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1737ref. 847431737. First Edition. VAUBAN Sbastien le Prestre de. De lÕAttaque et de la Dfense des Places. WITH: De lÕAttaque et le la Defense des PlacesÉ Tome Second. Contenant un Trait Pratique des Mines. Le Have The Hague: Pierre de Hondt 1737 1742. Two volumes in one. Quarto early 19th-century half green cloth blue marbled boards. $2800.First editions of VaubanÕs massive posthumous two-volume De lÕAttaque et de la la Dfense des Places the Òstandard work for students of fortifications and siegecraft until the second half of the 19th centuryÓ with 45 splendid engraved plates including 25 folding by this powerfully influential military strategist whose legacy was so esteemed by Napoleon that he ordered VaubanÕs heart be placed under the dome of the Invalides in Paris.Legendary 17th-century military strategist Sbastien le Prestre de Vauban is considered central in Òdetermining the course of siege warfare for the next century or more. Not only did he provide a systematic discussion of the siege attack the basis for tactical doctrine but his legacyÉ completely altered the face of early modern siegecraft reversing the dominance of the century-old trace italienne design and overturning as well the pattern of long bloody uncertain sieges of the 16th and 17th centuries. His swift conquests of Spanish and Dutch towns in the War of Devolution the Dutch War the War of Reunions and the Nine YearsÕ War won him fame throughout Europe; a contemporary adage boasted that a town besieged by Vauban was one taken while a town defended by him was one savedÉ The Vauban legacy thus eliminated the eternal sieges of a previous age.Ó Vauban who was made Marshal of France in 1703 directed 47 sieges during the many campaigns that shaped the countryÕs emerging frontiers under Louis XIV. In times of both war and peace he worked tirelessly at designing and building new fortresses and strengthening existing ones. Vauban almost single-handedly reversed the tendency of arduous expensive sieges and although he died in 1707 Òhis legacy lasted far beyond his death. His stone and brick fortresses shaped campaigns long after he had been buried and outline FranceÕs hexagon today; some of them still stand having survived even WWII bombardments e.g. Cherbourg and BrestÉ Much has been made of VaubanÕs strategic vision particularly his creation of a rationalized fortified frontiere de fer shielding France the famous pre carre translated alternately as a dueling round or a squared circleÉ. The territorial boundaries Louis XIV conquered and defended with the aid of VaubanÕs abilities last to this dayÓ Ostwald Vauban Under Siege 9-13. Vauban is also seen as the first since the classic age of Rome to systematically build proper permanent barracks to accommodate soldiersÑa vital step in promoting their health well-being and discipline. The sieges conducted by NapoleonÕs armies in the Iberian Peninsular in the second decade of the 19th century were clearly recognizable as Vauban-style assaults. So great was NapoleonÕs esteem for Vauban that in May 1808 he honored Vauban by arranging to have his heart placed within the grand monument erected under the dome of the Invalides in Paris. ÒVaubanÕs highly-renowned De lÕAttaque et de la Defense des PlacesÉ. was the standard work for students of fortifications and siegecraft until the second half of the 19th centuryÓ Gat Origins 35. Two volumes: containing 20 full-page and 25 folding maps and plans: bound without plates IV XV I. The 1742 work in this volume is devoted to the theory and practice of mines and features a ÒTrait de la Guerre en Gnral Par un Officier de Distinction.Ó Containing separate red- and black printed title pages each with engraved lozenge; engraved ornamental initials head- and tailpieces throughout. Occasional mispagination as issued without loss of text. With three rear leaves of advertisements. Text in French. Early owner inscriptions to title pages and on blank bookplate tipped to front pastedown. Occasional lightly penciled marginalia. Three laid-in leaves of penciled notations.Interior fresh with light scattered foxing slight rubbing some edge-wear to early boards. An extremely good copy of this fundamental work in world and military history. hardcover books
1729ref. 2318313Paris: Jean-Baptiste Coignard 1729. Soft Cover. Good. Loss from spine head and foot binding weakening ink name on title page stain on rear wrapper recto. 1729 Soft Cover. 8 198 10 index. French text. Nouvelle et Derniere Edition. Buff paper boards sewn binding. A treatise on geometry followed by a distillation of Vauban's theories regarding military architecture. Vauban was the most respected mind of his time in this field and his innovations led to significant changes in fortified structures. This work contains numerous illustrations indicating the benefits of particular geometric configurations in terms of strength and strategic value. Not in Avery Memorial Library Catalog. Jean-Baptiste Coignard paperback books
1743ref. 1376266A La Haye The Hague: Chez Pierre De Hondt 1743. Hardcover. Octavo vi xvi xxiii 307 pages. In Good condition. Bound in brown marbled leather bearing gilt lettering and decorations to the spine. Raised bands to the spine. Boards have moderate wear exteriorly with splaying partial ring stain to the rear cracking to joint head/tail edges and slight chipping to the joints/edges. Text block has edges colored red. Marbled end papers. Minor pencil and slight soiling to verso to the front end paper. Modest wear including slight foxing and mild bumpy texture interiorly. Fold outs to the rear. Text in French. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area ND-HV Section. 1376266. FP New Rockville Stock. Chez Pierre De Hondt hardcover books
2006Editions de Bourgogne 2006, In-12 broché, 127 pages. Parfait état.
