The Cottesloe Military Library

The Cottesloe Military Library

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R.M., The best schoole of war, 1642, rare

Auction Closed

November 19, 05:30 PM GMT

Estimate

700 - 1,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

M., R.

The best schoole of war: or, The order for exercising a foot company. London: printed for R.H., 1642


RARE. Although Wing recorded this particular copy as being unique, another copy was sold in these rooms as part of the Fairfax Library in 1993 (14 December, lot 154). This work was reprinted with the title A compleat schoole of warre (see lot 90).


LITERATURE:

ESTC R180228; Wing M70 (listing this copy only); not in Cockle


PROVENANCE:

Arthur Dalrymple, F.S.A., bookplate; Robert Huth, bookplate, sale in these rooms, 4 July 1916, lot 4607 (to Tregaskis)