A Summary of the History, Construction and Effects in Warfare of the Projectile Throwing Engines Of the Ancients with a Treatise on the Structure, Power and Management of Turkish and Other Oriental Bows of Medieval and Later Times
by Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey
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- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
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Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
E-336. Very Good. Hardcover. Hardcover. 4to. Published by Longman's Green, London, UK. 1907. 44 pages on projectile throwing engines followed by 26 pages on Turkish and other oriental bows. 40 illustrations throughout. Bound in red cloth boards with titles present to the spine and blindstamped titles present to the front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. If you've ever wondered how to build a catapult or trebuchet, or wondered what you'd do with it once you've built one, then this book can help. Filled with anecdotes, plans, photographs, drawings and detailed descriptions of the workings and history of all the major types of catapults, these pages will help you get started in this fascinating hobby. You too will feel the joy of harnessing the power and energy of simple and ancient machines, then use them to hurl all sorts of silly things into the air, just to watch them splat! EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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- Last Exit Books (US)
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- Title
- A Summary of the History, Construction and Effects in Warfare of the Projectile Throwing Engines Of the Ancients with a Treatise on the Structure, Power and Management of Turkish and Other Oriental Bows of Medieval and Later Times
- Author
- Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Place of Publication
- E-336
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