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AUCTION CATALOGUE |
Catalogue Of A Selected Portion Of The Renowned Collection Of Arms And Weapons Formed By Robert Curzon
10 November 1920.
Sothebys.
42 pages, 16 pages illus, 211 lots, paper covers, vg.
[373] |
£60.00 |
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AUCTION CATALOGUE |
Catalogue Of The Arms And Armour Collection Of The Late Lionel Frank McCardle
April & May 1971.
120 pages, small 4to., 105 plates. 999 lots to be sold by Wallis and Wallis, Pictorial card covers, vg.
[12234] |
£15.00 |
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BARBASETTI Luigi |
The Art Of The Foil With A Short History Of Fencing
nd 1933.
Hutchinson & Co.
xii 276 pages, frontis illus of the author + numerous full page and text illus, publishers blue cloth, slight fade mark to rear boards, author's observations on the theory of fencing and its development through half a century with a short history of fencing through the ages.
[21228] |
£65.00 |
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BILSON Frank |
Crossbows
1974.
1st Edn,.
Newton Abbott.
138 pages, illus, vg in dj.
[7280] |
£18.00 |
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BLACKMORE Howard L. |
Hunting Weapons
1971.
1st Edn,.
Barrie Jenkins.
XVII 401 pages, numerous full page illus and text illus, label neatly pasted over names? on front past down, vg in repaired dj, A detailed account of weapons, bows, guns etc.
[7511] |
£20.00 |
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BLACKMORE Howard L. |
Hunting Weapons
1971.
1st Edn,.
Barrie Jenkins.
XVII 401 pages, numerous full page illus and text illus, vg in dj, A detailed account of weapons, bows, guns etc.
[21809] |
£25.00 |
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BORSOS Bela |
Staghorn Powder-Flasks
1982.
1st English Edn,.
Hungary.
94 pages, 40 colour plates, vg in dj. One of the foremost books on the subject.
[20191] |
£25.00 |
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BOUTELL Charles |
Arms And Armour In Antiquity And The Middle Ages Also A Descriptive Notice Of Modern Weapons
1876.
rep Edn,.
New York.
XVI 196 pages, Advs, illus, pictorial gilt covers, top of spine pulled, corners rubbed, vg-.
[1316] |
£16.00 |
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BOUTELL Charles |
Arms And Armour In Antiquity And The Middle Ages Also A Descriptive Notice Of Modern Weapons
1893.
reprint Edn,.
Reeves And Turner.
XVI 296 pages, full page and text illus, publishers brown cloth, gilt decorated spine, vg.
[13442] |
£20.00 |
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BOUTELL Charles |
Arms And Armour In Antiquity And The Middle Ages Also A Descriptive Notice Of Modern Weapons
1905.
new Edn,.
XX 296 pages, Advs. illus, a gilt crest to upper cover, vg.
[1269] |
£18.50 |
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BRADBURY Jim |
The Medieval Archer
1985.
1st Edn,.
The Boydell Press.
Woodbridge.
X 198 pages, small 4to., illus, bookplate of Henk Visser to FEP, a vg copy in dj, mark on dj. A close study on the subject covering hunting and warfare, the different types of bow used etc.
[11457] |
£18.00 |
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BRAUN Anne |
Historical Targets
1983.
1st English Edn,.
144 pages, illus, lge 8vo, fine in dj and card slipcase, details targets from England and the USA and links them with shooting, archery, firearms etc.
[5298] |
£22.50 |
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BRAUN Anne |
Historical Targets
1983.
1st English Edn,.
144 pages, illus many in colour, lge 8vo, vg+ in dj. Details targets from England and the USA and links them with shooting, archery, firearms etc.
[11228] |
£20.00 |
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BRAUN Anne |
Historical Targets
1983.
1st English Edn,.
Roydon Publishing Co.
144 pages, illus many in colour, lge 8vo, vg+ in dj. Details targets from England and the USA and links them with shooting, archery, firearms etc.
[15178] |
£20.00 |
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CALDWELL David H. |
Scottish Weapons And Fortifications 1100-1800
1981.
John Donald Publishing.
Edinburgh.
XVII 452 pages, illus from photographs and drawings, vg in dj. 17 separate essays concerning the history of Scottish weapons and fortifications, authors include Claude Blair, Caldwell, William Reid etc.,
[16196] |
£120.00 |
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CARRINGTON-PEIRCE P. |
A handbook Of Court And Hunting Swords 1660-1820
1937.
