Hammerterz Forum Duplicates
List as of April 29, 1998

Angelo, Domenico Malevolto Tremamondo. The School of Fencing, (London, 1787), New York: Land's End Press, 1 Arms and Armor, New Y971. (With Plates from Angelo. Henry. Hungarian and Highland Broadsword (1798) and a fold-out plate of Angelo, Henry. The Angelo Cutlass Exercise (1796).c. 140 pp, b/w period engravings by Rowlandson et al.

This is the most accessible edition of Henry Angelo's remake of his father's École. It contains plates from Henry's later works on the cavalry saber (Hungarian broadsword) and the Scottish basket-hilt broadsword, along with his famous fold-out plate depicting the drill sequences of the cutlass.

VERY GOOD w/ VERY GOOD dust jacket.US$35

Seemann-Kahne, Christian and Friedrich. Akademische Fechtschule—Eine kurze Anweisung zur Erlernung des an den deutschen Hochschulen gebräuchlichen Hiebfechtens, (1906) Würzburg: Arbeitsgesmeinschaft Andernach, 1993; octavo; b/w photos, softbound.

MINT/NEW. US$30

Musashi, Miyamoto. The Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to Strategy, Woodstock: The Overlook Press, 1982; 96 pp., b/w illustrations. softbound.

4th paperback printing.

VERY GOOD. US$10

 

(German/Italian School)

Nostini, Renzo. Die Kunst des Florettfechtens, Berlin: Verlag Weinmann, 1982; 123 pp., 166 b/w illustrations, softbound.

First German edition.

VERY GOOD. US$25

(English/French School)

Crosnier, Roger. Fencing with the Foil, Instruction and Technique, London: Faber & Faber [1951]; 270 pp., 18 b/w photos plus line drawings.

GOOD, slight overall wear. US$35

(American/French School)

Deladrier, Clovis. Modern Fencing: A Comprehensive Manual for the Foil, the Épée, the Sabre, Annapolis: US Naval Institute Press, (1948) 1954.

Second edition.

VERY GOOD. US$40.

Bower, Muriel. Foil Fencing (1966) Dubuque, IA: Wm. C. Brown Publishing, 1980. (4th ed.); 100 pp., b/w photos; softbound.

GOOD. US$10

Capriles, Jose R. (ed.). Fencing Rules and Manual, NY; AFLA, 1965; 287 pp. Softbound.

GOOD, slight chipping to front cover. US$15

Curry, Nancy L. Fencing, Pacific Palisades, CA: Goodyear Publication Co., 1969; 79 pp., b/w photos

VERY GOOD. US$25

Garrett, Maxwell R. and Heinecke, Mary F. Fencing, Boston: Allyn & Bacon (1971) 1974 (second edition); 107 pp. b/w pictures. Softbound.

VERY GOOD. US$15

ALL 4 TILES: US$40

Beck, Emil. Fechten: Florett, Degen, Säbel, Niedernhausen: Falken Verlag (1988) 1992; 88 pp., c. 220 b/w illustrations

MINT/NEW. US$25

Civrny, Cestmir. Florett, München: Selfpublished, 1991/92; 192 pp., c 115 illustrations; softbound.

MINT/NEW. US$35

Nostini, Renzo. Die Kunst des Florettfechtens, Berlin: Verlag Weinmann (1982) 1994; 123 pp., 166 b/w illustrations, softbound.

MINT/NEW. US$25

ALL 3 TITLES: US$50

Grancsay, Steven V. Arms and Armor, New York: Odyssey Press, 1964; 48 pp., fully illustrated.

Small hardback by the Curator Emeritus of the Arms and.Armor Dept. of the Metropolitan Musem of Art.

VERY GOOD. US$10

North, Anthony. Introduction to European Swords, Owings Mills: Stemmer House, 1982; 48 pp., 89 b/w and color photograps; hardback.

MINT/NEW. US$25

North, Anthony. Victoria and Albert Museum: An Introduction to Islamic Arms, Owings Mills: Stemmer House, 1985, 48 pp., 43 b/w and color plates. Hardbound.

VERY GOOD. US$20.

Oakeshott, Ewart. The Archaeology of Weapons: Arms and Armour from Prehistory to the Age of Chivalry, (1960) Woodbridge & Rochester, 1994; 359 pp, lots of b/w illustrations.

This is the edition the Barnes & Noble reprint is based on.

VERY GOOD w/ VERY GOOD dj. US$25

Lewerken, Heinz-Werner. Kombinationswaffen des 15. - 19. Jahrhunderts, Berlin (East Germany): Militärverlag der DDR, 1989. 308 pp., 203 b/w and color plates.

The last a&a title to be published in East Germany, covering combination weapons (such as swords with matchlock pistols, sword canes etc. dating back to the 15th century.

VERY GOOD in VERY GOOD dj. US$120

Yamagami, Hatiro. Japan's Ancient Armor, Tokyo: Board of Tourist Industry, 1940; 82 pp., b/w and color illustrations; paperbound.

This is the last peacetime English-language book on arms and armor published in Japan before Pearl Harbor. It provides an excellent introduction to Japanese arms and armor from the Japanese point of view, with many now rare photos of offensive and defensive weaponry.

VERY GOOD. Some fading along fading, slight crinkle in upper right-hand corner of front cover. US$25

Izzard, Sebastian (ed.). One Hundred Masterpieces from the Collection of Walter A. Compton: Japanese Swords, Sword Fittings and Accoutrements, New York: Christie, Manson & Woods, 1992; 321 pp, 100 b/w and color photo plates.

This oversized folio is one of the most lavishly illustrated tomes to cover the art history of the Japanese sword in detail. The most beautiful book I have picked up in years!

VERY GOOD, w/ VERY GOOD dj in VERY GOOD slipcase. US$175

Cochran, Hamilton. Noted American Duels and Hostile Encounters, Philadelphia and New York: Chilton Books, 1963; 320 pp, b/w illustrations.

This is the first edition of this title.

GOOD, w/ GOOD d/j. Former library copy. US$15.

Aries, Philippe & Margolin, Jean-Claude (edd.) Les Jeux de la Renaissance, Paris: Libraire Philosophique J. Vrin, 1982; 736 pp., 22 b/w photo plates; hardbound.

VERY GOOD. US$85.

William, Jay. -- "The Sport of Knights," in Horizon (vol. 1, #2), New York: American Horizon Inc., 1958; hardbound.

Jay's 16-page article on the knightly tournament includes a lavish, four-color reproduction of Le Livre des Tournois du Roi René (1450) -- King René of Anjou's Tournament book. Very detailed depictions of the phases of a tournament.

VERY GOOD. US$15.

Wood, Casey A. & Fyfe, F. Marjore (edd.) The Art of Falconry by Frederick II of Hohenstaufen, Stanford, CA: Stanford UP (1943 and 1961) 1981; 637 pp; 186 b/w photos, color frontispiece.

Oversized hardback with green cloth cover, gold lettering on spine.

VERY GOOD w/ GOOD dj (tear on lower right corner). US$125

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