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an open book with drawings on it sitting on top of a tablean old book with a picture of a bird on it ' s cover
Jeschke Jádi Auctions Berlin

Estimate €250 - €350
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Militaria Roggenbucke, Karl von A Handbook for Officers, in which the manufacture, construction, use, handling and assessment of military firearms are clearly and practically explained. With 1 folded copperplate and 3 folded tables. Erfurt, Keyser, 1822. 205 pp. Small 8°. Marbled. Contemporary half-leather binding with red edges, gilt lettering and gold embossing. Title page (bumped, spine scuffed, 1 joint partially split). 2nd, combined and expanded edition. – Extremely rare. No copy known to be on the market. - The table of dimensions contains detailed data on the infantry rifle; the plate shows numerous weapon components. - Front flyleaf with a stamped label from Deutsche Werke AG / Spandau Works Archive: ‘Sold to Mr Schmiedler’. - Title page bearing an illegible stamp featuring the Prussian eagle from Potsdam; slightly browned due to the paper; title and title page slightly stained in places; plates with some foxing; tables creased at the overhanging edges; otherwise generally well preserved. Handbook for officers, clearly and practically explaining the manufacture, construction, use, handling and assessment of military firearms. With 1 folded copperplate and 3 folded tables. Contemporary marbled half-leather with red edges, gilt spine and gilt-stamped title on the spine (bumped, spine rubbed, 1 joint partially cracked). - 2nd, revised and expanded edition. - The dimensional table contains detailed data on infantry rifles; the plate illustrates numerous weapon components. - Front flyleaf bearing a stamped label from the Deutsche Werke AG / Werk Spandau Archive: ‘Sold to Mr Schmiedler’ (trans.). - Title page bearing an illegible stamp featuring the Prussian eagle from Potsdam; slightly browned due to the paper; title page and, in places, slightly stained; plate slightly foxed; tables creased at the protruding edges; otherwise generally well preserved.
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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