BORKENSTEIN, CARL FRIEDRICH.

Versuch zu einem Lehrgebäude der theoretisch=practischen Artilleriewissenschaft. 2 Bde. (1. Die Pulvertheorie und die Einrichtung der Artillerie abgehandelt werden. 2. ...die Lehre über die Kugelbahnen und Wahrscheinlichkeit des Treffens...Artillerie der Englischen Marine..).

Berlin, G. Reimer, 1822. 4to. Bound in 2 cont. hcalf. Gilt spines. Tome-labes gone on volume 2. Wear to top of spine on volume. Spines a bit rubbed. XXXVI,(4),244;VI,LIV,206 pp., 35 (12+23) folded Tables and 18 (12+6) folded engraved plates. Faint scattered brownspots on the first few leaves in both volumes.

Scarce first, and only edition. Borkenstein was born in Hannover but wrote the work for the Danish-Norwegian army. He had his career in Norway as a teacher in the mulitary academy in Oslo.

Order-nr.: 58361