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1041 - AVRIL (Jean-Baptiste). The Benefits of Good Discipline, and …
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Estimate €800 - €900
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AVRIL (Jean-Baptiste). The Benefits of Good Discipline, and Ways of Maintaining It in the Troops; a work followed by a historical essay on the French infantry, a brief account of the origin of military ranks in France, and a concise note on the forms of offensive and defensive weapons used by the French both before and since the invention of gunpowder; by J.-B. Avril. Paris, Anselin and Pochard; Brunot-Labbe; Cordier; Chateauroux, Migné, 1824. In-8, (4)-VIII-531 pp., red long-grain morocco, decorated ribbed spine, double gilt fillet and gilt lace framing the covers, blind-stamped rosette in the centre, gilt interior lace, gilt edges (contemporary binding by Ducastin) First edition printed in Châteauroux by Jean-Baptiste Migné, the printer who introduced lithography to Châteauroux. Copy on fine vellum paper. A rare treatise on military discipline, magnificently produced by Pierre-Alexis Ducastin or his son; Parisian bookbinders, whose workshops were located at 110 and 118 Rue Saint-Jacques. (Fléty, p. 62; Culot, p. 497; Devauchelle II, p. 232.)
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About the sale MONTIGNAC – 31st BOOK SALE – Day 2 of 4 – Nos. 550 to 1084
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Auction time 08/20/2026 at 11:00 AM
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