Xenophon

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  • DELIGHTFUL 18TH CENTURY TREE CALF FROM LORD MACCLESFIELD'S LIBRARY
    Commentaires sur La Retraite des Dix-Mille de Xénophon; ou, Nouveau Traité de la Guerre, a l'usage des jeunes officiers. by LE COINTE, Jean Louis
    LE COINTE, Jean Louis
    Commentaires sur La Retraite des Dix-Mille de Xénophon; ou, Nouveau Traité de la Guerre, a l'usage des jeunes officiers.

    Paris: Chez Nyon, Saillant, Desaint, 1766. 2 volume set, 6 3/4 inches tall. A beautiful 18th century tree calf binding from the celebrated Library of Lord Macclesfield and with his 2 armorial bookplates and, as usual, his armorial blind stamps. With gilt bands, superb gilt tooling to the panels and twin labels. Yellow edges. The contents are complete with the two folding engraved plates and woodcut devices to the title page, decorative initials and head and tail pieces. Slight rubbing. This is the history of Xenophon's brilliant military leadership in leading the 10,000 Greek mercenaries in their retreat from Cyrus's attempt to take control of the Achaemenid Empire in the 4th century B.C.. In the original French.

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