2011Marseille 2011. In-8 borché de 79 pages, nombreuses reproductions. Bon état
1843Ritratto di Sebastiano Lepreste di Vauban
2008français In-4 de 114 pp.; broché à rabats de l'éditeur. Photographies Michel Castillo.
1974No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, slight foxing to rear and no bumping to corners. 73pp. Periodical magazine with feature articles on Marshal Vauban - Louis XIV's military engineer, the Hellenistic World after Alexander the Great, the Prussian Marriage 1858 - Victoria's eldest daughter and a German Emperor, the Savoy - Palace and Hospital, the Norman Sheriff, Saving Life at Sea - Lifeboats and the Birth of the Dictionary plus book reviews and letters.
1974No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very slightly dusty rear and no bumping to corners. 75pp. Periodical magazine with feature articles on Roman Portrait Busts, Rodin's Monument to Balzac, Coal, Art and the Beaumonts - Midland Collieries, Thomas Aquinas 1274, Marshal Vauban - Writer and Critic, Richard Cocks - English Merchant in Japan 1613, a Monastic Hegira - Trappists from Normandy and the Golden Age of the County Map - 16th Century plus book reviews and letters.
1989ref. RE2574Landau in der Pfalz, Eigenverlag, 1989. quer 8°, 143 S., schwarz-weiße Abb., Pappband. Gut erhaltene gebundene Ausgabe.
1703ref. RE25871703 (?). "Kupferstich, Blattgröße 24,5 mal 35 cm, Plattengröße 19,5 mal 28,5 cm, auf Klapp-Passepartout an zwei Stellen festgeklebt. An diesen Klebestellen im unbedruckten und von außen nicht sichtbaren Bereich eingerissen. Der sichtbare Teil hell und sauber, der nicht sichtbare Teil etwas fleckig. Ohne Angabe von Zeichner oder Stecher. Von diesem Stich existiert auch eine Variante, bei der sich in den unteren beiden Ecken kein Text befindet. Insofern ist davon auszugehen, dass die hier eingedruckte Angabe 1703 nicht das eigentliche Entstehungsdatum angibt. Der Stich zeigt Planungen für einen Ausbau der Festung, die aber, entgegen den gedruckten ""Beteuerungen"", so nicht umgesetzt wurden."
1988ref. 14769Freiburg, Stadtarchiv, 1988. 544 S., mit 508 s/w und 16 farbige Abbildungen; 167 S. mit Karten und Textillustrationen 4°, Hardcover/Pappeinband.
1968ref. 106499Marburg: Elwert 1968. VII, 192 Seiten. Gr. 8° (22,5-25 cm). Orig.-Broschur. [Softcover / Paperback].
1850ref. 195446Lille, Lefort, 1850. 262 S. Ldr. d. Zt. m. Rücken- u.- Deckelverg. Einbd. leicht berieben u. bestoßen. Gebräunt, teils braunfl.
1885ref. 9325(Freiburg 1884-1885) (Sonderdruck aus: Schau-in's-land, Jahrgang 11 u. 12). 40 S. Text mit zahlr. Abb., 5 teils doppelseitigen Tafeln u. Beilage: Die ältesten "Abkontrafehtungen" der Stadt Freiburg i. B. (4 S. mit Abb.). 4°. Kart. mit Kordelbindung. Umschlag etwas verblichen. Leichte Gebrsp. Innen sehr gut erhalten.