1st Edn.
Bernard Quaritch.
100 pages + appendix and blank pages for notes, errata slip, illus in b/w from photographs, publishers 1/4 cream cloth, black paper cover boards. A very good copy of a scarce work which may well be considered a modest continuation of Sir Guy Lakings European Armour and Arms which terminated with the 17th century.
[20998] |
£220.00 |
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CARTER Anthony |
German Ersatz Bayonets 1. A concise Illustrated History Of The Emergency All Metal Designs 1914-18
1976.
1st Edn.
The Lyon Press.
Brighton.
large 4to., 64 pages, illus in b/w from photographs and line drawings, personal presentation inscription on FEP to Tom Mason signed by Anthony Carter, publishers red cloth binding, a fine copy in dj, dj light rubbing to head of spine with some fading to spine. A detailed study on the subject.
[21488] |
£520.00 |
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CARTER Anthony |
Volume I The Models 98/02 and 98/05 Volume II The models 71/84, 69/98, 71/98, 98, KS98, 1914 and 84/98. Volume III The Ersatz, Requisitioned and Captured Bayonets. Volume IV The Regulation Pattern Sword Bayonets 1860-1900.
1984, 1991, 1992, 1994.
1st Edn.
Tharston Press.
Norwich.
124, 239, 303 384 pages, 4 volumes, large 8vo., numerous b/w illus from photographs and line drawings. Vol. I in the original pictorial card covers, the other volumes in publishers blue cloth, Vols III and IV have personal presentation inscription to Tom Mason and signed by Anthony Carter. A vg set of what must be the definitive work on the subject showing bayonets, variations, markings etc.
[21490] |
£520.00 |
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CHRISTIES |
Fine Japanese Swords And Sword Fittings
1978.
Christies.
18 pages, 250 lots illus, occasional ink margin notes, loose prices realised sheet, card covers, vg.
[14799] |
£15.00 |
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CRIPPS-DAY Francis Henry |
A Record Of Armour Sales 1881-1924
1925.
1st Edn,.
G. Bell and Sons Ltd.
ixviii 327 pages, large 4to., illus throughout, original tan buckram with red label, an extremely clean copy in the original dj. Lists many important armour sales with a note on the history of collecting, well illustrated with the prices realised. Riling (1979)
[10569] |
£190.00 |
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DELAVIGNE Kenneth T |
Spyderco Story: The New Shape of Sharp
2000.
Paladin Press.
Boulder, USA.
x ? 302 pages, 4to illustrated throughout in b/w from photographs drawings breakdowns etc. A fine copy in DJ. Spyderco's design innovations revolutionized the knife industry, redefining the shape of the modern folding knife. The author examines Spyderco's models, delving into the history of each product, detailing how and why each was developed, and describing the specific design elements that made them unique. ?130
[22358] |
£130.00 |
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DICKINSON Tania, HARKE Heinrich |
Early Anglo-Saxon Shields
1992.
94 pages, 4to., illus, fine in dj.
[12240] |
£15.00 |
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DICKINSON Tania, HARKE Heinrich |
Early Anglo-Saxon Shields
1992.
94 pages, 4to., illus, fine in dj.
[13129] |
£15.00 |
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DUFFY Arthur Richard |
European Armour In The Tower Of London
1968.
1st Edn,.
Her Majesty''s.
17 pages, 4to, index, 164 plates with text notes, showing almost 400 pieces of armour with accompanying descriptions, vg in dj. the photographic illustrations are of a high standard. A substantial pictorial record of the collection.
[21706] |
£50.00 |
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EARLE Joe |
Lethal Elegance The Art Of Samurai Sword Fittings
2004.
M.F.A. Publication.
Boston, USA.
256 pages, 4to., finely illus in colour from photographs. A fine copy in fine dj. A catalogue of 150 sword fittings, styles, techniques, the evolution of the fittings etc.
[20752] |
£45.00 |
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EDWARDS C.B. |
An Archers Notes, With Hints And Rules For Clubs And Shooting Regulations
1949.
1st Edn,.
Leeds.
65 pages, illus, loose addendum slip, vg in dj
[8470] |
£28.00 |
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ELMER Robert P. |
Target Archery With A History Of The Sport In America
1946.
