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Expert sword-man's companion, or the true art of self-defence

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Expert sword-man's companion, or the true art of self-defence
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Description	With an account of the author's life, and his transactions during the wars with France. To which is annexed, the art of gunnerie. By Donald McBane.
Shelfmark	ABS.1.78.524
Additional NLS resources:	Library catalogue record
Attribution and copyright:	Public Domain - This work is free of known copyright restrictions. For details visit our copyright page. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

Form / genre:	Written and printed matter > Books
Dates / events:	1728 [Date printed]
Places:	Europe > United Kingdom > Scotland > Glasgow > Glasgow (inhabited place) [Place printed]
Subject / content:	Handbooks Manuals (instructional materials) Arms & armament Self-defense Fencing (martial art activity)
Person / organisation:	McBane, Donald, 1664-approximately 1728 [Subject of text] McBane, Donald, 1664-approximately 1728 [Author]
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