THE CROSSBOW.; Mediaeval and Modern, Military and Sporting by Payne-Gallwey, Sir Ralph - 1958

New York: Bramhall House, 1958. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Good/Fair. Hardcover. Illustrations throughout, with a treatise on The Balista and Catapult of the Ancients and an appendix on The Catapult, Balista and the Turkish Bow. Dust jacket soiled and worn, foxing on top edge, otherwise, very clean and tight. Record # 854284

Merlin Unwin Books, 2007. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover. Light curl to front corners else Very Good condition.

New York: Bramhall House, 1958. Reprint. HC w DJ. MV VG/Good. Navy cloth boards, gilt spine lettering, edgewear, FO name/stamp & marks to front endpapers, text clean. DJ soiled & stained, rubbed, tape along top- & bottom-edges, sticker to spine tail. Copious illustrations throughout. PLEASE NOTE: We are happy to provide photos. Please contact us for any specific requests. BUYING AND SELLING USED AND RARE BOOKS FROM HISTORIC EAST NASHVILLE SINCE 2012.

Hardback. Very Good.

London: The Holland Press. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1995. Hardcover. 0946323143 . Hardcover with dustjacket, "With a treatise on the Balista and Catapult of the Ancients and an Appendix on the Catapult, Balista & the Turkish Bow," illustrated throughout with diagrams, the binding is pulled from the spine at the top but this has caused no damage as the binding remains tight, it is also clean and the contents are fine, the jacket has rubbing to the glossy surface, there are no other remarkable flaws, a professional (removable) mylar cover is included; 351 pages .

The Holland Press, 1995. Later printing. Top edge lightly soiled, water spot lower front cover, spine ends turned, near fine in near fine dust jacket..

Bramhall, n.d. c. 1970., 1970. Facsimile of 1958. 328p. + 24p. + 23p. Period Illustrations. Oversize. Staining to front end papers at bottom. Top of jacket spine missing. Very Good/Good copy. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Book.

Paperback / softback. New.

New York: Bramhall House, 1958 First Printing. NFine/VGood+. Dust jacket is lightly edge rubbed and toned. Not remainder marked or price clipped. A clean, bright copy with only modest wear. . First Thus. Hard Cover. NFine/Very Good +.

New York: Bramhall House, 1966. HEAVY. xxi, 328 pages + 24 & 23-page appendices: The Catapult and Balista; The Turkish Composite Bow. No date but c1966. Loosely inserted advert/flyer for Wham-O Powermaster Crossbow dated 1966. The 248 illustrations range from contemporary battle pictures to scale constructional plans. Cloth boards in dust-jacket. Jacket spine toned, large piece torn from bottom front corner of jacket but generally a nice copy. The author describes 'the history mechanism and manipulation of the crossbow; mediaeval and modern, military ad sporting'.. Edition Not Stated.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair. 4to.