[FENCING]. A group of approximately 76 volumes about fencing in English, German, Italian, and Spanish, including: Lot 39

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[FENCING]. A group of approximately 76 volumes in English, German, Italian, and Spanish.

Sale 1241 - Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, including Americana

Nov 10, 2023 9:00AM CT

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[FENCING]. A group of approximately 76 volumes about fencing in English, German, Italian, and Spanish, including:

GERONA Y ENSENAT, Don Federico. Esgrima del Sable. Madrid: T. Fortanet, 1877. Contemporary quarter calf. -- HUTTON, Alfred. Cold Steel: A Practical Treatise on the Sabre. London: Willam Clowes & Sons, Ltd., 1889. Later half calf. -- PARISE, Masaniello. Trattato di Scherma. Rome: Tipografia Nazionale, 1884. Contemporary cloth gilt. -- ROLAND, George. A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of the Art of Fencing. Edinburgh: Archibald Constable & Company, Ltd., 1823. Later decorative calf. -- SABINE, Lorenzo. Notes on Duels and Duelling. Boston: Crosby, Nichols, & Company, 1855. Contemporary half calf. -- TRUMAN, Ben C. The Field of Honor. New York: Fords, Howard, & Hulbert, 1884. Publisher's cloth gilt. -- YNIGUEZ, Eusebio. Ofensas y Desafios. Madrid: Evaristo Sanchez, 1890. Contemporary calf. --And approximately 69 others. Together, approximately 76 works in 76 volumes, various 4to and 8vo sizes, condition generally fine. Complete list available upon request.

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