18th Century Militaria Book, In Folio.

[ANONYMOUS] - Campaign of Holland, in MDCLXXII under the orders of the Duke of Luxembourg, containing the letters of this great captain, those of the Duke of Duras, of Messieurs de Chamilly, & other general officers of the armies of France, to Monsieur le Marquis de Louvois, with the replies of this Secretary of State for War, his negotiations in Germany, and various relations between sieges and actions. La Haye, Chez Pierre de Hondt, 1759; folio, 264 pp., bound in period calfskin, spine decorated with nerves (a bit completely split). Extremely interesting collection, for politics and for war, as much for the secret anecdotes of several famous personages of this time as for the learned maneuvers, the great military operations and the exact descriptions which one finds there, with many other explanations. very curious, concerning the strength of the Places and the situation of the Places, mainly with regard to the floods made in the United Provinces; copied from the originals, at the War depot of the Court of France.