Gomard [Possellier A.J.J.]
La Théorie de L’Escrime. [The Theory of Fencing].
Paris : Librairie Militaire de J. Dumaine, 1845.
First edition of this monumental nineteenth-century French fencing manual. Octavo, written in French, bound in full morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, crossed foils and armored helmet decorations stamped in gilt to the corners of the front and rear panels, top edge gilt, gilt turn-ins andContinue reading "La Théorie de L’Escrime. [The Theory of Fencing]."
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