A BOOK REVIEW

VANDOO · 24th October 2006, 06:28 PM

I RECENTLY BOUGHT A REFRENCE BOOK CALLED (ANTIQUE SWORDS & DAGGERS) IT WAS WRITTEN BY MIRCEA VELEANU AND PUBLISHED BY SCHIFFER BOOKS FOR COLLECTORS. THE QUALITY OF THE BOOK, PICTURES AND PAPER IS VERY GOOD, BUT IT SETS A NEW BENCHMARK FOR MISINFORMATION ON ITEMS AND PRICES. THERE MAY BE SOME INFORMATION IN THE BOOK THAT IS CORRECT BUT I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL GROSS INACURACYS SO FAR SO IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO TRUST THE INFORMATION ON ITEMS I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT. THIS RENDERS THE BOOK FROM A SOURCE OF REFRENCE TO A PICTURE BOOK OR COMIC BOOK ONLY GOOD FOR LAUGHS.
FOR EXAMPLE ON PAGE 252 THERE IS A NICE PICTURE OF A COMMON SOUVINEER AX FROM TAIWAN ITS DESCRIPTION IS QUOTE ( POLYNESIA. ANTIQUE AXE WITH WIDE IRON BLADE. THE WOODEN HANDLE IS CARVED WITH A REPRESENTATION OF A CROWNED STANDING FIGURE, PROBABLY ROYALTY. ABOVE IS A CARVED HUMAN HEAD THAT I ATTRIBUTE TO A DIETY REPRESENTATION.ON THE LOWER END ARE TWO CARVED HUMAN HEADS THAT MIGHT BE HUMAN SACRIFICED HEADS. VERY RARE! AXE'S LEGNTH 7.5" (19 CM) LEGNTH INCLUDING HANDLE 23" (58.5 CM.) ESTIMATED VALUE $800.00 TO $1500.00 )
THAT IS MY FAVORITE OF QUITE A FEW VERY BADLY IDENTIFIED EXAMPLES I HAVE FOUND SO FAR. ITS KIND OF DIFFICULT TO LAUGH THOUGH AS THE BOOK COSTS $80.00

SO BE WARNED AND HANG ON TO YOUR CASH FOR SOMETHING GOOD.

THIS IS VERY UNFORTUNATE AS THE TIME AND EFFORT AND QUALITY PUT INTO THE BOOK HAD TO BE GREAT AND WE COULD USE A NEW COMPREHENSIVE REFRENCE BOOK. THE BOOK COULD HAVE BEEN A IMPORTANT REFRENCE IF THE INFORMATION HAD BEEN PROPERLY RESEARCHED AND THE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE BUT THE TIME TO CHECK THE ACCURACY OF THEIR INFORMATION WAS NOT TAKEN.

24th October 2006, 06:28 PM	#1
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	A BOOK REVIEW I RECENTLY BOUGHT A REFRENCE BOOK CALLED (ANTIQUE SWORDS & DAGGERS) IT WAS WRITTEN BY MIRCEA VELEANU AND PUBLISHED BY SCHIFFER BOOKS FOR COLLECTORS. THE QUALITY OF THE BOOK, PICTURES AND PAPER IS VERY GOOD, BUT IT SETS A NEW BENCHMARK FOR MISINFORMATION ON ITEMS AND PRICES. THERE MAY BE SOME INFORMATION IN THE BOOK THAT IS CORRECT BUT I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL GROSS INACURACYS SO FAR SO IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO TRUST THE INFORMATION ON ITEMS I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT. THIS RENDERS THE BOOK FROM A SOURCE OF REFRENCE TO A PICTURE BOOK OR COMIC BOOK ONLY GOOD FOR LAUGHS. FOR EXAMPLE ON PAGE 252 THERE IS A NICE PICTURE OF A COMMON SOUVINEER AX FROM TAIWAN ITS DESCRIPTION IS QUOTE ( POLYNESIA. ANTIQUE AXE WITH WIDE IRON BLADE. THE WOODEN HANDLE IS CARVED WITH A REPRESENTATION OF A CROWNED STANDING FIGURE, PROBABLY ROYALTY. ABOVE IS A CARVED HUMAN HEAD THAT I ATTRIBUTE TO A DIETY REPRESENTATION.ON THE LOWER END ARE TWO CARVED HUMAN HEADS THAT MIGHT BE HUMAN SACRIFICED HEADS. VERY RARE! AXE'S LEGNTH 7.5" (19 CM) LEGNTH INCLUDING HANDLE 23" (58.5 CM.) ESTIMATED VALUE $800.00 TO $1500.00 ) THAT IS MY FAVORITE OF QUITE A FEW VERY BADLY IDENTIFIED EXAMPLES I HAVE FOUND SO FAR. ITS KIND OF DIFFICULT TO LAUGH THOUGH AS THE BOOK COSTS $80.00 SO BE WARNED AND HANG ON TO YOUR CASH FOR SOMETHING GOOD. THIS IS VERY UNFORTUNATE AS THE TIME AND EFFORT AND QUALITY PUT INTO THE BOOK HAD TO BE GREAT AND WE COULD USE A NEW COMPREHENSIVE REFRENCE BOOK. THE BOOK COULD HAVE BEEN A IMPORTANT REFRENCE IF THE INFORMATION HAD BEEN PROPERLY RESEARCHED AND THE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE BUT THE TIME TO CHECK THE ACCURACY OF THEIR INFORMATION WAS NOT TAKEN. Last edited by VANDOO; 24th October 2006 at 10:59 PM.