Author: Demmin, Auguste
Title: Weapons Of War : Being A History Of Arms And Armour From The Earliest Period To The Present Time
Description: Bell & Daldy, York Street, Covent Garden, 1870, 1st edition. Later cloth, VG. viii+595pp, b/w illustrations throughout ( the title page mentions 'with nearly 2000 illustrations' ), index, all edge gilt, mid 20th century rebind in plain cloth with a leather lettering piece, internally fine. Hardback , no dustjacket. ¶ A smaller format, but profusely illustrated survey of all manner of weapons, from the earliest flint implements to the Colt revolver.

Keywords: weapons, guns, swords, military history, armour, arms, weaponry, antiques