasized that the successes of all the great generals throughout history had been the result of adherence to the universal rules of war." [Gat The Origins of Military Thought, p.34.]. Petit cachet armorié au noir sur le titre.