Girard, Traite des armes, The Hague, 1740, modern half morocco
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November 19, 05:30 PM GMT
Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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GIRARD, PIERRE JACQUES FRANÇOIS
Traité des armes... enseignant la maniere de combattre de l'epée... The Hague: Pieter de Hondt, 1740
oblong folio (205 x 260mm.), engraved frontispiece portrait, title printed in red and black, engraved and woodcut initials, head- and tailpieces, 116 engraved plates, modern half morocco, spine gilt, top edge gilt, small rust hole in plate 49, plate 56 slightly shaved
A treatise on fencing with fine engraved illustrations, designed for use by the French army.
PROVENANCE:
le Chevalier de Bellehache, officier de Cavalerie au Reg.t d'Artois, 1771, armorial bookplate