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Les hommes de sport

Article 1888 French France

Charles-Maurice de Vaux (Baron de Vaux)

Normalized as the Vaux work Les hommes de sport. Gelli dates publication to about October 1888 and notes that the cover bears 1887; he treats it as a continuation of the earlier Vaux sporting portrait volumes, including some material directly tied to fencing.

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Bibliographic Overview
TitleLes hommes de sport
AuthorCharles-Maurice de Vaux (Baron de Vaux)
Earliest publication date1888
LanguageFrench
CountryFrance
Document typeArticle
Authority statement
Baron de Vaux ; préf. Alexandre Dumas fils
Authority Roles
Author
Charles-Maurice de Vaux (Baron de Vaux)
Edition History
Les hommes de sport 1888
CityParis
PublisherC. Marpon et E. Flammarion
PrinterNot specified
Format8°
Pages1 vol. (XXIV-IV-336 p.)
DimensionsNot specified
Paris, circa October 1888, C. Marpon et E. Flammarion. Gelli notes that the cover bears 1887 and describes the book as a numbered illustrated edition.
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Bibliothèque nationale de France — Les hommes de sport
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Scholarly References
Gelli entry GEL-P504-E001
Gelli (1890)
Jacopo Gelli, Bibliografia generale della scherma con note critiche, biografiche e storiche.
Pages 504,505 · Entry GEL-P504-E001
Thimm entry 2281
Thimm (1896)
Carl A. Thimm, A Complete Bibliography of Fencing and Duelling.
Pages 370,371 · Entry 2281
Thimm entry 671 — Vaux 1888 cross-reference
Thimm (1896)
Carl A. Thimm, A Complete Bibliography of Fencing and Duelling.
Pages 100 · Entry 671