Author: Stone, Nicholas
Title: Enchiridion of Fortification, or a Handfull of Knowledge in Martiall Affaires. Demonstrating Both by Rule, and Figure, (As Well Mathematically by Exact Calculations, As Practically) to Fortify Any Body, Either Regular, or Irregular. How to Runne Approaches, to Pierce Through a Counterscarfe, to Make a Gallerie over a Mote, to Spring a Myne, &C. With Many Other Notable Matters Belonging to Warre, Usefull, and Necessary for All Officers to Enrich Their Knowledge and Practise. Never Before Imprinted
Description: London, printed by M.F. for Richard Royston, and are to be sold at his shop at the signe of the Angel in Ivie-Lane, [, 1645. Hardcover. Recent full green morocco. Repairs at margins of many pages, including both title pages. 18 folding plates (of 20). Lacks plates 7 and 15, and the outer half of plates 17 and 19. Pages slightly foxed and soiled, with very occasional faint dampstains. Unobstrusive penciled x's on back of some plates and penciled page number at top corner of last pages. Ink notations on rear blank and back of one plate. ]. 70p. Includes "Table explaining the most difficult words", "Peroration" and Index. Publication date from colophon. ESTC citation no. R9410. .

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