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The Art of Attack and Defence in Use at the Present Time

Book 1884 English United Kingdom

W. J. Elliott

E-block staging entry validated for model fit. Imported from staging batch duell-thimm-e, source entry 690. Retitled from title with exercise list subtitle.

Phase 573: undated short-title Elliott record consolidated into The Art of Attack and Defence.

Phase 573: undated Champion Series manifestation retained as a separate edition; false 1856 date removed.

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Bibliographic Overview
TitleThe Art of Attack and Defence in Use at the Present Time
AuthorW. J. Elliott
Earliest publication date1884
LanguageEnglish
CountryUnited Kingdom
Document typeBook
Authority statement
Major W. J. Elliott
Authority Roles
Author
W. J. Elliott
Edition History
The Art of Attack and Defence in Use at the Present Time: Fencing, Sword v. Sword, Sword v. Bayonet, Single-stick, Bayonet against Sword or Bayonet, Boxing 1884
CityLondon
PublisherDean & Son
PrinterNot specified
Format8°
Pages61 figures
DimensionsNot specified
Source pages: 105. Bracketed notes: ["late of H.M. War Department", "With 61figures."]

Quality phase 423: Thimm identifies Major W. J. Elliott and records 61 figures; duplicate edition 3611 consolidated here.

Quality phase 477: Thimm confirms sixty-one instructional figures.
Art of Attack and Defence; Fencing, Sword and Bayonet Exercise, Singlestick, Boxing. Foolscap Undated
CityLondon
PublisherDean & Son
PrinterNot specified
Format8°
PagesNot specified
DimensionsNot specified
Source pages: 105. Bracketed notes: ["MAJOR", "N.D.", "Champion SeriesofIllustratedSixpenny UsefulHandbooks.", "L'ouvrage, composé d'environ700 pages,sera diviséen 4parties,etparaîtra en2séries: lreserie,comprenantl'histoiredel'escrime; l'analysedel'histoire deFrance,dansses rapportsavecl'escrimeetleduel. Unenouvelleédition decettelresérieaétéannoncéeen 1859, enventeàParischezM. Bohinde Corday,18, quai dela Mégisserie. La2esérie,quisera publiéeen deux parties,renfermeraunTraitéthéoriquesurl'artdesarmesetleDictionnaire raisonnéd'escrime."]

Quality phase 101k extent decision: the 700-page value belongs to an unrelated or conflated item; pages intentionally left unset.

Phase 573: undated Champion Series manifestation moved into the canonical Elliott work; inherited 1856 belonged to the following Embry entry and was removed.
Digital Witnesses
Thimm bibliography — phase 477 edition 977
Catalogue PDF
Thimm bibliography · open
Research witness linked in quality phase 477 (50-edition batch).
Consult resource
Thimm bibliography — phase 472 edition 978
Catalogue PDF
Thimm bibliography · open
Research witness linked in quality phase 472 (50-edition batch).
Consult resource
Scholarly References
Thimm entry 715
Thimm (1896)
Carl A. Thimm, A Complete Bibliography of Fencing and Duelling.
Pages 105 · Entry 715
Thimm entry 716
Thimm (1896)
Carl A. Thimm, A Complete Bibliography of Fencing and Duelling.
Pages 105 · Entry 716
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Digital status Catalogued
Primary edition The Art of Attack and Defence in Use at the Present Time: Fencing, Sword v. Sword, Sword v. Bayonet, Single-stick, Bayonet against Sword or Bayonet, Boxing
Publisher Dean & Son
City London
Format 8°
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