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(swords) . HOUSE OF SWORDS AND MILITARIA CATALOGUES NOS.. 7, 8, 12, 13 (4 CATALOGUES)
Independence n.d. Owner Joe Walters. 4 priced catalogues, swords, daggars, armor, medals, guns, epaulets, hats, etc. 4to., 144pp., 161pp., 140pp., 224pp., photo illustrations wraps. VG, light cover wear. 4 catalogues. (a15278)
$35.00 Cruso, John . MILITARIE INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CAVALLRIE
NY Da Capo 1968 reprint of original Cambridge 1632 edition. The English Experience No. 55. 4to., 108pp., 16 plates of which 12 are foldout, red cloth. Several plates have many illustrations of horses with armored soldiers. Excellent on 17th century English warfare. Near Fine, very very light cover soiling and very slight warp to book, no DJ. (a29785)
$175.00 Yorke, James Iames . THE UNION OF HONOUR (HONOVR)
NY 1969. Reprint of original London 1640 edition. The English Experience 148. Heraldry. Lg.4to., 331pp., 76pp., illustrated, red cloth. Near Fine, extremely light scuffing on rear cover, no DJ. (a29786)
$135.00 (japan art) . JAPANESE ART AND ANTIQUES
Kyoto 1940 or 1941, No Kenkyo. In Japanese, except for plates which are titled in Japanese and in English. 4to., about 40 pages followed by 45 plates on heavy stock showing halberds, swords, jade objects and white pottery bowls and jars, hardcover. Good, covers a bit bowed, lightly stained, top corner gently bumped throughout. (a43084)
$95.00 Bolton, Edmund . THE ELEMENTS OF ARMORIES
NY 1971. The English Experience No. 363. Facsimile of original edition published in 1610. 8vo., 201pp., tables, index, red cloth. Very near Fine, just very slight cover wear. (a49080)
$95.00 (armor) . COLLECTORS' ARMS AND ARMOR FROM THE JOHN WIGINGTON COLLECTION
1951 Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc. 8vo., 63pp., photo illustrations, printed wraps. Prices written in margins in ink. Good, light wear. (a53358)
$22.00 (armor) . ARMS AND ARMOR MAINLY EUROPEAN XV-XIX CENTURY THE IMPORTANT COLLECTION FORMED BY EDWARD HUBBARD LITCHFIELD
1951 Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc. 8vo., 96pp., photo illustrations, printed wraps. Good, some light wear. No ownership marks. Catalogue 1293. (a53360)
$24.00 Lavalley, Gaston . L'ARME BLANCHE SOUS LA REVOLUTION ETUDE HISTORIQUE
Caen n.d. (c.1900) L. Jouan. Swords, handles and blades. In French. Sq.8vo., 110pp., 15 phototypesm on versos only, bound in later green buckram with yellow spine lettering. Number stamp on rear blan. No other ownership markings. Near Fine. Rare. (a54886)
$350.00 Munsterberg, Oskar . JAPANISCHE KUNSTGESCHICHTE VOLUME III: TOPFEREI, WAFFEN, HOLZSCHNITTE, GURTELHANGER, JURO NETZKE
Braunschweig n.d (preface 1907) Verlag George Westermann. In German. Lg.4to., 392pp., 346 Abbildungen im text und 13 tafel, hardcover. Good plus, new spine, light wear. Volume III. (a60588)
$74.00 Riviere, Jean Roger . TSUBA - LAS GUARDAS DEL SABLE JAPONES
1960 Buenos Aires. Mundonuevo Coleccion Amida 4. Japanese sword guards. 12mo., 18pp. of text in Spanish plus 35 photo plates, original wraps with Dust Jacket. Bookseller label partly removed from end paper. VG, in Good DJ, a bit worn and rubbed. Scarce. (a61716)
$65.00 (armor) . COLLECTORS' ARMS AND ARMOR FROM THE JOHN WIGINGTON COLLECTION
1951 Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc. 8vo., 63pp., photo illustrations, printed wraps. VG. (a65480)
$20.00 (police) . POLICE BODY ARMOR STANDARDS AND TESTING VOLUME 1 REPORT; VOLUME II APPENDIXES
1992. Congress of the United States Office of Technology Assessment. OTA ISC 534 and 535. 2 volumes. 4to., 47pp., 114pp., illustrations, original printed wraps. Depository Library name and numbers on front and on title page. VG. 2 volumes. (a75139)
$75.00