1933ref. E327(Paris, Imprimerie du Service Géographique de l'Armée), 1933. Carnet mit 10 besonders seltenen Sammlerbriefmarken Vaubans - Erste Ausgabe. Biographie über den berühmten Französischen Marschall und Festungsbaumeister Sébastian le Prestre de Vauban (1633?1707), der 1658 die Belagerungen von Grenzfestungen in den Spanischen Niederlanden leitete und 1678 Generalinspektor des Festungswesens wurde. Er legte im gesamten Norden und Osten Frankreichs Sperrfestungen an, von denen die bekanntesten noch in Metz, Straßburg und Neubreisach zu sehen sind, und machte damit Frankreich zur größten Militärmacht Europas. ? Das Werk erschien anlässlich des 300. Geburtstags Vaubans. Stellenweise leicht angestaubt, wohlerhalten. ? GRATIS dazu: Das Programmheft zu den Festlichkeiten: "Tricentenaire de Vauban Programme. Paris. Le Morvan. Avallon. Mai-Juillet 1933. Ebenda 1933. Mit Illustrationen und 2 losen Programzetteln. 20 S. ? Timbres Vauban. Tricentenaire de Vauban. (Paris 1933). Heft mit 10 (wohl von 20) Gedenkbriefmarken mit dem Portrait Vaubans in Kupfertiefdruck, perforiert und mit Klebefilm auf der Rückseite.
1707ref. 60967No place nor printer 1707. 8vo. In contemporary full calf with five raised bands and richly gilt spine. Edges of boards gilt. Title-label is either missing or have never been added. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. Stains and scratches to boards. Corners bumped. Internally nice and clean. VIII 268 pp. 3 folded tables. One of the at least seven different issues of the 12mo edition published same year as the first edition in 4to in which Vauban proposed a comprehensive tax reform plan for France. The central idea was to replace the existing tax system which heavily burdened the lower classes while exempting the nobility and clergy with a single tax on income and property that would be fairly distributed among all citizens regardless of social status. Schumpeter called the work 'unsurpassed before or after in the neatness and cogency of the argument. Purposeful marshalling of all the available data was the essence of his analysis. Nobody ever understood better the true relation between facts and argument. It is this that makes him an economic classic in the eulogistic sense of the work and a forerunner of modern tendencies' Schumpeter History of Economic analysis p. 204. 'an erudite economic work much in advance of its time and distinguished both by accuracy of method and breadth of view' Palgrave 'creditable alike to the heart and the head of its illustrious author' McCulloch. 'Though the book was published anonymously and only a few copies issued for circulation among friends Vauban had to submit to the mortification of seeing it 'pilloried' by the parliament while he himself incurred the displeasure of the king Louis XIV.' Palgrave. hardcover
1707ref. 152921Rouen: no printer but for the author 1707. A CLASSIC OF PUBLIC FINANCE Very rare first edition first issue with B4 in uncancelled state: on p. 16 a setier is given as weighing 170 rather than 240 pounds of "an erudite economic work much in advance of its time and distinguished both by accuracy of method and breadth of view" Palgrave "creditable alike to the heart and the head of its illustrious author" McCulloch. Carpenter lists six other printings dated 1707 all in smaller format and eight subsequent editions before 1710 including the English translation A Project for a Royal Tythe 1708; reissued in 1710 as An Essay for a General Tax. "Though the book was published anonymously and only a few copies issued for circulation among friends Vauban had to submit to the mortification of seeing it 'pilloried' by the parliament while he himself incurred the displeasure of the king Louis XIV. A few weeks later he died" Palgrave. Although the renowned soldier-engineer Vauban 1633-1707 wrote on a very wide variety of subjects apart from economics - fortifications war naval matters religion agriculture population and colonization - the Projet d'une Dixme royale is an outstanding work in the field of public finance. Its two most notable features are its understanding of the central role of fiscal policy in economic reform - the result of an exceptionally comprehensive grasp of the economic process - and its use of detailed numerical data to substantiate conclusions. Schumpeter pronounced the work "unsurpassed before or after in the neatness and cogency of the argument. Purposeful marshalling of all the available data was the essence of his analysis. Nobody ever understood better the true relation between facts and argument. It is this that makes him an economic classic in the eulogistic sense of the word and a forerunner of modern tendencies" Schumpeter History of Economic Analysis p. 204. According to Boislisle the first edition was printed in Rouen in 1706 at the initiative of the Abbé de Beaumont who is credited with the authorship of the work by Boisguilbert. Vauban had the sheets bound by the widow