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L'Escrime Pratique au XIXe siècle. [Préfaces de MM. D. Cloutier et Max Doumic'
by Baudry, Ambroise
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Contemporary quarter calf, red morocco label. Near fine
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
Paris: Chez l'Auteur, 1893. First edition. Title page vignette. With 16 illustrations (15 plates from photographs). 150 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary quarter calf, red morocco label. Near fine. First edition. Title page vignette. With 16 illustrations (15 plates from photographs). 150 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. PRESENTATION COPY. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author "A Monsieur Georges Richard, hommage empressé de son devoué professeur A. Baudry 1901". Thimm, p. 25
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- Seller
- James Cummins Bookseller
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 368350
- Title
- L'Escrime Pratique au XIXe siècle. [Préfaces de MM. D. Cloutier et Max Doumic'
- Author
- Baudry, Ambroise
- Format/Binding
- Title page vignette. With 16 illustrations (15 plates from photographs). 150 pp. 1 vols. 8vo
- Book Condition
- Used - Contemporary quarter calf, red morocco label. Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Chez l'Auteur
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1893
- Keywords
- Fencing
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sports & Games;
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- Vignette
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- First Edition
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