Saxe hermann maurice (5 risultati)

Condizione: Good. Small 4to. 4 pp. 18 x 22cm. Later white wraps.Very rare.1751, in-8 15 pp. ; Britannica: Maurice, count de Saxe (count of) , (born Oct. 28, 1696, Goslar, Saxony [Germany] -died Nov. 30, 1750, Chambord, Fr.), general and military theorist who successfully led French armies during the War of the Austrian Succession (1740-48).The illegitimate son of the elector Frederick Augustus I of Saxony (later also King Augustus II of Poland), young Maurice was sent by his father to serve under Prince Eugene of Savoy against the French in Flanders in 1709-10. In 1711 he was made Graf von Sachsen (count of Saxony; in French, comte de Saxe). His father bought him a German regiment in the French service in 1719, and Saxe quickly won recognition for his innovations in military training, especially in musketry.J.M. White: Marshal Saxe is one of the forgotten figures of the first half of the eighteenth century; yet not only is he one of its most vivid personalities but one of its outstanding generals. He takes his place among the great mercenary soldiers of a military age: Schomburg, Schulenburg and Prince Eugene in the west, Keith and Lacy in the east; and there is leason to rate him even more highly than any of these and compare his achievements with those of Marlborough. At the close of his career Louis XV revived for him the splendid title of Marshal-General of the King's Camps and Armies, a title that had been borne previously only by the legendary Turenne.Expertise by Jean-Paul VEYSSIÈRE, Manoir de Bellay 37370 MARRAY .…

Condizione: Buono (Good). 0. 2 volumi in-4°(mm 277x205), carte [4], Pagine CXXXIV, [1], 159; Carte [2], Pagine 259, con 84 tavole fuori testo di figure incise in bianco e nero (una tav. del vol.II, priva del marg. bianco sup.), raffig. uniformi, esercizi di cavalleria, cavalli, armi da fuoco, etc.  Alcune lievi arrossature sparse ma discreto esemplare. Legatura coeva in pieno vitello bruno marmorizzato, con piatti un poco allentati e con  lievi abrasioni ai piatti, dorsi a 5 nervi decorati in oro, sguardie e taglio marmorizzato. Graesse VI, 286. Book. …

Condizione: Buono (Good). 1. In-folio (mm 370x238), pagine XII, 228, [4]. Con 40 tavole fuori testo, più volte ripieg., inc. in rame. Titoli in rosso e nero al frontespizio; sotto, stemma nobiliare; capil., testate fig. e finalini inc. in rame. Legatura in piena pelle bazzana coeva, dorso a 6 nervi con tit. e fregi oro, tagli spruzzati. Bell'esemplare, in carta grave, ad ampi margini. Edizione originale in-folio, da non confondersi con l'edizione in-8°, stampata dallo stesso nel medesimo anno, in 2 volumi in-8°. Rara edizione, non menzionata da Graesse. Book.…

Condizione: Good. 8vo. 12.4 x 19.4cm. 5 vols. Contemporary qtr. roan. OCLC Number 7049746.v. 1. Notice historique sur le maréchal comte de Saxe / [comte de Grimoard]. 1733-1745;v. 2. 1746 (janvier-juillet);v. 3. 1746 (aou?t-décembre);v. 4. 1747;v. 5. 1748-1750.rel. demi basane de l'époque in-8, xlviii-311, xii-381, xii-303, (4)-viii-328 et 314 pp. Britannica: Maurice, count de Saxe (count of) , (born Oct. 28, 1696, Goslar, Saxony [Germany] -died Nov. 30, 1750, Chambord, Fr.), general and military theorist who successfully led French armies during the War of the Austrian Succession (1740-48).The illegitimate son of the elector Frederick Augustus I of Saxony (later also King Augustus II of Poland), young Maurice was sent by his father to serve under Prince Eugene of Savoy against the French in Flanders in 1709-10. In 1711 he was made Graf von Sachsen (count of Saxony; in French, comte de Saxe). His father bought him a German regiment in the French service in 1719, and Saxe quickly won recognition for his innovations in military training, especially in musketry.J.M. White: Marshal Saxe is one of the forgotten figures of the first half of the eighteenth century; yet not only is he one of its most vivid personalities but one of its outstanding generals. He takes his place among the great mercenary soldiers of a military age: Schomburg, Schulenburg and Prince Eugene in the west, Keith and Lacy in the east; and there is leason to rate him even more highly than any of these and compare his achievements with those of Marlborough. At the close of his career Louis XV revived for him the splendid title of Marshal-General of the King's Camps and Armies, a title that had been borne previously only by the legendary Turenne.Expertise by Jean-Paul VEYSSIÈRE, Manoir de Bellay 37370 MARRAY . …

LeatherBound. Condizione: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1757 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 554 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 554 Language: French.…