[Arms & Armor] (Gheyn, Jacob de). Die Drillkunst das ist Kriegsubliche Waffenhandlung der Musqueten und Pique(n)...

Nuremberg: Paul Furst, 1664. Small oblong 4to. Text printed in French and in German. Illustrated with an engraved pictorial title-page, 30 engraved plates (each depicting two figures, numbered 1-44 and 1-32), in-text woodcut diagram, and woodcut head- and tail-pieces. Three-quarter brown morocco over marbled paper-covered boards, spine lettered in gilt, extremities and boards lightly rubbed; all edges trimmed; illustrated book-plate of Hans Sterzel on front paste-down, and with his ownership ink stamp on front free endpaper, verso of title-page, recto first text leaf, and bottom recto of final text leaf; illustrated book-plate of Henk Visser on front free endpaper; another illustrated book-plate on front paste-down; contemporary manuscript on title-page, small repair at bottom of verso of same; light to moderate dampstaining along edges of most leaves; some gutters strengthened; scattered pencil marginalia; small repair bottom edge B4r and K2v; bottom corner of final text leaf repaired. Lipperheide 2061; VD17 23:277518K; Not in Cockle

Rare Furst edition of this classic and finely engraved work on techniques for handling the musket and pike, based on the 1620 Peter Isselburg (Simon Halbmayer) edition.

RBH locates only one other copy at auction, while OCLC locates no institutional copies in America (locating about five copies, all in Germany or Denmark).

This lot is located in Philadelphia.