[MILITARY HISTORY] Thirteen volumes relating to the knights templar, etc. Vertot, abbe de Histoire des chevaliers hospitaliers de S. Jean de Jerusalem, appelles depuis chevaliers de Rhodes, et aujourd'hui de Malthe Paris, 1755-1753. In seven volumes. 12mo. Married set. First through fifth volumes bearing the 1755 Imprint of Chez Savoye, declaring itself, "Quartieme Edition;" the sixth volume bearing the 1753 Imprint of Chez Rollin; the seventh volume bearing the 1753 Imprint of Chez J. F. Quillau, Fils. Half title-pages in the first through fifth volumes. Full contemporary mottled tan sheep; spine compartments richly gilt; morocco spine labels; edges stained red; marbled endpapers. Scuffed, occasionally rubbed; scattered light foxing to text. Ex-library with book-plates on front paste downs, ink stamps on verso of front free endpapers, call numbers in pencil on title-pages. Verdot, abbe de The History of the Knights Hospitaliers of St. John of Jerusalem, styled afterwards, the Knights of Rhodes, and at present the Knights of Malta Edinburgh, 1757. In five volumes. 12mo. Full contemporary sheep; morocco spine labels; edges stained light blue. Worn, rubbed, joints worn, with some starting to crack; several hinges crudely repaired, edges of title-pages darkened, minor dampstaining, scattered light foxing to text. Ex-library with ink stamps on front paste-downs and call numbers in pencil on title-pages. Histoire de l'abolition de l'ordre des Templiers Paris: Belin and Besongne, 1779. First edition. 12mo. (i)-xxx, (1)-301, (2), [1] pp. With Privilege du roi, Paris, September 9, 1778. Complete, with half title-page. Full contemporary mottled brown sheep; paneled in gilt; spine compartments richly gilt; maroon morocco spine label; edges stained red; marbled endpapers. Corners bumped, some rubbing to edges, covers slightly scuffed; light foxing at front, faint tide marks to a few margins, otherwise internally clean and crisp. Ex-library with a book-plate on front paste-down and call number in pencil on title-page. PROVENANCE: The Collection of Ambassador and Mrs. Alexander Weddell, Richmond, Virginia. Deaccessioned by The Virginia House Museum to benefit future preservation, acquisitions, and care of collections.