1st Edn,.
New York.
XII 524 VI pages, illus, vg.
[10095] |
£45.00 |
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FFOULKES Charles |
Arms And Armament, An Historical Survey Of The Weapons Of The British Army
1945.
1st Edn,.
158 pages, small 4to., illus, vg in dj.
[11196] |
£15.00 |
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FFOULKES Charles |
Arms And The Tower
1939.
1st Edn,.
XII 246 pages, illus, vg. Ffoulkes was Master of the Tower Armouries.
[6047] |
£20.00 |
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FFOULKES Charles J. |
European Arms And Armour In The University Of Oxford
1912.
1st Edn,.
Oxford.
64 pages, small folio, 29 full page plates, blue cloth gilt ruled borders and gilt title and crest to upper board, a fine copy of a scarce title still in the original dj, dj has small loss to top of spine and some chipping to rear top edge.
[3493] |
£180.00 |
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FFOULKES Charles J. |
European Arms And Armour In The University Of Oxford
1912.
1st Edn,.
The Claredon Press.
Oxford.
64 pages, small folio, 29 full page plates + text illus, blue cloth gilt ruled borders and gilt title and crest to upper board, wear to head and tail of spine.
[16805] |
£140.00 |
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FFOULKES Charles J. |
Inventory And Survey Of The Armouries Of The Tower Of London
1916.
1st Edn,.
2 Vols, X1,499 pages, 4to illus original covers Vol 2 has small mark on front board, top of spine a little pulled still a vg set of an important work
[1239] |
£300.00 |
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FLOOK Ron |
THE LONDON KNIFE BOOK : AN A-Z GUIDE TO LONDON CUTLERS 1820-1945
2008.
1st Edn,.
Antique Knives Ltd,.
Slough.
vii 230 pages, 4to illustrated throughout in colour and b/w map end papers, a fine copy in DJ. A well-illustrated study, listing over 1000 names involved with making or selling knives in London between 1820 and 1945. Illustrated with over 200 London-made or retailed knives.
[22357] |
£32.00 |
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FUKUSHIMA Y. |
A Lecture On "Teijo Goto And His Works" Delivered By Mr Y Fukushima Before Ko-Haku-Bai-Kwai on 15 December 1926
1926.
13 pages, 12 pages of illus of 35 items. Loose complimentary slip from Fukushima, some neat marginal notes in ink, original card covers string bound, vg.
[14659] |
£30.00 |
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GARDNER J.Starkie |
Armour In England From The Earliest Times To The Reign Of James The First: Foreign Armour In England
1897-1898.
1st Edn,.
Seeley & CO.
100 96 pages, 2 volumes in one, large 8vo, illus in colour and black and white from photographs drawings etc ,. gilt crest to upper board, vg.
[9146] |
£80.00 |
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GARDNER J.Starkie |
Armour In England From The Earliest Times To The Seventeenth Century & Foreign Armour
1898.
1st Edn,.
Seeley & Co.
100 + 96 pages, 2 vols. in 1 volume, 16 colour plates + text illus from photographs drawings etc, original covers with gilt crest to upper board, some darkening to cloth, vg-.
[9996] |
£35.00 |
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GORMAN Major J.T. |
Modern Weapons Of War
1942.
1st Edn,.
158 pages, illus, vg
[9865] |
£15.00 |
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HARDING John |
The Greatest Makers Of Sword Furniture, Compiled From Japanese Bulletins And Publications
nd Circa 1960.
unpaginated 10 pages, published by the author, 4 page illus + 1 list loose, card covers, vg. Presumably put together for the compilers on reference.
[14811] |
£20.00 |
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HEATH E.G. |
A History Of Target Archery
1973.
1st Edn,.
Newton Abbot.
208 pages, illus, vg in dj.
[8725] |
£20.00 |
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HELD R. |
A Review Of 162 Antique Arms And Pertinent Objects
1976.
1st Edn,.
159 pages, 4to, well illus including colour, text in Italian And English, card covers, vg.
[15185] |
£25.00 |
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HELD R. |
A Review Of 162 Antique Arms And Pertinent Objects
1976.
1st Edn,.
159 pages, 4to, illus, text in Italian And English, card covers, vg.
