Fortification, works in English, 6 volumes, 1688-1778

FORTIFICATION, ENGLISH

A collection of six volumes, 8vo, comprising:

i. S., J. Fortification and military discipline. London: Morden, 1688, 2 parts in one, 54 (of 56) engraved plates, contemporary calf, [ESTC R6217; Wing S61], lacks last 2 plates in part 2, one folding plate cut close and slightly torn, occasional slight soiling, rebacked and recornered

ii. Barker, J. The treasury of fortification. London: Bosvile & Wale, 1707, 13 engraved plates, 4 folding, woodcut diagrams, 2 folding printed tables, 4 advert leaves for books printed by Bosvile, nineteenth-century calf, [ESTC T142288], title soiled, slightly rubbed

iii. Ozanam, J. A treatise of fortification. Oxford: Lichfield for Nicholson, 1711, 46 engraved plates, modern half calf, [ESTC T99416], some damp-staining

iv. Muller, J. A treatise containing the practical part of fortification... second edition. London: Millar, 1764, 26 folding engraved plates, 8 tables, 4 folding, contemporary calf, [ESTC N21789], some damp-staining at beginning, spine slightly worn at head and foot

v. Pleydell, J.C. An essay on field fortification. London: Nourse, 1768, 40 engraved plates, some folding, contemporary calf with gilt arms, purchased from Pickering & Chatto, 8 February 1901, 5s, [ESTC T113870], spine slightly worn at head and foot

vi. Lochee, L. An essay on castrametation. London: for the author, 1778, 9 folding engraved plates, original boards, [ESTC T101520], slight damp-staining, plate 7 slightly cropped, binding with loss of surface