GARCIN, Jean (fl. 1813)
Le Vrai patineur ou principes sur l'art d patiner avec grace. Paris: chez Delespinasse, Delaunay, Nepveu, l'auteur, de l'imp. J. Gillé, 1813.
A scarce copy of the first book on ice-skating in the French language. Garcin was a member of the elite Parisian skating fraternity Gilets Rouge, and likely wrote the work as a guide for his fellow members. He contrasts the elegance of French skating with the rigidness of skating in places like England. The printer, Joseph-Gaspard Gillé (d. 1826), was more famous for his typefounding, and this is likely an example of his work. Bobins V, 1631; Lipperheide Thb 7.
Small octavo (170 x 113mm). Half-title, 8 engraved plates including the frontispiece by Ambriose Tardieu, all coloured by a contemporary hand (possibly lacking final blank, light spotting to the title and table of contents). Modern black quarter calf, top edge gilt (rebacked, extremities lightly rubbed with a slight abrasion to the upper board). Provenance: René Kieffer (bookseller’s ticket).
GARCIN, Jean (fl. 1813)
Le Vrai patineur ou principes sur l'art d patiner avec grace. Paris: chez Delespinasse, Delaunay, Nepveu, l'auteur, de l'imp. J. Gillé, 1813.
A scarce copy of the first book on ice-skating in the French language. Garcin was a member of the elite Parisian skating fraternity Gilets Rouge, and likely wrote the work as a guide for his fellow members. He contrasts the elegance of French skating with the rigidness of skating in places like England. The printer, Joseph-Gaspard Gillé (d. 1826), was more famous for his typefounding, and this is likely an example of his work. Bobins V, 1631; Lipperheide Thb 7.
Small octavo (170 x 113mm). Half-title, 8 engraved plates including the frontispiece by Ambriose Tardieu, all coloured by a contemporary hand (possibly lacking final blank, light spotting to the title and table of contents). Modern black quarter calf, top edge gilt (rebacked, extremities lightly rubbed with a slight abrasion to the upper board). Provenance: René Kieffer (bookseller’s ticket).
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