A Vindication of the True Art of Self-Defence

Edinburgh, 1724, printed by W. Brown and Company. Gelli notes 16 plates reused from the previous Hope work and the Scottish fencing-society badge.

Vigeant 1882, pp. 73-74: Edinburgh, printed by W. Brown, 1724. In-8vo with the 16 plates mentioned in the preceding Hope work and the decorative model here serving as the frontispiece.

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Quality phase 267: William Hope, A Vindication of the True Art of Self-Defence, Edinburgh: William Brown and Company, 1724. ESTC T72975: [8], v, [11], 176, [12] pages, plates and errata slip.

Quality phase 287: The exact Edinburgh 1724 record and aligned historical references show that the sixteen plates were reused from Hope’s preceding work.

Quality phase 423: exact 1724 Edinburgh manifestation rechecked against ESTC-aligned and specialist evidence.

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London, 1729, printed and sold by W. Meadows. Gelli marks this as the second edition and notes the dedication to Robert Walpole.

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Quality phase 296: The 1729 London second edition is confirmed; the bibliography states that its frontispiece and plate suite were carried over, but no count is forced.

Quality phase 423: second edition confirmed as London, printed and sold by W. Meadows, 1729; extent remains unresolved.

Quality phase 462: Google Books confirms the 1729 W. Meadows second edition and its 176-page extent.

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