2 parts in one volume, small 4to (216 x 144 mm). Engraved frontispiece depicting fencing masers of the Marcelli family, engraved coat of arms of Sweden on title-page; 34 engraved illustrations in-text. Later vellum. Provenance: Apparteneva alla Libreria Bandi, ora di R[inaldo] Buti (booksellers' label to front pastedown, ca 1840); unidentified stamp on frontispiece. 

FIRST EDITION OF MARCELLI'S RARE TREATISE, dedicated to Christina Alexandra, daughter of Gustav II Adolf and Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg, who ruled as queen of Sweden until her abdication in 1654. The Marcelli family were a dynasty of fencing masters, 7 of whom are depicted in the frontispiece of the present work. The illustrations are after designs by the author.