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QUINCY. Military history of the kingdom of Louis...

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QUINCY. Military history of the kingdom of Louis the Great, king of France. Paris, Mariette, Delespine, Coignard fils, 1726. 7 volumes in-4, brown calf, spine decorated, edges fawn, red speckled edges (Binding of the time). Portrait of Louis XIV, 48 plans, maps and views, and 61 folding tables order of battle or strength of garrisons. Volume VII includes a second part, with a particular title: Maximes et instructions sur l'art militaire, same publisher, same date. The various collations do not all give the same number of plates and tables.