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

Payne-Gallwey, Ralph

Published by Longman's Green, London, 1907

About this Item

PUBLISHER: Longmans, Green and Co. DATE/EDITION: 1907, no added dates or printings indicated. Small bookplate affixed inside the front cover - Ex Libris Iohannis Et Margaretae Mackail. BINDING: Hardbound in red cloth with blind stamped decoration and lettering on the front cover and gold lettering on the spine, 9 1/2" x 12", 70 pages DUST JACKET: No jacket BOOK CONDITION: Covers show some color fade and light spotting at the edges, spine lettering still bright. Corners bumped. The binding is tight and the interior is clean. pages show some light even toning at the edges and there is some spotted foxing to end papers but overall condition of the interior is very good. DESCRIPTION: 44 pages on projectile throwing engines followed by 26 pages on Turkish and other oriental bows. 40 illustrations throughout.

Seller Inventory # 001986

Bibliographic Details

• 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
• Publisher: Longman's Green, London
• Publication Date: 1907
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • General Military History/Weapons
  • Weapons
  • Antiquarian