[MILITARIA]. Royal ordinances and regulations. Paris, P. G. Simon [or:] Imprimerie royale, 1776 - 1785, 51 pieces in-4, leaves. Important set of royal provisions regulating the composition and regulation of troops, the first (years 1776-1777) corresponding to the far-reaching reforms initiated by Count Claude-Louis de Saint-Germain as Secretary of State for War (1775-1777). (Some light dampening, even small wormholes, to some parts).