Angelo, Domenico - L' École des Armes - 1968

L'école des armes avec l'explication générale des principales attitudes et positions concernant l'escrime.
By Domenico Angelo (1716 - 1802).
Reedition of 1968 after the 1765 edition. Large album, bound in hardcovers with dust jacket. Very nice reedition faithfully reproducing the original edition published in London by Chez S. Hooper in 1765. The 1765 edition was the second bilingual edition, in French and English of this work, the first edition was only in French and dates from 1763. The text is in two columns, one for the French and one for the English, in 62 numbered pages. The 47 original colour plates that represent various figures practicing fencing techniques are also faithfully reproduced.
Limited edition to 900 copies. The one we offer is number 519.
Perfectly packed, and additionally insured.