Estimate € 400 - 600
Sold € 380
Auction: 27 February 2024 at 15:00
SCHULENBURG, Johann Mathias von der (1661-1747) - Esercizio militare e Regola Universale dell'Infanteria della Serenissima Repubblica di Venezia. [Venice]: Giovanni Antonio e Almoro Pinelli, 1724. First edition, complete with folding engraved plates, of the work by Field Marshal Schoulenburg, aimed at regulating parades, military exercises and duties of the officers of the Venetian army. 4to (264 x 196mm). Woodcut device on title, text within woodcut border, 3 folding engraved plates (waterstaining heavier in gatherings * and A-F, lighter in the following gatherings, light browning). Modern speckled vellum, manuscript title on spine.
Estimate € 400 - 600