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  • The Independent Master of Arms

    by Charles Besnard ...
    Translated by Chris Slee ...
    Charles Besnard's 1653 text marks both the start of the era of the smallsword and beginnings of the French school of fencing. The book clearly outlines the stances, strikes and parries taught during the transitional period between fencing with the rapier and the development of the lighter court sword carried by the nobility and upper classes as a mark of their status in society. The student of ... Read more

    $8.69 CAD

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  • English As She Is Spoke

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  • The Collected Works of Victor Hugo

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  • Oracles of Nostradamus

    by Charles A. Ward ...
    Charles A. Ward is perhaps the best known of the academics who have endeavoured to explain the relevance of Nostradamus' prophecies.In "Oracles of Nostradamus", first published in 1891, Ward marshals an impressive array of linguistic and historical facts to back up his position on these enigmatic predictions.Charles Ward was a believer and once you've read his book you will be too. He is also a ... Read more

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  • Instigations

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    by Ezra Pound ...
    Excerpt: "The time when the intellectual affairs of America could be conducted on a monolingual basis is over. It has been irksome for long. The intellectual life of London is dependent on people who understand the French language about as well as their own. America's part in contemporary culture is based chiefly upon two men familiar with Paris: Whistler and Henry James. It is something in the ... Read more

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  • Origin and History of Playing Cards

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  • The Essential Victor Hugo

    by Victor Hugo, E. H. Blackmore, A. M. Blackmore ...
    Series series Oxford World's Classics
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  • The Art of Fencing; Or, The Use of the Small Sword

    Enriched edition. Unlocking the Secrets of Blade Mastery and French Fencing Style

    by Maître d'armes Labat, Cassidy Whitfield ...
    Translated by Andrew Mahon ...
    In "The Art of Fencing; Or, The Use of the Small Sword," Maître d'armes Labat intricately dissects the nuanced techniques of small sword fencing, providing readers with a comprehensive guide steeped in the traditions of 18th-century martial arts. The book not only elucidates specific stances and movements but also contextualizes the art of fencing within the broader cultural practices of dueling ... Read more

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  • Fencing

    by Anon ...
    Fencing, now a modern sport increasingly practised throughout the world, is an art of the greatest antiquity with centuries of tradition behind it. Swordsmanship has been studied from the dawn of history but so long as man continued to go to war encased in armour, weapons remained heavy and clumsy and there was little skill in their use. In the early fifteenth century, however, the invention of ... Read more

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