Instructions for the Sword Exercise; Selected from His Majesty's Rules and Regulations

Henry Angelo

Published by Not Stated, London, 1836

A very scarce guide to sword exercise, written for the Yeomanry Cavalry by Henry Charles Angelo, with fifteen illustrated plates. Very scarce 1836 edition. Rare in all editions.Illustrations include one frontispiece and fifteen other illustrated plates to the rear of text, which depict different poses such as 'Recover Sword and Carry Sword', 'Cuts 1 and 2', 'Right and Left Points', and 'Salute'.This is an informative guide to sword exercise intended for use by the Yeomanry Cavalry, the mounted component of the British Volunteer Corps. This manual was intended for those volunteers who might be called to battle suddenly, but didn't necessarily have the formal training of other soldiers within the Army and Navy.Contents include 'Drill on Foot' and 'General Observations', with detailed descriptions on how to complete different sword exercises correctly.Henry Charles Angelo the Younger (1780-1852) was a British fencing master, who was part of the famous Angelo Family of fencers. He took over his father's fencing academy in 1817 and was also the superintendent of sword exercise for the British Army and the Royal Navy.Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart. Minimal bumping to the extremities and the spine, with a bit of cockling to the front board. Fading along spine and top edge of boards. Front hinge is starting. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with light age-toning to margins of pages and scattered spots which increases to the first and last few pages. Frontispiece is beginning to detach from binding. Very Good. Seller Inventory # 815D18

Bibliographic Details

Title: Instructions for the Sword Exercise; ...
Publisher: Not Stated, London
Publication Date: 1836
Binding: Cloth
Illustrator: J. Graf
Condition: Very Good
Book Type: book