The Archaeology of Weapons: Arms and Armour from Prehistory to the Age of Chivalry by Ewart Oakeshott; R. Ewart Oakeshott - 1998-05

Woodbridge, England: Boydell & Brewer Inc. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1994. Reprint. Hardcover. 0851155596 . B&W Illustrations & Photographs; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "Ewart Oakeshott's love of swords began early in his life. In fact, one of his earliest memories was holding a smallsword when he was four years old. The sword was in the collection of his uncle, the British adventure novelist Jeffery Farnol, a noted collector of edged weapons. This sword, still a cherished part of the Oakeshott Collection, is a practice smallsword dating about 1690 with an ormolu (literally, "ground gold") hilt and a square-sectioned rebated blade marked "Tomas Ayala." Under his uncle's guidance, a young Ewart would help clean and maintain the collection. In this setting, his… Read More

The Boydell Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1994. Hardcover. Hardback; very good in marked dustjacket. ; The development and use of European arms from the Bronze Age to The Age of Chivalry. With a classification of medieval sword types from about AD 1050 to AD 1500. Over 170 b/w illustrations and 39 plates. Updated reprint of the study first published 1960. ; 359 pages .

Boydell & Brewer Inc. hardcover. Very Good++/Very Good++. 6x1x9. 1994. VG++ condition; book is unmarked clean tight and bright. Top edge of pages slightly tanned. Cover is clean and tight. DJ is clean and in near fine condition.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Boydell & Brewer Inc. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!