[5497] |
£25.00 |
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HEWITT John |
Ancient Armour And Weapons In Europe From The Iron Period Of The Northern Nations To The End Of The 17th Century
1860, 1860, 1860.
1st thus Edn,.
John Henry and James Parker.
3 Vols, XXV 387, XVIII 343, VI 348 to 764 pages, TEG, numerous full page and text engravings, light spotting to title page, bookplate of Frank Broomhead, publishers blue cloth, gilt borders and corner pieces to upper board with gilt central decorative device. A very good clean set, primary a work on edge weapons and armour but includes early artillery incendiaries and gunpowder, pistols etc., Riling 657.
[15642] |
£135.00 |
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HODGKIN Adrian Eliot |
The Archer's Craft, A Sheaf Of Notes On Certain Matters Concerning Archers and Archery, And Archery Tackle and The Art Of Hunting With The Bow
1951.
1st Edn,.
Faber and Faber Ltd.
222 pages, illus in b/w, lge 8vo, spine faded, vg, NO DJ.
[20322] |
£25.00 |
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HOFF Arne, SCHEPELERN H.D., BOSEN Gudmund |
Royal Arms At Rosenborg
1956.
1st Edn,.
Danish Arms And Armour Society.
Copenhagen.
2 Vols, 222 pages, 4to., 1 volume of text + volume of 93 plates with description. Both volumes bound in red calf, gilt crest to upper cover, slight rubbing to bottom of spine, dj chipped on spine of volume 1, volume 2's dj vg., both volumes contained in card slipcase. A near fine copy of the de-luxe edition. 48 plates of guns, 44 of edges weapons.
[15586] |
£185.00 |
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HUTTON Alfred |
Cold Steel A Practical Treatise On The Sabre Based On The Old English Backsword Play Of The Eighteenth Century Combined With The Method Of The Modern Italian School Also On Present Day Including The Short Bayonet And The Constables Truncheon
1889.
xii 245 pages, large 8vo., frontis portrait of the author + 55 plates, contemporary signature to half title, some light occasional foxing to contents, publishers brown cloth with gilt title and sabre vignette in black and silver to upper board. A vg copy with details on the use of the sword. Timm 143.
[21225] |
£340.00 |
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JOHNSON Thomas M. |
Collecting The Edged Weapons Of the Third Reich Volume I
1977.
2nd Edn,.
privately printed.
Columbia, South Carolina.
xi 343 pages, illus in b/w from photographs, some occasional spotting to prelims, publishers cloth, title in red, vg in dj, small closed tear to head of spine.
[21734] |
£35.00 |
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JOHNSON Thomas M. |
Collecting The Edged Weapons Of the Third Reich Volume II
1976.
1st Edn.
privately printed.
Columbia, South Carolina.
xiv 352 pages, illus in colour and b/w from photographs, publishers cloth title in red to upper board, vg in dj. A classic in the field of Nazi edged weapons.
[21733] |
£40.00 |
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JOHNSON Thomas M. |
Collecting The Edged Weapons Of the Third Reich Volume V
nd 1985.
1st Edn,.
privately printed.
Columbia, South Carolina.
330 pages, illus in colour and b/w from photographs, publishers cloth title in red to upper board, vg in dj.
[21597] |
£40.00 |
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JOHNSON Thomas M. |
Collecting The Edges Weapons Of the Third Reich Volume III
1978.
1st Edn,.
privately printed.
Columbia, South Carolina.
362 pages, illus in colour and b/w from photographs, publishers cloth, title in red, vg in dj. A major work on the Nazi dagger.
[21732] |
£35.00 |
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JOHNSON Thomas M. |
Collecting The Edges Weapons Of the Third Reich Volume IV
1981.
1st Edn,.
privately printed.
Columbia, South Carolina.
XVIII 349 pages, illus in colour and b/w from photographs, publishers cloth title in red to upper board, vg in dj, light rubbing to head of spine.
[18622] |
£30.00 |
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JOHNSON Thomas M |
Collectors' Handbook Of WWII German Daggers
2007.
3rd revised.
the author.
Columbia USA.
249 pages, 8pp adverts, 12mo., illus throughout with b/w photographs, pictorial card covers, fine.
[21231] |
£25.00 |
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KIESLING Paul |
Bayonets Of The World (4 volumes)
nd Circa 1973, 1974, 1974, 197.
1st Edn.
Military Collection Services.