of a certain Fétil and took great pains that the book had no public circulation. It was prohibited on 14 February 1707 but apparently the police could only seize two copies. To the police the binder declared she had had 264 copies in total 12 bound in morocco the rest in calf. The two copies seized at the Abbé de Beaumont's were described as in "veau fauve" and marbled parchment. See Arthur Michel de Boislisle "La Proscription du projet de Dime Royale et la mort de Vauban" Mémoire lu à l'Académie des sciences morales et politiques Paris 1875. In the Society of Jesus a professed house was a residence where - in a spirit of radical poverty - no member had a stable income. The Jesuit priests who lived there all of whom have made the profession of the four vows undertake their spiritual and pastoral ministry completely for free. With no revenues these houses were dependent on the generosity of benefactors even for their daily needs. Quarto 245 x 185 mm. Large folding table "Formulaire qui peut servir pour tout un pays" at page 192 additional tables in text woodcut vignettes and initials. Contemporary sprinkled calf spine ruled and decorated gilt in compartments red morocco label red edges. Spine ends and corners professionally repaired covers with a couple of small stains and slight surface abrasions. Ownership inscription of the Professed house of the Society of Jesus of Paris to head of title. Edges of first few leaves lightly tanned from turn-ins occasional spotting and the odd rust mark; a very good copy. Carpenter X 1; En français dans le texte 134; Goldsmiths' 4431; Kress 2583; McCulloch p. 342f; Masui p. 396; this edition not in Einaudi Hollander INED Massie or Sraffa. unknown
ref. 56183Berlin Haude und Spener 4to. Cont. full calf. Raised bands. Blindtooled compartments. Titlelabel with lettering. A paperlabel pasted on lower part of spine. Stamp on title-page. 20172412; 81373 pp. Engraved frontisp. and 47 folded engraved plates numb. 1-33 3 bis and 1-11. A few leaves with light browning a few plates with light toning otherwise clean and fine. Second German edition. - Klaus Jordan No 3920. hardcover
1771ref. 56193Amsterdam et Leipzig Arkstée & Merkus 1771. 4to. Contemp. full motteld calf. Raised bands. Richly gilt spine. Titlabel with gilt lettering. A small nick to lower compartment. stamp on foot of title-page. 818214 pp. 15 folded tables 9 folded engraved plates. Clean and fine. The volume is an independent part of Vauban's "Oeuvres" issued in 3 parts. - Klaus Jordan 3923. hardcover
1761ref. 52369Paris Le Rouge Duchesne 1761. Contemp. full mottled calf. Richly gilt spine. Titlelabel with gilt lettering. A paperlabel pasted on upper part of spine. Stamps on title-page. 41284 pp. and 36 double-page engraved plates. Clean and fine. Scarce first edition. - Rumpf 5913. - Klaus Jordan 2169. unknown
1998ref. H-734-021Association des Amis de la Maison Vauban 1998. Paperback. Good. Edition 1998. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations. Association des Amis de la Maison Vauban paperback
1691ref. 177262London: Abell Swall 1691. Pp. 1680last blank104 engraved pictorial title page and 32 folding plates; cr. 8vo; contemporary calf the spine with handwritten paper title label between raised bands boards with single rule border and corner ornaments in blind lightly worn; all edges sprinkled red; book label of David Levine Sydney on the upper pastedown with the earlier inked signature of the antiquary Sir Daniel Fleming on the upper free endpaper the signature of his son George Fleming on the blank preliminary and two tiny annotations 'Fortz' - referencing the subject or shelf arrangement in his library hinges tender a couple of the plates slightly creased at edges; Abel Swall London 1691. First edition in English. Wing L1116; ESTC R15758. The work is in two parts the first entitled A New Treatise of Geometry containing 8 plates numbered 1-8. The second part A New Treatise of Fortification contains 22 plates lettered A-I K-T V W X. Sebastien le Prestre de Vauban 1633-1707 revolutionized the art of siege craft and defensive fortification and is regarded as the greatest military engineer of his time. The translation from the French is by the bookseller Abel Swall. Sir Daniel Fleming 1633-1701 amassed a library of at least 1500 volumes many of which were annotated often by his son Sir George 1667-1747 the Bishop of Carlisle who probably hand wrote the spine label. Abell Swall unknown
ref. 107985Paris Editions Imprimerie Nationales 1992. 8° 293 S. Broschur Kaufnotiz des Besitzers a. Titelbl. sonst gutes Ex. Sprache. franz.- Sébastien Le Prestre Seigneur de Vauban vo b auch Marquis de Vauban; 1. Mai 4. Mai oder 15. Mai 1633 in Saint-Léger-de-Foucheret heute Saint-Léger-Vauban Département Yonne Burgund; † 30. März 1707 in Paris war ein französischer General Festungsbaumeister Ludwigs XIV. und Marschall von Frankreich. 010 Paris, Editions Imprimerie Nationales, 1992 unknown
