American Swords from the Philip Medicus Collection

Mowbray, Stuart C. & Norm Flayderman

ISBN 10: 0917218787 / ISBN 13: 9780917218781

Published by Andrew Mowbray Pub, 1998

About this Item

First edition, first printing. Hard cover and dust jacket published by Andrew Mowbray in 1998. Dark red covers with gilt lettering on spine. Bottom corners are slightly bumped and have some wrinkling. Book is in very good condition. Dust jacket has some slight creasing at top in back and slight edge wear, and is in very good condition. 4to, 2.4 lb.; 4to 11" - 13" tall.

Seller Inventory # OVM16808

Bibliographic Details

• Title: American Swords from the Philip Medicus Collection
• Publisher: Andrew Mowbray Pub
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0917218787
• ISBN 13: 9780917218781
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition; First Printing.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

A huge illustrated guide to American swords. This exciting book shows the entire range of American swords in large, clear photographs. Over six hundred swords illustrated and described, each one of them unique and interesting. And all types of American swords are covered. Colonial, Revolutionary, Federal, Civil War, Eagle Pommels, Confederate, U.S. Regulation Swords, Presentation Swords, Marine Corps Swords, Imports, Naval Cutlasses, Silver Mounted Swords, Tiffany, Horstmann, Ames - it's all in there! And the photographs are shown just the way you want them...as large as possible so you can see the details that matter. Hard bound, with coated paper and a color dustjacket, this is a very high quality book and a bargain at the price.

About the Author

Mr. Mowbray is editor of Man at Arms Magazine, the world's foremost publication for the collecting of antique guns and swords. Mr. Flayderman, a world renowned authority on American weaponry, is the author of "Flayderman's Guide to Antique American Firearms and their Values," the best selling price guide in its category.