Leipzig, Johann Christian Martini, 1726. Folio. Later (ca. 1820) hvellum. Gilt spine and gilt lettering. Gilding weakened. Stamp on htitle. Double-page folded engraved frontispiece. Title-page in red/black. (8),20,808,(40) pp. Engraved portrait of the author and 61 double-page folded engraved plates, 9 engraved vignettes. Some quires with light toning and browning. A few scattered brownspots.
First edition. - ""Eine umfangreiche methodische Encyklopädie, die als eines der kennzeichnenden Hauptwerke dieser Zeit hervorzuheben ist"" (Jähns, 1455). The beautiful illustrations depicts Recruitment, Tambour and Pfeifer, execution and court martial, field surgery, general staff in the country cards room, fencing and Vaulting, tournament, cannons, battlefield, etc.etc.