This is a draft document in the works
Hope, Sir William | A New, Short, and Easy Method of Fencing | Scottish | 1707 | No Plates | Fecing Lessons and Theory |
Hope, Sir William | A Vindication of the True Art of Self-Defence | Scottish | 1729 | No Plates | Duelling Theory, Fencing Theory |
Blackwell, Henry | The Gentleman’s Tutor for the Small Sword | English | 1730 | 5 plates | Smallsword |
Blackwell, Edward | A Compleat System of Fencing | American | 1734 | No plates | Smallsword |
L’ Abbat Monsieur | The Art of Fencing, or, the Use of the Small Sword | English trans of French | 1734 | Plates | Smallsword |
Girard, PJF | Nouveau Traite De La Perfection sur le fait des Armes | French | 1736 | plates | Smallsword, Smallsword & dagger, Rapier vs Smallsword, Smallsword vs Saber, Smallsword vs. Spear, Spear, Musket, Bayonet, Grenades |
Godfrey, John | A Treatise Upon the Useful Science of Defence, Connection the Small and Back Sword | English | 1747 | No plates | Smallsword, Backsword, Boxing |
Lonnergan, A | The Fencer’s Guide | English | 1771 | Plates | Smallsword, Backsword, Spadroon |
McArthur, John | A New and Complete Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Fencing | English | 1780 | Plates | Smallsword |
Olivier, Mr. | Fencing Familiarized | English & French | 1780 | No Plates | Smallsword |
Angelo | The School of Fencing | English | 1787 | Plates | Smallsword, Smallsword and dagger, Smallsword vs Smallsword and dagger, Smallsword and Cloak vs Smallsword and Latern, Smallsword vs Broadsword |
Danet, M.Guillaume | L’Art des Armes (Tome Premier) 3rd edition | French | 1798 | Plates | Foil/Smallsword |
Danet, M.Guillaume | L’Art des Armes (Tome Seconde) 3rd edition | French | 1798 | Plates | Foil/Smallsword |
?Gordon, Anthony | Treatise on the Science of Defence, for the Sword, Bayonet, and Pike, in Close Action | English | 1805 | Plates | Spadroon, Smallsword, Bayonet |
Roland, Joseph | The Amateur of Fencing | London | 1809 | No Plates | Fencing Technique |
Roland, George | An Introductory Course of Fencing | Scottish | 1827 | 5 plates | Basic Fencing |
Ghersi, Captain | Traite sur l’Art de faire des Armes | French | 1830 | Plates | Foil/Small sword |
?Gambogi, Michele | Trattato Sulla Scherma | Italian | 1837 | Plates | Foil, Smallsword, Smallsword & dagger, Smallsword vs Rapier, Smallsword & Cloak vs. Smallsword & Latern, Saber |
Wayne, Henry | Sword Exercise, arranged for military Instruction | American | 1850 | 23 Plates | Foil, Sabre (broadsword), Espadon (cut and thrust) |
Berriman, Capt. M.W | The Militiaman’s Manual | American | 1859 | Plates | Foil, Military Saber |
Chapman, George | The Art of Fencing | English | 1864 | Plates | Foil |
Cordelois | Lecons D’Armes | French | 1872 | Plates | Classical Foil |
Corbesier, A.J. | Small Sword Exercise | American | 1873 | Plates | Foil/Smallsword |
Edited by Beauford, Duke of | The Badmington Library (missing the boxing section) | English | 1890 | Plates | Fencing and Wrestling |
?Hutton, Alfred | The Swordsman | English | 1891 | Plates | Foil, Singlestick, Saber, Bayonet |
From Thimm’s Bibliography: (OCRed so need cleaning up)
FENOUlG. – [ENGLIBHTI(contimud)
1595. SAVIOLO (V.).
1599. SILVER (G.).
1608. GHEYN (J. de).
1617. SWETNAM (J.).
1627. KELLIE (Sir Thomaa).
1639. A. (G.).
1640 (!). HALES.
1687. H[OPE] (W.).
1691. H[OPE] (W.).
1692. H[OPE] (W.). (2.)
1694. H[OPE] (W.).
1702. BLACKWELL (R.).
1705. H[OPE] (W.).
1707. H[OPE] (W.).
1714. H[OPE] (W.).
1724. H[OPE] (W.).
1725. H[OPE] (W.).
1728. BANE (D.).
1729. H[OPE] (W.).
VALDIN. 1’130. BLAOKWELL (R.).
1734. ABBAT (L’).
1735. – (-).
1738. MILLER (J.).
1771-72. LONNERGAN (A.).
OLIVIER.
1780. – –
1780-81. M’ARTHUR (J.).
1784. – –
1786. [To Be Continued]