PEPPER, W. A Treatise on the New Broad Sword Exercise … The sixth Edition with Additions. London: Printed for B. Crosby, and Co. … by C. Bancks, Manchester. 1803.
Small 8vo. Late 19th-century cloth-backed boards, spine lettered in gilt; pp. 32, engraved frontispiece, and four engraved plates; spine ends with a little wear, boards slightly spotted, occasional light toning, otherwise a very good copy.
First published in 1796 or 1797, this is a rarity among the literature of swordsmanship and fencing as a military discipline. Written by a member of Nott's Yeomanry Cavalry, the book aims at improving the skills and techniques used in combat and training. The regiment had been set up in 1794 as a response to the French Revolutionary Wars. Reprinted several times, all editions are scarce.
SKU: 2122377
PEPPER, W. A Treatise on the New Broad Sword Exercise … The sixth Edition with Additions. London: Printed for B. Crosby, and Co. … by C. Bancks, Manchester. 1803.
Small 8vo. Late 19th-century cloth-backed boards, spine lettered in gilt; pp. 32, engraved frontispiece, and four engraved plates; spine ends with a little wear, boards slightly spotted, occasional light toning, otherwise a very good copy.
First published in 1796 or 1797, this is a rarity among the literature of swordsmanship and fencing as a military discipline. Written by a member of Nott's Yeomanry Cavalry, the book aims at improving the skills and techniques used in combat and training. The regiment had been set up in 1794 as a response to the French Revolutionary Wars. Reprinted several times, all editions are scarce.
SKU: 2122377
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