A Treatise upon the Useful Science of Defence, Connecting the Small and Back-Sword
Treatise1747EnglishUnited Kingdom
John Godfrey
London: printed for the author by T. Gardner, 1747. Thimm reports an alleged first publication in 1735, but identifies 1747 as the commonly encountered edition.
TitleA Treatise upon the Useful Science of Defence, Connecting the Small and Back-Sword
AuthorJohn Godfrey
Earliest publication date1747
LanguageEnglish
CountryUnited Kingdom
Document typeTreatise
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John Godfrey
SwordsmanshipBroadswordSword
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Author
John Godfrey
Edition History
A Treatise upon the Useful Science of Defence, Connecting the Small and Back-Sword1747
CityLondon
PublisherNot specified
PrinterT. Gardner
Format4to
Pages[8], 66 pages
DimensionsNot specified
Source pages: 136. Bracketed notes: ["Captain"]
Quality phase 101o year decision [source_undated]: consulted source supplies no defensible manifestation year; exact publication year intentionally left unset.
Quality phase 259: ESTC T90405 / Grub Street Project identifies the exact first issue as London, printed for the author by T. Gardner, 1747, [8], 66 pages, quarto. The 136-image surrogate count is not retained as printed extent.
Quality phase 430: duplicate edition 3753 consolidated; its K10plus authority evidence is preserved here.
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K10plus — A treatise upon the useful science of defence : connecting the small and back-sword, and shewing the affinity between them. ... By Capt. John Godfrey
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Exact manifestation match located during the external research campaign of quality phase 265 (2026-08-31). Catalogue identifier: 886880122.
Egerton Castle, Schools and Masters of Fence, from the Middle Ages to the End of the Eighteenth Century. With a complete bibliography. New and revised edition. London: George Bell & Sons, 1892.
Pages 63-64 · Entry CAS-P063-E006
Thimm entry 922
Thimm (1896)
Carl A. Thimm, A Complete Bibliography of Fencing and Duelling.
Pages 136 · Entry 922
Thimm entry 923
Thimm (1896)
Carl A. Thimm, A Complete Bibliography of Fencing and Duelling.
Pages 136 · Entry 923
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Primary editionA Treatise upon the Useful Science of Defence, Connecting the Small and Back-Sword