Kedichem, Holland.
(128) - 131 - 136 - 189, four volume set, illus with over 1000 drawings, small offset mark to Vol 2 from tape to front blank EPs, Vol 1 and 4 in chipped dj, no dj to Vol 2 & 3, light dust soiling.
[21605] |
£95.00 |
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KOTTENKAMP Dr F. |
The History Of Chivalry And Armour With Descriptions Of The Feudal System, The Practices Of Knighthood, The Tournament, And Trials By Single Combat
1988.
rep Edn,.
New York.
110 pages, oblong 4to., 60 colour plates some folding, vg in dj. The original was translated from the German in the mid nineteenth century.
[10093] |
£30.00 |
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LAKING Sir Guy Francis |
The Collection Of Arms And Armour And Objects Of The Late Sir Guy Francis Laking Bart, Sales Catalogue
April 19 1920.
Christies.
67 pages, 14 full page illus from photographs, neatly written in ink by each lot the price realised, original paper covered boards, title in black to upper board, recent matching spine a vg clean copy. Laking was keeper of the King's Armory, The Wallace Collection and keeper of the London Museum.
[20226] |
£180.00 |
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LAKING Sir Guy Francis |
A Record Of European Armour And Arms Through Seven Centuries
1920, 1921, 1922, 1925.
1st Edn,.
G Bell and Sons Ltd.
6 Volumes, Ixv 285, xxxi 347, xxxiv 358, xxi 353, xx 383. lxviii 327 pages, TEG, pages uncut, 5 Vols, together with the supplementary volume of Cripps-Day's index of armour auction results. small folio, illustrated throughout with 1805 figures from photographs drawings etc and a similar 203 figures to the Cripps Day volume. Armorial bookplate to front paste down of the 5 volumes. A vg set in the original cloth, the cloth marked as usual, apparently this is caused by the glue used reacting with the cloth, original red leather labels. The Cripps Day volume clean and free of the marking although bound the same. A monumental work of research which the author states is "a faithful record of my observations and notices since boyhood". Laking became internationally recognized as a leading expert on arms and armour, and in 1900 was appointed honorary inspector of the armouries at the Wallace CollectionThe author died on November 22, 1919, a few days after the completed first volume had been delivered to him by the publishers. The remaining volumes were still in type and were completed from Lakings notes by Francis Henry Cripps Day. It remains the largest and most fully illustrated survey of its subject ever published (ODNB)
[22525] |
£650.00 |
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LAUBIN Reginald and Gladys |
American Indian Archery
1980.
1st Edn,.
Oklahoma,USA.
XII 179 pages, large 8vo., illus, vg in dj.
[10090] |
£25.00 |
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Mackenzie Ross |
Culloden the Swords And The Sorrows, An Exhibition To Commemorate The Jacobite Rising Of 1745 And The Battle Of Culloden
1996.
The National Trust.
96 pages, 4to, finely illus in colour form photographs showing the swords, weapons and battle related objects. Pictorial card covers from the exhibition which took place from 16 April to 20 September 1996 at Drumossie Moor Visitors Centre.
[21851] |
£25.00 |
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MAVRODIN Valentin |
Fine Arms From Tula, Firearms And Edged Weapons In The Hermitage, Leningrad. Translated From The Russian By Rostislav Drapkin
1977.
New York.
16 + 137 pages, 4to., illus, fine in dj.
[8301] |
£38.00 |
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MEYRICK Samuel Rush |
A Critical Inquiry Into Ancient Armour As It Existed In Europe But Particularly In England From The Norman Conquest To The Reign Of King Charles II
no date 1830.
reprint.
John Downing Newgate Street.
20, lxxvii, 206, 297, 147 pages, (144pp) glossary, bound with ? titles and title page to each volume 3 Vols, folio, TEG, with 80 engraved plates, 70 are finely hand coloured and 10 uncolored plates of armour and weapons there are also 27 hand coloured chapter initials. Single stamp to verso of each title pages giving class and Acc numbers, no other stamps or marks to the contents. Some occasional foxing to the tissue guard's contents clean as are the plates, the hand colouring bright and clean some of the plates embellished with gold and silver. Bound in a recent ? dark red morroco, with matching cloth boards, the spine in 6 compartments with title and volume numbers to 2 compartment the remaining with 2 gilt ruled boarders with central decorative frames. A vg set in a fine binding. The first edition published by Robert Jennings, in 1824 there is only two locations found in UK libraries for Dowding as publishers at Lambeth Palace and National Museum of Scotland giving dates of 1824? 1830? There was a second edition in 1842. One of the best colour plate books on Armour. And an important guide to ancient armour Meyrick who was a historian and collector of arms and armour, and he constructed Goodrich Court specifically to display his collection of arms and armour ?1350
[22487] |
£1350.00 |
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MURTHA Gary |
The Samurai Sword, An American Perspective
1980.
