Small octavo (157x100mm) marbled roan on 4 raised bands, spine compartments prettily gilt flowers & leaves with contrasting spine title label (1" split to lower hinge with small loss of leather/tips bit worn). All edges rouge xxvi +[6]pp contents +148pp +[4]pp publisher's list. Endpapers with a few library & bookseller's notes/shelving. Name on titlepage, Title in red and black. Original silk marker still attached, one opening with small ink splatter, minimal pale foxing. *Third edition of Bourdon de Sigrais' translation of Vegetius' landmark military treatise in very nice condition (Graesse VII p272, Brunet V-1111 only 1759 Paris edition).