Jacob'e Book . Opinions???

ariel · 11th November 2005, 09:59 PM

This book just ended
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA%3AIT&rd=1
It fetched a not inconsiderable sum of money.
Those of you who are familiar with it: is it really that good and irreprlaceable?
I have Elgood on Arabian and Indian weapons, Astvatsaturyan on Caucasian and Turkish, Polish books on Persian etc in addition to Pant, Cato, and Stone and Tarassyuk encyclopedias ( that is an abbreviated version).
Am I missing something important by not having Jacob? On top of everything, I do not know French and can only look at the pics and read some titles and sword names.

11th November 2005, 09:59 PM	#1
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Jacob'e Book . Opinions??? This book just ended http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA%3AIT&rd=1 It fetched a not inconsiderable sum of money. Those of you who are familiar with it: is it really that good and irreprlaceable? I have Elgood on Arabian and Indian weapons, Astvatsaturyan on Caucasian and Turkish, Polish books on Persian etc in addition to Pant, Cato, and Stone and Tarassyuk encyclopedias ( that is an abbreviated version). Am I missing something important by not having Jacob? On top of everything, I do not know French and can only look at the pics and read some titles and sword names.