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Fencing / Épée / School / Moulins / Verdeau Set of 2 items significant to the history of fencing: - Book: “Le jeu de l’épée” (The Art of the Épée), lessons by Jules Jacob, compiled by Émile André, followed by “On Dueling with the Saber and the Pistol, and Advice for Seconds,” Paris, Paul Ollendorf, 1887, 12mo, 278 pages. One of 100 copies printed on Japanese paper. Signs of moisture. Rare. Untrimmed - Period silver print from around 1895 mounted on cardboard: The Master’s Lesson to His Students. Photograph taken in Moulins (Allier) by Henri Verdeau (1855–1937). Rare subject: an introductory lesson outdoors. Two students in civilian clothes are playing at fencing; one is in the guard position, the other is lunging. On the ground lie masks, gloves, and a few weapons. A rare genre scene. Dry stamp “H. Verdeau Moulins” in the lower right corner. 19 x 27 cm
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