"d'Urtubie - Gunner's Manual. 1787, 13 Folding Plates."
D'URTUBIE (M. le chevalier) - Manual of the artilleryman or treatise on the various practical artillery objects, the knowledge of which is necessary for the officers of the royal corps. Paris, Chez Didot fils elder, 1787; in-12, 477 pp., errata, privilege and 13 folding plates, period full calfskin binding, spine decorated with 5 nerves, edges painted red, slight lack of leather on the lower cover as well as on the front cover . Complete with thirteen folding boards at the end of the volume and three folding tables in the text. Second edition of this artillery classic.