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Philip · 27th January 2009, 07:02 AM

Jacob, Alain, LES ARMES-BLANCHES DU MONDE ISLAMIQUE, Paris: J Grancher, 1985, 255 pp, numerous photo illus, many in color, hardcover w/d.j. excellent condition. French text covers the role of arms and heroes in the Islamic tradition, techniques of manufacture, and the major types of edged weapons from the major culture-spheres of the Muslim world incl. the Philippines. Each chapter contains period drawings or photos of the weapons in use. Numerous close up photos of decorative and metallurgical details of various blades. With glossary.
$65.00

Daskalov, Nikola & Kovacheva, Vyara, WEAPONRY OF THE PAST, Sofia: Sofia Press 1989, 111 pp, profusely photo illus. mostly in color, high quality printing in lg format, hardcover w/d.j., excellent condition. English text covers the arms of the Balkans, including guns and their accessories, yataghans, daggers. Some gorgeously decorated specimens are depicted.
$35.00

---TAJANSTVENI KUBAN / MYSTERIOUS KUBAN (exhibition catalog) Zagreb: Muzejsko-galerijski centar, 1990, 120 pp, well-illus. incl. color photos and some maps, lg format paperbd, very good condition. Bilingual Croatian / English, well written and referenced, useful info on history of the Kuban region of the Caucasus, with examples of its arts and arms.
$20.00

--DAS WIENER BUERGERLICHE ZEUGHAUS (The Vienna City Armory), exhibition catalog, Vienna: Museum der Stadt Wien, 1977. 202 pp German text PLUS 103 pp photoplates, some in color, a few line drawings incl a useful one on evolution of Ottoman saber hilts. Vast collection of Euro. and Eastern arms and armor 15th -- 17th cent., focusing on equipment used during wars against the Turks, and arms captured from the Ottomans (Tuerkenbeute) in various campaigns. Ottoman arms shown include a number of kilijs, guns, bows, plus horsetail standards and a very rare lacquered leather shield. Everything described in typical Teutonic detail.
$35.00

Prices include media mail post to US/Canada addresses, overseas shipping is extra.
Buy all four titles for $140, same terms apply.

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27th January 2009, 07:02 AM	#1
Philip Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: California Posts: 1,036	hard-to-find o/p books for sale Jacob, Alain, LES ARMES-BLANCHES DU MONDE ISLAMIQUE, Paris: J Grancher, 1985, 255 pp, numerous photo illus, many in color, hardcover w/d.j. excellent condition. French text covers the role of arms and heroes in the Islamic tradition, techniques of manufacture, and the major types of edged weapons from the major culture-spheres of the Muslim world incl. the Philippines. Each chapter contains period drawings or photos of the weapons in use. Numerous close up photos of decorative and metallurgical details of various blades. With glossary. $65.00 Daskalov, Nikola & Kovacheva, Vyara, WEAPONRY OF THE PAST, Sofia: Sofia Press 1989, 111 pp, profusely photo illus. mostly in color, high quality printing in lg format, hardcover w/d.j., excellent condition. English text covers the arms of the Balkans, including guns and their accessories, yataghans, daggers. Some gorgeously decorated specimens are depicted. $35.00 ---TAJANSTVENI KUBAN / MYSTERIOUS KUBAN (exhibition catalog) Zagreb: Muzejsko-galerijski centar, 1990, 120 pp, well-illus. incl. color photos and some maps, lg format paperbd, very good condition. Bilingual Croatian / English, well written and referenced, useful info on history of the Kuban region of the Caucasus, with examples of its arts and arms. $20.00 --DAS WIENER BUERGERLICHE ZEUGHAUS (The Vienna City Armory), exhibition catalog, Vienna: Museum der Stadt Wien, 1977. 202 pp German text PLUS 103 pp photoplates, some in color, a few line drawings incl a useful one on evolution of Ottoman saber hilts. Vast collection of Euro. and Eastern arms and armor 15th -- 17th cent., focusing on equipment used during wars against the Turks, and arms captured from the Ottomans (Tuerkenbeute) in various campaigns. Ottoman arms shown include a number of kilijs, guns, bows, plus horsetail standards and a very rare lacquered leather shield. Everything described in typical Teutonic detail. $35.00 Prices include media mail post to US/Canada addresses, overseas shipping is extra. Buy all four titles for $140, same terms apply. Please contact Philip at personal email address, philippuscalvus@roadrunner.com if interested or if you have questions about any of these titles.