BRIOYS (Jean) - Nouvelle manière de fortification. Composée - Lot 111

BRIOYS (Jean) - Nouvelle manière de fortification. Composée pour la noblesse françoise exposée en forme d'éléments et dédiée à Monseigneur de Choisy. Metz, Chez l'auteur, 1666; small in-4, handsome printed title page, followed by a title page, heraldic frontispiece, VI ppnch, 70 pp. full contemporary calf binding, 5-rib spine, mottled edges, leather rough to the touch. Book given by the author to Paul Ferry, Protestant pastor of the city of Metz, born in 1591 and died in 1669. Ex-libris (stamp) of Charles-Nicolas Camus born in Metz in 1731 died in 1793, lawyer at the parliament of Metz, lieutenant general of police. This work contains 22 copper engravings (including one in the text and a table). Langlard 99, Chartener 1053. Consultant: Mr. Philippe HENRY