SAINT-SIMON (M. H.). Histoire de la guerre des Alpes ou campagne de MDCCXLIV, par les armées combinées d'Espagne et de France commandées par S.A.R. l'infant Don Philippe et S.A.S. le Prince de Conti où l'on a joint l'histoire de Coni depuis sa fondation en 1120 jusqu'à présent. Amsterdam, Rey, 1770. In-4, marbled half calf, spine ribbed and decorated. Second edition published one year after the original, containing for the first time the history of the House of Cuneo (Brunet V, 60; Quérard VIII, 376.) It is illustrated with 5 magnificent folding maps, here in first printing, and 2 folding tables. This work was highly regarded by the military, as the author proved to be both a fine tactician and a skilful writer. It is accompanied by 5 maps and a table giving details of Annibal's passage of the Alps according to the accounts of Polybius, Titus Livius, Folard and the author's own observations. In his excellently-criticised preface, Saint-Simon endeavours to establish that Annibal passed where Barcelonnette is today and crossed the gorges of Mount Viso. A very fine copy. [[[[[ TITLE PAGE IS A VERY GOOD FACSIMILE REPRODUCTION ON ANTIQUE PAPER]]]]]