Search Results: Armour and Weapons from Librarium of The Hague

Berlin, G. Fincke, 1836. Hardcover. .. Royal quarto. Pp. 42 letterpress text, set in double columns, plus 151 leaves of lithograph plates, some of which are folding, numbered CL, with plate L comprising of La & Lb. HARDCOVER, bound in contemporary half calf and matching marbled boards, gilt decorated spine with raised bands, gilt lettering, cloth inner hinges; spine ends slightly worn, foxed and browned in places. In a very good condition. ~ First German edition. Originally published in English in 1830. G-3

Karlsruhe, Christian Theodor Groos, 1832. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Oblong folio. Pp. 6 (text), and 18 leaves of plates with numerous illustrations to each. The magnificent first plate is engraved on steel, the other plates probably on copper. HARDCOVER, bound in later full cloth, bit soiled in places. Some foxing and browning, one plate creased. In a very good condition. ~ FIRST EDITION. Provenance: The Frederick Augustus II of Saxony copy, with his crowned monogram "A" stamped on verso of title. Very rare. Y-1

Genova, San Giorgio, 2007. Soft cover. .. Crown quarto. Pp. 218. Fully illustrated in colour. Original stiff pictorial wrappers. In fine condition. Excellent copy. ~ The auction sale catalogue lists 499 exquisite lots of antique guns, pistols, revolvers, and rifles, swords, military dress and accoutrement, military art and memorabilia, etc., from the private collection of Carlo Garello. Beautifully illustrated. [ADDED:] This copy includes, loosely inserted, 2 lists on 3 pages. One list is of the realized prices of the sold items; the other is with the prices of those unsold. Of much interest for the collector. 009-3

Texas Gun Collectors' Association, 1971. 1st Edition . Soft cover. .. Large oblong quarto. Pp. 260. Profusely illustrated. Contains numerous plates in colour as well as numerous illustrated advertisements. Bound in the original pictorial wrappers. In a very good condition. ~ FIRST EDITION. METAL-7

Paris, 1967. Hardcover. .. Quarto. Pp. 120. Folding colour frontispiece, illustrated title-page. Profusely illustrated throughout. Numerous tipped-in colour plates, each protected with a leaf of semitransparent tissue. Fine monochromatic plates. HARDCOVER, bound in the original publisher's full blue cloth, beautiful colour plate mounted on upper cover, large gilt lettering, pictorial endpapers. Placed in the original full-cloth slipcase. In pristine condition. Exquisite copy, practically new. ~ Édition originale hors commerce. A most beautiful copy. 009-3

Genève, Association Suisse d'Étude des Armes et Armures, 1969. Soft cover. .. Royal octavo. Pp. 78. Illustrated throughout, numerous plates. Illustrated title-page. Bound in the original pictorial stiff wrappers with flaps. In fine condition. Excellent copy. ~ The catalogue lists and describes 143 items from the exhibition at the Cercle des Beaux-Arts, Martigny. Photographs by Yves Siza. Scarce. 009-6

Fribourg, Office du Livre, 1978. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Square quarto. Pp. 267. Profusely illustrated. HARDCOVER, bound in the original publisher's full cloth. In about fine condition. Overall an excellent copy. ~ FIRST EDITION. --

Genova, San Giorgio, 2007. Soft cover. .. Crown quarto. Pp. 235. Fully illustrated in colour. Original stiff pictorial wrappers. In fine condition. Excellent copy. ~ The auction sale catalogue lists 560 exquisite lots of antique guns, pistols, revolvers, rifles, swords, armour, medals and insignia, military art and memorabilia, etc. Beautifully illustrated. [ADDED:] This copy includes, loosely inserted, 2 lists on 3 pages. One list is of the realized prices of the sold items; the other is with the prices of those unsold. Of much interest for the collector. 009-3

London, Jenkins, 1968. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Crown quarto. Pp. 298. Profusely illustrated throughout with numerous (helio)gravure and colour plates, as well as text illustrations, many of which are full- or double-page. Bibliography, index. HARDCOVER, original buckram, spine dye stamped, with pictorial dust-jacket (this very good; small sticker to head of spine panel). Book is in a fresh-new condition. Excellent copy, superbly preserved. ~ FIRST EDITION in English. Much effort has been invested in the production of this impressive classic. The beautiful gravures are of exceptionally high quality. 009-7

London, Seeley, 1897-1898.. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Crown quarto. Pp. 100. Coloured frontispiece with facing tissue guard. Plus 7 other such coloured plates. With 37 illustrations to text, often as full-page plates. HARDCOVER, bound in contemporary quarter calf and green cloth, gilt ruled sides, gilt spine, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, cloth ribbon marker; bookplate of B. L. Brown. In a very good condition. Attractive copy, well preserved. ~ Both books are first edition, first printing; at later stage the publisher issued them bound in one volume for economic reasons. [AND:] J. Starkie Gardner: Foreign Armour in England. (London, Seeley, 1898). Crown quarto. Pp. 96. Plus coloured frontispiece and 7 other such coloured plates. With 43 illustrations to text, often as full-page plates. HARDCOVER, bound in the original publisher's full burgundy cloth, large gilt decoration to cover, top edge gilt, gilt spine chipped at ends, few marginal nicks. In good condition. Noteworthy are the coloured… Read More

