8vo (204 x 138 mm). 18 engraved plates. Contemporary Spanish calf gilt. FIRST EDITION of Brea's rare manual, written for the students of a Spanish school for the nobility.  The work covers basic techniques of various schools of fencing, including the French, Italian and Spanish schools.  Palau 34881; Pardoel 596; Thimms p.37. 

[With:] 4 works in Italian on fencing, comprising: DI MARCO, Alessandro. Discorsi Istruttivi ne' Quali si Tratta… Naples: Catiello Longobardo, 1759. 8vo. Contemporary roan. Pardoel 440; Thimm p.180. -- GERDIL. Traite des Combats Singuliers... Turin: n.p., [1759]. 8vo. Contemporary mottled calf gilt. FIRST EDITION, RARE. Thimms p.113. -- MANGANO, Guido A. de. Riflesioni Filosifche Sopra l'Arte della Scherma. Pavia: for the Author, 1781. 8vo. Engraved plates. CONTEMPORARY BOARDS uncut. FIRST EDITION. Pardoel 438; Thimm p.177. -- BLENGINI, Cesare Alberto. Trattato Teorico-Pratico di Spada e Sciabola… Bologna: Garagnani al Progresso, 1864. 8vo. numerous diagrams. Later half cloth. Thimms pp.31-2.