1st Edn.
H.S.M. Publications.
USA.
4to, 126 pages, illus in colour and b/w from photographs and drawings. the original errata slip taped to front paste down with ownership name and details inked out on front paste down. Publishers red pebbled cloth binding in dj, dj lightly rubbed on edges and corners, head of spine chipped, well illus. The book includes index of artists and schools, characters in sword signatures, care cleaning etc.
[21736] |
£35.00 |
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NEUMANN George C. |
Swords & Blades Of The American Revolution
1973.
1st UK Edn,.
David Charles.
Newton Abbott.
288 pages, 4to., b/w illus from photographs and drawings, vg in dj, dj has a couple of small chips to edge. A comprehensive summary of the blades and weapons used during the American revolution with excellent photographic illustrations.
[20508] |
£22.00 |
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NICOLLE David |
Arms & Armour Of The Crusading Era 1050-1350, Western Europe And The Crusader States
1999.
1st thus Edn,.
Greenhill Books.
12 636 pages, illus with over 2000 line drawings, a fine copy in fine dj. A detailed and comprehensive book on the subject.
[18179] |
£55.00 |
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NORTH Tony |
Tony North Arms And Armour A Memorial Volume Of His Collected Articles
2016.
35.
Ken Trotman.
Godmanchester.
4to 113 pages, illus in colour and b/w from photographs in publishers pictorial coloured laminated covers. A fine copy, limited to 100 numbered copies. Tony North and authority of arms and armour who spent a 38 year career at the VA Museum.
[21813] |
£30.00 |
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OAKESHOTT Ewart |
European Weapons And Armour From Renaissance To The Industrial Revolution
1980.
1st Edn,.
Lutterworth Press.
XVIII 288 pages, lge 8vo, illus from photographs and drawings, vg in dj.
[16197] |
£45.00 |
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OAKESHOTT R.Ewart |
The Sword In The Age Of Chivalry
1981.
revised Edn,.
156 pages, illus, vg in dj.
[8551] |
£30.00 |
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O''CALLAGHAN Sir Desmond |
Guns, Gunners And Others
1925.
1st Edn,.
Chapman and Hall Ltd.
XI 261 pages, illus, vg+ in dj. dj worn at head of spine. The author was one of the chief reformers of the English artillery services, he was also an accomplished actor and sportsman.
[14054] |
£20.00 |
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PARTINGTON J.R. |
A History Of Greek Fire And Gunpowder
1960.
1st Edn,.
W.Heffer & Sons.
Cambridge, England.
XVI 381 pages, illus, lge 8vo, vg in dj. A comprehensive and detailed survey.
[15118] |
£25.00 |
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PARTINGTON J.R. |
A History Of Greek Fire And Gunpowder
1960.
1st Edn,.
W.Heffer & Sons.
Cambridge, England.
XVI 381 pages, illus, lge 8vo, vg in dj. A comprehensive and detailed survey.
[3712] |
£25.00 |
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PETERSON Harold L |
The American Sword 1775-1945
.
Robert Walter.
New Hope, PA.
xiv 274 + (i) pages, illus in b/w from photographs, drawings etc. pictorial end papers, publishers blue cloth, title in silver with vignette of cavalry officer to upper board, vg in dj. DJ rubbed and chipped on edges, now in clear removable sleeve. A survey of the swords worn by the uniform forces.
[21846] |
£25.00 |
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PETERSON Harold L. |
Daggers And Fighting Knives Of The Western World From the Stone Age Till 1900
1968.
1st Edn,.
Herber Jenkins.
90 pages, illus from photographs, vg in dj.
[18562] |
£15.00 |
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ROBINSON H.Russell |
Oriental Armour
1967.
1st Edn,.
257 pages, illus, vg in dj. dj has scratch mark to upper cover.
