Lot 225
Military.- Moore (Sir Jonas) Modern Fortification: or, Elements of Military Architecture, first edition, W. Godbid, for Nathaniel Brooke, 1673; bound with another.
Hammer Price: £1,000
Description
Military.- Moore (Sir Jonas) Modern Fortification: or, Elements of Military Architecture, first edition, engraved frontispiece and 9 plates, of which 2 folding, frontispiece slightly cropped at foot, early ownership name to head of title offset to frontispiece, plate 10 with short tear but no loss, some plates trimmed into platemark at fore-edge, affecting ruled border to plates 5 & 6 but no image loss, W. Godbid, for Nathaniel Brooke, 1673, bound with A General Treatise of Artillery: or, Great Ordnance, woodcut frontispiece and 7 folding woodcut plates, folding table (very short tear without loss), A2&3 cancelled, 4pp. Definition of Geometry with diagrams bound before A6, without 4pp. advertisements at end (as often) but with 15pp. printer's catalogue from another work bound in, first plate a fraction shaved at fore-edge, A.G. and J.P. for Obadiah Blagrave, 1683, together 2 works in 1 vol., occasional spotting or light soiling, contemporary speckled calf, later spine labels, some wear to spine head and corners, joints starting but holding firm, [Wing M2576 & M2726], 8vo.
⁂ The second mentioned the second edition in English of Tomaso Moretti's 'Trattato dell' artiglieria', translated by Sir Jonas Moore, including an appendix on "Artificial Fire-works for War and Delight" by Sir Abraham Dager with two plates.
Description
Military.- Moore (Sir Jonas) Modern Fortification: or, Elements of Military Architecture, first edition, engraved frontispiece and 9 plates, of which 2 folding, frontispiece slightly cropped at foot, early ownership name to head of title offset to frontispiece, plate 10 with short tear but no loss, some plates trimmed into platemark at fore-edge, affecting ruled border to plates 5 & 6 but no image loss, W. Godbid, for Nathaniel Brooke, 1673, bound with A General Treatise of Artillery: or, Great Ordnance, woodcut frontispiece and 7 folding woodcut plates, folding table (very short tear without loss), A2&3 cancelled, 4pp. Definition of Geometry with diagrams bound before A6, without 4pp. advertisements at end (as often) but with 15pp. printer's catalogue from another work bound in, first plate a fraction shaved at fore-edge, A.G. and J.P. for Obadiah Blagrave, 1683, together 2 works in 1 vol., occasional spotting or light soiling, contemporary speckled calf, later spine labels, some wear to spine head and corners, joints starting but holding firm, [Wing M2576 & M2726], 8vo.
⁂ The second mentioned the second edition in English of Tomaso Moretti's 'Trattato dell' artiglieria', translated by Sir Jonas Moore, including an appendix on "Artificial Fire-works for War and Delight" by Sir Abraham Dager with two plates.