Cordelois. Leçons d'Armes ... Du duel et de l'assaut. Théorie complète sur l'art de l'escrime, 2nd edition, Paris: Librairie Militaire de J. Dumaine, 1872, author's signature of authority to verso of title, engraved portrait of author and 28 plates of fencing positions, ink mark to upper margin of title and few other initial leaves, title also with rubbed through ink stamp & price with consequent paper thinning, occasional short closed tears to margins, 20th century brown half sheep, large 8vo, together with: Bazancourt (César Lecat baron de), Les Secrets de l'épée, Paris: Amyot, 1862, half-title, original printed wrapper bound-in at front, both with ink stamp, light scattered spotting, bookplate of Bibliotheque du Chateau de Salency M. Albert de Devise to upper pastedown, near contemporary sheep backed marbled boards, maroon roan title label to spine, extremities rubbed, 8vo, Prevost (Camille), Théorie Pratique de l'Escrime ... Avec préface et notice par Ernest Legouvé, et la biographie de Prévost père par Adolphe Tavernier, Paris: M. de Brunhoff, 1886, half-title, tite in red & black, photogravure plates and vignettes, top edge gilt, modern dark blue buckram, black morocco title label to spine, 8vo, Bazancourt (César Lecat baron de), Secrets of the Sword, Translated from the original French of Baron de Bazancourt by C.F.Clay, London: George Bell & Sons, 1900, monochrome illustrations, modern brown half sheep, 8vo, Grisier (Augustin). Les Armes et le Duel ... Ouvrage agréé par S.M. l'empereur de Russie. Préface anecdotique par Alexandre Dumas. Notice sur l'auteur par Roger de Beauvoir. Dessins par E. de Beaumont 1st edition, Paris: Garnier Freres, 1847, half-title, engraved portrait and 10 lithograph plates, some scattered spotting, contemporary morocco-backed marbled boards, gilt decorated spine, board corners worn and showing, 8vo (Qty: 5) Provenance: The Leon Paul Library of Fencing. Thimm p.66, p.26 & p.231 (first three titles respectively) and Grisier - Thimm p.122; Gelli p.372. Augustin Grisier (1791-1865) was a highly regarded fencing master who established a school of swordsmanship in Paris. He taught sabre fencing, with pupils including the son of the Russian Tsar in St. Petersburg. He was a friend and acquaintance of Alexander Dumas.
Cordelois. Leçons d'Armes ... Du duel et de l'assaut. Théorie complète sur l'art de l'escrime, 2nd edition, Paris: Librairie Militaire de J. Dumaine, 1872, author's signature of authority to verso of title, engraved portrait of author and 28 plates of fencing positions, ink mark to upper margin of title and few other initial leaves, title also with rubbed through ink stamp & price with consequent paper thinning, occasional short closed tears to margins, 20th century brown half sheep, large 8vo, together with: Bazancourt (César Lecat baron de), Les Secrets de l'épée, Paris: Amyot, 1862, half-title, original printed wrapper bound-in at front, both with ink stamp, light scattered spotting, bookplate of Bibliotheque du Chateau de Salency M. Albert de Devise to upper pastedown, near contemporary sheep backed marbled boards, maroon roan title label to spine, extremities rubbed, 8vo, Prevost (Camille), Théorie Pratique de l'Escrime ... Avec préface et notice par Ernest Legouvé, et la biographie de Prévost père par Adolphe Tavernier, Paris: M. de Brunhoff, 1886, half-title, tite in red & black, photogravure plates and vignettes, top edge gilt, modern dark blue buckram, black morocco title label to spine, 8vo, Bazancourt (César Lecat baron de), Secrets of the Sword, Translated from the original French of Baron de Bazancourt by C.F.Clay, London: George Bell & Sons, 1900, monochrome illustrations, modern brown half sheep, 8vo, Grisier (Augustin). Les Armes et le Duel ... Ouvrage agréé par S.M. l'empereur de Russie. Préface anecdotique par Alexandre Dumas. Notice sur l'auteur par Roger de Beauvoir. Dessins par E. de Beaumont 1st edition, Paris: Garnier Freres, 1847, half-title, engraved portrait and 10 lithograph plates, some scattered spotting, contemporary morocco-backed marbled boards, gilt decorated spine, board corners worn and showing, 8vo (Qty: 5) Provenance: The Leon Paul Library of Fencing. Thimm p.66, p.26 & p.231 (first three titles respectively) and Grisier - Thimm p.122; Gelli p.372. Augustin Grisier (1791-1865) was a highly regarded fencing master who established a school of swordsmanship in Paris. He taught sabre fencing, with pupils including the son of the Russian Tsar in St. Petersburg. He was a friend and acquaintance of Alexander Dumas.
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