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ETTENHARD, Francisco Antonio de. Compendio de los fundamentos de la verdadera destreza y filosofia de las armas. Madrid: Antonio de Zafra, 1675.
4° (186 x 130mm). Engraved title, letterpress title within border of typographical ornaments, and 18 engraved illustrations, versos blank, showing fencing stances. (Border of letterpress title shaved at lower and outer margins, short tear to V3 neatly repaired, one or two plates just shaved into plate-mark area, not affecting image.) Green morocco, covers with central arabesque inlays of red morocco enclosing crossed sword motifs, red morocco doublures decorated with elaborate green morocco onlay borders, green watered silk liners, by Noulhac, g.e., in slipcase (slightly worn). Provenance: André Beauvois-Devaux (colour-printed ownership leaf); 'V. d. G.' (monogrammed bookplate). Palau 84712.
4° (186 x 130mm). Engraved title, letterpress title within border of typographical ornaments, and 18 engraved illustrations, versos blank, showing fencing stances. (Border of letterpress title shaved at lower and outer margins, short tear to V3 neatly repaired, one or two plates just shaved into plate-mark area, not affecting image.) Green morocco, covers with central arabesque inlays of red morocco enclosing crossed sword motifs, red morocco doublures decorated with elaborate green morocco onlay borders, green watered silk liners, by Noulhac, g.e., in slipcase (slightly worn). Provenance: André Beauvois-Devaux (colour-printed ownership leaf); 'V. d. G.' (monogrammed bookplate). Palau 84712.