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The Projectile-throwing Engines of the Ancients and Turkish and other Oriental Bows of Medieval and Later Times
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| Volume Condition: | Very Good |
| Dust Jacket: | Yes |
| Dust Jacket Condition: | Very Good |
| Dust Jacket Protection: | N/A |
| Signature: | None |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher Name: | EP |
| Publication Year: | 1973 |
| Publication Place: | Wakefield, UK |
| ISBN: | 9780854097760 |
| Book ID: | 012726 |
| Catalogue(s): | War, Military History and Weapons |
44pp, 24pp. Red cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on front. Folio. Bumped spine ends, bump to top of front board. Text block edges starting to fox. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket spine sun faded, has light shelf wear, chipping to edges, mirrors book damage, price clipped.
Section 1: The Projectile-Throwing Engines of the Ancients. Sections 2: A Treatise on the Construction, Power and Management of Turkish and other Oriental Bows of Medieval and Later Times. Originally published 1907. With a new introduction by E G Heath. Traces their history from the earliest catapult to the ballista and the trebuchets. Hard-to-find in any format.
