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
ARMS & ARMOUR
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British and American Infantry Weapons of World War II
New York: Arco Publishing, 1969. Illus. 76pp. 8vo, maroon cloth, d.w. New York: Arco Publishing, (1969). Near Fine. More
The Art of Blacksmithing
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
Dictionnaire De L'Art, De La Curiosite et Du Bibelot
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
Sheffield Exhibition Knives
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
The Art of Attack: Being a Study in the Development of Weapons and Appliances of Offence, From the Earliest Times to the Age of Gunpowder
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
Betzo Comes Habspvr, XII Fortissimvs & Gvnthramvs Comes Habspvr, XI Modesvs; Betzo and Guntramus, early Counts of Hapsburg
Engraving with hand coloring. 21" x 15.75". Shows some wear to edges. In very good condition. Plate 34 from Augustissimorum Imperatorum, a catalog of arms and armour collected by Archduke Ferdinand II at Ambras Castle, first published in Innsbruck c. 1600. Dominicus Custos (1560-1612) was a Flemish artist, printer and copperplate engraver, who worked in the service of Emperor Rudolph II in Prague. More
Clotarivs I. Francorvm Rex.; Clothar I, King of the Franks
Engraving with hand coloring. 21" x 15.75". In very good condition. Plate 34 from Augustissimorum Imperatorum, a catalog of arms and armour collected by Archduke Ferdinand II at Ambras Castle, first published in Innsbruck c. 1600. Dominicus Custos (1560-1612) was a Flemish artist, printer and copperplate engraver, who worked in the service of Emperor Rudolph II in Prague. More
Philippvs, dvx Burgundiae; Duke of Burgundy, Phillip the Bold
Engraving with hand coloring. 21" x 16". Small tear at top right edge. In very good condition. Plate 41 from Augustissimorum Imperatorum, a catalog of arms and armor collected by Archduke Ferdinand II at Ambras Castle, first published in Innsbruck c. 1600 in celebration of the world famous chamber of art and wonders. Dominicus Custos (1560-1612) was a Flemish artist, printer and copperplate engraver, who worked in the service of Emperor Rudolph II in Prague. More
Theodobertvs I Rex Austrasia
Engraving with hand coloring. 21" x 16". In very good condition. Plate 31 from Augustissimorum Imperatorum, a catalog of arms and armour collected by Archduke Ferdinand II at Ambras Castle, first published in Innsbruck c. 1600. Dominicus Custos (1560-1612) was a Flemish artist, printer and copperplate engraver, who worked in the service of Emperor Rudolph II in Prague. More
Court and Samurai in an Age of Transition: Medieval Paintings and Blades from the Gotoh Museum, Tokyo.
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
The Art of Japan
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
The Armorer's Art: Essays in Honor of Stuart Pyhrr
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
The Clans of the Scottish Highlands, Illustrated by Appropriate Figures, displaying their Dress, Tartans, Arms, Armorial Insignia, and Social Occupations,; from Original Sketches by R. R. McIan.
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
The Clans of the Scottish Highlands, Illustrated by Appropriate Figures, displaying their Dress, Tartans, Arms, Armorial Insignia, and Social Occupations,; from Original Sketches by R. R. McIan.
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
A Critical Inquiry into Antient Armour, as it existed in Europe, but particularly in England, from the Norman Conquest to the reign of King Charles II:; With a Glossary of Military Terms of the Middle Ages
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
Arms And Armour.
New York: Putnam, 1964. 130 color and b/w illus. 96pp. 4to, blue cloth, d.w. New York: Putnam, (1964). Very good. More
Art of the Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armor, 1156-1868
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
Arms and Armor in Colonial America, 1526-1783.
318 illus. 4to, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Bramhall, n.d. vg. More
Daggers & Fighting Knives of the Western World: From the Stone Age till 1900
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
Resplendence of the Spanish Monarchy: Renaissance Tapestries and Armor from the Patrimonio Nacional
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
The James A. de Rothschild Collection at Waddesdon Manor. Complete collection of 12 volumes: Paintings; Sevres Porcelain; Sculpture; Meissen and other European Porcelain & Oriental Porcelain;; Arms, Armour and Base-Metalwork; Furniture, Clocks and Gilt Bronzes; Gold Boxes and Miniatures of the Eighteenth Century; Illuminated Manuscripts; Glass and Stained Glass, Limoges and Other Painted Enamels; The Savonnerie; Architecture and Panelling.
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
British Cut and Thrust Weapons.
Rutland: Charles Tuttle, 1971. Illus. Thin 4to, black cloth, d.w. Rutland: Charles Tuttle, (1971). Very good. More
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