[Rarebooks] fs: Just Catalogued- 18th C. Swordplay...

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Fri Oct 21 11:59:23 EDT 2005


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[Diderot & d'Alembert.] FOURBISSEUR.

Paris; ca.1770. A section of Diderot's famous 'Encyclopedie', devoted to 
the craft of making edged weapons. The ten engraved plates illustrate 2 
workshop interiors, as well as a selection of blades and tools. The weapons 
include both "ancient" and "modern" examples of battle axes, cutlasses, 
rapiers and other swords, daggers, pikes, and other weapons. There are 
brief plate captions. Hardcover. 10.5"x15.5", 1 page of letterpress text 
plus 10 engraved plates; newly bound into red cloth; light soil and wear. 
[08000] $200.00

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