SAXE (Maurice de); PAZZI DE BONNEVILLE (Zacharie de). Esprit - Lot 130

SAXE (Maurice de); PAZZI DE BONNEVILLE (Zacharie de). Esprit des loix de la tactique et de differentes institutions militaires, ou notes de Mr. le maréchal de Saxe ; contenant plusieurs nouveaux systêmes sur l'art de la guerre. Commented by M. De Bonneville. Avec un mémoire militaire sur les Tartares et les Chinois... A La Haye, chez P. Gosse, 1762. Two volumes in one in-4, [2] f., XVI-160 p. ; [2] f., 196 p., contemporary tan calf, 5-ribbed spine, garnet morocco title-piece, ornate caissons, boards decorated with diagonal lines and dots painted in black, red edges (corners worn, covers rubbed, a few snags on boards; a few slightly browned plates, very moderate russeting). First edition of this treatise on military art, illustrated with 56 copper-engraved plates. Provenance: C. Roguet (old stamp on title and last f.).