The Theory and Practice of Fencing
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1961.
272 [1] pp. 8vo. Red cloth with black stamped titles and fencing motif. Original $5.95 priced dust jacket included. Book is tight and square; covers are clean. Crease to the top corner of board. Some shelf wear. Some foxing along the top edges of book. Dust jacket shows light shelf wear and minor chipping to the head of the spine, with faint soiling and foxing to the flaps. Internal pages are clean and unmarked.
A comprehensive manual covering foil, sabre, and dueling-sword by the legendary NYU coach and 1924 Olympic coach.
Features illustrations by Gabriel H. Mayorga and an introduction by Anthony J. Drexel Biddle.
An excellent collector's copy of a fundamental text in the Spanish school of fencing.
Price: $150.00