Barrington, Archibald.

A Familiar Introduction to Heraldry: Explaining in a Series of Lectures the Principles of the Science, and Shewing Its Application to the Study of History and Architecture, Illustrated by Numerous Drawings of Armorial Bearings, Badges & Other Devices.

London: H. G. Bohn, 1848. 1848. - Small octavo, green cloth titled in gilt on the spine. The spine & extremities are darkened with the head of the spine torn & the tail chipped. The covers are bumped & stained. xii & 216 pages. Illustrated with 23 black-and-white plates, including a frontispiece & 2 folding plates. The hinges are starting. The plates in the rear are foxed & there is a crease to each of the folding plates with a small piece out of 1 of them. Good working copy.

First edition. Good .

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Book number: 18484

Catalogue: Arms & Armor

Keywords: ARMS & ARMOR; HERALDRY; COATS OF ARMS; A FAMILIAR INTRODUCTION TO HERALDRY; ARCHIBALD BARRINGTON; ARMORIAL BEARINGS; BADGES; PLATES; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.

(Finer, Peter).

In Armis Ars". Peter Finer, the Old Rectory, Ilmington, Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire... . (Peter Finer's Arms and Armor Sales Catalog).

Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire: Peter Finer, (2003). (2003). - Quarto, 11-3/4 inches high by 8-1/4 inches wide. Softcover, bound in pictorial black wraps. A substantial unpaginated catalog listing and illustrating 48 items for sale with descriptive and historical text illustrated in color and black & white throughout. Near fine.

Peter Finer's sixth catalog includes armor and visors, pavises, swords, pistols, flintlocks, walking sticks, and so on. Fine .

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Book number: 21888

Catalogue: Arms & Armor

Keywords: ANTIQUES; COLLECTIBLES; PETER FINER; ARMS; ARMOUR; ARMOR; VISORS; PAVISES; SWORDS; PISTOLS; FLINTLOCKS; WALKING STICKS; CATALOG; CATALOGUE; ILLUSTRATED; ILLUSTRATIONS; FIREARMS; WEAPONS; IN ARMIS ARS.

Hoft, Thomas.

Shiny Shapes: Arms and Armor from the Zeughaus of Graz.

Wien/New York: Springer, (1998). (1998). - Quarto [approximately 11-5/8 inches high by 10 inches wide], light gray cloth titled in blind in a dust wrapper. 217 & [2] pages plus colophon. Profuse photographic color illustrations. Near fine.

The Styrian Armory at the Landesmuseum Joanneum in the Austrian city of Graz, is the world's largest historic armory and attracts visitors from all over the world. It holds approximately 32,000 pieces of weaponry, tools, suits of armor for battle and ones for parades. Fine .

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Book number: 35623

Catalogue: Arms & Armor

Keywords: ARMS & ARMOR; SHINY SHAPES: ARMS AND ARMOR FROM THE ZEUGHAUS OF GRAZ; THE STYRIAN ARMORY; AUSTRIAN MUSEUM; LANDESMUSEUM JOANNEUM; THOMAS HOFT; ILLUSTRATIONS.

Martin, Paul.

Arms and Armour from the 9th to the 17th Century.

Rutland, VT and Tokyo, Japan: Charles E. Tuttle Company, Inc. (1968). (1968). - Octavo, light tan buckram in a dust wrapper. The head of the dust jacket spine is lightly creased. [vii] & 298 pages plus colophon. Profusely illustrated in color and black & white. There is a tiny area of soiling to the bottom edge. Near fine.

First American edition. Very good .

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Book number: 33118

Catalogue: Arms & Armor

Keywords: ARMS & ARMOR; ARMS AND ARMOUR FROM THE 9TH TO THE 17TH CENTURY; PAUL MARTIN; COATS OF ARMS; COATS OF MAIL; HEADGEAR; HORSE ARMOR; ARMORERS; ARMORERS' MARKS; SWORDS; DAGGERS; SHIELDS; LANCES; JOUSTS; TOURNEYS; COMBAT TACTICS; ILLUSTRATIONS; FIRST A

Ozaki, Motoharu; and Sato, Kanzan.

Katchu to Token [Armor and Swords].

Tokyo: Shogakukan, 1970. 1970. - Quarto [14 inches high by 10-1/2 inches wide], decorative silver & tan paper covered boards backed wiith cream cloth & titled in gilt & red on the spine. The book is housed in a cream, green & black cardboard slipcase titled in green & black on the spine & both panels. The dust jacket is very lightly rubbed & chipped with some light soiling to the jacket spine. The slipcase is lightly rubbed, soiled & chipped with its spine & extremities darkened. 250 pages. 186 illustrations, many in full color & many full-page, together with 121 black-and-white textual illustrations, depicting Samurai armor and swords. Near fine in a very good dust wrapper & slipcase.

First edition.

No. 21 in the 30 volume series on Japanese arts and culture, Genshoku nihon no bijutsu [Japanese Arts in Color]. With the exception of the list of plates, which includes English translations, the text is in Japanese. Very good .

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Book number: 95623

Catalogue: Arms & Armor

Keywords: ARMS & ARMOR; JAPANESE; SAMURAI; SWORDS; DAGGERS; SWORD GUARDS; ARMOR; KATCHU TO TOKEN; OZAKI MOTOHARU; SATO KANZAN; ILLUSTRATIONS; GENSHOKU NIHON NO BIJUTSU 21; JAPANESE ARTS IN COLOR NO. 21; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.

Venturoli, Paolo; et al.

Dal Disegno Alla Fotografia: L'Armeria Reale Illustrata 1837-1898.

Torino [Italy]: Umberto Allemandi & C. (2003). (2003). - Octavo, softcover bound in pictorial wrappers. The binding is very slightly bumped & the film surface is lightly chipped along the bottom edge of the rear wrap. 253 & [2] pages plus colophon. Illustrated in color and black & white. Very good.

Published on the occasion of an exhibition curated by Paolo Venturoli. The text is in Italian. Very good .

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Book number: 30306

Catalogue: Arms & Armor

Keywords: ARMS & ARMOR; DAL DISEGNO ALLA FOTOGRAFIA: L'armeria Reale illustrata 1837-1898; ROYAL ARMORY OF TURIN; DRAWINGS; PHOTOGRAPHS; PAOLO VENTUROLI; CATALOG; EXHIBITION; ILLUSTRATIONS.

Yumoto, John M.

The Samurai Sword: A Handbook.

Rutland, VT: Charles F. Tuttle Company, (1959). (1959). - Octavo, pictorial rust brown cloth with a design in black on the front cover. The spine & the adjacent edge of the rear cover are faded & the titling on the spine is rubbed. 191 pages. Black-and-white photographic illustrations, drawings & tables, including a chart of inscriptions and a list of swordsmiths with provinces, dates & values. Good.

Second printing. Good .

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Book number: 18105

Catalogue: Arms & Armor

Keywords: ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES; ARMS & ARMOR; SWORDS; JAPANESE; THE SAMURAI SWORD; HANDBOOK; COLLECTORS; COLLECTING; SWORDSMITHS; INSCRIPTIONS; VALUES; ILLUSTRATIONS; JOHN M. YUMOTO.