VENN, Thomas. Military & Maritine [sic] Discipline in three Books. Book I. Military Observations or Tacticks put into Practice for the Exercise of Horse and Foot; …….

VENN, Thomas. Military & Maritine [sic] Discipline in three Books. Book I. Military Observations or Tacticks put into Practice for the Exercise of Horse and Foot; … By Captain Thomas Venn. Book II. An exact Method of Military Architecture, the Art of Fortifying Towns; ... Rendred into English by John Lacey, out of the Works of the late Learned Mathematician Andrew Tacquet. Together with Corrections made by the Count de Pag'an and Sr Sam. Moreland's Methods of Delineating all Manner of Fortifications. Book III. The Compleat Gunner in three Parts, ... Translated out of Casimir, Diego, Ussano and Hexam, &c. To which is added the Doctrine of Projects applied to Gunnery by Galilæus and Torricellio. And Observations out of Mersennus and other Authors. London: printed by E. Tyler and R. Holt for Rob. Pawlet at the Bible in Chancery Lane Tho. Passinger at the three Bibles on London Bridge and Benj. Harlock over against Saint Magnus Church. 1672.

Foolscap folio. 18th-century full calf (heavily restored in the late 20th century); pp. [xvii], 206, [2]; [iv], 68; [iv], 86, [2, blank], 87-88, [2, blank]; [ii], 4, 3-25, [ii], 63-75; title-page in red and black, engraved frontispiece, additional engraved title-page, 13 engraved plates, 2 full-page engravings in the text (sometimes called 'plates', smaller engravings and woodcuts in the text, typographical diagrams in the text, pp. 11, 15 and 119 in the first part with flaws to corners, pp. 51/2 with flawed margins and rather old paper repairs (loss of page numbers), 3Z2 with old repaired tear, one plate cropped at lower margin (3 cm of image missing), overall here and there light browning and a few minor spots, two preliminary pages with old calculations in pencil; a good and complete copy.

Uncommon first edition of this sum of military technology, tactics, strategy, surveying and ballistics, based on the practical lessons learned during the English Civil War and from scientific authorities, including Mersenne and Galileo.

ESTC R25827.

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