Ward, Animadversions of Warre, London, 1639, contemporary calf, FitzClarence copy

WARD, ROBERT

Animadversions of Warre, or, A Militarie Magazine of the truest rules, and ablest instructions, for the managing of warre... London: John Dawson, 1639

2 parts in one volume, folio (297 x 203mm.), second issue with cancelled title page and the longer version of the imprint, engraved title-page by William Marshall, large folding table and folding woodcut plate, numerous woodcut illustrations, contemporary calf, engraved title slightly creased with a few small tears, joints and spine partially cracked and torn

FIRST EDITION OF THIS CLASSIC WORK ON "NEARLY ALL BRANCHES OF THE MILITARY ART" (Cockle), based on both the author's own experiences and observations (he had served extensively in the Netherlands in the 1630s) as well as the best sources available in the field at the time.

LITERATURE:

ESTC S118037; STC 25025; Cockle 147

PROVENANCE:

George Augustus Frederick FitzClarence, 1st Earl of Munster (1794–1842, illegitimate son of William IV and his mistress Dorothea Jordan), or his son Lieutenant Hon Edward FitzClarence (1837–1855), bookplate ("Lt. Col. Fitz Clarence") and gilt crest with motto at the head of the spine; Thomas Francis Fremantle, armorial bookplate, purchased from Pickering & Chatto, 2 August 1901, £5-5s