It All Started with Stones and Clubs; Being a Short History of War and Weaponry from Earliest Times to the Present.
12mo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: McGraw-Hill, (1967). vg. More
12mo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: McGraw-Hill, (1967). vg. More
New York: Arco Publishing, 1969. Illus. 76pp. 8vo, maroon cloth, d.w. New York: Arco Publishing, (1969). Near Fine. More
Edison: Castle Books, 1995. Illustrated with b/w drawings. 438 pages. 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. (Edison): Castle Books, (1995). A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper, slightly sunned at spine, some scuffing to rear panel. More
Paris: Firmin-Didot, 1883. Hundreds of black & white illustrations, including dozens of full pages plates. xvi + 695pp., 4to, 3/4 red leather over marbled boards. Paris: Firmin-Didot, 1883. A very good copy. More
New York: Norton, 1983. 384 pages, 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, (1983). First edition. A very good(+) copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Salem: Old World Publishing, 1999. Illustrated profusely in color and black and white. 245pp. 4to, tan boards, d.w. (lightly discolored) Salem: Old World Publishing, (1999). A very good(+) copy in very good dust wrapper. Bumped corners on the top right of front board and top left of back board. In this book is the finest exhibition of Sheffield knives seen since the Nineteenth Century Expositions. Here you will see daggers and Bowies fit for a king- or an oriental potentate..... More
Ulverston: W. Holmes, 1906. 361 illustrations. xviii + 312 pages, 8vo, blue cloth; light wear at spine ends. Ulverston: W. Holmes, 1906. A very good copy. More
Dallas: Ann & Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum, 2015. Beautifully and extensively illustrated with color photographs. 359 pages, 4to, stiff pictorial wrappers; small crease to rear cover corner. Dallas: Ann & Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum, (2015). Internally fine, a near fine copy of this handsome book. With essays by several authors. More
New York: Japan Society, 1990. Illustrated in color and b/w. 127pp. Thin 4to, gray cloth, d.w. (New York: Japan Society, 1990). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. Scarce in hardcover. More
New York: Park Lane, 1985. Includes over 227 full-color illustrations. 319 pages. 4to, blue boards (a touch faded at edges), d.w. New York: Park Lane, (1985). A near fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Woonsocket: Mowbray Publishing, 2014. Illustrated with color photographs throughout. 156 pages. 4to, glossy pictorial boards, dust wrapper. Woonsocket: Mowbray Publishing, (2014). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
London: Ackermann and Co., 1845. With Accompanying Description and Historical Memoranda of Character, Mode of Life, &c. by James Logan. Illustrated with 72 full-page hand colored lithographs, plus 2 chromolithograph half titles featuring the various clan shields. 2 volumes. Tall thick 4tos, original red calf-backed boards with ornate gilt-stamped designs (scuffed and lightly shelfworn). London: Ackermann and Co., 1845-1847. First edition. A very good(-) copy of this scarce book. The binding was glued rather than sewn, so the individual signatures..... More
London: Ackermann and Co., 1857. With Accompanying Description and Historical Memoranda of Character, Mode of Life, &c. by James Logan. Illustrated with 66 of 74 full-page chromolithographs. 2 volumes. Tall thick 4tos, contemporary black calf-backed boards with gilt-stamped Scottish coat of arms and ornate designs (scuffing to leather, vol 1 front hinge cracked and closed tear to spine). All edges gilt. London: Ackermann and Co., 1857. An incomplete, but otherwise good copy of this scarce book. The binding was glued..... More
London: Robert Jennings, 1824. Illustrated throughout with 80 fine engraved plates, 70 of which are hand-colored; also 27 large illustrated hand-colored and gilded decorative initials. 3 volumes. Folios, contemporary half burgundy morocco with gilt spines (well-worn but still attractive; joints and hinges neatly repaired; internally bright, fresh and complete). [2], 20, [2], lxxvii, [2], 206; [6], 297; [6], 147, [134 glossary] pages. London Robert Jennings 1824. First edition. A very good clean copy of this impressive book. The Greatest Color..... More
New York: Putnam, 1964. 130 color and b/w illus. 96pp. 4to, blue cloth, d.w. New York: Putnam, (1964). Very good. More
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2009. More than 200 illustrations, many in color. xii + 344 pages. 4to, stiff, glossy, pictorial wrappers. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, (2009). First softcover edition. Front cover is just a bit scratched, else fine. With contributions by several authors. Catalogue published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name. More
318 illus. 4to, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Bramhall, n.d. vg. More
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1968. Illustrated. xiv + 90 pages, 8vo, brown cloth, d.w. London: Herbert Jenkins, (1968). A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. The Arms and Armour Series. More
Birmingham: Palladium, 2010. PART THREE ONLY. Illustrated. vii + 229 pages, 12mo, gilt lettered and decorated red leather, a.e.g. Birmingham: Palladium Press, (2010). A fine copy. Privately printed for the members of The Firearms Classics Library. Facsimile of the 1949 Funk & Wagnalls edition. More
New York: Abrams, 1991. Profusely illustrated in color172 pages. Tall 4to, red cloth, d.w. New York: Abrams, (1991). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper, light sunning to rear panel. More
Fribourg: Office du Livre, 1974. Profusely illustrated throughout with color and black & white plates. 12 volumes. Large 4tos, gilt-lettered blue cloth, d.w., top edge gilt. (Fribourg): Published for the National Trust by Office du Livre, 1967-1996. One volume is lacking the wrapper and spine is a bit scuffed, but all others are in near fine to fine condition, some with partially sunned dust wrappers; 7 volumes also have the publisher's board slipcase. Quite scare as a complete set. Paintings..... More
Rutland: Charles Tuttle, 1971. Illus. Thin 4to, black cloth, d.w. Rutland: Charles Tuttle, (1971). Very good. More
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