The Crossbow: Mediaeval and Modern Military and Sporting: Its Construction, History & Management With a Treatise on the Balista and Catapult of the Ancients and an Appendix on the Catapult, Balista & the Turkish Bow
by Payne-Gallwey, Sir Ralph
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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About This Item
New York: Bramhall House, 1958. Reprint. HC w DJ. MV VG/Good. Navy cloth boards, gilt spine lettering, edgewear, FO name/stamp & marks to front endpapers, text clean. DJ soiled & stained, rubbed, tape along top- & bottom-edges, sticker to spine tail. Copious illustrations throughout. PLEASE NOTE: We are happy to provide photos. Please contact us for any specific requests. BUYING AND SELLING USED AND RARE BOOKS FROM HISTORIC EAST NASHVILLE SINCE 2012.
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- Bookseller
- Refuge Books: Used & Rare (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 180650
- Title
- The Crossbow: Mediaeval and Modern Military and Sporting: Its Construction, History & Management With a Treatise on the Balista and Catapult of the Ancients and an Appendix on the Catapult, Balista & the Turkish Bow
- Author
- Payne-Gallwey, Sir Ralph
- Format/Binding
- HC w DJ
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Bramhall House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1958
- Pages
- 328 + 24 + 23
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Refuge Books: Used & Rare
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About Refuge Books: Used & Rare
Refuge Books: Used & Rare. Buying and selling books in historic east Nashville, TN since 2012. Specializing in history, biography, Civil War, books on books, theology, Louisiana, the Inklings, G.K. Chesterton, Dorothy Sayers, Wendell Berry, Flannery O'Connor, George Macdonald, Thomas Mann, Madeleine L'Engle, and Frederick Buechner. We welcome any and all inquiries.Instagram: @refugebooks
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Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.