Daniel (R.P. Gabriel). — History of the French Militia, and - Lot 350

Daniel (R.P. Gabriel). — History of the French Militia, and of the Changes That Have Taken Place in It from the Establishment of the Monarchy in Gaul Until the End of the Reign of Louis the Great. Paris, Denis Mariette, 1721. 2 vols. in-4. in full contemporary calfskin, spine with highly ornamented raised bands, title and volume number labels, marbled edges—caps worn down, slight tear at one headband, spine and headbands scuffed— [3 ff.], XXXVIII, 626 pp.; XX, 770 pp. (pp. XVII–XX bound at the end of the volume and in the wrong order). Complete set of 70 plates, including 2 plates from Vol. II placed in Vol. I (2 and 12), depicting primarily weapons, equipment, and means of defense, whether land- or sea-based