$2,706
Angelo, Domenico (1717? -1802) The School of Fencing . London: for S. Hooper, 1765. First English edition (first published in 1763 as L'Ecole des Armes ) large oblong folio, parallel English and French texts, with an additional title page in French, illustrated with forty-seven full-page plates, bound in later half leather, gold-tooled spine, rebacked and recornered, with worn marbled paper boards, last few leaves with some wear and damage, a portion of the blank margin at the bottom of the last leaf torn away and repaired, 17 1/4 x 10 3/4 in. Originally of Italian extraction, Angelo was an important fencing master in London during the reign of George III. Fencing instructor to the Royal Family, he also advocated in favor of the sport as a healthful exercise.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2014-05-31
