Barriffe, William

Military discipline: or, the yong artillery man VVherein is discoursed and showne the postures both of musket and pike the exactest way, &c. Together with the excercise of the Foot in their motions, with much variety: as also diverse and severall formes for the imbattelling small or greater bodies, demonstrated by the number of a single company, with their reducements: very necessary for all such as are studious in the art militarie. Whereunto is also added the beneficiall vse of the half-pike joyned with the musket. With the way to draw up the Swedish brigade. By William Barriffe, Lieutenant.

      Ralph Mab, London 1639 - Stated Second Edition, 1639. 8vo, original calf, full page armorial woodcut, portrait frontispiece, 377 pp., plus contents pages, one folding chart and a number of smaller folding charts. Good to very good, some general wear to leather, no pastedowns, ownership stamp on verso of front board of Lord Clifford, Ugbrooke LIbrary, ownership date in pen on first page of 26 August, 1642 (!), some pages and quires (groupings of pages) loose, but not entirely so. Still a good+ copy of a great rarity, only a few copies listed by OCLC in libraries worldwide, and this title rarely comes up at auction, as opposed to the more common 1643 edition. An essential military work for those studying the English Revolution. FREE DOMESTIC MEDIA SHIPPING FOR ITEMS OVER $30. [Attributes: Hard Cover]