$465
Frankfurt am Main: Nicolas Hoffmann, 1617. [Bound with:] By Bartolomeo Pelliciari. Frankfurt am Main: Antonio Hummen, (1616). 2 vols. in one. 8vo, full later vellum. First printings in German of these two influential military treatises. Illustrated with engraved title pages and nine double-page battlefield views in the Pelliciari. The views recreate fictional battle scenes to exhibit tactics outlined by Pelliciari in the text. The "Tyrocinium" (or tirocinium) refers to the first military experience of a young man, and Pelliciari's treatise was intended for the unseasoned recruits of a youthful state militia, some of whom may be forced to rely solely on the detailed illustrations provided. Pp. 221-222 of bound before 219-220; pp. 221-222 with repair to upper edge; lacking preliminary leaf A2 (statement of dedication to "Johann Martin Bauer von Eyseneck," the "Gerichts Schultheiss" of Frankfurt am M.); otherwise complete.
Auctioneer:
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
Date:
2011-08-09