[7668] |
£38.00 |
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ROGERS Colonel H.C.B. |
Weapons Of The British Soldier
1960.
1st Edn,.
259 pages, illus vg in dj
[7943] |
£28.00 |
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ROGERS Colonel H.C.B. |
Weapons Of The British Soldier
1960.
1st Edn,.
259 pages, illus, vg in dj
[2577] |
£16.00 |
|
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ROGERS Colonel H.C.B. |
Weapons Of The British Soldier
1960.
1st Edn,.
Seeley Services.
259 pages, illus, vg in dj
[15900] |
£16.00 |
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SCOTT Sir Sibald David |
The British Army: Its Origin, Progress and Equipment
1868.
1st Edn,.
2 Vols, XV 563, XII 581 pages, appendix leaf, 8 pages of adverts, over 100 full page plates some foxing to contents, mark on front paste down from removal of bookplates, rear hinge paper cracked to Vol. I, overall a tight copy in the publishers plum coloured cloth, gilt crest to upper board. A history of the British army from Ceaser to Cromwell, many of the chapters cover armour and weapons, the illustrations chiefly relate to weapons and armour. Riling 867
[12149] |
£145.00 |
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SNODGRASS A.M. |
Arms And Armour Of The Greeks
1982.
rep Edn,.
117 pages, illus, vg+ in dj.
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£24.00 |
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SOTHEBYS |
Catalogue Of the Clement Milward Collection of Fine Japanese Swords And Sword Fittings
1967.
Sothebys.
66 pages, small 4to., illustrated from photographs, occasional ink notes in margin, green printed card covers.
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£20.00 |
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STEPHENS Frederick J |
Edged Weapons A Collectors Guide
1976.
1st Edn.
Spurbooks Ltd.
Bourn End.
large 8vo., 160 pages, illus in b/w from photographs, vg in dj. Old repair to head of spine to verso, a comprehensive guide with some excellent photographs.
[21601] |
£20.00 |
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STONE George Cameron |
A Glossary Of The Construction, Decoration And Use Of Arms And Armour In All Countries And In All Times
1961.
rep of the 1934 Edn,.
New York.
694 pages, large 4to, over 875 photo engravings, vg in chipped dj. An exhaustive study of arms and armour, a much superior reprint to those that appeared later.
[5718] |
£55.00 |
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THOMPSON Leroy |
Commando Dagger: The Complete Illustrated History of the Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife
1985.
1st EDN.
Paladin Press ..
Boulder U.S.A.
164 pages, 4to 191 illustrations in b/w from photographs and drawings. Publishers' pictorial covers a fine copy.
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£36.00 |
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TWEEDALE Geoffrey |
The Sheffield Knife Book, A History And Collectors' Guide
1996.
1st.
The Hallamshire Press.
Sheffield.
320 pages, large 8vo., illus in colour and b/w from photographs, drawings old adverts etc., pictorial laminated cover. A fine copy covers profiles of Sheffield's leading knife manufacturers the history, the knives, identification and dating, leading manufacturers etc.
[22377] |
£120.00 |
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WASHER Richard |
The Sheffield Bowie & Pocket Knife Makers, 1825 - 1925
1974.
1st Edn,.
T A Vinall.
Nottingham.
v 144 pages, illus in throughout in b/w from photographs + makers marks, signed and dated at the bottom of preface page by Richard Washer, a vg+ in dj. An essential book for the collector of Sheffield knives particularly the Bowie knife.
[22379] |
£140.00 |
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WASHER Richard |
The Sheffield Bowie & Pocket Knife Makers, 1825 - 1925
1974.
1st Edn,.
T A Vinall.
Nottingham.
v 144 pages, illus in throughout in b/w from photographs + makers marks, signed and dated at the bottom of preface page by Richard Washer, a vg+ in dj. An essential book for the collector of Sheffield knives particularly the Bowie knife.
[22380] |
£140.00 |
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WILKINSON LATHAM J. |
Pictorial History Of Swords And Bayonets Including Dirks And Daggers
1973.
1st Edn,.
viii 88 pages, 300 illus, vg
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£20.00 |
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YUMOTO John M. |
The Samurai Sword A Handbook
1992.
rep Edn,.
Vermont.
191 pages, illus, marks etc, vg in dj.
[10038] |
£20.00 |
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