AMONVILLE (Marie-Joseph-Jacques d')Livre Rare Book
Instructions for the Sword Exercise; Selected from His Majesty's Rules and Regulations
183696361London: W. Clowes and Sons 1836. Hardcover. Good. Scarce 1836 hardcover edition of a System of Drill for sword exercises written by the man who formulated the exercises. Original calf boards with title in gilt on front. Binding is a little wobbly but holding. Ex-library with stamps Trinity College Carmarthen on front and rear pastedown pages and title page. Book is in good condition. Faint staining on corners of some pages. Short tear on one page. Original owner's name in brown ink on title page. 16mo. 27 pp. of text followed by 14 pages of line drawings showing positions; a final plate is indicated Salute but isn't present nor does it appear to have been taken from the book. From the estate of Canadian military collector extraordinaire Donald Skinner. <br/><br/> W. Clowes and Sons hardcover
Warwick Books · États-Unis350,00 $US≈ 296,14 €