Providence, Mowbray, 1967. Hardcover. .. Crown quarto. Pp. 168. With ca. 100 fine quality full-page photo-engraved plates printed from metal. Appendix. HARDCOVER, bound in the original publisher's full brick red cloth, gilt lettering embossed on cover and spine; with a very good dust-jacket, faded along spine panel. In fine condition. Excellent copy. ~ First and only edition. Printed in a limited edition of 1000 copies, this is copy number 250. 009-3

London, Reeves and Turner, 1874. Hardcover. .. Octavo. Pp. xvi, 296. Frontispiece. With 71 engraved illustrations, often as full-page plates. Large engraved head-piece. HARDCOVER, bound in the original publisher's full mahogany cloth, large illustration embossed in gilt on upper cover within ornamental black frame, spine illustrated in gilt, bevelled edges, top edge gilt, chalked endpapers (the first with inscription on verso), spine ends moderately worn, last inner hinge cracked. In a very good condition. Fine interior in handsome binding. ~ First published in French in 1868. I-2 OUT

Pomegranate, 2002. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Oblong small octavo. Contains 30 detachable full-colour postcards plates of arms and armour from the collection of the Museum. Striking images, printed in China in superb quality on fine paper, each plate is captioned on verso. A brand new book. ~ FIRST EDITION. --

New York, Parke-Bernet Galleries, 1951. Soft cover. .. Royal octavo. Pp. 63. Illustrated. Original printed wrappers. In a very good condition. Fine, crisp interior. ~ Listing 366 lots of fine selection of pistols; XVI-XIX Century swords; guns; rifles; carbines; crossbows; oriental edged weapons; firearms; accessories; miniature suits of armor; model cannon. 009-6

Prag, Selbstverlag. Printed for the Author by Carl Bellmann; Leipzig, Karl W. Hiersemann, 1896. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Thick crown quarto. Pp. (viii), 631. Plus 48 fine collotype plates, almost all with multiple images to each, with facing tissue guards. With 48 woodcut illustrations to text. Half-title present. HARDCOVER, bound in full cloth, with the original printed wrapper, slightly soiled, laid-down. In fine condition. Excellent copy in exceptional state of preservation. ~ FIRST EDITION. Comprehensive reference work on early fencing treatises. Beautifully illustrated. Collotype is one of the most accurate and attractive methods of photomechanical tonal printing processes. Highly skilled and expensive process, it cannot produce more than a limited number of impressions. It has been used for single-sheet prints and luxury portfolios, and since the 1950s has been abandoned by all except a few small specialist firms. Hergsell has published this outstanding work himself. It was later adopted by… Read More

New York, Bramhall, 1952. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Crown quarto. Pp. xx, 94. Illustrated. HARDCOVER, bound in the original publisher's full ochre cloth, brown lettering to cover and spine. In fine condition. ~ FIRST EDITION. 005-8

Mountain View, James Bender, 1974. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Crown quarto. Pp. 256. Profusely illustrated throughout. HARDCOVER, bound in the original publisher's pictorial boards, spine bit discoloured. In a very good condition. ~ FIRST EDITION. This particular copy comes from the bequest of renowned uniform historian and researcher Dr. Pieter Roelse and includes, loosely inserted, a number of newspaper and magazine photographs related to the book's subject. HIT-3

London, The Armouries; Arms and Armour Press, 1985. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Crown quarto. Pp. 72. Profusely illustrated. HARDCOVER, bound in the original publisher's full navy blue cloth, large gilt decoration and lettering to cover, with mylar dust-jacket. In fine condition. Excellent copy, bright and fresh. ~ FIRST EDITION. 009-7

London, Philip Lee Warner, at the Chiswick Press, 1923. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Royal quarto. Pp. xvi, 108. Frontispiece. Plus 71 plates printed in collotype. Title-page illustration. Illustrated initials; tail-pieces; some text figures. Half-title present. Errata slip. HARDCOVER, bound in the original publisher's full cloth, buckram spine and corners, top-edge gilt, with the original printed dust-jacket. In fine condition. Excellent copy in a particularly fine state of preservation, including the dust-jacket. ~ FIRST EDITION. Printed in a limited edition of 550 copies, of which 500 for sale. With the extremely rare, original dust-jacket, now preserved under clear plastic jacket. _O-7

London, Charles Whittingham and Griggs (Printers), 1923. Print. .. Original single-sheet collotype print of fine quality. Overall size ca. 30 x 24 cm. Very good. - - We offer more prints from this series. Write for a full list. - - First, limited edition, printed on heavy paper with very wide margins. Collotype is one of the most accurate and attractive methods of photomechanical tonal printing processes. Highly skilled and expensive process, it cannot produce more than a limited number of impressions. It has been used for single-sheet prints and luxury portfolios, and since the 1950s has been abandoned by all except a few small specialist firms. Preserved in pH-balanced, acid-free archival paper. Clamshell