A treatise on the utility and advantage of fencing ; giving the opinions of the most eminent authors and medical practitioners, on the important advantages derived from a knowledge of the art, as a means of self-defence, and a promoter of health ... to which is added, A dissertation on the use of the broadsword ...memoirs of the late Mr. Angelo; and a biographical sketch of Chavalier St. George.
Angelo, Henry, 1756-1835
Category
Books
Date
1817
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Plas Newydd, Anglesey
NT 3103503
Summary
Bibliographic description
16 p., 47, [7] leaves of plates : ill., port. ; oblong fol. (33 x 50 cm). Inscribed on pastedown in nineteenth-century hand: X Cabinet. Provenance: no further ownership marks. Binding: nineteenth-century half red sheep (imitation morocco), with marbled paper over boards; gilt lettered upper cover red title label; gilt tooled on spine (much worn); remnant of round paper label at foot of spine.
Makers and roles
Angelo, Henry, 1756-1835