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Le Jeu de l'Épée

Treatise 1887 French France

Jules Jacob

A-block staging entry validated for model fit. Imported from staging batch duell-thimm-a, source entry 58.

French épée treatise presenting Jules Jacob's lessons in the redaction prepared by Émile André, followed by material on sabre duelling, pistol duelling, and advice to seconds.

Paris: Paul Ollendorff, 1887; prefaces by P. de Cassagnac, A. Ranc and A. de La Forge. Mojibake repaired from a double UTF-8/Windows-1252 interpretation in phase 85.

Duplicate work 130 individually consolidated in quality phase 119 (2026-08-15).

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Bibliographic Overview
TitleLe Jeu de l'Épée
AuthorJules Jacob
Earliest publication date1887
LanguageFrench
CountryFrance
Document typeTreatise
Authority statement
Jules Jacob; Émile André
FencingSwordsmanship Sword
Authority Roles
Author
Jules Jacob
Editor
Émile André
Edition History
Le Jeu de l'Épée 1887
CityParis
PublisherPaul Ollendorff
PrinterNot specified
Format12°
Pagesxxxvi, 278 p.
Dimensions19 cm
Paris, 1887, Paul Ollendorff. Gelli specifies that the lessons are by Jules Jacob and were redacted by Émile André, with appended sections on sabre duelling, pistol duelling, and advice to witnesses.

Quality phase 101i: explicit publisher/printer statement linked after individual review.

Source pages: 172. Bracketed notes: ["\"Isthemostclear,conciseandpracticalworkIhaveyetmetwith.\"-Hutton's \"ColdSteel.\" 1889."]

Duplicate edition 130 individually consolidated in quality phase 119 (2026-08-15).

Phase 119: exact 1887 Ollendorff collation verified against the Nittaidai/CiNii catalogue; earlier 8° label rejected.
Digital Witnesses
Gelli — Bibliografia generale della scherma — bibliographic witness for edition 359
Catalogue PDF OCR
Jacopo Gelli / Mori BZ · open
Bibliographic witness linked in quality phase 511. It supports catalogue provenance and does not imply that the linked file is a facsimile of this edition. Source selection score 540; bibliography reference #3540.
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Scholarly References
Gelli entry GEL-P334-E001
Gelli (1890)
Jacopo Gelli, Bibliografia generale della scherma con note critiche, biografiche e storiche.
Pages 334 · Entry GEL-P334-E001
Gelli entry GEL-P410-E001
Gelli (1890)
Jacopo Gelli, Bibliografia generale della scherma con note critiche, biografiche e storiche.
Pages 410 · Entry GEL-P410-E001
Thimm entry 1142
Thimm (1896)
Carl A. Thimm, A Complete Bibliography of Fencing and Duelling.
Pages 172 · Entry 1142
Thimm entry 802a — Jacob/La Forge
Thimm (1896)
Carl A. Thimm, A Complete Bibliography of Fencing and Duelling.
Thimm entry 81
Thimm (1896)
Carl A. Thimm, A Complete Bibliography of Fencing and Duelling.
Pages 14,15 · Entry 81
Reference Snapshot
Digital status Catalogued
Primary edition Le Jeu de l'Épée
Publisher Paul Ollendorff
City Paris
Format 12°
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