[Rarebooks] fa: HISTORY OF THE LATE WAR IN GERMANY 1781 - 16 FOLDING MAPS & TABLES

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Henry Lloyd: The History of the Late War in Germany, between the King of Prussia, and the Empress of Germany and her Allies: Containing I. Reflections on the general principles of war, and on the composition and characters of the different armies in Europe. II. Explanation of the causes of the war. III. A military description of the seat of war; wherein all the important fortresses, positions, camps, rivers, roads, defiles, &c. are indicated. IV. The operations of the campaigns of 1756 and 1757: with reflections on the most considerable transactions: from whence the principles of war are deduced and explained; and the reasons, which most immediately contributed to the  decision of them, given. With a map of the seat of war; and plans of the battles of Lowositz, Prague, Chtzemitz, or Kollin, Rosbach, Breslaw, Lissa, and Gross Jagersdorff. By Major-General Lloyd, Who served several campaigns in the Austrian Army. London: Printed for S. Hooper, No 41, St. Martin’s Lane, Corner of May’s Buildings, MDCCLXXXI [1781]. Large 4to (27 x 21.5 cm) in early/period half calf and marbled boards; [4], xxxix, [1], 147, [1] pp.; with the half-title, eight folding tables (one defective) and eight folding engraved maps. ESTC T93413.

An examination of the tactics of the Seven Years' War by this professional soldier, mercenary, and military theoretician whose works were studied by many contemporary and later commanders, including George  Washington and George S. Patton. Henry Lloyd (c.1718-1783), a Welshman, fought for Bonnie Prince Charlie against the British in the Jacobite Rising of 1745, for the French against the Austrians in the War of the  Austrian Succession, for the Austrians against the Prussians and vice-versa in the Seven Years' War, and for the Russians against the Turks in the Russo-Turkish War of 1768-74.

The Carberry Tower copy, with the armorial bookplate of the Honourable M. Elphinstone and the Carberry Tower Library shelving label on the front paste-down. Binding rubbed with wear to the edges and bumping to  the corners; part of one folding table torn away, one folding map separated at the fold but complete, other maps with occasional creases and small tears, mostly in the margin; some old paper repairs to the versos; frontispiece map with elaborate penciled additions and marginalia by a knowledgeable early owner; text block a little bumped at the corners; a ca. 1" area of worming to 7 leaves; occasional old paper repairs; scattered light spotting; otherwise quite clean and sound, firmly bound.