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Treatise on Fencing, 1780.

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Treatise on Fencing, 1780.
McARTHUR, JOHN. The Army and Navy Gentleman's Companion; Or A New and Complete Treatise On The Theory and Practice of Fencing... Illustrated by Mathematical Figures... London: James Lavers [1870]. Half mottled calf and marbled boards, gilt-decorated spine and darl green/gray morocco label; all edges yellow. Engraved frontispiece and title, 19 engraved plates (most double-page). Bookplate of American railroad financier Samuel F. Barger (1832-1914). Condition: Fair-Good; both of the covers are detached; considerable wear/scuffing to calf; frontispiece is detached, with the protective leaf torn; frontispiece/title toned, then mostly bright/clean throughout.